# Streaming Audio Recorder

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/streaming-audio-recorder/654466>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [March 31, 2013, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/streaming-audio-recorder/654466 "2013-03-31T21:01:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![KarlGauss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karlgauss/32/3713_2.png) [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2013, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/streaming-audio-recorder/654466/1 "2013-03-31T21:01:31Z")

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Can anyone recommend a streaming audio recorder for a Mac (OS 10.6.8)?

All I am looking for is a basic audio recorder; bells and whistles aren’t necessary.

There are really only two things that are important to me (but please let me know if there are other things you think I should be aware of, or should be considering):

1. the program is safe (i.e. the download doesn’t include malware, or worse)

2. the interface is straightforward and, ideally, I should be able to record a stream with one click (and even more ideally, without having to leave the current page).

Would the [Wondershare recorder](http://www.wondershare.com/pro/streaming-audio-recorder.html) meet the above criteria?

I appreciate your help! Thanks!

Karl

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**Author:** ![ZenBeam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/3ab097/32.png) [@ZenBeam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZenBeam)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2013, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/streaming-audio-recorder/654466/2 "2013-03-31T21:26:12Z")

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Have you tried [Audacity](http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/)? Kind of the standard free audio software.

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**Author:** ![jasg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2013, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/streaming-audio-recorder/654466/3 "2013-03-31T21:49:34Z")

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I have always liked these guys [http://www.rogueamoeba.com](http://www.rogueamoeba.com). You can try before you buy.

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2013, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/streaming-audio-recorder/654466/4 "2013-03-31T23:49:07Z")

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Since this is a hardware question, moved to IMHO (from Cafe Society).

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**Author:** ![Cheez\_Whia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d26b3c/32.png) [@Cheez\_Whia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheez_Whia)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2013, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/streaming-audio-recorder/654466/5 "2013-04-01T00:40:38Z")

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I’ve used AudioHijack to capture streamed audio on my Mac. It will record anything that can be played out of your speakers. There’s a free trial available.