A discreet way to get your own notes

Many people want a transcript of a meeting without anything changing in the room. With most meeting tools, a notetaker appears in the participant list, a "recording" banner shows up, or the host has to approve something. Pendict works on your side only: it reads the audio of your own browser tab.

What that means in practice

  • No bot name in the participant list. Nothing joins the call.
  • No extension or app that a company IT policy might block or flag. It is just a web page.
  • No change to the meeting. You listen as usual. The call itself is not modified by Pendict.
  • Nothing to set up in advance. You can decide to take notes in the middle of a meeting.

Be clear about what it is

Pendict is a personal note-taking tool, in the same way a notebook is. Not appearing in the call does not change your responsibilities. Rules about recording and transcribing conversations differ by country, state, employer and school, and some situations require everyone's consent. It is up to you to know and follow the rules that apply to you. When in doubt, tell the other participants you are taking notes.

Good, ordinary uses

  • Taking your own notes in your own meeting so you can stay present in the conversation.
  • Accessibility: following a conversation if you are deaf, hard of hearing or learning the language.
  • Study: lectures and webinars you are allowed to attend.
  • Checking what was said, in a call you are part of.

How to start

  1. Join the meeting in Chrome, Edge, Arc or Brave.
  2. Open Pendict in another tab, pick the language and start.
  3. Choose the meeting tab and tick Share tab audio.
  4. Keep working. Read the text any time and download it when you are done.

Your microphone is not used in tab mode, and nothing is added to the call. For setup help see sharing tab audio.

Privacy

Pendict transcribes the audio to give you the text. See the privacy page for exactly what is kept.