Following its June debut for Team, Enterprise, and Edu users, OpenAI is now rolling out Record Mode to ChatGPT Plus subscribers on its macOS app. Here’s how it works and how to use it.
In a post on X, the company announced:
Plus users, the mic is yours.
Record mode is now available to ChatGPT Plus users globally in the macOS desktop app. https://t.co/xmReUOx473 — OpenAI (@OpenAI) July 16, 2025
But what is Record Mode?
Record Mode was first unveiled last month during a ChatGPT for business presentation on YouTube:
The feature is designed to enable AI-powered note-taking during meetings and conference calls. It adds a small “rec” button to the ChatGPT app and, once pressed, it begins recording the system audio.
Once the recording session is over, it uploads the audio to OpenAI’s servers, transcribes it, and generates structured notes from the conversation, including summaries, key points, action items, follow-up questions, etc.
What is interesting about ChatGPT’s Record Mode is that, unlike meeting assistants from Zoom or Notion that have to appear as a participant, the feature listens locally through the Mac.
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