Is Wave's online voice recorder free?

Yes. Wave's online voice recorder at wave.co/tools/voice-recorder is free, needs no account or download, has no time limit, and keeps the recording on your device until you download it.

Do I need to install anything to record with Wave?

No. The free voice recorder and the Wave web app at app.wave.co both run in your browser. Wave also has apps for iPhone, Android, Apple Watch, Wear OS, Mac and Windows, plus a Chrome extension, and every recording syncs to your account.

How do I transcribe a voice recording online?

Upload the file to Wave's free transcription tool at wave.co/tools/transcribe-audio for a speaker-labeled transcript and an AI summary with no sign-up. If you record in the Wave web app instead, the transcript and summary are created automatically.

How long can I record with Wave?

The free online recorder has no time limit. Recordings in the Wave apps count toward your monthly plan: 30 minutes on Free, unlimited on Pro.

Can I export my Wave recordings?

Yes. From any Wave recording you can download the audio and export the transcript or summary, share a link, copy to the clipboard, or send it by email.

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Last updated: November 3, 2026

Wave AI's free online voice recorder runs in any browser with no download or account: press record, then save the file. For a transcript, upload it to Wave's free transcription tool, or record at app.wave.co and get a speaker-labeled transcript and AI summary automatically, synced to your phone and computer.

Transcribe a file free, no account needed

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Two ways to record your voice online

How do I record my voice online for free?

Open Wave's free voice recorder, allow your microphone, and press record. It runs in Chrome, Edge, Firefox or Safari, nothing is uploaded, and there's no account or time limit. Press stop, play it back, and download the audio file.

Open the free online voice recorder

How do I turn the recording into text?

Drop the downloaded file into Wave's free transcription tool. You get a transcript with speaker labels and an AI summary, with no account needed.

Free audio transcription tool

Record in the Wave web app instead

If you record often, sign in at app.wave.co and click Record. Every recording is transcribed and summarized for you and kept in one searchable library, alongside anything you record on your phone, your watch, or Wave for Mac and Windows.

Go to app.wave.co and sign in (free).
Click Record and allow your microphone.
Stop when you're done. The transcript, speaker labels and summary appear in your library.

The problems you know too well

Voice Memos You Never Listen To

Recording is easy; finding what you said is hard. Wave transcribes every recording so you can read and search instead of scrubbing through audio.

Online Recorders Stop at an Audio File

Most browser recorders hand you a file and nothing else. Wave gives you the file, a transcript and a summary, and keeps them where you can find them again.

Recordings Stuck on One Device

Record in the browser, need it on your phone. Wave syncs every recording, transcript, and summary across the web, iPhone, Android, Mac and Windows automatically.

Features

Everything you need to capture every conversation

Record From Any Device

Any browser at app.wave.co, plus iPhone, Android, Wave for Mac and Windows, Apple Watch and Wear OS. Tap record and go.

Automatic Transcription

Every recording gets a transcript with speaker labels and timestamps, in 76 languages. No separate transcription step.

AI Summaries

Wave pulls out the key points and action items from every recording. Skim the summary instead of replaying the whole thing.

Background Recording on Mobile

On iPhone and Android, lock your phone or switch apps and Wave keeps recording.

Chrome Extension

Record audio playing in a browser tab, such as a webinar or an online meeting, together with your microphone, directly from Chrome.

Import Existing Files

Already have audio? Import MP3, WAV, M4A, or video files and Wave transcribes them automatically.

Perfect for

Voice memos and ideasMeeting recordingsLecture captureInterview documentationPodcast recordingWebinar capture from browser

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