Extract for Fathom

Guide

Backup your Fathom meeting history locally

A meeting archive should not depend on one web app forever. Extract creates a local ZIP of your Fathom meeting content so you can keep a practical backup for compliance, customer research, or future migration.

Best for founders, sales leaders, customer success teams, and consultants who need a portable archive of important Fathom meeting content.

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Workflow

How to do it

  1. Choose the date range for the meetings you want to back up.
  2. Include transcripts, summaries, highlights, action items, and metadata.
  3. Export in more than one format if the archive matters long term.
  4. Download the ZIP and store it in your normal backup location.
  5. Keep index.csv with the archive so you can audit what is included.
  6. Repeat on a monthly or quarterly cadence for important accounts.

Manual vs Extract

Where Extract removes the busywork

Manual workflow

  • Manual backup is repetitive and easy to abandon.
  • One-off downloads do not produce a consistent archive.
  • Meeting titles, dates, and file names can drift.
  • It is hard to prove what was backed up later.

With Extract for Fathom

  • Build a repeatable Fathom backup workflow.
  • Export the same content set each time.
  • Keep the ZIP local and private.
  • Use the manifest to audit exported meetings.

Meeting content stays local

Extract's Chrome extension talks directly to Fathom with your API key and builds the export ZIP in your browser. The Rails app only handles license checks, checkout, and anonymous diagnostics. It does not receive transcripts, summaries, highlights, or action items.

Questions

Common questions

Is this a full video backup?

No. Extract focuses on transcripts, summaries, highlights, action items, and meeting metadata.

Can I run a backup more than once?

Yes. Use date ranges to make recurring exports manageable.

Related guides

More Fathom export workflows

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Export Fathom Transcripts

Export Fathom transcripts in bulk into Markdown, TXT, JSON, and CSV files with one local ZIP download.

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Download Fathom Transcripts

Download Fathom transcripts as organized local files instead of copying meeting notes one by one.

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Fathom Transcript to Markdown

Convert Fathom transcripts and meeting summaries into Markdown files for notes, knowledge bases, and local archives.

Export your Fathom meetings into files you own

Install the extension, try three matching meetings free, and unlock full-history exports when you are ready.

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