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Voice recorder

Record your microphone, listen back and download the audio as WAV.

  • Free, no account
  • No watermark
  • Runs in your browser, nothing uploaded

A video take can run up to 15 minutes and a voice take up to 60. Save the file before you close the page.

Nothing is uploaded. The recording exists only on your device.

Result

Your browser asks for permission first. Nothing is recorded until you press the button.

Recording for a video?

If you film it, Studio edits the take and makes short clips with captions.

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00:20How it works

How to record your voice in the browser

  1. Press Start recordingAllow the microphone, then choose which one from the list.
  2. SpeakA moving line shows your voice and a meter shows its level. Pause and resume as you need.
  3. Stop and listen backThe take plays on this page.
  4. DownloadAs WAV, which every editor and podcast host opens (for takes up to 20 minutes), or as the smaller file your browser recorded.
00:30The details

What goes in and what comes out

Saves
WAV (16-bit), plus M4A or WebM as recorded; MP3 through the converter button
Works in
Current Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari. Chrome, Edge and Safari save MP4; Firefox saves WebM.
Limits
A video take can run up to 15 minutes and a voice take up to 60. Save the file before you close the page.
Privacy
Recording happens inside your browser. Nothing is sent to us; the file exists only on your device until you save it.
Cost
Free. No account, no watermark, no trial that runs out.
00:35Worth knowing

Getting a good result

Getting a clean take

Hold the microphone, or sit, a hand's width from your mouth and slightly to one side, so breath does not hit it. Record in a room with soft things in it: curtains, a sofa, a bed. Turn off fans. Then record ten seconds and listen on headphones before the real take.

The processing switch

Browsers clean up microphone sound for calls: they remove echo, suppress noise and even out volume. That helps a voice note in a noisy room. For singing, an instrument or a good microphone in a quiet room, tick the box to turn it off and record the sound as it is.

Which file to keep

The WAV is uncompressed and safe to edit and re-save. The M4A or WebM is a tenth of the size and fine for sending. For MP3, press the convert button after the take.

00:40Questions

Voice recorder: common questions

Is my recording uploaded?

The recording is made by your browser and exists only in this tab until you download it. Nothing is sent to us. Only the Convert to MP3 button sends the take to our server, and says so.

How long can I record?

Up to 60 minutes a take.

Can I turn the recording into text?

Yes. Download it and open the transcriber, which takes up to 5 minutes at a time.

The meter does not move. Why?

The microphone is muted, or a different one is selected. Choose another from the list and start again.

What people do next

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Audio loudness normalizer

Bring a recording to a standard loudness, such as -16 LUFS for podcasts, and see the measured before and after.

Audio and video transcriber

Turn up to 5 minutes of speech into text and captions, in 17 languages, ready to copy or download.

Audio trimmer

Cut an audio file down to the part you want and download it in the same format.

Guides for this job

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Guide · Recording

Record a podcast test before the full session

Test the actual microphone, framing and saved playback before asking a guest to record the whole conversation.

Read the guide Guide · Recording

Record your screen and camera with clear audio

Choose the capture surface deliberately, verify the audio source, and play a saved test before recording a walkthrough.

Read the guide

Recorded the take? Hand over the edit.

Upload the raw recording. Studio cuts the ums, retakes and long pauses, adds captions and makes short clips. 30 free minutes, no card.

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