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While you’re in a live meeting, pinning lets you mark an important moment in the transcript with a single click or keypress — “I just heard something important, save this so I can use it later.” Earmark grabs the last bit of what was said, saves it as a pin, and you can later turn any pin into an artifact focused on exactly that moment. Think of pins as digital sticky notes you drop at key times during a discussion. Unlike bookmarking an entire meeting, pins are precise: you capture a specific moment as it happens.

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When you can pin

Pinning works only when all of these are true:
  • A meeting is actively recording (or running in simulation).
  • You’re signed in.
  • The meeting isn’t a temporary meeting — temporary meetings don’t support pins.
  • There’s some transcript already. If you pin too early, you’ll see: Nothing to pin yet! Give the conversation a moment to get going.

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How to drop a pin

You have a few ways, depending on platform:
MethodWhereNotes
Keyboard shortcutDesktop appDefault Option + P on macOS or Alt + P on Windows. It’s global — it works even when Earmark isn’t the focused window. Change it in Settings > Keyboard shortcuts.
Pin buttonMeeting command barAvailable on web and desktop. Use this if you’re not on desktop (the shortcut is desktop-only).
Live WidgetDesktop floating pillThe floating control during a meeting has its own pin button. Enable it in Settings > Capture.

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What happens when you pin

  1. The Pins panel opens immediately and shows Capturing context… with a shimmer — instant acknowledgement that your pin landed.
  2. A moment later, Earmark finalizes the pin with the surrounding conversation context.
There’s no extra confirmation popup — the pin appearing in the panel is the confirmation.

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Where your pins live

In the meeting’s detail side panel, under the Pins section:
  • Newest pins are listed first.
If there are no pins for a meeting, the Pins section stays hidden so the panel stays uncluttered.

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Using your pins

Click a ready pin → Earmark builds an artifact prompt centered on that pinned moment. The pinned transcript is placed right in the prompt, so you can read and edit what the AI will use before generating. Include pins in artifacts → open the ⋯ menu in the Pins section. When on, your pins are automatically added as priority context to new artifacts you create for that meeting.
Pair pins with artifact summaries to spotlight the critical parts of a call. In the prompt bar, you can ask things like “tell me about my pins” or “put my pins into a table.”

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Deleting a pin

Click the trash icon on a pin → confirm Remove pin.
Deleting a pin is permanent. It removes the pin from the meeting and cannot be undone.

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Privacy and who can see pins

Pins are private to you — the person who created them. Other people in your workspace or org don’t see your pins.

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FAQs

No. You need live transcript text before you can pin. If you try too early, you’ll see Nothing to pin yet! Give the conversation a moment to get going.
No. Temporary meetings don’t support pins.
Yes, on desktop. The default shortcut is Option + P on macOS or Alt + P on Windows, and it’s global. Customize it in Settings > Keyboard shortcuts.

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Tips

  • Use pins liberally for anything that sounds important.
  • Highlight follow-ups, action items, or insights the moment you hear them.
  • Stay present in the meeting: combine the Live Widget with pinning so you can keep your eyes on the call while still capturing moments.
  • During a meeting, see During a meeting for live templates and tasks alongside pins.