Retranscription
Re-process a saved meeting's audio with a different transcription provider, model, or language.
Retranscription replaces the transcript
Export the current transcript before starting if you may need it later. Retranscription replaces the saved transcript and does not automatically regenerate the existing summary.
Retranscription
Retranscription processes a meeting's saved audio again with a different provider, model, or language. It is useful when the detected language was wrong, a different model better suits the recording, or you want to try a configured provider.
The meeting keeps its saved audio and is not duplicated. The saved transcript is replaced when the new transcription is saved.
Quick start
Open a meeting with saved audio and select the Transcript tab.
Select Retranscribe, then choose a configured provider, model, and language where that provider supports those choices.
Select Start Retranscription. The work starts or is queued as a job.
Follow the job in the Jobs tray. When it completes, select Open or return to the meeting to review the replacement transcript.
When a retranscription can run
Retranscription runs as a background job. You can submit more than one job, though jobs may be processed serially.
| App state | Retranscription behavior |
|---|---|
| No active work | Starts normally |
| Live recording active | Accepted and queued until recording finishes |
| Recording is finishing its save | Temporarily unavailable |
| Built-in summary generation active | Accepted and queued |
Cancellation depends on the stage
Cancelling before Meetily saves the replacement preserves the previous transcript. If replacement has already been saved and speaker identification has started, cancelling stops that speaker work but may leave the new transcript in place.
Choose a provider, model, and language
The retranscribe dialog lists the transcription providers you have configured. You can choose a different provider from the one used for the original recording.
| Provider | Use it when |
|---|---|
| Whisper | You want local transcription, broader language coverage, and a manual language choice. |
| Parakeet | You use the current local Windows provider. Meetily runs it on CPU. |
| OpenAI-Compatible | You want to send audio to a configured server that supports the OpenAI transcription API. |
| Groq or OpenAI | You want to use the selected provider's transcription service. |
For Parakeet, Meetily does not offer a manual language selector. Parakeet v3 automatically selects a supported language; the optional v2 model is English-only. Other providers may offer an explicit language choice or auto-detection.
What happens to the meeting
Meetily reuses the meeting's saved audio, transcribes it with your selected settings, and saves the resulting transcript to the same meeting. It does not create a duplicate meeting.
After the replacement is saved, review the Transcript tab. Existing summaries are not automatically regenerated; generate or regenerate a summary when you are ready to use the new transcript.
Common reasons to retranscribe
| Situation | What to change |
|---|---|
| Wrong language was detected | Choose the correct language when the provider supports it. |
| A smaller model was used for the first pass | Choose a different available model. |
| You want to try another configured provider | Select that provider in the retranscribe dialog. |
| An imported recording needs different settings | Retranscribe the existing meeting instead of importing the file again. |
Frequently asked questions
No. Meetily reuses the saved audio and updates the transcript in the existing meeting.
Yes. A job submitted while a live recording is active is queued until the recording finishes, then runs after its audio has been saved.
The saved transcript is replaced, so export the current transcript before starting if you may want to keep it. You can retranscribe again with different settings.
Parakeet does not provide a manual language selector in Meetily. Its v3 model automatically selects a supported language, while the optional v2 model is English-only.
Yes. Choose any configured provider in the retranscribe dialog.
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