Backup Fathom Meetings - Local & Cloud Archive of Your Transcripts

Your Fathom Meetings Are Not Really Yours Until You Back Them Up

Every meeting you record lives inside one account, on one vendor's servers, under one subscription. That is fine until it isn't.

Subscriptions end

If you downgrade or cancel Fathom, you can lose access to past recordings. Years of transcripts, summaries, and decisions can go dark the day billing stops.

Retention windows expire

Plans have data retention limits, and old meetings can age out over time. A copy you control is the only way to keep a permanent record.

Compliance needs proof

Legal, HR, and finance teams often need a durable off-platform record of what was said and agreed. A local plus cloud archive gives you exactly that.

Back Up My Fathom History

A Complete Backup, Not Just a One-Off Download

Export everything once, then let Pro auto-sync keep the archive current forever

Full local archive

Export your entire Fathom history to one organized ZIP on your own computer: transcripts, summaries, highlights, action items, and metadata.

Cloud auto-sync (Pro)

Pro auto-sync copies each new meeting to your Google Drive or Dropbox as Fathom processes it, so your off-machine backup is always current.

Everything, every format

Transcripts, summaries, highlights, and action items in Markdown, TXT, JSON, or CSV - any content, any format, in any combination you need.

Everything Fathom Knows About Your Meetings

A real backup is more than the transcript. Choose any combination of the four content types, in any of four formats.

Full transcripts

Speaker-attributed, timestamped transcripts of every meeting, exactly as recorded, so the word-for-word record is preserved.

AI summaries

Fathom's meeting summaries archived alongside the transcript, so you keep the quick read as well as the full detail.

Highlights & action items

The moments you flagged and the tasks that came out of each call, captured so nothing important is left behind on the platform.

Metadata

Title, date, and attendee list in every file header, so each backed-up meeting is self-describing and easy to search years later.

Formats: Markdown, plain text (.txt), JSON, and CSV. Markdown is the most readable for browsing; JSON and CSV are ideal for structured, long-term archives.

How to Back Up Your Fathom Meetings

Set up a full local backup in about two minutes, then turn on Pro auto-sync so it maintains itself.

1

Install the Chrome extension

Add TranscriptExporter from the Chrome Web Store. It runs entirely in your browser, so your meeting data goes straight from Fathom to your own machine and cloud storage, never through anyone else's servers.

2

Connect your Fathom account

Sign in once through Fathom's official login, or paste a Fathom API key for the fastest backups. The API key path pulls transcripts in batches of about 15 meetings per request - roughly 25 transcripts in about 10 seconds - and works on every Fathom plan, including free. Both methods are built in, so you can pick whichever suits you. See the API key setup guide.

3

Run your first full backup

Select every meeting, choose your content types and formats, and export. Everything downloads as one organized ZIP with each file named by meeting date and title, so your local archive is searchable the moment it lands.

4

Turn on Pro auto-sync to the cloud

Upgrade to Pro and connect Google Drive or Dropbox. From then on, each new Fathom recording is copied to your cloud folder automatically as it is processed, so your backup stays current with zero manual effort.

5

Keep both copies safe

You now have a local archive on disk and an off-machine cloud copy that updates itself. If you ever downgrade or cancel Fathom, your entire meeting history is already safely in your own hands.

Local Backup and Cloud Backup, Together

A resilient archive lives in more than one place. TranscriptExporter gives you both.

Local backup (Basic, $29)

A one-time export of your full history to an organized ZIP on your own computer. Lifetime access, no subscription, run it again any time.

Your entire Fathom library in one download
Transcripts, summaries, highlights, action items
Markdown, TXT, JSON, or CSV
Files named by date and title

Cloud auto-sync (Pro, $6.99/mo)

Ongoing, automated backup of every new meeting to Google Drive or Dropbox. Set it once and your archive maintains itself.

New meetings copied automatically as recorded
Off-machine cloud copy for real redundancy
Google Drive and Dropbox supported
No re-running the full export by hand

Why Back Up With TranscriptExporter

An established, official Fathom partner with real customers, not a brand-new clone.

Official Fathom API Partner

Listed on Fathom's own integrations page. The backup uses Fathom's official API and only touches recordings you already have access to.

Two ways to connect

One-click Fathom login for simplicity, or a Fathom API key for the fastest bulk backups on any plan. You are never locked into one method.

Ongoing cloud auto-sync

The differentiator that matters for backup: automated, recurring sync to Google Drive and Dropbox, not just a single manual download.

Real customers

A proven product used by teams who have already backed up hundreds of thousands of meetings, with reviews on the Chrome Web Store.

Runs in your browser

Meeting data flows from Fathom to your own storage. Nothing is warehoused on our servers along the way.

One price, lifetime access

$29 once for local backup you keep forever. Add Pro only if you want automated cloud sync on top.

Back Up Your Fathom Meetings

$29

One-time payment - lifetime access

Full local backup of your Fathom history. Optional Pro auto-sync to Google Drive & Dropbox for $6.99/mo.

Start My Fathom Backup

Local archive • Chrome extension • Optional cloud auto-sync

Common Questions

Everything people ask before backing up their Fathom history

What gets included when I back up my Fathom meetings?

Everything Fathom stores about each meeting: the full speaker-attributed transcript with timestamps, the AI summary, highlights, and action items, plus metadata like the meeting title, date, and attendee list. You choose which of these to include, and they all work in any combination.

Can I keep my Fathom backup current automatically?

Yes. The optional Pro plan ($6.99/mo) adds auto-sync, which pulls each new Fathom recording as it is processed and copies it to your Google Drive or Dropbox. After the first full backup, your archive stays up to date on its own with no manual re-runs.

Where does my Fathom backup get stored?

The one-time export downloads a single organized ZIP to your own computer, so you always have a local archive. With Pro auto-sync, new meetings are also copied to a folder in your Google Drive or Dropbox for an off-machine cloud backup.

What file formats can I back my Fathom meetings up to?

Markdown, plain text (.txt), JSON, and CSV. Markdown keeps a clean, readable record for browsing or feeding into an AI tool, while JSON and CSV are ideal for long-term structured archives and compliance records. See exporting Fathom to Markdown.

Is backing up my Fathom meetings allowed?

Yes. The backup uses Fathom's official API and only ever touches recordings you already own or have access to. TranscriptExporter is an official Fathom partner, and the meeting data is your own.

Should I back up my Fathom meetings before canceling?

Yes. Once your Fathom access ends you may lose the ability to open past recordings, so run a full backup first. Our guide on downloading Fathom transcripts before canceling walks through it, and Fathom data retention explains the timelines.

Keep Your Fathom History in Your Own Hands

Build a full local archive today, then let Pro auto-sync keep an automated cloud backup running. Do it before you ever need it.

Back Up My Fathom Meetings - $29

One payment • Local archive • Optional cloud auto-sync

Backup Your Fathom Meetings Local & Cloud