How to Save a Voice Memo on Mac

Voice memos allow you to easily record lectures, song ideas, or key points you need to remember. You can edit your recordings using the voice memos application on Mac.

To save voice memos on mac, you can start with recording a voice memo. Now, click on the pause button, or you can choose to continue with the recording. Once you are done, simply click on Done, and your recording will be saved. From here on, you can choose to share it with others via AirDrop, Mail, etc.

We have a detailed idea of how you can use and save a voice memo on Mac, along with some other useful tips and tricks like sharing voice memos with others and making them available on other Apple devices. 

How to Save a Voice Memo on Mac?

Saving a voice memo on Mac is an automated process, so you don’t need to keep it every time you record a memo physically. This method will teach you how to open and record a memo on your Mac. 

• Open a Finder window. 
• Head over to the Applications tab from the menu on the left side. 
• Scroll down and double-click on the Voice Memo application to open it. 
• Click on the red recording button on the left section of the window to start recording. 
• Record for as long as you. As you must have noticed that the window changes when you hit the record button into a waveform and displays various control options. 
• Click on the pause button on the left side of the screen to temporarily stop the recording. 
• Click on the Resume button to start recording again.

• You can also use the two rewind buttons beside the big play button to scroll through the recording and replace certain parts if you want to. 
• When you’re finished recording, click on Done, and your file will be saved automatically. 

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Where Are Voice Memo Files Located?

If you’ve previously searched for voice memo recordings, you must know that it is hard to find them. Read the following set of instructions to learn how to locate them. 

• Open a Finder window. You can find it on the dock. 
• Head over to the main hard disk on your Mac from the menu on the left side. 
• Click on Users. 
• Select the folder with your username on it. 
• Open the Library folder from the next window. 
• Click on Application Support. 
• Open the file titled com.apple.voicememos and select the Recordings folder. 
• Here you will find the voice memo files save in an m4a format. 
• Subsequently, some users might find that they are unable to locate the Library folder within the file with their username on it. 
• This may be because the file is hidden; to circumvent this problem, we can use a terminal window to perform the same task. 
• Switch to a finder window and click on the Applications tab from the menu on the left side. 
• Click on the Utilities folder and open the Terminal application by double-clicking on it. 
• After opening a terminal window, type the following code without the quotation marks: “open ~/Library/Application\ Support/com.apple.voicememos” and hit the return key on your keyboard.
• This will take you directly to the recordings folder. 

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How to Share Voice Memos Using Mac?

The voice memo application on Mac has built sharing features that allow you to share the memo using Mail, Messages, or AirDrop. Read the instructions provided below. 

• Open a Finder window. 
• Head over to the Applications tab from the left-side menu. 
• Scroll till you see the voice memos application and double-click to open it. 
• Alternatively, you can also type in “voice memos” in the Spotlight search bar to do the same. 
• Now all the memos you record will be on the left section of the window. 
• Choose the memo you want to share and click on the Share button beside the heart icon at the top of the window. 
•  A list will drop down where you can choose between Mail, Messages or AirDrop as options to share your recording.

• Choose the one you want and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the process. 
• Alternatively, if you want more options to share it, you need to locate the folder where all the recordings for voice memos are saved. 
• Switch to a finder window and click on the Applications tab from the menu on the left side. 
• Click on the Utilities folder and open the Terminal application by double-clicking on it. 
• After opening a terminal window, type the following code without the quotation marks: “open ~/Library/Application\ Support/com.apple.voicememos” and hit the return key on your keyboard.
• This will take you directly to the recordings folder.
• Now you can select the memo you want and share it. 
• This method also allows you to batch share recordings by holding down the Command or Shift keys to select multiple files. 

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How to Sync Voice Memos to All Your Apple Devices?

Suppose you want to access your voice memos on all your Apple devices. You need to turn on sync with iCloud. Make sure you use the same Apple ID on all your devices; if you have different IDs across all your devices, this won’t work on your Mac or iPad. 

Read the instructions provided below. 

• Open System Preferences by clicking the Apple logo from the Menu bar. 
• Alternatively, you can use the shortcut on the dock to do the same. 
• Now, click on the Apple ID tab. 
• Select iCloud from the menu on the left side. 
• Now, click on the Options button next to the iCloud Drive tab.
• Scroll down till you see the Voice Memos application and ensure you check the box next to it.

• All your voice memos will start syncing to whichever devices are logged in with the same Apple ID you’ve used on your Mac. 

Conclusion

That’s it for this article, folks. Now you know how to save a voice memo on Mac and various ways to share it. We hope you found this useful, and be sure to check out the other tips and tricks mentioned here.

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