A voice recorder with no app and no upload
This recorder uses two APIs built into every modern browser: getUserMedia to open your microphone (only after you grant permission) and MediaRecorder to capture the stream. The take accumulates in memory on your machine, so nothing is sent to a server at any point — close the tab and the audio is gone unless you downloaded it. When you press Stop, the tool also stops every microphone track, which is what makes the mic-in-use indicator in your browser and OS switch off.
How to record
- Click Record and allow microphone access when your browser asks.
- Watch the level meter — steady green movement while you speak is right; constant red means back off the mic.
- Use Pause/Resume to skip interruptions; they join into one take.
- Click Stop, play the result back, and download it.
You get two download options. The native file is whatever your browser recorded — compact WebM/Opus in most browsers, MP4/AAC in Safari — and is ideal for sharing. Convert to WAV decodes that recording and re-encodes it as uncompressed 16-bit PCM, the format editors, DAWs and transcription tools accept without question.
After the take
Recorded a minute of silence before the good part? Cut it out with the Audio Trimmer. If the take came out quiet, the Audio Volume Booster can raise it safely, and the Audio to WAV Converter handles files you recorded elsewhere. All of them run locally, so your voice stays on your machine through the whole chain.