# Your first recording (/help-center/getting-started/quickstart)

Taad records what you hear and say, writes it down as people talk, and turns it into notes when you finish. Nobody joins your call: it all happens on your own device.

<AppPicture name="recording" wallpaper="dawn" alt="Taad recording a meeting: the timer, the live transcript by speaker, and the key points so far" />

<Steps>

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### Open Taad [#open-taad]

Use the app for your computer ([Install Taad](/help-center/getting-started/installation)), or open Taad in your browser: there's nothing to install.

</Step>

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### Press Record [#press-record]

Choose **New recording**, or **Record** in the ask box on Home. Taad shows where it will record before it starts, so you can check you're in the right workspace.

</Step>

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### Pick what to hear [#pick-what-to-hear]

**Microphone + computer sound** hears you and the people on the call, whatever app it's in. For a meeting in the room, your microphone is enough. See [Mic and computer sound](/help-center/audio-recording/system-audio).

</Step>

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### Talk [#talk]

The words appear as they're said, with who said them, and the key points build up on the side. Write your own notes in the box at the bottom, or **Mark this moment** to find it again later.

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### Finish [#finish]

Press **Finish recording**, then **Finish**. Taad tells the voices apart and writes the summary, the notes and the to-dos; you can watch it happen.

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<Callout title="Tell people you're recording">
  Recording laws differ from country to country, and saying so at the start is the respectful thing to do. See [Recording consent](/legal/recording-consent).
</Callout>

## What's next [#whats-next]

- [Summaries and notes](/help-center/notes-and-ai/ai-summaries): what you get when you finish.
- [Speakers](/help-center/audio-recording/speaker-diarization): put names to the voices.
- [Connect your calendar](/help-center/getting-started/calendar-sync): see what's coming up, and record it in one tap.