Customize recording quality and output format The duration of the current recording is displayed in both the Dock and menu bar. Alternatively, you can just do that from the menu bar, though that requires an extra click. If you prefer to use your keyboard, hotkeys can be configured to start, pause, and stop a recording. Otherwise, you will be asked to specify a location. If you've configured a default output folder, the file will be saved there automatically. If you click the Dock icon, it starts recording audio. The app can be found in the Dock and menu bar. What's more, it can be controlled with hotkeys and accessed from the menu bar.
It can record to both M4A and MP3, and it allows you to customize the bitrate, sample rate, and channel mode.
While this third-party alternative is called Simple Recorder, it's actually more complex than Apple's offering. Yes, your Mac comes equipped with Apple's Voice Memos app, but many users don't consider it an ideal solution for several reasons: it offers almost no quality and format customization options, it doesn't provide easy access to the files you record, and it insists on tracking your location.
