Evernote's Meeting recorder, formerly called AI Meeting Notes, can turn a conversation into a transcript and summary. A useful meeting record also needs human checks for decisions, responsibilities and dates.
Start with the recording setup. A neat summary cannot recover a speaker who was never captured clearly.
Add the meeting title, date, purpose and participants before recording. Write the questions you hope to resolve. These details help you review the result later and keep separate meetings from becoming mixed together.
Let participants know about recording and follow the permissions required for your situation. For a practice test, use a short recording made with people who agree to take part.
Before a real call, record a brief test with the same microphone, speakers or headset you plan to use. Play it back and verify both sides of the conversation.
A microphone recording and system audio capture are different. Do not assume that hearing another person through headphones means the recorder is capturing that person. Check Evernote's current recording instructions for your platform.
The official workflow places the recording in a note. On desktop and web, the file has a Transcribe control; mobile controls differ. Speaker recognition can label separate voices, and the labels can be renamed.
Follow the official Meeting recorder instructions for the controls available in your version.
Review the parts that have consequences first:
Do not judge transcription quality only by whether the sentences read naturally. The most costly error may be a single number.
If the transcript attributes an action to the wrong person, fix the label before creating a final record. Use a name only when you can identify the speaker reliably. Where you are uncertain, leave the uncertainty visible.
For a long discussion, review a few points where voices change. A correct first label does not prove that every later turn is correct.
A good summary separates what was discussed from what was agreed. Use this suggested structure:
| Section | What to record |
|---|---|
| Purpose | Why the meeting took place |
| Decisions | Explicit agreements |
| Actions | Task, owner and deadline when stated |
| Open questions | Issues needing a decision |
| Dependencies | What must happen before an action can proceed |
Try this original follow-up prompt:
From this reviewed transcript, prepare a meeting record with decisions, actions and open questions. Keep proposals separate from approvals. Mark missing owners and dates as “Not stated.”
The Meeting recorder page lists up to 2 hours and 1 GB per recording. The standalone AI Transcribe FAQ lists a different limit of 60 minutes or 100 MB for audio and video uploads. Do not apply one tool's allowance to the other.
Check the tool you are using before splitting or converting a file. Use the recorder documentation for in-app recordings and the standalone Transcribe FAQ for the separate web tool; both official sources are linked below.
Evernote says the transcript needs enough text before a summary can be created; its recorder FAQ specifies at least 250 characters. If a meaningful recording produced almost no text, check the audio and transcription result rather than adding unrelated material to unlock the button.
Read the summary one last time before sending it. Ask whether someone absent from the meeting could understand the decision and next action. Keep the original recording or transcript available according to your organization's retention practices.
Evernote says AI processing requires one. Recording availability and AI processing are separate parts of the workflow.
Yes. Reuse the summary structure and follow-up prompt above. Keep sections for decisions, actions, open questions and dependencies, and review the source transcript each time.
Official sources checked on October 31, 2026. Interfaces, availability and limits can change.