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An easy way of recording any discussion or sounds without ads or internet access

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The maintainers of FossifyOrg/Voice-Recorder usually reply to a pull request within 4 days. 2 beginner-friendly issues are open now.

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Indexed issues
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Avg merge
3d 8h
Merged PRs (30d)
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Dominant language
Kotlin
License
GPL-3.0
Last GitHub push
Oct 4, 2026
Latest indexed
Oct 6, 2026
Contributing guide
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How to contribute to FossifyOrg/Voice-Recorder

  1. Read the contributing guide first: it says how the maintainers want changes proposed, tested and reviewed.
  2. Your contributions will be published under the project's GPL-3.0 license.
  3. Pick one of the 2 open beginner-friendly issues below and comment that you want to work on it before you start.
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  • VC 18 saved a ⪆ 5400 s M4A with a purported duration of 0 s, despite its ⋛ 102.1 MiB size, due to an `ACTION_REQUEST_SHUTDOWN` having occurred during recording.
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    bug needs triage

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 49/100

    FossifyOrg/Voice-Recorder#429 ·

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  • variable bitrate
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    feature request needs triage waiting for author

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 42/100

    FossifyOrg/Voice-Recorder#424 · 1 comment ·

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  • Enhancement Request : automatic settings backup OR if change settings, then auto export settings in the known export directory
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    feature request needs triage

    Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 35/100

    FossifyOrg/Voice-Recorder#423 · 1 comment ·

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  • Voice Recorder: the folder confirmation prompt comes back when recording starts
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    bug needs triage

    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 65/100

    FossifyOrg/Voice-Recorder#420 ·

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  • Voice Recorder: the confirmed save folder is not honoured when recording starts
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    bug needs triage

    Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 75/100

    FossifyOrg/Voice-Recorder#419 ·

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  • Record widget won't start from the lockscreen
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    bug needs triage

    Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 65/100

    FossifyOrg/Voice-Recorder#411 ·

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  • Rewrite the README to be more clear and concise
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    feature request needs triage

    Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 28/100

    FossifyOrg/Voice-Recorder#401 ·

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  • add the SHA-256 hash of signing certificate in the README
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    feature request needs triage

    Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 55/100

    FossifyOrg/Voice-Recorder#391 ·

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  • Recording lenght is 5 or 7 seconds
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    bug needs triage

    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 55/100

    FossifyOrg/Voice-Recorder#390 · 1 comment · 1 reaction ·

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  • Keep audio playing when app minimized in the background
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    feature request needs triage

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 48/100

    FossifyOrg/Voice-Recorder#389 · 1 reaction ·

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  • Grey square empty, not showing record animation
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    bug needs reproduction

    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 48/100

    FossifyOrg/Voice-Recorder#378 · 1 comment ·

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  • Option to Not Ask for Confirmation Before Deleting
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    feature request needs triage

    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 50/100

    FossifyOrg/Voice-Recorder#359 ·

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  • Error:java.io.IOException during playback.
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    bug needs triage

    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 48/100

    FossifyOrg/Voice-Recorder#351 ·

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  • The UI freezes on Android 11.
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    bug needs triage

    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

    FossifyOrg/Voice-Recorder#350 · 1 reaction ·

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  • Mic volume
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    feature request needs triage

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 38/100

    FossifyOrg/Voice-Recorder#349 ·

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  • Add option to sort saved recordings by Filename, Date, Size, Length
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    feature request needs triage

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 38/100

    FossifyOrg/Voice-Recorder#344 ·

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  • variable bit rate
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    feature request needs triage

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

    FossifyOrg/Voice-Recorder#341 ·

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  • Add UTC and Unix Epoch Filename decoration
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    feature request needs triage

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 48/100

    FossifyOrg/Voice-Recorder#336 · 1 comment ·

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  • Add the ability to rename a file while recording.
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    feature request needs triage

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 30/100

    FossifyOrg/Voice-Recorder#329 ·

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  • VC 17 ANRs upon recordation abortion.
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    bug

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

    FossifyOrg/Voice-Recorder#326 · 1 reaction ·

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  • Busy loop when pausing MP3 recording
    May be free again Open
    • Is something wrong?
    bug

    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 48/100

    FossifyOrg/Voice-Recorder#324 · 1 comment ·

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  • Recording Repetition
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    feature request needs triage

    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 48/100

    FossifyOrg/Voice-Recorder#318 · 1 comment ·

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  • Share prompt after recording is fineshed as toogle in setting.
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    feature request needs triage

    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

    FossifyOrg/Voice-Recorder#308 ·

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  • Unable to share audio with Yoto APp
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    bug

    Difficulty 4/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 38/100

    FossifyOrg/Voice-Recorder#289 ·

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  • Add OGG vorbis
    May be free again Open
    • Is something wrong?
    feature request

    FossifyOrg/Voice-Recorder#257 · 1 comment · 1 assignee ·

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  • Add button to mute microphone during recording
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    feature request needs triage

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 48/100

    FossifyOrg/Voice-Recorder#246 · 7 comments · 1 reaction ·

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  • Support for manual transcription
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    feature request needs triage

    Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 22/100

    FossifyOrg/Voice-Recorder#225 · 3 comments · 1 reaction ·

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  • WAV support
    May be free again Open
    • Is something wrong?
    feature request

    FossifyOrg/Voice-Recorder#213 · 4 comments · 5 reactions · 1 assignee ·

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  • Stereo recording
    May be free again Open
    • Is something wrong?
    feature request

    FossifyOrg/Voice-Recorder#205 · 2 comments · 3 reactions · 1 assignee ·

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  • Add intermediate quality options: 32-40 kbit/s with ≥20 kHz sample rate for Opus
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    feature request

    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

    FossifyOrg/Voice-Recorder#197 · 2 reactions ·

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  • Setting to activate "do not disturb" while recording
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    feature request needs triage

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

    FossifyOrg/Voice-Recorder#170 · 2 reactions ·

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  • Option to save recordings inside the app storage
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    feature request needs triage

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

    FossifyOrg/Voice-Recorder#100 · 2 comments · 4 reactions ·

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  • Android Auto support
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    feature request needs triage

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

    FossifyOrg/Voice-Recorder#97 · 4 reactions ·

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  • M4A can't record with bitrate higher than 96 kbps
    May be free again Open
    • Is something wrong?
    bug device/software specific

    FossifyOrg/Voice-Recorder#91 · 4 comments · 1 reaction · 1 assignee ·

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  • Hide in-progress recordings
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    feature request

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 38/100

    FossifyOrg/Voice-Recorder#87 · 4 comments · 1 reaction ·

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  • Loading recordings is slow
    May be free again Open
    • Is something wrong?
    bug

    FossifyOrg/Voice-Recorder#80 · 4 comments · 6 reactions · 1 assignee ·

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  • Support Bluetooth media buttons for "Pause" and "Continue" recording
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    feature request needs triage

    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 65/100

    FossifyOrg/Voice-Recorder#69 · 4 comments · 1 reaction ·

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  • Require biometrics to access the app's data
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    feature request security

    Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 20/100

    FossifyOrg/Voice-Recorder#63 · 4 comments · 5 reactions ·

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  • Re-Arrange player controls in Landscape Mode to make file list better usable
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    feature request needs triage

    Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

    FossifyOrg/Voice-Recorder#58 ·

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  • Completely ruined recording: Error: java.io.FileNotFoundException: /data/user/0/org.fossify.voicerecorder/...
    May be free again Open
    • Is something wrong?
    bug needs reproduction

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

    FossifyOrg/Voice-Recorder#56 · 6 comments · 1 reaction ·

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  • Must allow notifications to use the app
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    feature request needs triage

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 48/100

    FossifyOrg/Voice-Recorder#53 · 2 comments ·

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  • Option to save location metadata along with recording
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    feature request needs triage

    Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 28/100

    FossifyOrg/Voice-Recorder#52 · 2 comments · 1 reaction ·

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  • REQUEST: ask for filename when saving recorder
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    feature request needs triage

    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 55/100

    FossifyOrg/Voice-Recorder#51 · 8 comments · 6 reactions ·

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  • Speed up and slow down option
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    feature request

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 25/100

    FossifyOrg/Voice-Recorder#38 · 1 comment ·

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  • Offline, privacy-respecting speech to text
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    feature request needs triage

    Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

    FossifyOrg/Voice-Recorder#34 · 10 comments · 12 reactions ·

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  • Allow the user to skip silence.
    May be free again Open
    • Is something wrong?
    feature request

    FossifyOrg/Voice-Recorder#31 · 5 comments · 3 reactions · 1 assignee ·

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  • Support tagging.
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    feature request

    Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

    FossifyOrg/Voice-Recorder#29 · 4 comments ·

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  • [Feature request] Support compressed lossless format - Flac
    May be free again Open
    • Is something wrong?
    feature request

    FossifyOrg/Voice-Recorder#27 · 2 comments · 13 reactions · 1 assignee ·

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  • provide a tile action
    May be free again Open
    • Is something wrong?
    feature request

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 30/100

    FossifyOrg/Voice-Recorder#20 · 9 reactions ·

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  • Edit recordings
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    feature request

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

    FossifyOrg/Voice-Recorder#9 · 3 comments · 5 reactions ·

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