Your browser will ask for permission to use the microphone. Click "Allow".
👂 Listening… say something!
If you hear yourself clearly, your microphone works. You're done. 🎉
🔒 Private by design: the sound is processed in your browser and never uploaded anywhere.
Click the button and allow microphone access when your browser asks.
Speak normally. If the bars dance when you talk, your microphone picks up your voice.
Record a few seconds and play them back. If you hear yourself clearly, everything works.
Either the wrong microphone is selected (try the microphone picker above), the microphone is muted with a hardware switch, or the browser is blocked at the system level. See the microphone help page for fixes per browser and system.
No. The test runs entirely in your browser. When you use "Record & play back", the recording stays on your device and disappears when you leave the page.
Everyone hates hearing their own recorded voice: you normally hear yourself through your skull, which adds bass. The recording is what everyone else hears. If it's clear and understandable, your microphone is fine.
Permissions are per-site. Grant microphone access on the other site too, usually via the lock or microphone icon in the address bar.
Microphone works? Put it to good use.
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