AI meeting assistant for Google Meet

Google Meet is where a huge share of modern professional conversations happen — client calls, all-hands, interviews, demos. The platform is polished, but it does not make you sharper during the call. That is what LiveCue is for.

LiveCue is a private AI meeting assistant for Mac that works with Google Meet via system audio. It gives you real-time cues, follow-up prompts, and clean recaps without adding anything to your meeting room.

How Google Meet handles AI — and what it misses

Google Workspace subscribers can enable Gemini AI features inside Meet. When active, Gemini generates meeting transcripts and summaries that are shared with participants after the call. It is useful for post-meeting documentation, but it has a few constraints that matter.

• Shared by default. When a host enables Gemini transcripts, everyone in the meeting is notified. There is no private layer.
• After the fact. The AI summary appears after the call ends, not while you are still in the conversation. If you needed a follow-up question two minutes ago, Gemini cannot surface it.
• Workspace-gated. Gemini in Meet requires a compatible Google Workspace plan. Not every team — and not every role on a team — has access.

LiveCue fills the gap that Google Meet's built-in tools leave open: real-time, private help that happens during the meeting, not a summary you read after.

What system audio capture means for Google Meet

LiveCue works by capturing your Mac's system audio — the audio that comes out of your speakers or headphones — rather than joining Meet as a participant. This approach has practical advantages for Meet users specifically.

Because Meet runs in a browser or as a standalone app, and both route audio through macOS, LiveCue hears exactly what you hear: the other speakers, the conversation, the content being discussed. No plugin, no browser extension, no bot invited to the call. You just run LiveCue alongside Meet on the same machine.

Google Meet's recording feature, when enabled by a host, notifies all participants with a banner and stores the recording in Google Drive. LiveCue captures nothing from the other side and does not record the meeting — it processes audio in real time to surface your next prompt, then moves on.

What LiveCue surfaces during a Google Meet call

The cues depend on the type of call, but the pattern is consistent: short prompts that appear a few seconds after something relevant is said, so you can act on them while the conversation is still open.

• Follow-up questions you should have asked but the conversation moved on.
• Commitments or action items mentioned in passing that are worth capturing.
• Clarifying questions when something is left ambiguous.
• Key facts or context from your notes that are relevant to what was just said.

After the call, LiveCue generates a recap of decisions made, action items assigned, and key points raised — without you having to review a transcript or replay a recording.

The privacy angle: what your Meet participants never see

Google Meet calls often involve clients, partners, or candidates. Adding an AI tool that is visible to others can change the dynamic of the conversation or raise concerns about consent and recording.

LiveCue avoids that entirely. The overlay is marked by macOS as excluded from screen capture, which means it does not appear when you share your screen in Meet. No one in the participant list sees LiveCue. No bot joins. The help is entirely local to your machine and your workflow.

That is a meaningful distinction on calls where trust and discretion matter.

Who uses LiveCue with Google Meet

The use case depends on who you are and what your calls look like, but Google Meet users who find LiveCue most useful tend to fall into a few groups.

• Founders and account managers on customer calls where sharpness and follow-through matter.
• Recruiters and hiring managers running structured interview processes on Meet.
• Consultants and freelancers who use Meet for client discovery calls and want better notes and questions without changing the feel of the conversation.
• Internal team leads running standup and planning calls who want to capture commitments in real time rather than reconstructing them later.

Responsible use during Google Meet calls

Using an AI tool during a meeting carries the same responsibilities regardless of which platform you are on. You are still subject to applicable recording and consent laws in your jurisdiction, your employer's policies, and the expectations of the people you are speaking with.

LiveCue does not record the meeting and does not add a participant to the call, but you should still be thoughtful about context — especially on calls with candidates, clients, or in regulated industries. Using it to stay sharp and organized is the intended purpose. Using it to circumvent consent rules is not.

Related LiveCue guides

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• Real-time AI meeting assistant

FAQ

Does LiveCue work with Google Meet?

Yes. LiveCue captures system audio on your Mac, so it works with Google Meet whether you use the browser app or the standalone desktop client. No special integration or bot is required.

Will other participants in my Google Meet see LiveCue?

No. LiveCue runs as a private overlay on your Mac. It is marked as excluded from screen capture, so it does not appear in screen shares or in Google Meet's participant list.

Does Google Meet have its own AI assistant, and how is LiveCue different?

Google Meet includes Gemini AI features for Workspace subscribers, which generates meeting summaries and transcripts visible to all participants. LiveCue is different: it gives you private real-time cues and follow-up prompts during the call, visible only to you, without adding anything to the shared meeting environment.

Can I use LiveCue during a Google Meet call where I am not the host?

Yes. LiveCue works via system audio capture and does not require any meeting host permissions. You can use it regardless of your role in the meeting.