Voice recorder in your browser, nothing installed
Press record.
Nothing is installed, nothing is uploaded: the recording stays on this device until you download it. It works as an online voice recorder or a plain audio recorder: your browser records the take (WebM in Chrome, Edge and Firefox, M4A in Safari), and a Download as MP3 button is there if you need that format.
By Sam Ridder · Last updated: October 2026
No account. No watermark. Recording is limited only by your device; the MP3 download takes up to 120 MB and up to 60 minutes of audio, and both limits apply.
On an iPhone it works in Safari, on Android in Chrome, and on a laptop in any modern browser. It is a voice recorder free of any account, and a paid pass changes nothing here; the pass only affects stem separation elsewhere on the site.
It's a free audio recorder as much as a voice recorder: as an online audio recorder it captures whatever the microphone hears, speech or a guitar. There is no AI recorder trickery and no voice AI processing here: the recording stays in the browser tab it was made in, except for the optional Download as MP3 step, which converts it on our server and deletes the copy right after. No account, no watermark, no catch.
Why nothing is uploaded
Your browser can record audio on its own, so there is no reason for us to see it. The microphone goes straight into the page, the file is built in the tab, and the download link points at your own device. We could not read the recording if we wanted to: there is nothing to read. Unlike a desktop recorder voice online recording here needs nothing installed either.
- No account, no e-mail, no time limit
- A live meter so you can see the microphone is actually picking you up
- Play it back before you keep it
- The one exception: pressing Download as MP3 converts it on our server, because a browser cannot write MP3: that copy is deleted straight after
How to record your voice online
To record audio online you only need a browser and a microphone.
- Press Start recording and allow the microphone when your browser asks.
- Watch the meter move while you talk: if it stays flat, the wrong microphone is selected in your system settings.
- Press Stop, listen back, and download it.
Need text instead of audio? ScribeGrab's voice to text turns the recording into a transcript. Trimmed a bad start, or a long gap of silence to cut? The audio cutter and silence remover both work straight from the file you just downloaded.
Recording singing or an instrument
It works as an online sound recorder too, so you can record sound online from an instrument as well as your own singing for a quick demo, with one caveat that has nothing to do with us: a laptop microphone is built for speech and rolls off the low end, so a guitar or a bass sounds thin through it. Anything plugged in over USB is a different world. If the room was noisy, CleanGrab's noise remover cleans that up afterwards; if it's more that hollow, echoey sound, the room echo page targets that specifically, and the free voice enhancer simply makes a spoken take sound clearer. And if you recorded over a backing track and want the parts separated, that's what the stem splitter on the home page does. Using a voice recorder with external mic input here works like any other: plug the microphone in, select it as the input in your browser or system sound settings, and the meter shows what it picks up.
Which file you get
Chrome, Edge and Firefox record WebM; Safari records MP4/AAC, which downloads as an M4A. Both play everywhere that matters and both are smaller than an MP3 at the same quality. The Download as MP3 button is there because plenty of older software still wants one: that is the only path where the audio touches our server, and it is deleted as soon as the file is sent back. Recorded it in more than one take? The audio joiner can merge them into one file. To enhance a voice recording afterwards, CleanGrab removes noise and hum for free.
Recording audio for a podcast
It works fine for a solo episode of an audio podcast, or a quick voice note between full sessions: hit record, talk, download. How to record audio for a podcast here is the same three steps as any other recording. It doesn't replace podcast software for shows with several guests on separate tracks, but for a single voice it's the fastest path from microphone to file.
From a video, or instead of an app
Need the reverse, the sound out of a video file you already have? That's a different tool: extract audio from video pulls the soundtrack out directly, no microphone involved. Used to the recorder built into a note app like Evernote? This does the same without that app installed: open the page and press record.
Related: Remove background music from video.
Turning it into a transcript
Plenty of people record here to transcribe audio recording files afterwards: a meeting, a lecture, a voice memo. A recorder only makes audio, so the transcript is a second step: download the file, then upload it to a transcription tool such as ScribeGrab's voice to text. That is also the route for voice recording to transcript free of charge, and for how to transcribe an audio file in general. To translate a recording into another language, the same transcription step gets a translation pass on top; the audio itself doesn't change. If you are wondering how to transcribe an audio recording made here, it takes the same two steps: download the file, then upload it to the transcription tool. No voice recording AI touches the take on this page, so the transcription tool gets exactly what the microphone heard.
Voice changers and effects
No voice changer or effect is applied while you record, on purpose: the take you keep is the one that actually came out of the microphone. Record clean here, then run the file through a separate voice changer afterwards, or through the pitch changer if you only want to change pitch. Keeping the two apart means you always still have the unprocessed original to fall back on.
Phones, Macs and the app stores
Most voice recorders for android, and most of what turns up as the best voice recorder app for android, want an app-store install first. This free voice recorder is the same job as a page, so there's nothing to download before you press record. On a laptop it works as a MacBook voice recorder in Safari or Chrome, the same as on any other desktop.
Is it the best voice recorder for everything? No. It is a deliberately plain sound audio recorder: one button, a meter, a download link. If you want effects, cloud sync or recording with the screen locked, a good voice recorder app from a store does more, and the best voice recorders for android add features a web page can't. Good voice recorders as hardware go further still. A cool voice recorder with a hundred settings isn't the point here; a quick take, a demo or a voice memo is.
It's not a studio voice recorder in the sense of dedicated hardware and a treated room, a laptop or phone mic is built for speech, not a vocal booth, but as a smart voice recorder for a quick take, setting up a real studio rig usually isn't worth it.
As a Discord voice recorder: and what it cannot do
As a Discord voice recorder this is useful for one specific job: capturing your own voice to turn into something you then upload, a soundboard clip, an intro, a voice line for a bot. Record here, then take the file to the audio cutter, tick the Discord soundboard box, and you have a 5-second clip at a sensible volume.
What it cannot do, and this is worth saying plainly: it records your microphone only. It cannot capture a Discord call, because the other people in that call arrive as sound coming out of your speakers, and a browser has no access to that. Recording a whole conversation needs a system-level tool, not a web page, and in a fair number of countries it also needs everyone in the call to agree first.
Sources
- Media Capture and Streams: Browsers can request microphone access through a W3C API
- MediaStream Recording: W3C defines a browser API for recording media streams
- Advanced Audio Coding - Wikipedia: AAC audio is usually packaged in MP4 with .m4a extension
Common questions
Is the online voice recorder free, with no catch?
Yes. This free online voice recorder is an online recorder for free in every sense: no account, no e-mail, no time limit and no watermark. You can use the voice recorder online free every day, record online free as often as you like, and record your voice for free without a paid tier waiting at the end.
How do I record my voice online?
Press Start recording, allow the microphone once (like any internet voice recorder, it needs that permission), and press Stop when you're done. That's how to record voice online on any device, with no app to install; the recording stays on your device until you download it.
Is my recording uploaded?
No. It is made and kept in your browser, and the download comes off your own device. Recording voice here works the way voice recording online should: nothing leaves the tab. The only exception is the Download as MP3 button, which converts on our server and deletes the file straight after.
Can I record on my phone?
Yes, in Chrome on Android and Safari on iPhone, so it works as a smartphone voice recorder or a voice recorder for smartphone browsers in general. There's no voice recorder application iPhone owners have to install first. The same goes for a voice recorder application for Android: it does the job of a voice recorder android app, minus the install. Keep the tab in the foreground: a phone stops a background tab from using the microphone.
Does it work on a PC, Mac or Chromebook?
Yes. This recording website free of any install runs the same in any modern browser on Windows, as a Mac voice recorder in Safari or Chrome, and on a Chromebook. It's a virtual recorder in the plain sense: a browser and a microphone, no separate hardware or desktop download.
Why doesn't the meter move?
The browser is on the wrong microphone. Check which input your system has selected, and that no other program (a call, a meeting) has taken exclusive hold of it.
Does it work with a USB or headset microphone?
Yes. Plug it in and select it as the input in your browser or system sound settings; from there it works as a mic recorder or microphone recorder like any other, and the meter shows what it picks up. An external microphone almost always sounds better than a laptop's built-in one. You can record mic input from a headset the same way.
Which format do I get, and can I have MP3?
Your browser picks the format: WebM in Chrome, Edge and Firefox, M4A in Safari (some browsers use OGG). Need a WAV or MP3 specifically? It isn't an MP3 recorder as such, but pressing Download as MP3 lets you record MP3 files in practice: the browser's recording is converted on our server and deleted straight after. A WAV export isn't offered.
Can I record myself singing, or do karaoke over a backing track?
Yes. Open the backing track in one tab and press record in this one; you can record singing online like this and capture just your vocal. As a singing recorder it has no autotune or effect built in, so what you sing is exactly what gets saved. It's the same button and meter as for speech.
Is there a time limit?
No. Recording itself has no time limit and no size limit of our own: it's a sound recorder online free for any length, the audio recorder free tier is the only tier, and a long take is bounded only by your device's memory; the Download as MP3 step goes through our server and takes up to 120 MB and up to an hour of audio, and both limits apply, so a recording over an hour is refused even when the file is small.
Can I record several takes and keep the best one?
Yes. Record as many takes as you like, one after another, listen back to each and download only the one you keep.
Can I listen back before I download?
Yes. Voice playback works right in the page, so you can hear the take before deciding to keep it.
Can I trim or clean up the take afterwards?
Not on this page; there is no voice recorder editor or enhancer built in. Run the download through the audio cutter to trim it, and through CleanGrab to pull hum, hiss and room noise out.
Is there a voice recorder with transcription built in?
No. The link under the player opens ScribeGrab; to transcribe voice recorder to text, download the take here and upload that file to ScribeGrab's voice to text.
Can I use it for WhatsApp voice notes or a quick memo?
Yes, as a voice memo recorder: record here, download the audio file, then attach it in WhatsApp like any other file. There's no direct send-to-WhatsApp step.
Can I record what is playing on my computer, or a whole meeting?
No. As an audio online recorder it hears the microphone only, not system sound, so it captures your side of a meeting but not other people's audio playing through your speakers. Capturing what your computer plays needs a system-level tool.
Can I record a podcast with the online voice recorder?
Yes, for a single voice. It works fine for a solo episode of an audio podcast: hit record, talk, download. It does not replace podcast software for shows with several guests on separate tracks.
Is there an MP3 voice recorder that works in the browser?
You record in the browser, which saves WebM or M4A, and press Download as MP3 to convert the take on our server. The converted copy is deleted right after, and the MP3 download takes up to 120 MB and 60 minutes.
Does the voice recorder change my voice or add effects?
No. No voice changer or effect is applied while you record, on purpose: the take you keep is the one that actually came out of the microphone. Record clean here, then run the file through a separate voice changer afterwards, or through the pitch changer if you only want to change pitch.
How do I record sound online without installing anything?
Click record, allow the microphone, and speak or sing: the audio stays in your browser the whole time, with nothing sent anywhere until you choose to download it.
The meter does not move.
The browser is on the wrong microphone. Check which input your system has selected, and that no other program (a call, a meeting) has taken exclusive hold of it.
Can I record what is playing on my computer?
No: this records the microphone, not system sound. Capturing what your computer plays needs a system-level tool.
Does a voice recorder android app work the same as a voice recorder application for android from the app store?
Better, in one way: this needs no app-store install at all. Just open the page in Chrome on your Android phone and start recording.
Is there a smartphone voice recorder that works without installing a voice recorder application iPhone or Android needs separately?
Yes: the same page works as a smartphone voice recorder on both: Safari on iPhone, Chrome on Android, nothing to install either way.
What makes this the best voice recorder app if it's not even an app?
That's really the point: rather than being the best voice recorder app in a store full of them, it's a page that works the same in any modern browser, including as a mac voice recorder in Safari or Chrome on the desktop.
Can I use an audio voice recorder in my browser without installing anything?
Yes. StemGrab's voice recorder uses your browser's built-in microphone access: nothing is installed and, except for the Download as MP3 step, nothing is uploaded either.
Is there an internet voice recorder that works without signing up?
Yes: StemGrab's voice recorder works directly in the browser with no account, no e-mail and no app to install. Open the page and press record.
Can I record myself singing karaoke, with autotune?
It works for karaoke in the sense that you can sing over a backing track playing in another tab and capture the take: there's no autotune effect built in, so what you sing is exactly what gets saved.
How do I record a full karaoke sing-along session?
Open your backing track in one tab and this voice recorder in another, press Start, and sing: the karaoke voice recording that comes out is just your vocal, ready to mix back over the instrumental afterward.
Is this a recorder voice online tool, or just a sound audio recorder?
Both describe it: a recorder voice online tool that also works as a plain sound audio recorder, all in the browser tab, with no install and no account.
Can I use a voice recorder for whatsapp voice notes?
Yes indirectly: record here, download the file, then attach it in WhatsApp as you would any audio file; there's no direct send-to-WhatsApp step.
Is there a voice recorder editor to trim a take afterward?
Not built in: a recorder just makes audio here. Run the download through the audio cutter afterward to trim it down.
Is there a voice recorder enhancer for background noise?
Not on this page: record here, then run the download through CleanGrab to pull hum, hiss and room noise out afterward.
Is this a virtual recorder built for a browser instead of real hardware?
Just a browser and a microphone: no separate hardware or software required.
Can I record your voice for free without any hidden charge later?
Yes, completely free: no account, no card, no watermark.
Does the singing recorder work the same as recording speech?
Yes, the same button and meter work for singing or speaking.
Can I record singing online while playing a backing track in another tab?
Yes. Open the backing track in one tab and record here in another.
Does the online recorder need an account to start?
No account. Press record and start immediately.
Is recording online here private, or does the audio get shared anywhere?
Private: the recording stays on your device until you choose to download it.
Can I record online more than once without restarting the page?
Yes, record as many takes as you like, one after another.
How do I record voice online without installing an app?
Press Start recording in the browser, allow the microphone, then press Stop.
Does the mp3 recorder capture straight to MP3, or convert after?
It records in whatever format your browser picks (WebM or M4A); the Download as MP3 button converts it after.
Is the sound recorder the same tool as the voice recorder?
Yes, one page handles both plain sound and voice the same way.
Does the mic recorder work with a USB microphone, not just a laptop mic?
Yes: anything plugged in and selected as the input works the same way.
Is online recording here saved anywhere besides my own device?
No, nothing is saved on our side except during the optional MP3 conversion step.
Can I record voice more than once and keep only the best take?
Yes, record as many takes as you want and download only the one you keep.
Is this recording website free to use on a phone too?
Yes, it works in Chrome on Android and Safari on iPhone.
Is the audio recorder free tier watermarked in any way?
No watermark on any download, free or otherwise.
Is this an online recorder for free with no payment prompt ever?
Free the whole way through: no payment prompt at any point.
Does the online voice recorder free option require a sign-up email?
No sign-up and no email address needed at all.
Is voice playback available before I download the take?
Yes. Listen back right in the page before deciding to keep it.
Can I use the online audio recorder without a webcam connected?
Yes, only a microphone is needed; no camera or webcam required.
Can I use this as a quick voice memo recorder for a short note?
Yes, press record, say what you need, and download the short clip.
Does the audio online recorder work the same on a Chromebook?
Yes, any modern Chrome-based browser works the same way.
Can I record audio online and get something other than MP3?
Yes, the default download keeps the browser's own format (WebM, OGG or M4A); MP3 is an extra optional step.
Is the free audio recorder the same quality as a paid tool?
Yes, the recording quality itself doesn't change between free and paid.
Is recording voice here safe for a private conversation?
Yes: nothing is uploaded during recording, only during the optional MP3 step.
Can I record mic input from a headset instead of a built-in microphone?
Yes, any microphone your system recognizes as the input works.
Does the microphone recorder show a live level meter while recording?
Yes, a live meter moves as you talk so you can see it's picking you up.
Is this free recording website the same page as the voice recorder?
Yes, one and the same page handles both.
Can I use the online sound recorder to capture an instrument, not just a voice?
Yes, though a laptop mic favors speech and can sound thin on instruments.
Is voice recording online here saved automatically as I talk?
It stays in the browser tab as you record; nothing saves until you download it.
Is this a voice recorder for pc, or only for phones?
Both: it runs the same way in the browser as a voice recorder for pc on Windows or Mac, or as a voice recorder app for computer use generally; no separate desktop download exists or is needed.
A few things this page doesn't do
A free recording website can't do everything. Here is what this one leaves out, and where to go instead.
Looking for a reverse voice recorder, a take that plays backwards for a backmasking effect? This page doesn't flip audio; record the line forwards here, then run the download through ConvertNinja's reverse audio tool to reverse voice recordings.
A watch voice recorder, the kind built into an Apple Watch or a Wear OS watch, records straight from the watch's own microphone with no phone or browser involved; this page needs an actual browser tab, so it's built for a phone, tablet or computer instead.
It doesn't record lossless audio either. The browser compresses as it records (Opus or AAC, depending on the browser), which is plenty for speech; MP3 only gets made afterwards, as an optional extra step, if that's the format you need.
Wondering where is my voice recorder on this phone? On an iPhone that's the Voice Memos app, preinstalled but easy to lose track of if the home screen's been reorganised into folders. On Android it's usually an app called Recorder or Sound Recorder, if the phone's maker bundled one. Some Android phones, mostly budget models, ship with no app at all, and then the question of where is voice recorder on my phone has a simple answer: this page works the same regardless of what came preinstalled, since it only needs a browser.
As a background voice recorder this falls short on a phone: a minimised tab or a locked screen stops the microphone, since phones suspend background tabs. The native Voice Memos or Recorder app on the device is built for that; this page isn't.