Meeting notes in ChatGPT

Last verified: 2026-10-20

Option	Fact	Status
ChatGPT Record	macOS desktop app only; Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise, Edu. Up to 4 hours per session. "Record" button at the bottom of a chat. Audio is deleted after transcription; the transcript and notes can be used for training on personal plans if "Improve the model" is on. OpenAI says to get appropriate consent before recording others	✅
Meetings plugin	Beta, macOS, Pro and Business only (not Plus)	✅
Upload a recording	Paid plans; audio formats in [Card T2](/aicourse/tools/T2)	✅
No Mac?	Type notes during the meeting, or upload audio (paid)	✅
Recording-consent law	Varies by state. Ask your attorney; the course says to get everyone's consent	❓ not researched

Sources:

• https://help.openai.com/en/articles/11487532-chatgpt-record (opens in a new tab) ✅ (read via the official localized page, updated about 14 days ago)
• https://help.openai.com/en/articles/20001546-the-meetings-plugin-in-chatgpt (opens in a new tab) ✅
• https://help.openai.com/en/articles/8555545-uploading-files-and-audio-to-chatgpt (opens in a new tab) ✅

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Change log

Date	Change	By
2026-10-20	First version, cards T0–T11 created	Grok Bot (draft)
2026-10-20	Added T12 (sign-up, apps, 2-factor) and T13 (document prep)	Grok Bot (draft)
2026-10-20	Added T14 (Google Business Profile review alerts)	Grok Bot (draft)
2026-10-20	Added T20 (search and AI answers), T21 (review rules), T22 (meeting notes); added FERPA, EEOC, and NACCAS annual-report notes to T11	Grok Bot (draft)
2026-10-20	Custom-instructions limit corrected: 1,500 (Free/Go) / 5,000 (Plus and up)	Grok Bot (draft)
2026-10-20	Added T15 Google Alerts, T16 Search Console, T17 Perplexity, T18 Zapier, T19 Make (official sources; gaps flagged)	Grok Bot (draft)
2026-10-20	Correction: ChatGPT project sharing is on all plans (Plus: 10 collaborators), per OpenAI's Projects help page "updated yesterday." Updated T1, T2 (project instructions, memory, files, sharing), T9. Affects Course 2 Lesson 18	Grok Bot (draft)