(We had quite the debate.) Do yourself a favor and check out this mainstay of audio recording, which is also available in Windows and Linux flavors.ĭownload Audacity back to menu ↑ Studio One Prime In fact, Audacity could easily have been our number one choice. Quicktime took our top spot because it comes stock and is simple to use, but Audacity rules the day when it comes to features in a free audio recording application. We currently published the first part of our own full-fledged tutorial on how to best use all of Quicktime Player’s features, or you can check out Apple’s guide, “How to Use Quicktime Player”. Oh, and we mentioned this was already on your Mac, right? Quicktime Player offers several options for exporting your files, but if you don’t see what you need, just save it to disk and go from there. We’re not saying you’re going to record a multi-track song with Quicktime Player, but this app can record video and/or audio, as well as create screen captures from either your computer or attached iOS device. Not only does it play a wide range of audio and video formats, it’s an essential recording resource to have in your toolbox. This application, which is part of the stock Mac operating system, is quite the little powerhouse.

In fact, Quicktime Player may be the most poorly named Apple product out there. Not what you were expecting, was it? After all, Quicktime Player is just that: a player, right? Wrong.

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