Voice Recorder
Record straight from your microphone with pause and resume. Nothing is uploaded.
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How to Use
- 1. Click Start Recording and allow microphone access.
- 2. Speak — the level meter confirms audio is being captured.
- 3. Pause and resume as needed, then click Stop.
- 4. Play it back and download as WebM or WAV.
Recording in the Browser
Audio is captured through the MediaRecorder API and held in memory as it arrives. No data is sent anywhere — which also means the recording exists only while this tab stays open, so download it before navigating away.
The level meter is there for a practical reason: a silent recording is the most common failure and the least obvious one. Muted hardware switches, a browser defaulting to the wrong input, and unplugged headsets all look identical until playback. Watching the bars move confirms the microphone is genuinely live.
Browsers record to WebM or Ogg because those are the formats the capture API supports natively — there is no built-in WAV recorder. The WAV export decodes what you recorded and re-encodes it locally, which is useful when your editor will not accept WebM.
Next steps: Audio Trimmer to cut the recording down, or Audio Converter to normalize the volume.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where is my recording stored?
In your browser's memory only, for as long as the page is open. Nothing is uploaded, and closing or reloading the tab discards it — download the file before you leave.
What format is the download?
Recording produces WebM or Ogg depending on your browser, which is what the microphone API natively supports. You can also export a WAV, which is decoded and re-encoded locally and works in every editor.
Why does it ask for microphone permission?
Capturing audio requires explicit consent, and browsers only grant it on secure (HTTPS) pages. The permission applies to this site alone and you can revoke it at any time in your browser settings.
Can I pause and resume?
Yes. Pausing stops capture without ending the recording, and resuming continues into the same file — useful for gathering your thoughts mid-take without stitching clips together afterwards.
Is there a time limit?
No fixed limit, but the whole recording is held in memory, so very long sessions will eventually strain a low-memory device. For anything over an hour, record in segments.
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