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S.H.O.N.A.R.

S.H.O.N.A.R. — Self-hosted Oral Notes and Audio Recorder (local-only)

Record conversations on your Android phone and keep them in a folder you control. No accounts, no servers, no uploads, no telemetry — the app has no network permission at all. If you want your recordings on other machines, sync the folder yourself (Syncthing, Nextcloud); the app adopts files added from outside into its library automatically.

  • Record with one tap (app, notification, or home-screen widget), pause / resume, save with rename, play back with seek + speed.
  • Library lives in a folder on the phone (Music/Recordings by default; change it in Settings → Library folder); rename and delete move together with the audio file.
  • Apache-2.0 licensed.

Repository layout

android/           Android app (Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, Material 3)
docs/              Recording-consent notice

Quick start (Android)

Requirements: JDK 17, Android SDK (platform 35). See android/README.md.

cd android
./gradlew assembleDebug
adb install app/build/outputs/apk/debug/app-debug.apk

Development

cd android && ./gradlew test

You are responsible for complying with recording-consent laws in your jurisdiction. Many jurisdictions require all-party consent to record a conversation. S.H.O.N.A.R. shows this notice in-app and never records without a visible, persistent recording indicator and an obvious stop control.