Voice recorder that sends nothing anywhere

Your browser is going to ask for access to your microphone

It’s the only way to record sound, and that goes for every tool of this kind. The difference is what happens next.

What happens to the recording: it’s built in your browser’s memory, piece by piece, and stays there until you download it. Nothing is transmitted, nothing is queued on a server; there is no server.

You stay in control: the permission can be withdrawn at any time from the icon to the left of the address bar, and closing the tab cuts the source immediately.

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Why a voice recorder on a site that refuses uploads

It’s the only tool in the catalog that doesn’t transform a dropped file: it makes one. That’s why it was left off the site at first, because a request for microphone access is, rightly, worrying on a site whose whole case is privacy.

It came back on one condition, the one you just read above: the permission request is explained before it’s triggered. No window pops up until you have clicked knowing what you’re doing.

What others do, and what this one does

Most online voice recorders send the sound to a server as you record, often to offer automatic transcription. Your voice, what you say and often a lasting copy then go to a third party.

Here, the sound is assembled in the browser’s memory, second by second. There’s nothing to send, and no server to send it to.

A word about what this means

There’s no automatic transcription, and there can’t be without sending the sound somewhere or downloading an engine of several tens of megabytes. It’s a deliberate limit.

Nothing can be recovered afterwards. If you close the tab without downloading, the recording is lost. That’s the exact flip side of having no server.

The file format

The browser writes directly in the best format it knows, usually MP4 audio, playable everywhere. No conversion is needed, so no library to download.

It’s a lesson this site learned the hard way: the question was first framed as a conversion problem, which led to a thirty-megabyte engine. It was the wrong problem. Recent browsers can write the right format directly, and the resulting file is even lighter.

Pausing

The counter freezes during a pause, and so does the file: the pieces aren’t stuck back together with a silence. Resuming continues the recording where it stopped.

Frequently asked questions

Is my voice sent anywhere? No, and there’s nothing to send: the file is made in your browser and stays there until you download it.

Is there a time limit? No imposed limit. The only real constraint is your device’s memory, which easily holds several hours.

Is there automatic transcription? No, and there can’t be without sending the sound somewhere or downloading an engine of several tens of megabytes. It’s a deliberate limit.

What happens if I close the tab? The recording is lost. That’s the exact flip side of having no server: nothing is kept waiting anywhere else.

How do I withdraw the permission afterwards? From the icon to the left of the address bar, in your browser. Closing the tab also cuts the source immediately.