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TL;DR

  • Record a meeting from the top of your screen. When a call starts, a record button appears at the top of your Mac’s screen. One press records the meeting and creates its notes Task.
  • Task links open where you are. A Task link from Slack, Teams, or your browser opens in a small window at the top right, and you can ask Cogno to continue right there.
  • See Cogno at a glance. The top of the screen shows how many Tasks wait for your approval and what Cogno is working on.
  • Plan with the new Calendar and Gantt views. Tasks that span several days show as bars, and the Gantt view zooms by week, month, or quarter.
A Mac screen during a video call: a black island beside the notch shows the recording time, and a small window at the top right shows the meeting's notes Task with Finish and Discard buttons

During a call: the recording time at the top of the screen, and the meeting's notes Task open at the top right.

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Record a meeting from the top of the screen

When the desktop app notices a call in Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, or a Slack huddle, a record button appears at the top of the screen. Press it to start recording.
  • Recording creates the meeting’s Task right away and opens it in a small window at the top right. Its recording bar shows the time, Finish, and Discard.
  • While recording, the top of the screen shows the elapsed time. Press it to bring the meeting’s Task back.
  • To skip a call, right-click the record button and choose Don’t record. It is not offered again until the call ends.
  • On a Mac with a notch, this appears beside the notch. On a Mac without a notch, it appears as a capsule at the top right of the screen.
  • When the meeting ends, Cogno writes the notes and follow-ups into the meeting’s Task.
The island beside the notch with the Zoom icon and a red record button, the island showing a running timer, and on a Mac without a notch the same two states as capsules

Top: a call was detected, and the record button appears. Middle: recording. Bottom: the same, on a Mac without a notch.

Select a Task link in Slack, Teams, or your browser, and the Task opens in a small window at the top right of the screen. The window you were working in stays where it is.
  • Read the description, change the status, assignee, or Project, and ask Cogno to continue from the message box at the bottom.
  • Press Escape or click elsewhere to fold it into a small bar; select it to open it again.
  • This is on by default. To open Task links in the main window instead, turn off Open Task links in a quick peek in Settings → Preferences → Links.
A small window showing a Task titled Finish the landing page copy, with In progress, Cogno, and Marketing chips, a status table, a checklist, and a message box

A Task opened from a link: its description, chips, and a message box for Cogno.

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See Cogno at a glance

The top of the screen also shows how many of your Tasks wait for approval and whether Cogno is working on something. Press it to open the Task.
The island beside the notch with a raised-hand icon and the number 2, and a round Cogno mark beside it

Left: two Tasks wait for your approval. Right: Cogno is working.

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Calendar and Gantt

  • Calendar: Tasks with a start and due date show as one bar across the days they span. Switch between Month, Agenda, and Year.
  • Gantt: Tasks are listed in a table beside their timeline. Zoom by Week, Month, or Quarter, and use Hide done to hide finished Tasks.
A month calendar for October 2026 with Tasks shown as bars across several days

Calendar: Tasks that span several days show as bars.

The Gantt view with a list of Tasks grouped by Project on the left and their bars on a timeline on the right

Gantt: a Task table beside the timeline.

The recording controls and status at the top of the screen are in the Cogno desktop app for Mac.