Voice Kit
Local mic and tab audio recorder for Chrome
13 followers
Local mic and tab audio recorder for Chrome
13 followers
Record microphone, tab audio, or both together in Chrome. Voice Kit keeps waveforms, source links, snapshots, trimming, playback, and MP3/WebM/WAV exports local in your browser.
Love that everything stays local, the trimming and export options in the browser are super handy. One thing I'd love is keyboard shortcuts for start, stop, and split during recording so I can quickly chop up long captures without breaking my flow.
@sudenazcanogzm Thank you! Local-first recording is exactly the direction I want to keep.
I also agreed with your point about shortcuts. In v0.2.0, I added Chrome-level global shortcuts, so record/stop and pause/resume can work without opening the panel first. The default macOS shortcuts are ⌘ + ⇧ + Space for record/stop and ⌘ + ⇧ + P for pause/resume, and they can be customized in Settings.
This update also adds subtitles and AI subtitle summaries when the browser supports it, which should make longer recordings easier to scan and revisit. Really appreciate the feedback — it directly shaped this update.
One thing that would make this a daily driver for me is a keyboard shortcut to start and stop recording without clicking the extension icon, plus maybe a hotkey to instantly trim and save the last clip as MP3. That would save a lot of friction when capturing quick voice memos.
@dnek7tx Thanks a lot for the thoughtful feedback! You were right about global shortcuts. I’ve added them in v0.2.0 now: Voice Kit supports Chrome-level shortcuts for recording and pausing, so you can start/stop or pause/resume without opening the extension panel.
On macOS, the defaults are ⌘ + ⇧ + Space for record/stop and ⌘ + ⇧ + P for pause/resume, and they can be changed in Settings.
I also added subtitles and AI subtitle summaries in this version when the browser supports it, so recordings are easier to review after capture too. Thanks again — this was exactly the kind of feedback I was hoping for.
The tab audio capture worked smoothly without extra setup, and having the trimming and export happen right in the browser feels genuinely convenient rather than just another upload tool.
@epevlivan73045 Thanks, that means a lot. I wanted tab capture, trimming, and export to feel like one simple browser-native flow instead of another upload-and-process workflow.
In v0.2.0, I also added subtitles and AI subtitle summaries when the browser supports it, so recordings are easier to review after capture, not just easier to export. Appreciate you trying it and sharing the feedback.
A drag and drop area for batch importing multiple audio files at once would save a ton of time, especially when you need to trim and export several clips in a row. Right now it looks like you handle one source at a time which can get tedious for bigger projects.
@nisanurnameli Thanks for the suggestion! Batch importing is a very interesting direction, especially for people who want to process several clips in a row.
For v0.2.0, I focused on making the capture and review workflow faster first: Chrome-level global shortcuts, subtitles, and AI subtitle summaries when the browser supports it. Batch workflows are definitely something I’ll keep in mind as the editing side gets stronger. Appreciate the concrete feedback.
Finally a Chrome recorder that does not bury the source link under three menus, the trim handles actually let me cut cleanly without re-encoding everything.
@adem4ihe Thanks! Keeping the source context visible was important to me because recordings get hard to recognize very quickly.
I’ve continued in that direction with v0.2.0: subtitles and AI subtitle summaries are now available when the browser supports it, so each recording is easier to understand later, not just easier to trim. Really appreciate the feedback on the trim handles and source links.
finally a recorder that does not make me dance through five tabs to get the audio out of chrome. trimming straight in the browser before exporting saved me a whole detour into audacity.
@lkersna4 Haha, thank you. Avoiding the “open five tabs, export, then fix it somewhere else” workflow was exactly the point.
In v0.2.0, I added subtitles and AI subtitle summaries when the browser supports it, so the review step can also stay inside the browser. Glad the trimming flow saved you a detour into Audacity.