Grain Transcript in Wrong Language

How to fix it

// try these in order, the most common fix is first

1. FIX 1Set a default meeting language

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   1. 01Open My Account > Meetings preferences
   2. 02Choose your language under Meeting languages (available on Free since July 2026)
   Did this fix it? Yes No

2. FIX 2Change the language of a bot recording

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   1. 01Open the recording and choose the option to change the transcript language
   2. 02Free users can re-run it in another language once; ask support for further changes
   Did this fix it? Yes No

3. FIX 3Match system language for Desktop Capture

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   1. 01Set your system audio and meeting platform language to the spoken language
   2. 02Desktop Capture language can't be changed manually after recording
   Did this fix it? Yes No

4. FIX 4Wait for post-meeting transcripts

   1. 01Languages outside the six with live support are transcribed after the meeting ends
   Did this fix it? Yes No

Symptoms

The transcript comes out in the wrong language or as gibberish, or a live transcript doesn't appear for your language.

Why it happens

• C-01Auto-detection picked the wrong language
• C-02Default meeting language not set
• C-03System or meeting app language differs from the spoken language (Desktop Capture)
• C-04Live transcript only supports English, Spanish, French, German, Italian and Portuguese

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• grain transcript wrong language
• grain change transcript language
• grain spanish transcription

Other Grain errors

• Grain Bot Not Joining Meeting
• Grain Recording Request Denied by Host
• Grain Transcript or AI Notes Not Showing
• Grain Desktop Capture Not Recording
• Grain Upload Failed
• Grain Meeting Not Showing on Meetings Page
• Grain Not Syncing to HubSpot
• Grain Notetaker Showing Wrong Name