Library and Information Technology Services (LITS)

Need to record some audio on your computer? Windows and Mac OS both have built-in, easy to use applications for doing so!

Record Audio in Windows 10 with Voice Recorder:

1. Launch Voice Recorder by clicking the Start button, and begin typing “Voice Recorder”. (The application should populate in the search results.) Click Voice Recorder.
2. Click the Record button to begin recording audio.
3. When finished, click the Stop button. A new window will appear showing any recent recordings. You can listen to your recordings here.
4. Right-click on your recorded clips for more options such as deleting, renaming, or opening the location of your file. (Recordings are saved in Documents > Sound recordings.)

Record Audio in mac OS with Voice Memos:

1. Launch the Voice Memos application. (Open a new Finder window. Voice Memos can be located in the Applications folder.)
2. Click the Record button. (Click Pause to pause your recording, and click Resume to continue.)
3. When finished, click Done in the lower-right corner.
4. Click the Play button to listen to your recording, or you can click the Edit button in the top-right corner to make changes to your recording.