Penteract Audio Recorder

Recording audio should be a pretty straightforward action, regardless if you are doing it to leave a message, do a podcast or simply to hear your own voice.

Penteract Audio Recorder is one of the apps that can help you perform all these actions, while also saving the result to multiple formats.

It needs to be emphasized right from the beginning that the only way to download this utility is by logging into Microsoft Store using the appropriate credentials.

The installation process runs smoothly and you can access Penteract Audio Recorder within seconds.

The GUI is simplistic and user-friendly, and once your microphone is detected, you can start the recording. You can set the main window to be displayed on top of all the other open apps, so you can easily pause or stop recording when needed.

You can switch to a bare-bones window that occupies less space on your screen, leaving only the Record button visible.

Before starting a new recording, you can adjust the volume and choose the destination format - the available ones are MP3, M4A, WAV and WMA.

Since these formats are so popular, you can easily play the resulting tracks on your smartphone or upload them to your website without needing to convert them beforehand.

On the downside, you cannot change the destination folder, nor can you assign a naming pattern for the generated files. Also, the more advanced users might prefer some sort of control over the compression rate or other audio parameters.

Penteract Audio Recorder is a handy little tool for quickly recording sound and voices, while also supporting several target formats for automatically saving your tracks.