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How to Record a Zoom Meeting Without Permission

Try to record Zoom meeting as a participant without permission and anyone knowing? Get easy ways of how to record Zoom meeting without permission here.

Video conference software is best alternative to face-to-face communication in the remote-work era. Zoom is one the most used platform by remote team members for its intuitive and abundant features on hold an online meeting easily and quickly. Zoom also builds in a recording function in case that you may miss any important details during the live conference or need to share the meeting to absent members. However, if you want to record a Zoom meeting as a participant, you should get the permission from the host. 

How to Record Zoom Meeting

So, is it possible to record Zoom meeting without permission? In this article, we will show you the easiest solutions of how to record a Zoom meeting without permission and others knowing on PC, Mac and online.

How to Record Zoom Meeting Without Permission on Windows

How to Record Zoom Meeting Without Permission on All Windows PCs

iTop Screen Recorder shows an intuitive way to record a Zoom meeting without permission. It is endowed with the ability to capture everything on your screen, of course including the ongoing meeting. Due to offline recording, you can record Zoom meeting without host permission and anyone knowing. Working as a straightforward screen recorder, you can enjoy easy and smooth recording experience.

iTop Screen Recorder-Record Meetings, Webinars &Lessons With No Time Limit

  • Record meeting as a host or participant without permission
  • Take notes and draw remarks during meeting recording
  • Capture clear screenshot with hotkeys anytime you want
  • Upload videos to Google driver and Dropbox automatically

What can iTop Screen Recorder do for recording a Zoom meeting? Its powerful features will lead you out.

Flexibly Select Recording Area

iTop Screen Recorder allows recording any areas of the screen by cropping. While in the zoom meeting, you can select to record part of screen, or full screen, or a window. That is, you can record speeches or presentations of the host or a certain participant without them knowing. Also, you can make it possible to record Zoom meeting and finish other tasks on computer at the same time.

Record Zoom Meeting with Audio

iTop Screen Recorder offers you several options to record on Zoom without permission. You can capture video and audio in Zoom simultaneously. It can also capture your voice through microphone when you make a statement in the meeting. All sounds can be clearly recorded. And the built-in denoiser helps enhance audio quality by reducing background noise.

Record Zoom Meeting in HD, No Lags

iTop Screen Recorder enables you to record a Zoom meeting in 720p, 1080p HD, and 4K. It delivers vivid images and you can find details in the video clearly during reviewing. Thanks to hardware acceleration and low-CPU usage, you can capture a high-quality video without lagging and shuttering. What's more, it can output the Zoom meeting recording as a video file in MP4, AVI, MKV, MOV etc. You can play it on PC flawlessly without incompatibility issue.

Built-in Video Editor

iTop Screen Recorder embeds a free video editor that offers an easy way to enhance your recordings. You can trim your Zoom meeting recording to cut off unwanted parts but maintain the most important information. You can also add text, subtitle or special effects to the video.

Free to Record Zoom Meetings on All Windows PCs

iTop Screen Recorder is a free screen recorder for Windows 10, 8, 7 and the latest 11. Although as a participant, you can enjoy all above listed feature to record Zoom meeting without permission in Windows laptop and computers for free. It is also a beginner-friendly program. You can get started with it quickly, no guesswork.

How to Record a Zoom Meeting Without Permission on PC with iTop Screen Recorder?

Step 1. Download and install this free screen recorder on your Windows PC.

Step 2. Join a meeting/chat in your Zoom, and open the free screen recorder.

How to Record Zoom Video without Permission – Step 2

Step 3. Select the area that you want to record Zoom meeting, full screen, or designated area.

How to Record Zoom Meeting without Permission – Step 3

Step 4. Click “REC” or press F9 to start the recording. It will record Zoom meeting without permission but with both the voice and images.

How Record on Zoom – Step 4

Step 5. To finish the recording, click on the red button and save the video.

How to Record on Zoom – Step 5

Step 6. Click on the Video List to check the videos. You can then preview, edit, or view it in the local file.

How to Record Zoom Video without Permission – Step 6

How to Record a Zoom Meeting Without Permission on Windows 10/11

Another way of how to record on Zoom without permission in PC is to use Windows 10 built-in screen recorder - Xbox Game Bar.

Step 1. Press Windows Key + G to launch the program.

Step 2. Join in the Zoom meeting, and click Record button or press Windows Key + Alt + R to start recording.

Step 3. Press Windows Key + Alt + M to record microphone. Press Windows Key + Alt + M again when you want to turn off microphone.

Step 4. Press Windows Key + Alt + R to stop recording.

How to Record Zoom Meeting without Permission Using Game Bar

How to Record Zoom Meeting Without Permission on Mac

QuickTime Player is an application for Mac that available you to record a Zoom meeting without permission. 

Step 1. Join in the Zoom meeting and open QuickTime player from Application folder. 

Step 2. Choose File > New Screen Recording.

Record Zoom Meeting Without Permission on Mac - New Screen Recording

Step 3. Click the drop-down arrow next to Record button. You can choose to record Zoom meeting with or without microphone.

Step 4. Click on Record button to start recording. Click anywhere on screen to record full screen. Otherwise, drag and select an area to record. Then, click Start Recording.

Record Zoom Meeting Without Permission on Mac - Start Recording

Step 5. Click Stop button or press Command-Control-Esc (Escape) to stop recording. QuickTime Player will automatically opens the recording file. You can play, edit or save it.

Also Read: How to Screen Record Protected Videos [Completed Guide]

How to Record Zoom Meeting Without Permission Online

You can also record Zoom meeting secretly without installing any software, instead, with an online screen recorder. iTop Online Screen Recorder is a highly-recommended tool that enables you to record online meetings and webinars without hassle. It fully supports Chrome, Firefox and Opera. You can use it to record Zoom meeting on both PCs and Macs for free. 

How to Record a Zoom meeting without permission using this online screen recorder?

Step 1. Open the online screen recorder from here: https://recorder.itopvpn.com/online-screen-recorder

Step 2. Select recording options. You can check webcam, system audio and microphone to record Zoom meeting with audio, your own voice and face. Now, click on Start Recording.

How to Record Zoom Meeting Online - Start Recording

Step 3. Choose the recording region. If you enter Zoom in full screen mode, choose Entire Screen, or you can just record Zoom window. After selection, click Share.

Record Zoom Meeting Online - Select Recording Area

Step 4. Allow your browser to access your webcam and microphone. After 3-second countdown, it will automatically record Zoom meeting without permission. 

Step 5. Click Stop when the meeting is finished. Now, you can download the recording to your hard drive. 

Record Zoom Meeting Online - Stop Recording

What We Should Notice You: Online screen recorder arrives with several limitations:

  • Record for 5 minutes;
  • Record twice per day;
  • Record in 720p and save to WebM only.

If you need to capture 1080p HD video to MP4 or more formats with no time limit, it is suggested to download iTop Screen Recorder to unblock advanced features.

The Bottom Line

That's all about how to record Zoom meeting without permission. iTop Screen Recorder is the most recommended solution for Windows users. It is able to record a Zoom meeting on laptop/computer secretly, no host permission, no others knowing. It can easily capture Zoom meeting with audio and output a high quality video that clearly delivers you every important detail on the meeting. It can also record clips on PC, capture streaming videos/audios and so on. Try it to record meeting in Zoom and capture screen with no restriction.

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