How To Record GoToMeeting as Attendee (5 Simple Steps)
Rithu V - December 7, 2022
Wondering how to record GoToMeetings as an attendee?
Don’t worry. In today's post, we will teach you how to record and edit GoToMeetings across multiple devices in a simple five-step process.
Though GoToMeeting comes with a built-in recorder, it lacks a few basic functionalities. Since it doesn’t come with an AI video editor and provides only a 100MB recording limit, it’s not a favorite choice for many users.
If you’re someone who actively records webinars, screencasts, or other tutorial videos, try going for a third-party screen recording software like Vmaker. Using Vmaker, you can easily record, edit, and share your videos quickly in a matter of few minutes.
Here’s a sneak peek of all you could do to your recordings:
- Add custom branding to your recording
- Directly upload your recording to various social media platforms
- Access the online AI video editor
- Export your recorded meetings in various file formats
- Navigate across various tabs and windows during the recording
- Cancel the background noises on your recording
- Measure and track video analytics
- Record both the system audio and microphone audio seamlessly
Now, let's go ahead and learn how to record GoTomeetings in one of the easiest ways possible.
1. How to Record GoToMeetings on Mac
Prefer reading? Follow these simple steps.
Step 1: Sign up and install Vmaker
- Head over to Vmaker's home page and create an account by signing up for Vmaker's Mac Screen Recorder. As soon as you log in and land on Vmaker's dashboard, click on Download and download the application.
- Open the downloaded application. Drag and drop the file to the Applications folder.
- Change your security and privacy settings and allow Vmaker to access your camera and microphone. Also, enable the screen recording feature.
Step 2: Customize your preferences
- You can now log in to your account, choose your recording mode and customize your preferences according to your personal needs.
Step 3: Join the meeting and start recording
- Once you are ready to record, you can join the meeting and click on the Vmaker icon, and Start Recording. A timer starts, and within three seconds, you'd be able to record the meeting.
- As soon as you're done with your session, you can stop the recording by clicking on Stop Sharing. The file will now be transported to your dashboard.
Step 4: Edit your recording
- If you feel the need to edit your recordings, you can do so by clicking on the Edit button. It will direct you to the Vmaker AI video editor. The Vmaker AI video editor will edit your video in one click.
- Once you finish editing, you can easily export the recording to your dashboard in your desired file format.
Step 5: Share the recording
You can now share the recording using any of the following methods.
- Copy the link and share it via email, or
- Upload the recording directly to popular social media platforms like Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter.
2. How to Record GoToMeeting session on Windows
Step 1: Sign up for Vmaker
Head over to Vmaker's home page and sign up for Vmaker's Windows Screen Recorder.
As soon as you sign up for Vmaker, you will be able to download the application to your windows computer.
Just click on the Download Vmaker button, and you will be presented with a pop-up box with different download options as seen below.
- Download the Windows application to your computer.
- Now, you can double-click on the Vmaker logo and customize your preferences according to your recording needs.
Step 3: Join the GoToMeeting
- Once you've set all your recording preferences, click on the Start Recording button. The recording starts and you can now join the meeting you wish to record.
Step 4: Stop the recording
- Once you're done with the meeting, you can stop the recording by clicking on the red dock button on the left hand side of the screen.
Step 5: Edit and share the recording
- As soon as you stop the recording, the video automatically gets uploaded to your dashboard.
- You are now free to edit, download, or share your recording across various social platforms.
3. How to Record GoToMeeting using the Chrome Extension
Step 1: Sign up and download Vmaker
- Head over to Vmaker's home page and sign up for Vmaker's Screen Recorder Chrome Extension.
- Once you create an account, you can easily log in and download the Chrome extension by clicking on the Download button on your dashboard.
- As soon as you click on 'Download', you will be directed to the 'Chrome Web Store', from where you can add the extension to your browser.
Step 2: Pin the extension to your browser
To make sure you have easy access to Vmaker, you can pin the chrome extension to your browser.
If you'd like to give a test run and see how the recording works, you can do so by simply clicking on the chrome plug-in.
- Once you click on the plug-in, you'd be presented with a small drop-down box asking you to select basic recording features such as recording mode, video quality, etc. These are the basic customization features you need to select to start recording.
- To customize your recording with advanced features, simply click on the horizontal dot-matrix icon next to your profile and choose Preferences. Now, you can enable features that would help enhance your recording. For example, you can enable the 'Record Internal Audio' feature if you prefer recording both the internal and external audio.
Step 3: Join the meeting and start recording
If you're doing a test run, you can click on the 'Start Recording' button to practice. But, if you're skipping the test run and wish to record GoToMeeting directly, you can join the meeting as you usually do.
As soon as you join the meeting, click on Vmaker's chrome plug-in and select Start Recording.
- You will be directed to a screen that will prompt you to select the screen, tab, or window you'd like to record from. Select your preferred option and click on Share.
- A timer starts, notifying that the recording is about to start. And, as soon as the timer stops, the recording starts.
- Once you're done with the recording, you can stop the recording by clicking on Vmaker's chrome extension, or by clicking on Stop Sharing. The recorded file will now be available on your dashboard.
Step 4: Edit your recording
This step is totally optional. You can make use of Vmaker's online video editor and add some finishing touches to your recording. This feature will be hugely beneficial for you if you're recording tutorials, webinars, or screencasts.
Pro tip: We always recommend you Duplicate your recording before you start your editing process. This is just to ensure that you have a copy of your original file as a backup.
- Make good use of Vmaker's editing suite as it provides a wide variety of editing features. It allows you to trim, crop, flip, rotate, swap, add music, subtitles and custom background to your recordings. The interface is very user-friendly and makes the overall editing process easier.
- Once you are done editing, you can choose your preferred file format and export your recording by clicking on the Export tab.
- The edited file will now be exported to your dashboard.
Step 5: Share your recording
Now, you can easily download, share or upload your recording to any of your favourite social media platforms like Facebook, YouTube, etc. You can also share the recording as a link via email.
Now that you've learnt how to record GoTomeetings using both the Mac application and Chrome extension, you can easily record and edit your webinars and meetings in a matter of a few minutes.
Disclaimer: Please be completely aware that it's not an ethical practice to record GoToMeetings, calls or classes without the permission of all participants. In fact, in some countries like California, it is considered illegal to record calls without getting the consent of the people involved. So, we highly recommend you inform all your participants before you start recording your session.
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