Uploading Recordings

You don't have to have the notetaker present to use MainBranch's meeting features. Upload a pre-recorded audio or video file and you'll get the same transcript, summary, action items, and chat.

When to upload instead of auto-record

• The meeting was on a platform MainBranch doesn't join (e.g. a phone call recorded on your device).
• You forgot to enable the notetaker.
• You have an old recording you want to make searchable.
• The meeting was external and you have a recording from another tool.

How to upload

1. From the Meetings page, click Add meeting.
2. Choose Upload recording.
3. Drop in an audio or video file. Most common formats are supported — MP3, WAV, M4A for audio; MP4 and similar for video.
4. (Optional) Set a title and start time. If you leave start time blank, the current time is used.
5. Click Upload.

The maximum upload size is 500 MB.

What happens next

While the file is processed, the meeting shows a Transcribing your recording banner. The transcript and summary appear automatically once they're ready.

The output is the same as a live-recorded meeting:

• A full transcript with speakers and timestamps.
• AI-generated summary.
• Action items.
• Key topics.
• Suggested questions.
• A chat box you can use to ask questions about the meeting.

Audio vs. video

If you upload an audio file you'll get the audio waveform player with playback speed controls. If you upload a video file you'll get the standard video player. Both let you click any transcript line to jump playback to that moment.

See also

• Meeting Details — the rest of what a meeting page contains.
• Vault — if you have an audio file but you're not sure what to do with it yet, you can also store it there first.