Our Ultimate Guide on How to Edit a Google Meet Recording Using Cleanvoice

Our Ultimate Guide on How to Edit a Google Meet Recording Using Cleanvoice and CapCut

Quick Summary

Our guide shows how to edit a Google Meet recording using both automated and manual workflows. You will also learn how to clean audio for clarity and reuse. Visit our blog for best practices and how tools like Cleanvoice simplify the entire process.

Tired of Sharing Messy Google Meet Recordings?

Google Meet’s built-in noise suppression, live transcription, and accessibility features help improve meeting quality. However, recordings often still need post-editing to achieve clear, polished audio.

Long pauses, filler sounds, and uneven volume can distract listeners, especially when recordings are reused for training, content creation, or internal documentation. We see this challenge daily with teams that rely heavily on recorded meetings.

In this Cleanvoice guide, we’ll show you exactly how to edit a Google Meet recording.

But first…

Why Listen to Us?

Over 15,000 podcasters already use Cleanvoice to remove filler words, background noise, mouth sounds, dead air, and stutters quickly and automatically, producing clearer audio with less manual work.

Our features include transcription, summaries, multitrack editing, and timeline export, saving real editing time while delivering professional results.

How to Edit a Google Meet Recording

Method 1: Editing a Google Meet Recording Using Cleanvoice

Step 1: Open the Cleanvoice Dashboard and Upload Your Recording

After logging in to Cleanvoice, navigate to the dashboard. From here, you can easily upload your Google Meet recording directly from your Google Drive folder.

  • Drag and drop the file into the dashboard or click to browse
  • Click on the Upload 1 File button to begin the upload

Once the file is uploaded, you are ready to move on to the editing options. Cleanvoice will automatically prepare the file for editing using its default Studio Sound processing, which applies noise reduction, breath removal, and enhances voice quality.

Step 2: Choose the Editing Template and Start Processing

By default, our tool selects Studio Sound to enhance the recording.

However, for Google Meet recordings, you’ll want to select the Enhance & Edit Lightly option, which reduces noise and enhances the audio while trimming minor fillers and pauses in the video.

This option ensures a balanced workflow without over-editing the file.

  • Choose Enhance & Edit Lightly from the template options
  • Click Start Processing to begin the editing process

This will initiate the automatic editing. Cleanvoice will clean up the audio while preserving its natural flow, ensuring that it sounds polished and professional.

Step 3: Review the Edited Recording

Once processing is complete (usually within minutes), the system will notify you that the file is ready for review.

Cleanvoice will show a breakdown of edits made, including how many filler words, breaths, and stutters were removed. You can preview the file, adjusting playback speed if needed, to assess how well the recording was cleaned.

The preview may not always display the video due to high usage, but the audio is always available for review.

Step 4: Download or Export the Edited File

After reviewing, if you’re satisfied with the result, you can proceed with downloading the edited file or exporting it to another editing software like Audacity, Audition, or Reaper.

  • Click Download Video for a direct download
  • Select Export Options for integration with other software

Cleanvoice also provides a transcription option and summary, ideal for turning meeting content into shareable, well-organized resources.

Our tool also generates content for social media, like an entire newsletter made from the meeting recording, so that you can use that further in email marketing and other purposes.

Method 2: Editing a Google Meet Recording Using CapCut

Step 1: Open CapCut and Upload Your Recording

Start by opening CapCut. Click New Video to begin editing.

Then, click on the Google Drive icon to directly upload your Google Meet recording file.

Step 2: Apply Transcript-Based Editing

Once you’re done uploading, you get to work with a range of tools to edit your Google Meet recording.

  • Select Transcript-based editing
  • Choose your language (e.g., English (US))

Lastly, click Transcribe to automatically generate captions that are synced with the audio.

Step 3: Crop and Adjust the Video

If you need to crop the video, click on the Crop icon.

You can choose between Manual crop or Auto reframe for adjusting the aspect ratio. You can also rotate the video if necessary.

Step 4: Trim and Fine-Tune the Timeline

Use the timeline below the video to trim the video. Move the video edges left or right to adjust the duration. You can also adjust the timestamp to fine-tune your cuts and keep the key moments.

Step 5: Add a Cover to Your Video

You can give your Google Meet recording a professional look by adding a cover. Simply click Add cover to either upload your own image or use a frame from the video.

Step 6: Add Captions

CapCut allows you to add captions to your video. You can either use Auto captions, enter Manual captions, or upload a caption file in formats like .srt, .ass, or .lrc.

  • Choose Auto captions for automatic subtitles
  • Enter Manual captions or Upload a caption file

Step 7: Use Shortcuts for Faster Editing

In the Plugins section, access keyboard shortcuts for quicker editing.

These shortcuts help you work faster, whether you want to split clips or adjust the timeline.

Step 8: Export and Share Your Video

Once you're satisfied with your edits, click Export.

Choose your preferred export options like downloading the video, sharing it on social media, or downloading captions as an SRT or TXT file.

  • Click Export to download or share the video
  • Choose between social sharing or download options for video and captions

Best Practices for Editing a Google Meet Recording

Edit in Structured Passes, Not One Sweep

Break your workflow into clear stages. First fix structure, then audio balance, then pacing.

This keeps decisions intentional and prevents overediting that slowly degrades clarity and tone.

Protect Conversational Rhythm

Meetings rely on natural pauses to signal turn-taking and emphasis.

Remove dead air carefully. Cutting every pause creates rushed speech and listener fatigue, especially in interviews or discussion-heavy recordings.

Edit for the Final Use Case, not the Meeting Itself

A recording meant for internal review needs less polish than one reused for training or content. Let the destination guide how tight, clean, and paced the edit should be.

Limit aggressive noise reduction

Stacking heavy cleanup tools introduces artifacts and flattens voices.

Apply noise reduction only as much as needed to improve intelligibility, not to chase artificial silence.

Always Preserve a Clean Master File

Export and archive a high-quality master before platform compression.

This gives you flexibility for future edits, repurposing, or distribution without repeating the cleanup process.

Get Cleaner Google Meet Recordings with Cleanvoice

Editing a Google Meet recording turns raw conversations into clear, usable media. With the right workflow, you reduce noise, tighten pacing, and make recordings worth revisiting. Whether you edit manually or automate cleanup, the goal stays the same: clarity and reuse.

That is where Cleanvoice fits naturally. Our tool removes filler words, background noise, mouth sounds, and dead air in one pass. Studio Sound enhances voices automatically, so meetings sound focused and consistent without manual timelines or stacked tools.

Join 15,000+ creators using Cleanvoice to turn everyday meetings into polished audio.