How to Remove Otter.AI From Zoom: A Step-by-Step Guide

If Otter is in your Zoom meeting now, you can remove it in the meeting, but stopping future joins takes a separate change. An unexpected bot can raise immediate questions about privacy, recording, and who controls the call. The right fix depends on whether it is already in a meeting or appearing on future calendar events.

You can act in Zoom for a live call, or change Otter’s settings to limit future joins. If you want a fuller cut-off, you can also disconnect access between Otter and your calendar or Zoom account. Each choice affects a different connection, so removing a participant does not necessarily change what happens at the next meeting.

Key Takeaways

• Use “stop otter” in Zoom chat to remove Otter Notetaker from a live meeting.
• Set Default auto-join settings to “Meetings I manually select” to stop routine automatic joins.
• Review calendar events that you selected individually.
• Disconnect calendar or Zoom access for a broader cut-off.
• Uninstalling local software does not delete your Otter account.

You can choose a quick in-call removal, a change to future auto-joining, or a fuller disconnect depending on how much access you want to keep.

How to Remove Otter.AI From Zoom During a Meeting

Any participant can type “stop otter” in the Zoom chat to remove every Otter Notetaker in the meeting, even without an Otter account. It is the most direct option when you are not the host. The chat command applies to all Otter Notetakers in that meeting, so use it when you want them to leave the call.

Any meeting participant can use “stop otter” in chat to make every Otter Notetaker leave that meeting.

The three methods differ by who can use them and where they take effect. For a non-host, the chat command is the clearest route. Removing the bot from one meeting does not change its settings for later calls.

Method	Who can act and where	What it does
“stop otter”	Any participant, in Zoom chat	Makes every Otter Notetaker leave that meeting
Participant list	Zoom host or co-host, in Zoom	Removes Otter like another participant
Stop Notetaker	Otter account holder, in the live conversation	Ends the active Otter session

Send “stop otter” in the Zoom chat

Open the meeting chat and type “stop otter,” then send the message. As of October 2026, any participant can use this command, and you do not need an Otter account. The chat command removes every Otter Notetaker in the meeting, not just one bot.

Choose this method if the host is unavailable or you cannot manage the participant list. The command works inside the meeting, so it will not change how Otter joins a later event. If the message does not take effect, ask the host to remove the participant directly.

Remove Otter from the participant list

A Zoom host or co-host can remove Otter Notetaker from the participant list, just as they would remove another participant. Open the participant list, find the Notetaker, and use Zoom’s removal control. This option gives the meeting host control without requiring access to an Otter account.

A regular participant cannot remove another attendee from the list. If you are not the host, ask the host or co-host to act, or use the chat command instead. The list is also useful when a host needs to confirm which participant is the bot before removing it.

Stop the live conversation from Otter

If you are signed in to the Otter account that started the session, you can open its live conversation and select Stop Notetaker. That control ends the active session from Otter, rather than from Zoom. It is useful when the account holder can reach the conversation during the call.

Stopping the live session is not the same as changing future meeting behavior. The account holder may need to adjust separate controls if the bot should not return to later calls. If you are not the host and cannot reach the Otter conversation, the chat command is the direct option available to you.

How to Stop Otter From Joining Future Meetings

To stop routine auto-joining, sign in to Otter and set Default auto-join settings to “Meetings I manually select.” This setting controls whether the Notetaker joins calendar-linked meetings automatically or only when you select meetings yourself. Changing the default stops routine automatic joins, but it does not switch off events you selected individually.

On the Otter website, open Integrations, then Meetings, then Default auto-join settings. Choose “Meetings I manually select” and save the change. An Otter AI login is required before you can open and update this setting.

You can make the same change in the mobile app. Open Account, then Account Settings, Meeting settings, and Auto-join meetings. Select “Meetings I manually select” to keep control over which calendar-linked calls receive the Notetaker.

Setting	Effect	What to check
Automatic joining	Otter joins eligible calendar-linked meetings	Current default auto-join choice
“Meetings I manually select”	Otter joins only meetings you select	Save the new default
Individually selected calendar event	Otter may still join that event	Event’s own Notetaker selection

Automatic meeting joining is controlled separately from removing Otter’s Zoom app access. Those are different connections, so changing one does not automatically change the other. If you want to stop calendar-based joining across meeting tools, make sure the default is set to manual selection.

After saving, open your calendar and check the individual events where you previously enabled Otter. The default controls new choices, while a selected event can retain its own instruction. After saving the change, treat any event you previously selected for Otter separately.

How to Disconnect Otter From Your Calendar

Changing the default does not switch off a calendar event that you previously selected for Otter. Review those calendar events and disconnect the linked calendar if you want to cut off the route Otter uses to find meeting links. Event-level choices can remain active after you change the default.

For Outlook, remove the Outlook calendar connection in Otter, then review Microsoft account permissions for a broader cut-off. The same principle applies to Google Calendar: disconnect the linked integration in Otter, and consider removing account access separately. These steps affect calendar access, not an Otter account itself.

Use this short checklist to check both individual events and linked integrations:

• Review upcoming Otter calendar events and turn off individual Notetaker selections.
• Disconnect the linked Google Calendar or Outlook calendar in Otter.
• For a fuller cut-off, revoke calendar access in the connected Google or Microsoft account.

Turning off Auto-join meetings and disconnecting the linked calendar are both ways to stop calendar-based auto-joining. The calendar disconnection is separate from switching off the automatic joining control, so check both if you want fewer routes for meeting details to reach Otter.

When you review your account, look for the calendar connection under Otter’s integrations. Removing the connection can affect how it finds events, while disabling an individual selection addresses a particular meeting. Avoid assuming one action clears every event-level choice.

Check the next few upcoming calendar events after disconnecting the calendar, especially meetings that were individually enabled.

How to Remove Otter From Zoom App Marketplace

Removing Otter from your Zoom app list cuts the Zoom-side connection, while changing Otter’s calendar setting controls a separate route. A user can remove the app from Zoom’s Added Apps list. An organization administrator has a different set of controls for apps used by internal accounts.

Removing the app from an organization’s Zoom list does not stop an outside participant from bringing their own Otter Notetaker. Zoom’s built-in AI Companion is also separate from Otter and other third-party apps. Its controls do not remove access for an external notetaker.

For your own Zoom account, open the Zoom App Marketplace and sign in. Open your profile, choose Manage, then Added Apps. Find Otter and select Remove. This removes the app from your account’s connected apps list.

Control	Where to act	What it changes	Limit
User Added Apps removal	Profile, Manage, Added Apps	Removes Otter from your Zoom account	Does not clear calendar selections
Admin app management	Admin App Management, Apps on Account	Manages or disables apps for internal users	Does not block outside participants’ bots
Calendar disconnection	Otter integrations	Cuts the linked calendar route	Does not remove Zoom’s app listing
Waiting Room	Zoom meeting controls	Requires the host to admit participants	Host must decide whom to admit

Zoom administrators can manage apps through Admin App Management and Apps on Account. They can manage or disable apps for internal users, which differs from removing an app from one person’s Zoom account. Ask your administrator about the organization’s app rules if you cannot change an app yourself.

A Zoom Waiting Room offers another meeting-level control: the host can require participants to wait for admission. It can help when outside participants may join with their own tools, but the host still needs to identify and admit attendees. For meetings where outside participants may bring their own bot, use participant admission controls rather than assuming an organization-level app removal covers them.

What Changes on Google Meet and Microsoft Teams?

For Google Meet and Microsoft Teams, start with Otter’s own auto-join and calendar connections rather than assuming Zoom controls apply. Setting Otter to manual selection and disconnecting its linked calendar are user-level ways to stop calendar-based joining across platforms. The calendar link, not a Zoom-only app control, can be the route to meetings on other services.

For broader access control, revoke Otter’s third-party permission in the connected Google or Microsoft account. Google Account security settings and Microsoft Account privacy settings are the relevant places to review that access. This is different from removing an app from Teams itself.

To remove Otter AI from Google Meet, change Otter’s auto-join choice and disconnect the linked calendar. To remove Otter AI from Teams permanently, make those same user-level changes, then review Microsoft Account privacy permissions. Otter can use calendar-linked access to meeting links for both services.

People asking how to remove Otter AI from the Teams admin center should distinguish an account permission change from an app block. Revoking Microsoft account access cuts that account’s permission; it does not itself remove an app from a Teams tenant. The Teams admin-center blocking instructions for Fireflies do not establish an Otter-specific blocking path.

If you use both services, check the account connected to Otter rather than assuming each meeting platform has its own independent setting. A calendar connection may surface links for Google Meet or Microsoft Teams. Changing the Otter setting and permission is a user-level step, not an organization-wide policy.

If an organization needs a tenant-wide restriction, have its Teams administrator verify Otter’s actual app availability and permissions instead of relying on a Fireflies-specific procedure.

Does Uninstalling Otter Remove Its Meeting Access?

Uninstalling Otter from your computer removes local software, but it does not by itself revoke calendar or Zoom access. It also does not delete cloud-stored conversations. Local removal is useful for cleaning up a device, but connected-account settings are separate.

Removing a browser extension or computer app does not disconnect an integration or erase your online conversations. The Otter desktop app is also distinct from Otter Notetaker, the meeting bot. You can remove the local app while keeping an Otter account and its cloud content.

In Chrome or Edge, open Extensions or Manage extensions, find Otter, and choose Remove. This removes the browser extension from that browser. If you use both browsers, check each extension list separately.

On a Mac, open Finder, choose Applications, and remove the Otter app. On Windows, open Settings, choose Installed Apps, find Otter, and uninstall it. The precise local steps differ by operating system, so check the app name before removing it.

Removing the extension or computer app can stop that local tool from running on the device. It does not necessarily stop a connected account from using meeting links, and it does not delete stored notes. If you use Otter to record and transcribe meetings, save any local files you need before removing the app.

Check both the browser’s extension list and the connected-account settings if you want to remove the local tool and its meeting access.

How to Delete Your Otter Account

You can delete an Otter account from its website, but an active subscription other than Basic must expire first unless you ask Support to forfeit the remainder. Account deletion is a separate choice from removing Zoom access or uninstalling local software. Without that subscription exception, a paid account cannot be deleted before its subscription expires.

Use this checklist before you confirm the deletion:

• Check whether your account has an active subscription other than Basic.
• Use the website deletion path and complete the confirmation steps.
• Review Otter email preferences and unsubscribe from promotional messages.

On the website, open Profile, then Account Settings, General, and Delete account. Enter your Otter password and select “Verify and continue,” then “Delete account.” Follow the prompts carefully, since this action is about the account and not just a connected meeting app.

For an active subscription other than Basic, wait until the subscription expires or contact Otter Support to forfeit the remaining subscription and request immediate deletion. Removing Zoom access does not delete your Otter account, and deleting a local app does not remove account data.

To stop Otter from sending promotional emails, review your email preferences and use the unsubscribe link in promotional messages. Do not assume that disconnecting Zoom or deleting the local app also unsubscribes your email address. Email settings and account access are separate.

Before confirming deletion, save any conversations or notes you still need and check separately for promotional email subscriptions.

Which Otter Recording Option Works Without a Meeting Bot?

If you want Otter to capture meeting audio without appearing as a Zoom participant, its desktop app is the no-bot option. It records audio on a Mac or Windows computer and requires an Otter account. Local capture keeps Otter Notetaker out of the participant list.

The desktop app is the Otter option that records meeting audio locally without adding a bot to the call. Other options use a meeting participant, Zoom live streaming, or a cloud recording. Your apps account and the meeting host’s plan can affect which setup is available.

Option	How it captures the meeting	Bot in the meeting	Requirements
Otter Notetaker	Joins the Zoom meeting as a participant	Yes	Any Otter plan and any Zoom plan
Otter desktop app	Records audio on a Mac or Windows computer	No	Otter account
Otter Live Notes	Uses Zoom live streaming	No participant bot	Otter Business; Zoom Pro, Business, or Enterprise
Otter Zoom Cloud Sync	Transcribes Zoom cloud recordings after meetings	No live bot	Otter Business; paid Zoom plan; admin approval

Otter Notetaker joins as a participant and works with any Otter plan and any Zoom plan. Live Notes is limited to meetings hosted by the Otter user. It requires Otter Business and Zoom Pro, Business, or Enterprise.

Zoom Cloud Sync works after a meeting by transcribing Zoom cloud recordings. It requires Otter Business, a paid Zoom plan, and approval from a Zoom administrator in the Zoom App Marketplace. The Zoom Meetings tab may show options tied to your connected account, but it does not change those plan requirements.

Check the plan and host requirements before choosing Live Notes or Cloud Sync, since neither has the same setup as the standard Notetaker.

How to Remove Fireflies From Zoom or Teams

A Zoom host can remove Fireflies from the participant list, and a participant can also send “/ff leave” in chat. The chat command makes Fireflies leave the current meeting, while the host can remove it like another participant. These controls address a live call, not future scheduled meetings.

Use “/ff leave” for an immediate departure, or have the Zoom host remove Fireflies from the participant list.

Remove Fireflies during a Zoom meeting

Type “/ff leave” in the Zoom meeting chat and send it to make Fireflies leave. If you are the host, open the participant list and remove Fireflies Notetaker. The participant list route is available to the host, while the chat command is another direct way to end its presence.

Removing the bot during one call does not change its settings for later meetings. If Fireflies is scheduled to join again, review the user’s upcoming meetings and auto-join choices. A live removal should not be treated as a permanent account or app change.

Stop Fireflies from joining future meetings

Fireflies users can switch off a meeting under Upcoming Meetings. They can also set auto-join to “Only when I invite [email protected].” That invite-only choice limits when Fireflies joins, while individual scheduled meetings can still have their own selection.

Fireflies Recording Rules can block meetings based on keywords, email addresses, or domains. Those rules override auto-join settings, so changing auto-join alone may not stop every meeting. Check the rules if the Notetaker continues to appear.

A Teams administrator can block Fireflies under Teams admin center, Teams app, Manage apps. For Zoom, remove the app through Zoom App Marketplace, profile icon, Manage, Installed Apps. These controls apply to their respective account or organization settings, not to a bot that an outside participant brings through another account.

If Fireflies keeps joining, check its Recording Rules as well as auto-join, because the rules take precedence.

Conclusion

The quickest fix for an Otter bot already in Zoom is different from the fix that prevents another calendar-based arrival. Use “stop otter” in the chat for immediate removal. To prevent future joins, change auto-join or disconnect the calendar connection.

Those choices let you keep only the access you want, whether that means a one-call change or a broader account adjustment. After changing the setting, check upcoming events for individual Otter selections that may still be active.

Open Otter’s upcoming calendar events now and confirm that only meetings you want recorded are selected.

FAQ

How to disable Otter.ai note taker?

Set Default auto-join settings to “Meetings I manually select,” then check events you previously switched on individually. The default change limits routine automatic joining, but it may not cancel a selection attached to a specific calendar event. Open upcoming events and turn off the Notetaker for any meeting you no longer want recorded.

How does Otter.ai work with Teams?

Otter can use calendar-linked access to find meeting links for Microsoft Teams calls. To stop calendar-based joining, set Otter to “Meetings I manually select” and disconnect the linked calendar. You can also revoke Otter’s third-party access in Microsoft Account privacy settings. That permission change is separate from removing an app from a Teams organization.

How to remove fireflies ai from Zoom?

A Zoom host can remove Fireflies Notetaker from the participant list, or any participant can type “/ff leave” in chat. Both options make Fireflies leave the current meeting. They do not necessarily change future auto-join behavior, so a Fireflies user should also check scheduled meetings and auto-join settings if it keeps appearing.

How do I permanently disable ai on Zoom?

Zoom’s built-in AI controls and third-party meeting bots are separate. Turning off Zoom AI Companion does not remove Otter or another third-party app, and removing an app from an organization’s list may not block an outside participant’s bot. Use Zoom’s participant controls during calls, and manage connected apps and calendar access for accounts you control.

How do I permanently get rid of Fireflies in ai?

Turn off Fireflies auto-join, switch off individual meetings under Upcoming Meetings, and review Recording Rules. Those rules can override auto-join choices, so check them if Fireflies continues to appear. You can also remove Fireflies from Zoom App Marketplace if it is installed on your Zoom account. Organization controls may require an administrator.

How do I block Fireflies.ai from joining Teams meetings?

A Teams administrator can block Fireflies under Teams admin center, Teams app, Manage apps. That is an organization-level app control, unlike a user changing a personal meeting preference. If you are not an administrator, ask the Teams administrator to review Fireflies’ app availability and permissions for the organization.

Can you trust fireflies AI?

Whether Fireflies is appropriate depends on your organization’s rules and the meeting’s privacy needs, not on a blanket trust claim. Before use, check consent requirements for recording, who can access notes, how long data is retained, and whether your organization approves the app. Confirm those rules before enabling a bot for sensitive meetings.