How to Secretly Record Zoom Meetings on Mac

By ChesterUpdated on January 05, 2023

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Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, most people would choose to work at home instead. So when they need to have a meeting, they use a popular web conferencing program names Zoom. Sometimes when you are having a meeting on Zoom, you might want to record it secretly. It means recording a Zoom meeting without the host's permission or other participants knowing.

Zoom offers a recording function, but everyone in the meeting will be notified that you are recording the meeting, there is a recording notification will be displayed on the screen. In this way, the host will know the meeting is being recorded and who is actually doing the recording. So if you use the Zoom recording function, please beware and there may be consent laws that require the permission of both or all parties involved in a recording. But do not worry, we will show you 2 ways to secretly record Zoom meeting on Mac.

CONTENTS

Part 1. How to Secretly Record Zoom Meeting Using Quicktime

You can use the built-in Quicktime player to record Zoom meeting without permission on Mac. Please follow the steps.

Step 1. Open Quicktime Player app on your Mac computer, QuickTime Player is the default media player for Mac which enables you to record audio and video.

Step 2. In QuickTime Player, choose File > New Screen Recording. The recording tool will be displayed.

Step 3. In Options, you can select where you want save your Zoom recording, you can also record full screen or a selected portion of the screen.

Step 4. Click Record, then the your computer is starting record your Zoom meeting on your screen. A recording icon will be displayed that indicates a recording is in progress.

Step 5. When the Zoom meeting is finished, press Esc to end the recording. When the recording is stopped, QuickTime Player will open the Zoom recording, then you can do the following things.
- You can save the recording in File > Save
- You can edit the recording by splitting it into clips, and you can delete or arrange your clip.
- You can share your recording.

Part 2. How to Record Zoom Meeting without Permission on Mac (best)

Beside using QuickTime Player, you can also use a third-party tool to record Zoom meeting secretly. UkeySoft Screen Recorder for Mac can be very helpful since this recorder is able to capture the screen with audio from multiple sources. This recorder offers 5 recording options which is including full screen, custom area, app window, camera and audio. You can record whatever that plays on your computer screen, including Zoom meeting, video calls, tutorial, gameplay, etc. Also you can record any video on any online video service, such as YouTube, Facebook, NetFlix, iTunes, HBO and more.

Additionally, UkeySoft Screen Recorder support various output formats, such as MP4, MOV, M4V, AVI and FLV. You can also set up video quality and frame rate for the output file, as well as adding watermark if it is necessary. After you have done your Zooming meeting recording, the recorded video will be saved on your Mac computer automatically, you can play them on any media player, such as iTunes, Quicktime, VLC, etc. anytime you want to. You can record pleasure moment from video call and share them with your families and friends.

Key Features of UkeySoft Screen Recorder

• Supports record screen, videos and audio on Windows and Mac system.
• Record live streaming, online video, gameplay video, zoom meeting, etc.
• Record Webcam Videos, capture Video for Business Use, make Tutorial for Studying.
• Support Many Output Formats, including MP4, MOV, M4V, AVI, FLV.
• Record video only or record video with excellent audio at the same time.
• Record input Audio including system audio, microphone, and both system audio and microphone.
• Allows to Select Screen Recording Area, full screen recording and app window recording.
• Advanced output setting like output quality, frame rate, shortcuts, watermarks, etc.

Guide: How to Record Zoom Meeting on Mac

Please download the latest version of UkeySoft Screen Recorder first, and install it to your Mac computer, the operation to record a Facebook video call and live video are the same, now we show the tutorial of recording a live video, and please follow the steps.

Step 1. Launch UkeySoft Screen Recorder
Once the installation is done, launch UkeySoft Screen Recorder on your Mac computer, then you will see the main interface shown below. It gives you the 5 recording options to choose from, You can select the "Full Screen", "Custom Area", "App Window", "Audio Only" or "Camera". To record Zoom meeting, you should choose the "App Window" recording option, this option allows you to record a specific application window on your Mac screen, so click the "App Window" button.

Step 2. Select Input Sound

Select the input sound here, there are "System Audio", "Microphone", "System & Microphone" or "none" options, you should select "System Audio" for recording Zoom meeting.

Step 3. Set Up Output File

Click the "Gear" icon for the output file setup, in General, you can choose output format, output quality and frame rate.

Output Formats: MP4, MOV, M4V, AVI, FLV.
Output Quality: Original Quality, HD Quality and SD Quality.

Also you can set up your personal shortcuts and watermarks.

Step 4. Start Recording Zoom Meeting Video
When all the settings are done, press the "REC" button to start recording. Then you need to choose the Zoom meeting window to record.

You can pause or stop the recording with the function buttons on the app.

Step 5. View and Play the Recorded Video
When the recording is done, you can click the History icon to view all your record video files on your computer. You can directly play the recorded video by double clicking the file on your Mac computer with QuickTime or other apps.

Conclusion

We showed 2 ways to record Zoom meeting without permission on Mac, you can use QuickTime Player, which is a built-in app in Mac. Or you can use UkeySoft Screen Recorder, which is able to help you record video and audio with ease, you can record Zoom meeting secretly without any permission and record any video from any video streaming platform.

Chester

Justin Sabrina has over 10 years of content writing experience. She specializes in product reviews, how-to guides, tips and tricks, top lists, etc. on data encryption, multi-media conversion, screen recording and iOS unlocking. At UkeySoft, she performs in-depth research SEO copywriting and collaborates with our R & D team to offer effective software solution, most of her articles on software are helpful and easy to read, helping our reader easily solve problems through using software or apps.

Chester

Li Zhang is a sophisticated editor for UkeySoft in tech blog writing, as well as a SEO and content marketing expert. She has been writing related article about multimedia conversion, streaming music and streaming video since 2018. Also, she's starting to write article about data security, including articles about file lock, USB encryption, DVD encryption, etc. Each helpful tutorial and solution is based on her practical tests, she is aways energetic and trustworthy in this field.

Chester

Chester is an experienced editor for UkeySoft focused on tech article writing, software & hardware produce review and tutorial. He specializes in composing posts about music conversion, video downloading, video conversion, screen recording and other tech knowledge tips. He always understands user needs and pain points and familiar with all kinds of multimedia conversion software and streaming music downloader on the market. So far, he has published 400+ helpful tech articles of software reviews, how-to guides to help reader in need.

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