Voice Recorder

Voice Recorder turns any computer, phone or tablet with a microphone into a simple, dependable recorder. Press the big red button, and a running clock, a scrolling waveform and a level meter show that the sound is really coming in. Pause when you need a breath, resume when you are ready, and press Stop to keep the take.

This tool needs your microphone, and it says so before asking. Your browser shows its own permission prompt only after you press Record. The sound is recorded by your browser on your device: it is never uploaded, and the microphone is switched off the moment you press Stop or close the page.

Every recording becomes a take in a list underneath, so you can try a line several times and keep the best. Name each take, listen back, and drag the handles on its waveform to cut off a fumble or a silence. Save the kept part as an MP3 that plays everywhere, as a WAV for editing software, or download the browser’s own recording byte for byte. Takes live only in this tab’s memory until you save them.

1. Choose a microphone and the sound cleaning you want under “Settings” (the defaults suit speech).
2. Press the red “Record” button and allow the microphone when your browser asks.
3. Speak. Use “Pause” and “Resume” if you need a break, then press the red button again to stop.
4. In “Your takes”, rename the take, press “Play” to check it, and drag the waveform handles or type Start and End times to trim it.
5. Press “Save MP3”, “Save WAV” or “Original” to download it.

• A clear explanation of why the microphone is needed, shown before your browser asks, plus friendly messages if permission is refused, no microphone is found or another app is using it.
• Live scrolling waveform, a level meter from −60 to 0 dB with a peak marker, and a “Too loud” warning when the sound clips.
• Pause and resume within one take; the clock counts only the time actually recorded.
• A microphone picker that lists every input once permission is given.
• Switches for your browser’s noise suppression, echo cancellation and automatic volume.
• Any number of takes, each with its own name, playback and two-press delete so a stray tap can’t lose one.
• Trim by dragging handles on the waveform or by typing times, with tiny fades at the cuts so they don’t click.
• Save as MP3 at 96, 128, 192 or 320 kbps, as 16-bit WAV, or as the original recording (WebM or M4A, depending on the browser).
• Keyboard shortcuts: R to record or stop, P to pause or resume.

• Watch the meter while you talk: speech should land around −20 to −10 dB. If “Too loud” appears, move back a little.
• For singing or an instrument, switch off all three cleaning options. They are tuned for speech and can make music sound thin or wobbly.
• Headphones stop the sound of your speakers getting back into the microphone, which is the main cause of echo.
• On a phone, keep the page open while you record: the tool asks the phone to keep the screen awake, but switching apps can pause the recording.
• Save takes you want to keep as you go. Reloading or closing the tab clears the list, and the page warns you first if anything is unsaved.