No-bot interview recording

Record candidate interviews without a bot in the call.

Sonarnote captures interviews directly from your desktop, so no AI notetaker joins your Zoom, Google Meet, or Teams meeting. You stay in the conversation, the candidate stays comfortable, and your team still gets a speaker-labeled transcript and searchable notes.

How it works

Hit record, talk to the candidate, get a transcript.

Three steps. Zero bots. The desktop recorder does the capture, the workspace does the rest after the call ends.

Step 1

Hit record on your desktop

Open the Sonarnote app, click record, and start your call as normal. Audio is captured locally on your machine.

Step 2

Talk to the candidate, not the bot

Nothing joins your Zoom, Google Meet, Teams, or phone call. The candidate sees only you.

Step 3

Get a speaker-labeled transcript

When the call ends the recording uploads, gets transcribed with speakers labeled, and produces searchable notes and a scorecard.

Side by side

AI meeting bots vs Sonarnote.

The same features without the meeting bot. Local capture, every platform, full transcript and notes.

CapabilityAI meeting botsSonarnote
Stays out of the meeting-
No calendar access required-
Works on every video platform-
Works on phone calls-
Works without the meeting platform's permission-
Speaker-labeled transcript
Searchable AI interview notes

The signal in every interview,
not just the ones you remember.

~2 min
From "stop recording" to a finished, diarized transcript landing in your dashboard.
98.4%
Word-level accuracy on US-English interviews, benchmarked against human-transcribed audio.
14k+
Interviews recorded weekly across in-house, agency and embedded recruiting teams.
0
Bots in your meeting. Sonarnote captures system audio locally, no calendar OAuth, no invites.
FAQ

No-bot interview recording, answered.

How does Sonarnote record without joining the meeting?

The desktop app captures system audio on your computer, so it records whatever you hear on the call. The call platform never sees a third participant.

Does Sonarnote work with Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams?

Yes. Because recording happens at the OS level, it is platform-agnostic. The same flow works for Zoom, Google Meet, Teams, Slack huddles, and phone calls played through your speakers.

What about consent? Do I still need to tell the candidate?

Yes. Consent requirements depend on jurisdiction. We recommend disclosing the recording at the start of every call. Sonarnote does not remove that obligation, it just removes the bot in the middle of it.

Do you need access to my calendar?

No. Sonarnote does not require calendar access to record an interview. Calendar sync is an optional convenience for organizing recordings against jobs.

What happens to the recording after the call?

The audio uploads to your Sonarnote workspace over an encrypted channel, gets transcribed with speakers labeled, and is turned into searchable notes and a scorecard for your team.

Your next interview should be on record, not in a bot.

Download the desktop recorder, hit record before your next call, and your team gets a transcript and notes as soon as it ends.