Room: capture the whole room, then Just Ask it

A live room is not one voice memo. It is audio, a whiteboard photo, a slide deck, a link someone dropped in chat, and the note you scribbled when it finally clicked. Room is the capture mode built for that hour — lectures, critiques, all-hands, interviews, and workshops.

What Room is

Room is a live session workspace in CapturedIt. You start it when the room begins. Everything you save during that window stays together — timestamped, named as a Room if you want later sessions in the same pile, ready for Just Ask later.

• Audio is optional. Start with the mic, or start without audio and capture notes and files only.
• Drop anything in while it is live. Camera, photos, files, links, and text — as many of each as you need.
• Caption what matters. An optional note on each capture is saved as context for search and Just Ask.
• Mark the moment. Live notes and ★ important markers jump to that time on playback.

Why people actually use it

Voice memos die in a recorder app. Camera-roll whiteboard shots never get named. Slide PDFs land in Downloads. Room keeps the hour as one library item plus the captures that happened during it — so “what did we decide?” has a source.

Who it is for

• Students — lectures, labs, and review sessions. Unlock unlimited Room free on Starter.
• Admins and operators — all-hands, training, vendor demos, policy walkthroughs.
• Writers — interviews, panels, and source conversations you will quote later.
• Designers — critiques, wall notes, and the Figma link that went with the call.
• Everyone else in a room — founders, consultants, researchers, developers. Same capture mode.

How to run a session

Step-by-step for live captions, notes, and dropping files without stopping the recording: How to use Room during a live session.

1. Open Capture and start Room (or go to Dashboard → Room).
2. Name the room if you will run it again — later rooms with that name land in the same pile. Students get unlimited Room free on Starter.
3. Record if you want audio. Add notes as you listen. Drop photos and files as they appear.
4. End the session. The save can finish in the background.
5. That night (or whenever it counts), Just Ask: “Summarize Tuesday’s session” or “What was on the board at 1:12?”

Students

Declare you are a student at signup (or in Preferences) to unlock unlimited Room on Starter, with higher AI limits for live capture. Everyone else gets 3 free Room sessions on Starter, then Pro. See the students use case— and the same mode for admins, writers, and designers.

Related

Pair Room with asking your notes before the exam, the use cases index, and the Room feature.