# Caption recorder

> CaptionRecorder is a featherweight, 100% private add-on that captures live closed captions and speaker turns in Google Meet. Follow transcripts live in your sidebar and export clean notes or subtitles to Markdown, TXT, SRT, or VTT with zero setup.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/caption-recorder](https://chrome-stats.com/d/caption-recorder)

## Overview

- **ID:** `caption-recorder`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Dymka
- **Category:** language-support,social-communication
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Version:** 1.1.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-08
- **First published:** 2026-09-05
- **Size:** 92 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/caption-recorder/)
- **Website:** [https://dymka.org](https://dymka.org/)

## Description

CaptionRecorder is a featherweight, 100% private add-on that captures live closed captions and speaker turns in Google Meet. Follow transcripts live in your sidebar and export clean notes or subtitles to Markdown, TXT, SRT, or VTT with zero setup.

<ul><li>🔒 <strong>100% Private &amp; On-Device</strong>: Zero telemetry, no external servers, and no account required. Your meeting conversations stay strictly on your computer.</li><li>🪶 <strong>Clean &amp; Non-Intrusive</strong>: No floating overlays, watermark badges, or screen clutter over your video call. A subtle <code>REC</code> badge in your toolbar confirms active recording.</li><li>⚡ <strong>Smart Turn Tracking</strong>: Captures real-time caption updates and cleanly groups dialogue by speaker without stutter or duplicated phrases.</li><li>📑 <strong>Sidebar Transcript View</strong>: Click the toolbar icon to view live transcripts, speech duration, and word counts alongside your meeting.</li><li>💾 <strong>Session Recovery</strong>: Accidental tab closure or refresh? CaptionRecorder buffers active sessions locally so you can easily restore unsaved transcripts.</li><li>📁 <strong>Flexible Exports</strong>: Export formatted Markdown (<code>.md</code>), Plain Text (<code>.txt</code>), SubRip (<code>.srt</code>), or WebVTT (<code>.vtt</code>), or copy directly to clipboard with one click.</li><li>🌐 <strong>Multi-Language UI</strong>: Natively supports English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, German, French, Russian, Japanese, Korean, and Chinese.</li></ul>

<ol><li>Join any call on <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/a5838006ad2f98bfbcbcc39bc73cea6f4624e7ea19881ffadbb38bec5a385d05/https%3A//meet.google.com" rel="nofollow">Google Meet</a>.</li><li>Turn on captions by clicking the <strong>CC</strong> button (or press <code>c</code> on your keyboard).</li><li>The toolbar icon will display a red <strong><code>REC</code></strong> badge indicating live recording.</li><li>Click the <strong>CaptionRecorder icon</strong> in the toolbar (or open your Firefox Sidebar) to follow the live transcript, view speaker turns, and export in your preferred format.</li></ol>

<ul><li><code>storage</code>: Buffers your ongoing meeting transcript in local storage to prevent data loss if a call drops or a tab reloads.</li><li><code>tabs</code>: Synchronizes the sidebar transcript viewer with the active Google Meet tab.</li><li><code>meet.google.com/*</code>: Reads closed caption elements displayed during active meetings.</li></ul>

## Rankings

- #108,201 — Overall
- #97 — video recorder
- #187 — record

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `tabs`

### Host permissions

- `https://meet.google.com/*`

### Content script matches

- `meet.google.com`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** High risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension was recently updated in the past month. New updates may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/caption-recorder)