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Bluedot for Zoom - Step by Step Walkthrough

In this guide, you will see how you can record your Zoom meetings, either with or without a bot.

Updated over 3 weeks ago

Recording Zoom meetings without a bot

Step 1: Install the Bluedot Extension

To use Bluedot, first install the free Bluedot browser extension from the Chrome Web Store.

Step 2: Start Recording Your Zoom Meeting

  1. Click the Extensions icon in your browser toolbar:

2. Open the Bluedot extension.

3. Choose your recording settings:

  • Enable or disable camera video.

  • Select your microphone.

  • Choose the recording language.

4. Click Start Recording.

Step 3: Share Your Screen

When prompted:

  1. Select the screen or window you want to record (usually your Zoom meeting)

2. Important: Check the box that says “Share system audio.”

3. Click Share.

Bluedot will begin recording and analyzing your screen after a 3-second countdown.

Step 4: Run Your Zoom Meeting

  • Launch your Zoom meeting as usual.

  • Bluedot will run in the background, capturing and processing everything in real time.

Step 5: Finish and Access the Recording

  1. When your meeting ends, return to the browser.

2. Click Finish Recording in the Bluedot extension.

3. Bluedot will open a new tab with your recording.


Record Zoom Meetings with a Bot

In case you feel more comfortable recording with a bot, these are the steps to take.

Step 1: Integrate Zoom with Bluedot from the Integrations-page

  • Navigate to Integrations from the menu:

  • Find Zoom and grant it necessary permissions:

  • Click on the three dots next to Zoom and navigate to Settings:

  • Choose whether or not you want the meetings automatically recorded/uploaded:

Step 2: Customize Individual Meetings

  1. Scroll to the list of upcoming Zoom meetings (automatically synced—no need to integrate Google Calendar).

  2. Click on a meeting to:

    • Enable or disable recording.

    • Customize sharing options.

Step 3: Open the Meeting in Zoom

  • A minute before the meeting is scheduled to start, the bot will appear:

  • Click Admit and then Approve:

  • The bot is now successfully ready to record.

  • Once the meeting ends, your recording will automatically appear in your Bluedot account (if auto-upload is enabled):


And that's how you integrate Zoom with Bluedot!

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