Local recording of video meetings: how it works and what to consider

What is local recording?

Local recording saves a meeting recording to the computer of the person who records it, rather than to the meeting provider’s servers.

Local vs cloud recording

Where are meeting recordings saved? With local recording, on the recorder’s own device, under their control and using their disk space. With cloud recording, on the provider’s servers, which makes sharing easy but puts the content in someone else’s storage. Local recording suits confidential meetings; cloud recording suits teams that share every recording.

How to record a video call

  • Tell everyone before you start, and say why.
  • Start the recording from the meeting controls.
  • Keep the meeting window open until the recording has finished saving.
  • Store and share the file according to your company’s retention rules.

Recording consent in meetings

Laws differ: some places require the consent of everyone being recorded, others of only one person in the conversation. The safe practice is to announce the recording, make it visible in the meeting, and let people object or leave. This is general information, not legal advice.

Recording in Arkenso Meet

Arkenso Meet lets you record a meeting in the browser, saves the recording on the computer of whoever records, and shows everyone in the call when a recording is running.

Last reviewed 2026-11-01.

Related terms

  • Screen sharing — Screen sharing shows what is on your screen, a single window or a browser tab to the other people in a call, so they can follow a document, a demo or a problem as it happens.
  • Co-host — A co-host is a participant the host has given meeting controls to, such as admitting people from the waiting room, muting participants and removing disruptive guests, so the host does not have to manage everything alone.
  • Video conferencing — Video conferencing is a live meeting between people in different places using video and audio over the internet, usually with screen sharing and chat, from a browser, an app or a meeting-room system.

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