How to Record a Webex Meeting on a Mac (With Audio)

Webex can record straight to the cloud — but only for the host or someone they grant permission. Here’s what actually works on a Mac, including how to capture both sides when you’re just an attendee.

The short answer

To record a Webex call with everyone’s audio on a Mac, you need to capture your microphone and your Mac’s system audio together. Webex’s built-in recorder does this, but only the host or a cohost can start it — as an attendee you need the host to grant permission, and cloud recording needs a paid plan. macOS’s ⌘⇧5 screen recorder captures only your microphone on macOS 15 and 26, and on macOS 27 it can add system audio, but as a screen video with no transcript. The path that doesn’t depend on anyone’s permission is a local recorder that grabs both tracks: MeetingRecorder is a free menu-bar app for Mac that records your mic and the Webex audio together, with no bot, and it works when you are an attendee.

Consent first. Recording laws vary by country and state, and many are “all-party consent.” Tell participants you’re recording and get their OK. With a local recorder nothing joins the call, so disclosure is your responsibility — not the tool’s.

Option 1 — Webex’s built-in recording

As host or cohost, click the Record button in the meeting controls and choose to record to the cloud (paid) or to your computer.

Good: clean capture of all participants, no extra setup.
Annoying: only the host/cohost can record; attendees must ask for permission, and everyone sees the recording indicator.
Doesn’t help when you’re an attendee in someone else’s Webex and they won’t grant it.

Option 2 — macOS screen recording (⌘⇧5)

Press ⌘⇧5, choose to record the screen, and start. On macOS 15 and 26 this is where people get burned: the built-in tool records your microphone but not the audio coming out of Webex, so you end up with a video where you can hear yourself and no one else. Getting the other side in meant installing a virtual audio driver and routing outputs by hand.

macOS 27 fixes the silence: open Options in the ⌘⇧5 toolbar and turn on Include System Audio. What you get is a screen video rather than an audio file — large, with no transcript or summary — and you have to remember the option before the call starts. More on this in recording system audio on macOS.

Option 3 — a local meeting recorder (both sides, no bot)

This is the approach that just works as an attendee: a menu-bar app records your mic and the meeting’s system audio together, saves to a folder on your Mac, and — because nothing joins the call — there’s no bot in the participant list and no dependency on Webex roles or plans.

With MeetingRecorder the flow is:

Start from the menu bar, or accept the toast that appears when the Webex call begins.
It captures mic + system audio (as one mix, or separate tracks).
When the call ends, one click gives you a transcript and a short summary with action items.

Webex runs in both a desktop app and a browser — either way the recorder captures the call’s audio like any other system sound. Everything stays local unless you choose to transcribe, and there’s no account to set up.

Rule of thumb: if you’re an attendee and the host hasn’t granted recording, a local recorder that captures system audio doesn’t depend on Webex’s permissions — and it leaves you with an audio file and a transcript instead of a screen video.

Which should you use?

You host and don’t mind the cloud: Webex’s built-in recording is simplest.
You want a quick screen video: ⌘⇧5 is enough (turn on Include System Audio on macOS 27 to hear the other side).
You’re an attendee, recording is locked to the host, or you want both sides kept locally with a transcript: a local meeting recorder.

How to record a Webex meeting on a Mac

The short answer

Option 1 — Webex’s built-in recording

Option 2 — macOS screen recording (⌘⇧5)

Option 3 — a local meeting recorder (both sides, no bot)

Which should you use?

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