Speakers & who said what

Three ways of knowing who said what, in increasing order of effort.

Me and Others, by default

Zerds separates speakers by source — your microphone vs. the other side — so there's no guessing who's who. That's the default and needs nothing turned on.

Discord: real names, automatically

Discord recordings arrive as one track per participant with their real names, so nothing has to be worked out afterwards. See Discord integration.

Optional speaker splitting

For in-room meetings where several people share the Others channel, an optional on-device pass splits it into individual speakers (Speaker 1, Speaker 2, …) that you can rename. It runs locally and is off unless you enable it.

Speaker matching across meetings (opt-in)

Name a speaker once and Zerds can recognize them in future meetings. Speaker matching is off by default, the data it stores lives only on your device, and you can delete it per person or all at once. It is never transmitted anywhere.

Recognising individuals by voice is regulated in some places — Illinois' BIPA and GDPR Article 9 are the examples usually cited. If you switch this on for other people, notifying them and obtaining their consent may be your own obligation. This is context, not legal advice, and Zerds does not do any of it on your behalf.