Voice Recorder
Record from your microphone right in the browser, with a live waveform, pause and resume, and as many takes as you like, then download them as compressed audio or WAV. Recordings stay on your device.
Voice Recorder
Recording happens in your browser. Audio isn't uploaded or stored, and recordings disappear when you close the page unless you download them.
Records in your browser. Audio isn't uploaded or stored.
Scratchpad auto-saved
How it works — in four simple steps
No signup and nothing to install — it all runs in your browser.
Press Record
Allow microphone access when asked.
Pause if needed
Resume to keep going in the same take.
Stop
The take appears in the list with a player.
Download
As the native format or WAV.
Turn off noise suppression when recording music.
Features
Pause and resume
Within one take, with a running timer.
Live waveform
See your levels while recording.
Pick a microphone
Choose between connected devices.
Multiple takes
Record several and keep the best.
WebM, M4A or WAV
The browser's native format, or uncompressed WAV.
Private
Audio stays in your browser until you download it.
About the Voice Recorder
Press Record and your browser asks for permission to use the microphone. The recorder uses the browser's built-in MediaRecorder, which saves compact Opus audio in WebM (Chrome, Edge, Firefox) or AAC in an M4A container (Safari), at about 1 MB per minute for speech. A live waveform shows your level, so you can tell whether you're too quiet or clipping. You can pause and resume within one take, and each take is kept in the list until you close the page.
Every take has a player and two downloads: the original compressed file, and an uncompressed WAV converted in your browser for editors and transcription tools that prefer it. If you have several microphones, such as a headset and a USB mic, pick one from the list after the first recording. Noise suppression and echo cancellation help for voice notes and calls. Turn them off for music, where they can make instruments sound strange.
Nothing is uploaded or stored on a server: the audio exists only in this tab's memory until you download it. Closing or reloading the page discards takes you haven't saved, and the page warns you if a recording is still running.