A free online voice recorder that runs right in your browser — no download, no account, nothing uploaded. Press record, capture your voice, then play it back and save the file. Need it as text? Transcribe the recording free with Wave.
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Your browser will ask for permission to use your microphone. The recording stays on your device — nothing is uploaded.
Open this page on a laptop at the front of the room, press record, and leave it running for the whole class. There's no time limit, and the file is saved on your device when you stop. Keep the laptop plugged in and the tab open for long lectures. Afterwards, upload the recording to the free transcription tool to get searchable notes.
Use it as a voice memo recorder on any computer or phone: a quick idea, a to-do list, a message to send later. Each memo downloads as an audio file you can keep, share, or attach to an email. Nothing is stored on a server, so there's nothing to log into and nothing to delete.
When you stop, download the recording and drop it into Wave's free audio-to-text tool. It returns a transcript with each speaker labeled plus an AI summary with key points and action items. To skip the upload step entirely, record in the Wave app and the transcript arrives on its own.
Yes — completely free. There's no account, no watermark, no time limit, and no sign-up. The recorder runs entirely in your browser.
No. It works in any modern browser — Chrome, Edge, Firefox, or Safari — on both desktop and mobile. There's nothing to install and no extension to add.
Everything stays on your device. Your audio is never uploaded to a server — the recording is captured in your browser and only leaves your computer if you choose to download it.
Most browsers record to WebM (Opus audio), and Safari records to MP4/M4A. The download uses whatever format your browser captured, so the file plays back cleanly on the same device.
Your browser blocked microphone access. Click the microphone or padlock icon in the address bar, allow the microphone, and reload the page. On a phone, open your browser's site settings and enable the microphone for this page.
Yes. There's no time limit, so you can record a full lecture or seminar. Use a laptop near the speaker, keep it plugged in, and leave this tab open until you press stop. Then download the file, or upload it to the free transcription tool for a transcript and summary.
Yes. Press record, say what you need to remember, and press stop. The memo downloads as an audio file you can play on any device. For voice memos that transcribe and summarize themselves, Wave records on iPhone, Android, Apple Watch, and Wear OS.
Record here, press stop, and download the file. Then open Wave's free transcription tool and upload it: you get a transcript with automatic speaker labels plus an AI summary, with no account needed. Or record directly in the Wave app to transcribe and summarize automatically.
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