## Stopping a recording

A recording can end in three ways: auto-stop when the conferencing app releases the microphone, the stop button in the main window or the menu-bar / tray icon, or the global hotkey (if set).

## Auto-stop grace period

When the conferencing app releases the microphone, talat waits for a short grace period before stopping, in case you rejoin. The grace period is configurable in _Settings → Recordings_, from 0 (no grace period) to 30 seconds. Back-to-back calls within this window are captured as one recording.

## Titles and summaries

The transcript is already complete when a recording stops. talat transcribes in real time, so there’s no post-recording transcription step.

If summarisation is enabled, talat then generates a title and a summary in the background. The transcript is usable immediately. The summary appears on the meeting when it’s ready. Which provider generates the summary (local or cloud) is configured on the [summaries](/content/docs/settings/summaries/index.html) page.

## Exports and webhooks

[Auto-export](/content/docs/recordings/exports/index.html) and [webhooks](/content/docs/integrations/webhook/index.html) fire once the title and summary are in place, so the exported file always contains the final transcript and summary.