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Screen Recording #414

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Feature Description

Simple screen recording for meetings

Problem Statement

Meetily currently records live transcript, but transcript alone is not enough for meetings where important context is shown on screen.

In many meetings, users share:

  • product demos
  • dashboards
  • documents
  • slides
  • technical walkthroughs

After the meeting, users may want to review what was shown, not just what was said. Right now, that visual context is missing.

Proposed Solution

Add a simple screen recording feature in the Meetily desktop app.

When a meeting is being captured, Meetily should also be able to record the user’s screen and attach that recording to the same meeting session.

After the meeting, the user should be able to:

  • see that a screen recording is available
  • play the screen recording from the meeting page
  • access the recording together with the transcript

This keeps the feature focused and simple, without trying to support advanced video production workflows.

User Story

As a Meetily user,
I want to record my screen during a meeting,
So that I can later review the visual context along with the transcript.

Acceptance Criteria

  • The desktop app can start screen recording for a meeting session
  • The screen recording is linked to the correct meeting
  • Users can see from the UI whether a screen recording is available
  • Users can play the screen recording from the meeting details page
  • The screen recording and transcript are accessible together for the same meeting
  • If screen recording fails, the UI shows a clear error or failed state
  • Recording status is visible, such as recording, processing, ready, or failed

Technical Considerations

  • This feature should focus on simple screen recording only
  • Decide whether to record:
    • full screen
    • selected window
  • OS-level screen recording permissions will be required
  • Need to define video format and storage strategy
  • Need to handle large file sizes for longer meetings
  • Need to handle recovery behavior if the app crashes during recording
  • Need to define whether recordings are stored locally, uploaded, or both
  • Should work alongside the existing live transcript flow without disrupting it

Alternatives Considered

  1. Transcript only
    Keeps the product simple, but misses visual meeting context.

  2. Full video meeting recorder
    More powerful, but adds much more complexity than needed for the initial version.

  3. Audio-only recording
    Helpful in some cases, but still does not capture demos, slides, or screen shares.

Additional Context

This feature is intended as a simple extension to Meetily’s live transcript capability.

The goal is not to build a full-featured meeting recorder initially, but to let users replay what was shown on screen for the same meeting they already have transcript for.

Possible future improvements:

  • sync transcript with screen recording timestamps
  • jump from transcript text to a moment in the recording
  • clip important moments from the recording

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  • I have described the problem and proposed solution clearly

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