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You can generate AI Minutes in several ways, including one-click recording, template-based recording, uploading local files, AI Minutes in video meetings, cloud recording in video meetings, and starting AI Minutes from DingTalk Docs. These options help you efficiently convert audio and video into text. AI Minutes can be started from mobile, Pad, and desktop clients, including both Windows and Mac, so you can start recording whenever you need it.

Entry Points

Desktop

On desktop, click the AI Minutes icon in the left navigation bar in DingTalk, or search for AI Minutes from the search box. 截屏2026-06-11 15.41.28.png Search for “AI Minutes”. 截屏2026-06-11 15.42.41.png Open the AI Minutes home page. 截屏2026-06-11 15.32.07.png Click AI Minutes in the left navigation bar.

Mobile

On mobile, tap Meetings or Discover at the bottom of the DingTalk home screen, then find AI Minutes. lQDPKHeK5R7wN1HNCfzNBJuwIdTkmaZtar8IlUxyHxx1AA_1179_2556.pnglQDPKHeK5R7wN1HNCfzNBJuwIdTkmaZtar8IlUxyHxx1AA_1179_2556.pnglQDPKHYfGO0P1JHNCfzNBJuw3SNysPOx1qYIlUxWusVTAA_1179_2556.png

Method 1: Quickly Start AI Minutes

  1. Open AI Minutes from the left navigation bar.
  2. On the AI Minutes home page, click Start recording. The recording will be transcribed into text in real time.
Desktop: Mobile: 截屏2026-06-11 15.42.41.png lQDPKHYfGO0P1JHNCfzNBJuw3SNysPOx1qYIlUxWusVTAA_1179_2556.png During recording, if you switch to another application or click the minimize button in the upper-left corner, the AI Minutes window will automatically collapse into a floating mini window. You can pause or resume recording at any time, making it easier to work across multiple tasks.

Method 2: Start AI Minutes With a Template

If you already know the meeting scenario, click a specific template to start recording directly. AI will use the selected template to better match the meeting context. Click More templates to view 36 professional templates provided by AI Minutes. The templates cover scenarios such as study notes, meeting minutes, daily records, interview reports, customer service, and guided tours, helping you quickly generate clearer and more relevant minutes. image

Create a Custom Template

You can write prompts manually or import a sample for automatic parsing. 截屏2026-06-11 15.58.43.png After creating a custom template, you can select and use it for recordings. You can also choose its scope. Personal templates are only available to you, while organization templates are synced to the selected members’ AI Minutes template libraries.

Method 3: Upload Local Audio or Video Files

After entering the AI Minutes home page, click Import file on the right side of the search box, then add the audio or video files that need to be transcribed. Batch upload of multiple audio and video files is supported, with no limit on the number of files. 截屏2026-06-11 15.59.27.png On mobile, tap the + button above the recording button in the lower-right corner, then choose files from your album or another app to import audio or video for transcription. IMG_4680.pngIMG_4681.png AI Minutes enables Auto-detect file language by default. You do not need to choose the language manually; AI Minutes automatically detects the file language and transcribes it into the corresponding text. Uploaded files appear at the top of the AI Minutes list and start transcription automatically. After transcription is complete, click the file to view the generated AI Minutes.

Method 4: Start AI Minutes From a DingTalk Video Meeting

Path 1

Click AI Minutes at the bottom of a video meeting to open the AI Minutes panel on the right. AI Minutes will automatically transcribe the meeting and display the transcript in real time. You can manually turn AI Minutes off or on again. After the meeting ends, the owner of the transcript file will receive the AI Minutes file from AI Minutes Assistant. 截屏2026-06-11 16.01.53.png

Path 2

After starting a DingTalk video meeting, the host can click Record > Cloud recording in the bottom toolbar to record the meeting. Participants can click Record > Cloud recording to request that the host start recording. After the meeting ends, the recording file owner will receive the AI Minutes file from DingTalk AI Minutes Assistant. 截屏2026-06-11 16.02.09.png

Method 5: Start AI Minutes From DingTalk Docs

Open a DingTalk Doc, click the insert button, find and select AI Minutes, and insert the AI Minutes tool into the document. Click Start AI Minutes to begin real-time recording and transcription. The transcribed recording text can be exported as text and inserted into the document for further editing and organization.