"Take notes for me" in Google Meet

Important: This feature requires an eligible Google Workspace subscription. Learn about Gemini features and plans.

In Google Meet, you can use AI to run efficient and productive meetings. With this feature, you are able to:

Automatically capture meeting notes organized in Google Docs and share with your team.
If you join late, catch up during the meeting with “Summary so far.”
As the organizer, receive an email with a link to the recap shortly after the meeting ends.
- The link is also available in the Calendar event.

Before you use "take notes for me"

Important:

For this feature to work, meetings must be conducted in spoken English.
This feature is available on a computer or a laptop.

If Host Management is turned on in Meet, only meeting hosts can turn "take notes for me" on or off. Learn more about host controls.

Take notes with Gemini

On your iPhone or iPad, open the Meet app .
From your list of video meetings, tap a meeting.
- Or, to enter a meeting with a code or nickname, tap Join with code.
Tap the screen Menu Take notes with Gemini.
Tap Start.

Tip: Live summary so far isn’t supported on iOS.

After you end the meeting

The meeting notes document is generated shortly after the meeting ends and saved in the meeting organizer’s Drive folder.
The meeting organizer and whoever turned on the feature receives an email with a link to the generated meeting notes document.
The notes document is automatically attached to the Google Calendar event and is accessible to internal meeting invitees.
All follow ups and next steps will automatically be captured at the end of the notes document in the section, “Suggested next steps".
- Important: This feature is currently only available to a small group of users. You may not see it yet, but it will be available soon.

Tips:

Meeting notes documents follow the Meet retention policy that your organization has configured.
The meeting organizer must have the Workspace edition that includes "take notes for me."

View meeting notes with citations

Important: This feature is currently only available to a small group of users. You may not see it yet, but it will be available soon.

When "take notes for me" and transcription are enabled, you will see citations in your generated meeting notes document.

These citations are located throughout the details section and link to specific timestamps in the meeting transcript. By clicking on these citations, you can jump directly to the relevant section in the transcript and gain a deeper understanding of the discussion.

Troubleshooting issues

Sometimes, you may not be able to select Take notes for Gemini . It can be due to the following reasons:

Meeting organizer doesn't have a Workspace Edition that includes "take notes for me"
This feature may not be enabled for you by your Admin
Smart feature control is disabled. Learn how to enable Smart features.

Sometimes, the meeting summary can be incomplete, inaccurate, or not generated. It can be due to the following reasons:

Meeting isn’t conducted in spoken English
Meeting content may not have followed Google Meet Acceptable Use Policy
Internet connectivity issues during the meeting
It is recommended that meetings are at least 15 minutes

If you're having issues generating a meeting summary in Google Docs, try reloading your browser.

FAQs

Who can start/stop note-taking?
The meeting organizer and internal participants can start/stop notes. When host controls are enabled, only the meeting organizer, hosts and co-hosts can do so.
Who can view the “summary so far” during the meeting?
All participants can see the “summary so far” regardless of whether host controls are enabled or not.
Who receives the email with the notes link?
The meeting organizer and the person that started the note taking (if different) will receive the email after the meeting concludes with a link to the notes document.
Who has access permission to the notes doc?
The notes document has sharing permissions that provide access to the meeting organizer and internal invitees listed on the calendar event, regardless of whether host controls are enabled or not. Access permission is automatically applied only to individual people on the calendar event; invited groups aren't automatically granted access permission to the notes document.
Who can see the notes doc attached to the calendar event?
The meeting organizer, internal invitees, and external guests can see that the calendar event contains an attachment with the meeting notes document. The ability to see the document attached to the calendar invite does not mean they have access to the document. The document sharing permissions described above is what determines whether they can access the document.

Tip: Create a unique calendar event for each meeting. When a calendar event is duplicated, a notes document will not be attached to the calendar event.