If you prefer using a desktop app to record meetings, Coffee lets you download the Desktop Recorder and link it to your web app so recordings are synced automatically.
How to download the Coffee desktop app
Click your profile photo or initials in the top-right corner
Click Settings
Go to Integrations
Under Video Conferencing, click Meeting recorder settings
Under Recording Method, select Desktop Recorder
Click Download Desktop App for your OS and processor.
macOS only: You’ll need to know whether your Mac uses Apple Silicon or Intel to download the correct version.
To check which processor your Mac has, follow Apple’s official instructions:
👉 https://support.apple.com/en-my/guide/mac-help/syspr35536/mac
You can also find all of our downloads here.
Open the downloaded file and install the app
Pair the web app and desktop app
After installation, you’ll need to link the Coffee web app and the desktop app so recordings are properly synced.
In the Coffee web app, click Generate code
Copy the generated code
Open the Coffee Desktop App and paste the code
Click Link Desktop
Once linked, your desktop recordings will automatically sync with your Coffee workspace.
How to use the Coffee desktop app
The Coffee desktop app is used to record meetings.
Record a meeting
When you join a meeting that’s synced to your Coffee account, you’ll see a prompt asking if you want to record the meeting
Click Record to start recording
Start a recording manually
If you don’t see the prompt, or if you want to start recording yourself:
Open the Coffee Desktop App
Click Start recording
Your recording will be saved and synced to your Coffee workspace once the meeting ends.
Grant required permissions (macOS only)
To use the Coffee desktop recorder on macOS, you’ll need to grant a few system permissions.
Open the Coffee desktop app
Follow the on-screen prompts to allow the required permissions
👉 For step-by-step instructions, see Granting permissions to the Coffee desktop app on macOS