Online Voice Recorder

How to record your voice

1. Press Record and allow microphone access when your browser asks. The timer starts and the level bar shows that sound is arriving.
2. Pause stops recording without ending the take; Resume continues the same file. The timer counts only the recorded time.
3. Stop finishes the take. It appears in the list below with its length, file size and format, and a player to listen right away.
4. Download saves the take to your device, named with the date and time it started (for example recording-2026-10-15_14-03-22.webm). Delete removes a take you don’t want.
5. Record as many takes as you like. If you have more than one microphone, pick one in the Microphone list before the next take.

Takes live in this browser tab until you download them. If you try to close or leave the page with a take you haven’t downloaded, the browser asks you to confirm first.

Which file format do I get?

Browsers record compressed audio with their built-in encoders, and each supports different formats. The recorder takes the first one your browser can write, in this order: WebM with the Opus codec, Ogg with Opus, then M4A (MP4 audio):

Opus was designed for speech and music over the internet and sounds clear at low bitrates — Mozilla’s documentation recommends about 28–40 kbps for full-band speech — so even long recordings stay small. Each take shows its exact size. WebM and Ogg files play in every current browser, in VLC and in most audio editors; M4A plays almost everywhere, including Windows, macOS, iPhone and Android.

Need an MP3?

Browsers can’t encode MP3 by themselves, so this recorder doesn’t pretend to: you get the original file without a second lossy conversion. If an app or a teacher insists on MP3, convert the download on your computer — for example in VLC with Media › Convert / Save and the “Audio – MP3” profile, or with the free FFmpeg command line: ffmpeg -i recording.webm -q:a 2 recording.mp3.

Tips for a clean recording

• Check your level first. Watch the bar while you talk: it should move clearly but stay out of the red. The mic test shows exact dBFS readings and lets you hear five seconds of yourself.
• Mind the distance. A hand’s width or two from the microphone gives a full voice without breath noise. Speak across the microphone rather than straight into it to soften “p” and “b” sounds.
• Choose a soft room. Curtains, a sofa or a closet full of clothes absorb echo; bare walls and tiled rooms make speech sound hollow.
• Use a headset microphone for long takes — it stays at the same distance when you move your head.
• Rehearsing a talk? Time it with the stopwatch, or check how long your script will take with the word counter.

Limits

• The recording is held in the tab’s memory, so very long sessions depend on your device’s free memory. Download long takes promptly.
• On phones, keep the screen on and the browser in front: mobile systems may interrupt the microphone for a page in the background.
• If another app (a call, a dictation tool) is using the microphone, the browser may get silence or an error — close it first.
• The recorder captures your microphone only, not the sound your computer plays.

Privacy

Nothing leaves your device: the browser records and encodes the audio locally, the takes stay in the page’s memory, and they reach your disk only when you press Download. There is no account, no upload and no server copy — so close the tab and the takes you didn’t download are gone for good. Need to show your face as well? Check your camera with the webcam test.

Frequently asked questions

Last updated: October 15, 2026