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Webex recording to text

From your Webex Recordings page to text you can search.

Drop a Webex recording .mp4 from Webex › Recordings

First 2 minutes free, any lengthLanguage detected automaticallyCloud and local

Longer than 2 minutes?You get the first 2 minutes here. Kalpa transcribes the rest — free to start on iPhone Get the app ›

How do you transcribe a Webex recording?

To turn a Webex recording to text, open your Webex site or app, go to Recordings, and download the meeting as an MP4. Drop the file above. The first 2 minutes of any Webex recording are free here; the rest of the meeting is in Kalpa.

Short ones here, long ones in Kalpa

First 2 min · free hereWebex recording, clip1:35English · detected

0:00: Welcome to the training session on the new expense tool.
0:15: Every receipt now needs a photo and a project code.
0:44: Claims over five hundred go to your manager first.
1:17: The recording and the slides will be shared after the session.

Keep it, search it, ask about it laterSave to Kalpa ›

How to transcribe a Webex recording

Open Recordings
In the Webex app or on your Webex site.
Download the MP4
From the recording’s menu.
Drop it above
Kalpa detects the language.
Get notes
Full meetings in Kalpa.

Faster in the app

Webex meetings as notes for whoever missed them

Download the Webex recording, upload it, and share timestamped text with colleagues who couldn’t join. No bot in the meeting, and no need for your plan’s own transcripts.

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Good to know

Some Webex plans include their own transcripts.
Local recordings may use .arf on older versions — convert to MP4 first.
Downloads can be restricted by your admin.

Why people transcribe Webex calls

Enterprise meetings

Notes for people who missed the call.

Customer calls

Requests in the customer’s own words.

Trainings

Searchable training notes.

When the free tool is enough — and when you need Kalpa

	Free web tool	Kalpa app
Length	First 2 minutes of any recording	The whole recording, no limit
Summary, quotes and topics	—	Yes
Search everything you saved	—	Ask in chat, jump to the moment
Your own recordings	Upload a file	Record on iPhone or Apple Watch, transcribed on device
Languages	25, detected automatically	25, detected automatically

Questions and answers

How much of a Webex recording is free?

Kalpa transcribes the first 2 minutes of any Webex recording for free, with no sign-up; the rest is in the Kalpa app.

Which Webex files can I upload?

You can upload Webex recordings as .mp4 or .m4a files of up to 100 MB.

What about Webex .arf files?

Older Webex .arf recordings need to be converted to MP4 before you upload them.

Does Kalpa join Webex calls?

No, Kalpa never joins your Webex calls; it only transcribes the recording you upload.

Which languages can a Webex recording be in?

Kalpa detects the language of a Webex recording automatically and supports 25 languages, including English, Spanish, German and French.

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