Home Rec

Capture any sound your Mac plays

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What it does

Ever heard something playing on your Mac and wished you could just keep it? A loop in a video, a synth demo, a track in your browser. Home Rec records whatever your Mac is playing in one click — no drivers, no setup, no account. It lives in your menu bar, captures everything in pristine quality, and drops the file right on your Desktop, ready to drag into Ableton, Logic, or anywhere you work. Free and open source.

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