---
title: "Export a transcript"
description: "Save your meeting transcript and available summary to your export folder."
updated: "2026-09-21"
canonical: https://docs.recordstead.app/meetings/export-transcript
---

# Export a transcript

Save a copy of a meeting's transcript to a file. If the meeting also has a summary, the same action exports that too.

## Export the meeting

1. Open **Meetings** in Recordstead's main window.
2. Right-click the meeting and choose **Export…**.
3. Click **Show in Finder** in the confirmation to open the exported files.


**Your result:** the available transcript and summary are saved in your export folder. The meeting stays in Recordstead.

## Where is the file?

The default folder is **Documents › Recordstead**. Recordstead uses your chosen export folder if you have changed it.

To check or change it, open **Settings…** (⌘,) › **General** › **Export folder**. Click **Choose…** to select a different folder for future exports.

## If nothing exports

Open the meeting and check that it has a transcript or summary. A recording that has not been transcribed has no text to export yet.

## Need the audio instead?

Right-click the meeting and choose **Recording** ▸ **Export Audio**. It saves a WAV file in the same export folder. The recording must still be available.