Take Notes for Me Google Review: Is It Any Good?

Google Meet’s “Take Notes for Me” uses Gemini AI to take notes for you during your meetings. I want to test this feature to see if “Take Notes for Me” is worth it for you.

Here’s my honest review of the features, usability, security, integrations, support and pricing.

Enjoy!

tl;dr

• Features: 7.5/10: Real-time summaries, action items and translations, save notes to your drive.
• Usability: 7/10: Easy for Google Workspace users, but notes are scattered with no central hub.
• Security: 9/10: Strong Google security, but limited control over recordings and access logs.
• Integrations: 7/10: Works well within Google tools, but no outside app connections.
• Support: 8.5/10: Better support for Enterprise and Business Plus plans.
• Pricing: 9/10: Good value in Business Standard and Plus; not much in Starter.
• Overall: 8.3/10: Good for Google users who need easy, secure note-taking but need better language support and note organisation.

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Google Meet "Take Notes for Me" Overview

Google Meet's "Take Notes for Me" is an AI note taker that is part of your Google Meet platform. It works with the help of Gemini and is only accessible in Google Workspace plans.

It can transcribe your meeting, make summaries and store them in your Google Drive. It can catch all the action items and key points, and you can, of course, translate captions if needed within the Google settings.

All your notes got to the meeting organiser's drive, and it gets shared with everyone that you invited from your company to the meeting. You also get the recap in your email soon after your meeting ends.

If you are always taking meetings in Google Meet, this might be super helpful and easy for you. Because all you have to do is click that pencil icon, and you are good to go.

But the thing about "Take Notes for Me" is that there's no central hub you can access to get insight into all the meetings you hold. The documents are separately available in your drive.

In other AI note takers, you have one central hub or dashboard where you can see the AI transcription, notes, action items and decisions all in one place. But with this tool, you have to access each file on different web pages and folders to access what you need.

It will be harder for you to have a quick grasp or overview, as you got to have many tabs open to access what you need.

Anyways, since I'm reviewing Google Meet's "Take Notes for Me," I'll give you my honest ratings about its features, how easy it is to use, security, how it works with other tools, and their customer help.

Let's look closer at what this tool can do for you.

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Google Meet "Take Notes for Me" Core Features

#1: Automatic Meeting Summarisation

The "Take Notes for Me" tool creates organized meeting summaries right in your Google Docs. You just need to turn it on by clicking the pencil icon, and the Gemini AI will capture all the introductions, topics, important points, and conclusions in a clean, easy-to-read format.

I think some might find this better than the popular AI note takers out there because of the convenience of it just already being there in your Google Meeting.

• It connects directly to your Google Drive without unnecessary extra steps
• It's bot-free; you cannot really see a bot inside the meeting, but you still have to inform the attendees that you are taking notes.
• But it takes notes only in English, and you need a workspace plan to access this feature. Which means you have to pay to use it.

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#2: Summary So Far" and Late Joiner Catch-Up

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If you're late to meetings often, you'll find the "Summary So Far" super helpful. It shows you exactly what you missed right in the meeting screen. The best part is that it updates in real-time as the meeting continues.

Just one tiny thing you must know is that the summary only updates when the note-taking is turned on—if you or someone else pauses it, the recap stops updating too.

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#3: "Suggested Next Steps" Section

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It uses AI to identify follow-up tasks from your conversations. You'll see these tasks in a special section in your notes document. Don't worry, you can edit or assign these tasks manually if you need to.

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#4: Language Support & Live Caption Translation

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I've tested "Take Notes for Me" with different languages, and you can use it with eight languages including English, French, German, and Spanish. You'll also get live translated captions. The notes only come out in English, but you can easily follow meetings in different languages.

If you work with a multilingual team, this will really help you avoid those costly misunderstandings that could happen during meetings.

Just remember: all your notes will be in English only.

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#5: Secure Cloud Integration with Google Drive

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When you use this feature, all your notes and summaries are saved automatically to the meeting organiser's Google Drive and get shared with everyone from your organisation who attended.

The main thing that bothers me is that the files get split into separate summaries and transcripts instead of one single document, which makes reviewing everything a bit harder for you.

Rating: 7.5/10

I would give this a solid 7.5/10. Because good points are that it's convenient to just have something like Gemini integrated into your Google Meet.

Easy to access, it doesn't join the meeting as a bot, so it's not intrusive and it stores directly in the drive. The biggest issue I find with this is that the output files are fragmented, and notes only generate in English.

And it's not in one centralized hub.

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Google Meet "Take Notes for Me" Interface: Is It Easy To Use?

The interface is clean, it's not too busy, very organised and easily accessible.

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I like the blue pencil icon that everyone in the meeting can see. It's a smart touch that shows everyone note-taking is happening.

The only downside is that when it comes to storing the summary and transcript, it gets stored in different folders. Real user on YouTube, wasn't really a fan of not being able to see the transcript in line with the video.

Rating: 7/10

I would rate this a 7/10. Even though it definitely ticks all the boxes of easy to use. The productivity is quite low. You know how to access the file but the steps are quite long and it's not in one spot. Meetings in themselves are quite messy to begin with.

Imagine just trying to find out where or which folder you have to dig through to find the notes you need. And if you need to check other notes, you have to open another tab to check those notes.

Even though I like the minimalistic approach, it's not intuitive, in my opinion.

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Google Meet “Take Notes for Me” Security Measures

Google says its "Take Notes for Me" feature, powered by Gemini AI, uses the same strong security as all Google Workspace tools. This includes

• End-to-end encryption in transit,
• Encryption at rest,
• Role-based access control,
• SSO,
• 2-Step Verification,

And meets global standards like

• SOC 2 (Type II),
• ISO/IEC 27001,
• ISO 27701,
• HIPAA,
• GDPR, and even,
• FedRAMP High for government use.

Your Gemini notes stay safe in the organiser's Google Drive and only people in the meeting can see them.

Google promises no data trains external models, and no human reviewers ever look at your content. They put these privacy promises in writing through their Data Processing Addendum and Gemini Privacy Hub documents.

This feature comes with Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Standard, and Enterprise Plus plans. You might not get that same level of security with lower-paid plans like Business Starter.

Enterprise users get extra admin tools (like Gemini audit logs), but all security protections work the same across all eligible plans.

Rating: 9/10

I'd give Google Meet's "Take Notes for Me" a high security score thanks to its strong encryption, focus on privacy, and enterprise-level compliance standards. It could be better with fine-tuned content controls, but the security is solid and reliable for most users. No security holes have been found yet, and most people seem to trust it.

Sources

• Google Workspace Admin Help: Meet security & privacy
• Google Support: Take notes for me: feature details and sharing
• Google Docs Editors Help: Gemini for Workspace security & data
• Google Support: Gemini Privacy Hub (GDPR and privacy commitments)

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Google Meet “Take Notes for Me” Integrations

Google Meet's "Take Notes for Me" isn't a standalone app.

It's built into Google Workspace.

Instead of connecting to lots of outside apps, it works closely with Google Docs, Google Calendar, Google Drive, Gmail, and Google Tasks. Your meeting scheduling and notes storage happens right inside Workspace.

There's no public API for developers. You also can't connect it to third-party tools like Zapier or Make.

Notable integrations include:

• Google Calendar: Attaches AI notes to your event and shares them with everyone in your meeting.
• Google Docs: Saves summaries as documents with timestamps that you can edit.
• Google Drive: Stores notes in the host's Drive following your company's data rules.
• Gmail: Sends recap emails with links to summaries, transcripts, and recordings.
• Google Meet Transcription: Links timestamps to your notes when you turn on transcription

Limitations

The Google Workspace integration works great, but you can't connect to external CRM, project management, or communication tools like Slack, Notion, or HubSpot. You'll need to copy content manually or use workarounds if you need cross-platform workflows. There's no Zapier app or API access, which is frustrating if your team automates work across different tools.

Rating: 7/10

Google Meet's "Take Notes for Me" works amazingly within the Google ecosystem, but doesn't play well with others. If your team uses Google Workspace, you'll love how smoothly it works. But without a public API, Zapier support, or connections to other tools, it's tough for teams using mixed software. It's efficient, but somewhat isolated.

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Google Meet “Take Notes for Me” Customer Support

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Security and management of "Take Notes for Me" depend on which Google Workspace plan you use. Google gives basic protection in all plans (like 2-step verification, group policies), but Enterprise plans unlock the best security features - important if you're using Gemini note-taking in sensitive settings.

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Key Implications for “Take Notes for Me” Users

• Works with Business Standard, Plus, and Enterprise, but not Starter.
• Enterprise gives you the strongest security for sensitive work, with helpful tools like Vault, Security Center, Access Transparency, and S/MIME encryption.
• In the Enterprise plans you get advanced audit, classification, and even redaction controls.
• For everyday use, Business Plus has good basics like advanced device management and data storage in Vault, a middle option that works for most teams.

Rating: 8.5/10

All paid plans meet basic needs, but Enterprise gives you essential compliance tools for AI-generated notes like redaction visibility, encryption management, and regulatory storage in Vault. Business Plus works fine for most teams, but if you're in a heavily-regulated industry, go with Enterprise to keep full control of your AI-captured meeting data.

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Google Workspace Pricing Model: Does It Provide a Good Value for Money?

Google Workspace uses a flexible pricing system that works for businesses of all sizes. The "Take Notes for Me" AI feature (powered by Gemini) only comes with Business Standard, Business Plus, and Enterprise plans - you won't get it with Business Starter. Here's what each plan costs and offers (prices shown are for yearly commitment per user/month:

Free Trial

• You get a 14-day free trial with any plan if you're new.

Business Starter: $6.30 USD/user/month

• 30 GB shared storage per user
• Basic email with your domain (you@your-company.com), meetings for up to 100 people
• Standard Support
• ✅ Includes basic Gemini AI in Gmail only (nothing for Meet or Docs)
• ❌ Does not have "Take Notes for Me"

Best for: Small teams who just need basic tools to communicate
Limitations: You only get Gmail AI features, nothing else

Business Standard: $12.60 USD/user/month

• 2 TB shared storage
• Meetings for up to 150 people, recording, noise cancellation
• Gemini AI everywhere - Gmail, Docs, Meet (with "Take Notes for Me"), Drive, Sheets, Slides
• NotebookLM Plus included
• Google Vids, eSignature, mail merge
• Standard Support

Best for: Growing teams who want AI to help them work better together
Standout: You get all Gemini assistants including Meet summaries

Business Plus: $22 USD/user/month

• 5 TB shared storage
• Meetings for up to 500 people
• Everything in Standard +
  • Attendance tracking
  • Better security (Vault, eDiscovery, advanced device management)
• Gemini AI + NotebookLM Plus
• Standard Support

Best for: Medium-sized companies needing AI and compliance tools
Standout: You get retention and compliance features, plus all the AI tools

Enterprise: Custom pricing (you'll need to call sales)

• All features from Business Plus
• Meetings for up to 1,000 people + live streaming
• Advanced compliance (DLP, data regions, Access Transparency)
• Premium support available (with a Technical Account Manager)
• You can ask for more than 5 TB storage per user if needed

Best for: Large companies or those in regulated industries
Standout: The highest level of AI, security, and admin controls
Note: No limit on users, unlike Business plans (which stop at 300 users)

User Feedback on Pricing

Workspace pricing is per user/month with an annual commitment.

Let's say you take the lowest pricing plan, which is the Business Starter, which costs you $12.60 a month. But you have to take it as a year-long commitment. Meaning you have to pay the yearly amount.

Which is $151.2 a year.

What you can do is, before committing to this plan, you can take a trial. They have options for it.

Try the "Business Standard" tier and check if this is the AI note taker you want. Just remember, this AI note taker only works in Google Meet, does not work offline, and does not have a central hub with AI features that could enhance your productivity tailored to your business.

It only takes notes in a convenient way, minus the added intelligent features you could have had with other popular AI note takers.

Rating: 9/10

I would give this a 7/10. Only because there are so many limitations that I see, with the;

• Trial limitation,
• Platform limitations,
• Limited access to intelligent AI features that could assist you,
• And the fact that it does not have a better way of storage, or in other terms, a central hub or dashboard for quick view or access.

Especially for the price the users have to pay, I think IF these limitations are satisfied, I would definitely up the rating.

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How Does "Take Notes for Me" By Google, Gemini, Compare To Alternatives On The Market?

Google's "Take Notes for Me" works best if you're already in Google Workspace. If you are only taking meetings in Google Meet. And you only need the notes. This tool is super worthwhile for you. Let me curate a table for you to get a better overview.

But with alternatives like Jamie, all those limitations just become non-existent.

With Jamie;

• You can take notes online and offline,
• No bots come to your meetings,
• Action items and decision extraction,
• Highly intelligent topic detection,
• Learns speakers over time,
• contains a real-time assistant that helps retrieve information for you before, during and after meetings,
• Highly organised and searchable meeting hub,
• It works with all platforms, online and in-person meetings,
• And best of all, you can try Jamie for free. Jamie has a generous free plan with all the premium features for you to try.

But if you are already a heavy Google Meet user and you simply need the notes taken, this is the right choice for you. You'll appreciate its simple design and calendar automation. But you can only get it with higher-tier pricing. And notes come out fragmented and only work in English.

Other alternatives also have their super strengths, for example;

• Otter.ai delivers excellent live transcription and speaker identification.
• Fireflies.ai excels at CRM and third-party connections. Ideal for sales teams tracking actions and using voice commands.

Each tool has its strengths, but the final decision depends solely on what you truly need.

What Are Customers Saying About Take Notes for Me by Google?

TL;DR: Google Gemini's "Take Notes for Me" is good because it writes notes automatically, links to your calendar, and helps with tasks after meetings. But it is not so good for sharing with teams, easy access, and makes work a bit messy.

What users love about Take Notes for Me:

Streamlines meeting documentation automatically

“Gemini is now taking the notes for us... it just means you have this note taker there constantly taking notes and transcribing the meeting.” – Fintan Murphy

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Built-in to Google Meet with no setup friction

“There are three main areas… automatic capturing of the meeting notes, the summarization... and delegation so next actions.” – Fintan Murphy

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Useful for late joiners or people catching up

“This allows people who’ve maybe been a bit late to the call to kind of read through and catch up.” – Fintan Murphy

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Promising AI direction with live translation options

“I was prompted to transcribe in the language that was comfortable for me... the meeting was in Spanish... I was able to read along as the prospect was sharing... and I was fully up to speed.” – Marquis Murray

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Common complaints about Take Notes for Me:

Files are siloed in individual Drives, not shared

“It would be in my Drive... not like a shared Drive where if it’s a customer call or a sales call I’d want my entire team to have access to it.” – Marquis Murray

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Summaries can feel too high-level

“Yeah this was accurate but it's super high level. This is not getting me up to speed, this is not filling me in.” – Marquis Murray

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Only supports English (for now)

“Currently Gemini only takes notes in English.” – Marquis Murray

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Post-meeting files are fragmented

“I have to go back to the transcript, I have to go back to the chat... having the pieces fragmented like this has never worked for me before.” – Marquis Murray

Verdict: Is Take Notes for Me Really Worth It?

So far, I’ve rated Google Meet’s “Take Notes for Me”:

• Features: 7.5/10: Real-time summaries, action items and translations, save notes to your drive.
• Usability: 7/10: Easy for Google Workspace users, but notes are scattered with no central hub.
• Security: 9/10: Strong Google security, but limited control over recordings and access logs.
• Integrations: 7/10: Works well within Google tools, but no outside app connections.
• Support: 8.5/10: Better support for Enterprise and Business Plus plans.
• Pricing: 9/10: Good value in Business Standard and Plus; not much in Starter.
• Overall: 8.3/10: Good for Google users who need easy, secure note-taking but need better language support and note organisation.

Which gives “Take Notes for Me” an average rating of 8.3/10 for me.

Take Notes for Me is the ideal choice if you:

✅ Use Google Workspace and want a built-in note-taking tool with no extra apps
✅ Run repeat meetings and need instant summaries and action steps
✅ Need strict privacy, compliance, and links between Calendar, Drive, and Gmail

Take Notes for Me isn't the best option if you:

❌ Need notes in other languages (notes only come in English, even with translated captions)
❌ Want direct connections to other tools (like CRM, project tools, Slack) without extra steps
❌ Want one central place to find all your notes, recordings, transcripts, and tasks

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Looking for a "Take Notes for Me" Alternative?

Google Meet's "Take Notes for Me" gives Google Workspace users built-in note-taking, but it has limits. You only get English notes, can't use it outside Google, and your documents end up quite scattered.

It works if you only use Google tools, but many users struggle with finding their notes later and connecting to other apps.

An AI note taker that solves all these problems is Jamie. (That's us!)

Jamie is a smart AI meeting assistant that works on any platform, whether you're online, offline, or meeting in person. It's built with the user in mind, it provides real-time assistant through its Executive Assistant, Sidebar.

Jamie's speciality is that it is a bot-free AI note taker. You get human-like summaries, with real-time assistance, online or offline on whatever platform you choose. No limitations, just amazing notes.

Here's why Jamie could be the best alternative for "Takes Notes For Me" by Google 👇

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#1: No Bots. No Compatibility Issues. Ever.

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"Take Notes for Me" tool only works in Google Meet. Jamie works with any meeting tool (Zoom, Teams, Webex, even face-to-face talks).

No bots.

No pop-ups.

Just click start.

That's it.

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#2: Works Online and Offline

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If your internet drops or you're in a bad spot (airports, client offices), Jamie keeps recording locally and provides you with highly organised AI notes. Google's tool would stop working without a solid Meet connection.

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#3: More Languages, More Inclusivity

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Jamie handles 28+ languages and detects what language you're speaking, then gives you notes in that same language. Google only gives you English summaries, even when captions show other languages.

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#4: One Dashboard. One Document.

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Google splits your meeting into separate files (summary, transcript, video). Jamie gives you one clean document with speaker names, action items, and decisions all in one spot.

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#5: Real AI Help On-Demand (Sidebar AI)

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Jamie includes a Sidebar with 3 AI models (Jamie, GPT-4, Claude). Ask it anything—from "What did we decide last Tuesday?" to "Write a follow-up email." Google only offers basic summaries with no real-time help.

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#6: Privacy Comes First

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Jamie doesn't keep your audio or video. Everything processes securely in Germany with full GDPR protection. Google stores notes in Drive, which might create privacy concerns.

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#7: Full Power, Even on the Free Plan

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Jamie's free plan gives you AI summaries, speaker names, decisions, and task lists. Google Meet's "Take Notes for Me" costs money; you need to pay for Workspace plans starting at $12.60/month, but it only has yearly plans.

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Get AI Meeting Notes Without Platform Limits and For Free

Google Meet's "Take Notes for Me" works well if you use Google Workspace. It gives quick summaries, suggests next steps, and offers real-time recaps all within Google's system.

But it fails if:

• You work outside the Google ecosystem.
• You need notes in other languages or simple, unified documents.
• You want better privacy or easier ways to find information after meetings.

Jamie supports how we actually meet, on Zoom, Teams, offline, at the airport, or in person. No bots. No platform restrictions. Just clear, human-like notes that you'll actually read and be useful for you.

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Try Jamie and get:

✅ Free plan with AI summaries, action items, decisions, and speaker identification

✅ Works with any platform—Zoom, Teams, Meet, in-person, or offline

✅ Support for 28+ languages with automatic detection

✅ Secure, GDPR-compliant—we don't save audio or video

✅ Sidebar AI with 3 models (Jamie, GPT-4, Claude 3) for instant help

✅ Quick setup, easy to learn, and no bots to explain to your team

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Read More

• Zoom vs Google Meet vs Teams: Which is Best for Your Business?
• Google Meet vs Zoom: Detailed Comparison for Remote Teams
• How to Record a Google Meet with or without Note-Taking
• Use Jamie as Your AI Note Taker in Google Meet
• Step-by-Step Guide to Record Google Meet Calls

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Frequently Asked Questions About Google Meet’s “Take Notes for Me”

How Does "Take Notes for Me" Automatically Take Notes in a Google Meet Call?

"Take Notes for Me" is an AI notetaker built into Google Meet that takes notes automatically using Gemini. When the meeting organizer turns it on, it creates summaries and action items and saves them to their Drive. It works great for Google Workspace customers who host virtual meetings and video calls.

Can Only the Host Enable Note-Taking During a Meeting?

Yes, only the host or internal participants with host permissions can start or stop note taking. This is part of the host controls to protect privacy during meeting recordings and transcription.

Where Are Notes From Past Meetings Stored for Easy Reference?

Notes go to the meeting organizer's Google Drive and link to the calendar event. There's no central dashboard for past meetings, which makes it harder to see all previous discussions in one place.

Does the Tool Work for Multiple Languages or Only Spoken English?

The transcription tool only works with spoken English for written notes right now. While you can get live captions and translations in multiple languages, the final AI note taking output is always in English, which limits better collaboration for teams speaking different languages.

What Happens if I Lose Connection? Does It Work Without Internet?

If you have internet connectivity issues, "Take Notes for Me" stops working because it runs inside Google Meet. Unlike tools like Jamie, which also work offline, this feature needs stable internet to record and summarise video calls.

Can Notes Be Shared Automatically With All Meeting Participants?

Yes, once turned on, notes save to the organizer's Drive and share with meeting participants from the same organization. For external attendees, you'll need to provide access manually.

Does Google Meet's Note-Taking Feature Include a Video Recording?

No, it doesn't include a video recording by default. Summaries and transcripts are saved separately. The transcript doesn't show inline with the video, making it harder for easy reference or review.

Does "Take Notes for Me" Work With Microsoft Teams or Other Platforms?

No, this feature only works with Google Meet calls, not with Microsoft Teams or other platforms. It doesn't have CRM integration and doesn't connect to project management tools, making things harder for teams using different software.

Is There a Free Version Available for Gemini Note-Taking?

No free version exists for "Take Notes for Me." You must have Google Workspace plans like Business Standard, Business Plus, or Gemini Enterprise to use this new feature. Gemini Education Premium users may have different limits.

Can This Tool Help Reduce Unproductive Meetings?

Yes, this AI feature helps cut down unproductive meetings by summarizing key points and identifying action steps. It works as a simple AI assistant, providing context through features like "Summary So Far" during virtual meetings.

Does It Automatically Join My Calls, Like Some AI Notetakers?

No, it doesn't automatically join like bot-based tools. There's no visible participant for the note-taker, which many users prefer for cleaner video calls. The host simply enables it using the pencil icon in the meeting.

Are Transcripts and Notes Permanently Deleted After a Meeting?

No, they aren't permanently deleted unless the meeting organiser removes them manually. Files are saved to Google Drive but can be scattered across folders, which may complicate host management and file organisation.

Can I Extend This Functionality With Messaging Add-Ons or Chrome Extensions?

Currently, "Take Notes for Me" doesn't support messaging add ons or any Chrome extension to expand its features. It's built to work within the Google Workspace ecosystem and doesn't have public APIs for outside enhancements.