# Sign in and upload desktop recordings

Browser sign\-in and audio uploads connected the desktop recorder to transcription, with a clearer explanation of recordings kept on the device\.

- Schema version: 1
- ID: meetso\-2026\-06\-09
- Slug: 2026\-06\-09\-sign\-in\-through\-your\-browser\-upload\-desktop\-recordings\-for\-processing
- Period: 2026-06-09 to 2026-06-09
- Published: 2026-06-09
- Updated: None
- History: Development history

Dates describe development history and do not verify when changes became available.

- Banner asset: desktop\-upload
- Banner alt: A recording file being uploaded from a desktop computer

![A recording file being uploaded from a desktop computer](/_next/static/media/desktop-upload.2-glm2q6k-fem.svg)

## Sign in using your browser

- ID: sign\-in\-through\-your\-browser
- Type: added
- Area: desktop
- Availability: unverified

Added a desktop sign\-in flow that opens the system browser and returns the result to the app\.

## Send desktop audio for processing

- ID: upload\-desktop\-recordings\-for\-processing
- Type: added
- Area: desktop
- Availability: unverified

Added an upload flow for separately encoded audio tracks, from preparing the upload to handing it over for processing\.

The desktop capture flow sent system audio and a cleaned microphone track when available\. This was an audio upload path, rather than a video upload feature\.

## Understand when a recording stays local

- ID: explain\-when\-recordings\-stay\-local
- Type: added
- Area: desktop
- Availability: unverified

Added a signed\-out message explaining that recording could continue locally and that sign\-in was needed to upload for transcription\.

Signing in did not automatically upload recordings made earlier while signed out\.