Record audio from your microphone and download MP3, WAV or FLAC. Add a live transcript or a teleprompter when you want them — free, no sign-up, and the recording never leaves your device.
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Records a new take. Your current recording stays loaded below until then.
150 words a minute
It listens with the same speech model as captions (about 150–275 MB once, on this device), so you also get the transcript and a script check when you stop.
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Click the mic to start. Your browser will ask for permission.
Silence detected: speak into the microphone, or check that it is working (Input, below).
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Captions show your words as you talk and give you the transcript when you stop (about 150–275 MB, once, on this device). A script scrolls as you read it, at your pace.
100% in your browser. The microphone stream stays local. Audio never leaves your device — we can't even access it ourselves. Privacy policy.
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recording.mp3
Trim before download (optional) — drag the handles on the waveform or type exact times below.
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MP3 320 works everywhere; WAV is best for further editing.
Free AI Transcription — any language, on your device.
Convert speech to text in 99 languages. Files never leave your device. No sign-up. No size limits.
Opens our Audio Transcription tool with your recording loaded — it detects the language automatically and gives you a word-synced transcript, captions and downloads. Still 100% in your browser.
Record voice / audio online — free, private, no sign-up
SnipSound's voice recorder records from your microphone in the browser and, when you switch on Captions, writes down your words as you speak. Stop, and the transcript is already there, with times: copy it, or download it as .txt or .srt subtitles. Paste a script instead and it becomes a teleprompter that listens and scrolls at your pace, then shows which words you skipped or changed. There's no software to install, no account, no per-minute fee, and the recording never leaves your device. The speech model behind the captions (about 150–275 MB) downloads once, then runs on your device. Works in Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari, on computers and phones.
How it works (step by step)
Click Start recording. Your browser asks for microphone permission. Click Allow.
Optional: switch on Captions to see your words as you speak, or tap Add a script to read from the teleprompter.
Watch the live waveform and level meter. If the meter never moves, your mic isn't picking up sound — check the input device picker below the recorder.
Pause if you need to. The pause / resume buttons let you take a break without stopping the recording. The result is a single continuous file.
Click Stop. The recording appears with playback, trim and download options, and the transcript if Captions was on.
Pick a format and download. Default is MP3 320 (high quality, broadly compatible). For editing later, pick WAV or FLAC.
Common use cases
📝 Dictation & transcripts
Talk, and the words appear as you go. Copy the text or download it as .txt when you stop, with no separate transcription step.
🎬 Voiceover from a script
Paste your script, read it with the teleprompter, and script check shows any line you missed before you download the voice track.
🎙 Voice memos & notes
Capture an idea quickly from a laptop or phone. No app install, no cloud sync, no signing into anything.
📞 Interview recording
Use with a virtual audio cable (BlackHole / VB-Cable) to capture a Zoom / Meet call. Pick the virtual device in the input picker.
🎤 Podcast solo recording
Record the voice track, then run it through Silence Remover, Normalizer, and Equalizer right here without leaving the browser.
🗣 Language practice
Record yourself speaking, play back, compare to native audio. The pause button is perfect for stop-and-think practice.
🎵 Demo song idea
Hum a melody or sing a hook into your phone. Send to Audio Trimmer to keep the good part. Use BPM Finder to identify the tempo.
🎓 Lecture / meeting notes
Record a lecture for review later. Then use Silence Remover to trim the dead air and Speed Changer to listen at 1.5x.
How it compares to other voice recorders
Most free online recorders — Online Voice Recorder, Rev, HappyScribe — record in your browser and give you an MP3. Vocaroo is built for sharing: it keeps your recording on its servers so you can send a link. For the words, Rev and HappyScribe send you to their transcription services (Rev's AI transcripts cost $0.25 a minute). SnipSound transcribes while you talk, on your device, at no cost, and adds a teleprompter that follows your voice and a check of your take against your script. What we don't have: share links, cloud storage or speaker labels.
Why use SnipSound's voice recorder
Live transcription at no cost. Your words appear as you speak; download them as .txt or .srt.
A teleprompter that follows your voice, plus a script check that shows skipped and added words after each take.
100% in your browser. The audio never leaves your device. We can't access it. Recording works offline once the page is loaded; captions need their speech model downloaded once.
No sign-up, no minutes quota. Record as long as your device's RAM allows (typically 1–2 hours on a laptop, 30–60 minutes on mobile).
Pause and resume without stitching files together yourself — the output is a single continuous recording.
Input device picker if you have multiple microphones (built-in + USB headset + audio interface).
Six download formats. MP3 at 4 bitrates, WAV, FLAC, OGG, AAC, M4A — pick what fits your downstream workflow.
One-click handoff to other SnipSound tools. Send to Trimmer, Silence Remover, Normalizer, Equalizer, etc. without re-uploading.
When you click Start, your browser asks for permission to use your microphone. Audio is captured locally via the MediaRecorder API and shown as a live waveform. When you click Stop, the recording stays in your browser — your files never leave your device. You can play it back and download it as MP3, WAV, FLAC, OGG, AAC, or M4A.
Is my voice uploaded to a server?▼
No. Recording, encoding, captions and downloading all happen in your browser. The audio never leaves your device. We can't even access it ourselves.
Is the transcription free?▼
Yes. Captions run on your device with a speech model that downloads once (about 150–275 MB), so there is no per-minute fee and no minutes quota. Your words appear about 5 seconds after you say them on a recent computer, and 20 seconds or more if it is busy with other things.
Can I use it as a teleprompter?▼
Yes. Tap Add a script, paste your text and press record: after a 3-2-1 countdown the script scrolls at your pace, following your voice. Words you have said dim, and a word you skip gets a dotted underline. Switch to Manual to scroll it yourself. It records audio, not video.
How do I check that I read my script correctly?▼
After the take, script check compares what you said with your script: words you skipped are struck through, words you added are highlighted, and Record again from here restarts at any line you did not read.
Can I turn my recording into subtitles or a captioned video?▼
Yes. Copy the transcript or download it as .txt or .srt subtitles, or make a captioned video where each word appears as it is spoken, then download it as MP4 or open it in the video editor.
What's the maximum recording length?▼
There's no hard limit set by us. Your browser holds the recording in memory as you go, so the practical cap is how much RAM your device has. A typical laptop comfortably records 1–2 hours of voice audio at 48 kHz. Mobile devices may struggle past 30–60 minutes.
Can I pause and resume?▼
Yes — click Pause to suspend the recording, click Resume to keep going. The two segments are stitched into a single output when you click Stop. There's no audible click or gap.
Why does my browser keep asking for microphone permission?▼
Modern browsers require explicit microphone permission for every site, every session, until you mark the permission as "remembered". In Chrome: click the camera icon in the address bar after granting → choose "Always allow". Safari requires you to grant permission per recording by default.
What input formats / devices are supported?▼
Any input device your operating system exposes — built-in microphone, USB mic, headset, audio interface, virtual cable (BlackHole, VB-Cable). If you have multiple devices connected, a picker appears under the recorder so you can choose which one to record from.
What's the output quality?▼
The browser records at 48 kHz, 16-bit mono or stereo (depends on your mic). Default download is 320 kbps MP3 — broadcast-quality for voice. Switch to WAV or FLAC if you plan to do further editing.
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