OpenAI brings ChatGPT Record Mode for MacOS and adds tool to connect to Gmail and Outlook

 

OpenAI introduced two new utility features for ChatGPT users on Wednesday. The AI app for MacOS now includes a Record Mode that can record meetings, brainstorming sessions, and voice notes, as well as transcribe and summarise the major points of discussion. This functionality is currently available exclusively to ChatGPT Team subscribers. Furthermore, the San Francisco-based AI business is launching Connectors, a tool that allows the chatbot to connect to the user's own cloud-based data sources such as Gmail, Outlook, Google Drive, and others.

ChatGPT may now record your meetings
In a series of postings on X (previously known as Twitter), OpenAI's official handle introduced the new ChatGPT functionality. The company also held a live webcast on YouTube to demonstrate these business-oriented capabilities. Both of these capabilities are only available to the company's paying members; however, the Record Mode is exclusively for Team users. Additionally, Record Mode is not accessible in the European Economic Area (EEA), China, or the United Kingdom.

Workspace admins can also now build custom deep research connectors using Model Context Protocol (MCP) in beta.

MCP lets you connect proprietary systems and other apps so your team can search, reason, and act on that knowledge alongside web results and pre-built connectors.…

— OpenAI (@OpenAI) June 4, 2025

Record Mode is a new feature in ChatGPT's macOS desktop application. Team members may now use the new Record button at the bottom of any discussion. After the user grants access for the microphone, the chatbot will begin recording the meeting. It can also capture voice notes. Once the session is complete, it can give an editable summary of the chat as well as a recording.

According to OpenAI, users will be able to search for previous encounters, make references to them during chats, and provide important information. Transcripts from meetings are also kept as a canvas in the user's chat history. This transcript may alternatively be formatted as an email, project plan, or code scaffold. Notably, the instrument may record for up to 120 minutes every session.

Separately, the AI company launched Connectors. The technology enables ChatGPT to connect to third-party internal data sources and get information in real time. The tool is compatible with Outlook, Teams, Google Drive, Gmail, Linear, and others. Team, Enterprise, and Edu customers may now access SharePoint, Dropbox, and Box. Connectors will only function with Deep Research.

OpenAI is now allowing workspace administrators to create bespoke Deep Research Connectors in beta utilizing Model Context Protocol (MCP).