The native Voice Memo app on iPhone provides a great way to record meetings and seminars or even make quick audio notes of your ideas on the go. But too many recordings can take up valuable space on your iPhone and slow it down, so it’s useful to transfer voice memos from iPhone to Mac.
- Tap the head picture to airdrop voice memo 3. Tap Accept to receive the voice memos. On another device, accept the AirDrop request to get the voice memo. And the shared voice memo will be sent to Voice Memos app on the iOS device. For Mac, the sent files will be stored to the Downloads folder.
- Dec 28, 2019 Thanks for the additional information that you're wanting to copy the voice memos from your iPad onto your Mac. I just tested sending a voice memo from my iPhone XS Max to my Mac which is running macOS Catalina 10.15.2 using AirDrop. When I did, the file was saved to Downloads.
There are multiple ways to do this and here, we’ll look at 3 methods that are easy, quick, and, most importantly, free! Let’s begin.
If you use voice memos frequently and want to move multiple voice memos at once to your PC or Mac, you can use iTunes to automatically synchronize new voice memos to your computer. On a Windows PC, you’ll need to download and install iTunes to do this. ITunes comes included on Macs.
How to Transfer Voice Memos from iPhone to Mac
Integration of Voice Memos app with iCloud keeps your voice notes safe and synced on your Apple devices. Using the steps below, we will ensure that everything is appropriately synced, and you have no issue accessing the voice recordings you make from iPhone on Mac and vice versa.
Make sure your iPhone is running the latest iOS 13, and your Mac is running macOS Catalina. Also, ensure you are signed in with the same Apple ID on both.
- On your iPhone: Open Settings app → tap on your name card → iCloud → and turn on the toggle for Voice Memos.
- On your Mac: Click on the Apple logo from top left → System Preferences.
Now, Click on Apple ID.
iCloud Drive Options.
Check the box for Voice Memos and click Done. - Now, all your voice recordings from iPhone and Mac will sync
- From Launchpad on Mac, open the Voice Memos app. In a few seconds, you will see all iPhone recordings here.
- To save it in a pen drive or your Mac’s storage, place your mouse pointer on a recording and drag it to your desktop or a folder.
How to Transfer Voice Memos from iPhone to Mac Without iTunes
We will be using one of the several sharing tools available in iOS 13 Share Sheet to transfer voice memo from iPhone to Mac.
Transfer iPhone Voice Memos to Mac Using AirDrop
Before you begin, turn on Wi-Fi and Bluetooth on your iPhone and Mac. Also, make sure AirDrop discovery is set to Everyone or at least Contacts Only.
- Open Voice Memos app on iPhone and tap on a voice note. Now, tap on three blue dots and then tap on Share.
- Select AirDrop and tap on your Mac to transfer voice recordings. You’ll find it in your Mac’s Downloads folder.
Transfer iPhone Voice Memos to Mac Via iCloud Drive
- Open Voice Memos app on iPhone and tap on a voice note.
- Tap on three blue dots and then tap on Save to Files.
- Now, Select iCloud Drive and then tap on Save.
- Go to
Here, you will see the voice recording files, click on it. and then click on the download icon from the top.
Transfer iPhone Voice Memos to Mac Using Email
You can also email the voice recording to yourself or other email accounts.
- Open Voice Memos app on iPhone and tap on a voice note.
- Tap on three blue dots and then tap on Share.
- Tap on Mail. Now, wait a few seconds for the voice note to be attached. In the ‘To:’ field type your email address and then tap on blue send icon from top right.
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Note: In step 2, you may use Gmail or any other email app installed on your iPhone.
Transfer iPhone Voice Memos to Mac Using Dropbox, Google Drive, Box, etc.
- Open Voice Memos app on iPhone and tap on a voice note.
- Tap on three blue dots and then tap on Share. Now from here, you may add the voice recording to Dropbox, Google Drive, Box, etc. You may also share the file on WhatsApp, iMessage, or other chat apps.
- Now open the service you selected above (Dropbox, Drive, WhatsApp, etc.) on your Mac and download the voice note
How to Transfer Voice Recordings from iPhone to Mac Using iTunes
This method is not work on Mac running macOS Catalina. Because Finder has replaced iTunes in this version of macOS. And sadly, the ability to sync voice memos is no longer available in the Sync Music section on macOS Catalina. So, if you use Windows PC or earlier macOS version, read on.
- Unlock the iPhone and use a proper lightning cable to connect it to Mac or PC
- Open iTunes on your computer.
Note: If your iPhone asks ‘Trust,’ tap on it, and enter the password. - Now in iTunes, click on the iPhone icon from top.
- Select Music from left sidebar. Enable Sync music and check the box for Include voice memos. Finally, click on Apply from bottom right.
Now all your voice memos are transferred from iPhone to iTunes. You can see them in the Songs section. From here, you can drag and drop the voice notes to your desktop.
If you want to find all the voice notes in your hard drive:
- On Windows go to this folder: C:Users(your username)MusiciTunesiTunes MediaVoice Memos
- On Mac go to this folder: You Hard Disk → Users → Your Username → Music → iTunes → iTunes Media → Voice Memos.
Signing off…
So, as you can see, there are multiple ways to transfer voice memos from iPhone to Mac. Moreover, most of the methods, except the iCloud sync and AirDrop, can be used even on Windows computers.
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Voice Memos uses the built-in microphone on your device to record. For a higher-quality stereo recording, use an external stereo microphone.
How to record a voice memo
- Open the Voice Memos app or ask Siri to open it.
- To record, tap or click . To stop, tap . On your iPad or Mac1, tap or click .
- When you tap , your memo is saved automatically with your current location as the title.2 On your iPad or Mac, click Done when you're finished recording.
All your memos are available on every device that's signed in to iCloud with the same Apple ID. Just turn on Voice Memos in the iCloud settings of each device.
After you record a voice memo, you can edit it.
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Edit a voice memo
After you record a voice memo, it's easy to replace a section, trim the recording, or delete part of it.
How to replace part of a voice memo
- Tap the memo that you want to edit. Tap , then tap Edit Recording. On your iPad or Mac, select the memo, then tap or click Edit.
- Swipe the waveform left or right until the blue playhead is positioned at the beginning of the part that you want to replace. On your Mac, position the blue playhead on the recording overview at the bottom of the app to select a starting place.
- Tap Replace to re-record over the existing memo.
- Tap when you finish recording.
- Tap Done to save.
How to trim from the beginning or end of a memo
- Tap the memo that you want to trim. Tap , then tap Edit Recording. On your iPad or Mac, select the memo, then click Edit.
- Tap . Yellow handles with arrows appear on each end of the memo in the lower recording graph.
- To trim from the beginning, drag the yellow arrow on the left to where you want the memo to begin. To trim from the end, drag the yellow arrow on the right to where you want the memo to end.
- Tap Trim.
- Tap Save. If you're finished editing the memo, tap Done.
How to delete part of a memo
- Tap the memo that you want to trim. Tap , then tap Edit Recording. On your iPad or Mac, select the memo, then click Edit.
- Tap . Yellow handles with arrows appear on each end of the memo in the lower recording graph.
- Drag the left and right yellow arrows so that they surround the part of the memo that you want to delete.
- Tap Delete.
- Tap Save. If you're finished editing the memo, tap Done.
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Share a voice memo
Want to share your voice memo with a friend or save it to a second location? Tap a memo in the list, tap , then tap Share. On your iPad or Mac, select a memo, then tap or click the share button .
Choose a way to share, such as Messages or a social media app. Or save your memo to another location with an option like iCloud Drive or Mail.
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How to delete a voice memo
- Tap or click to select the memo that you want to delete.
- Tap . On your Mac, press the Delete key or choose Edit > Delete. The memo is moved to the Recently Deleted folder.
Voice memos stay in the Recently Deleted folder for 30 days and then are deleted permanently. You can recover a voice memo if it's still in the Recently Deleted folder:
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- In Voice Memos, tap or click Recently Deleted.
- Tap or click the memo that you want to recover.
- Tap or click Recover, then tap or click Recover Recording.
1. Voice Memos is a built-in app in macOS Mojave and later.
2. You can turn location-based naming on or off in Settings > Voice Memos. On your Mac, choose Voice Memos > Preferences.