Capture the voices and stories you never want to forget

Record your child’s voice, your parent’s stories, and the people you love most. Simple, private, and built to last a lifetime.

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A voice captures something not even video can.

Here's why audio is different.

Video
Audio

Changes how people behave

Fades into the background

Makes people self-conscious

Lets people feel comfortable

Takes you out of the moment

Lets you stay fully present

Capture the moments that matter most

  • First words

    Capture how they say “mama” and “dada” before that sweet sound fades

  • Birthday wishes

    Ask the same questions each year on their birthday and hear how they’ve grown

  • School year reflections

    Ask about their favorite teacher, class, or friend—year by year

  • Family Stories

    Record stories and memories to pass down for generations

  • Special voicemails

    Keep voicemails from grandparents, parents, or kids—secure and easy to revisit

  • One-of-a-kind gifts

    Invite loved ones to share messages for birthdays, baby showers, or anniversaries

  • Holiday messages

    Save voices during holiday dinners, traditions, or family gatherings

  • Car ride converations

    Capture spontaneous, funny chats while you’re driving together

  • Bedtime chats

    Record sweet nighttime questions, stories, or lullabies before lights out

  • Everyday moments

    From toddler giggles to morning routines, preserve everyday magic as it happens

Simple, intuitive memory keeping

Capture spontaneous moments with a single tap.

Record

Add names of the speakers and your recordings will be automatically organized.

Tag

Privately share recordings with family or keep them to yourself. No app required to listen.

Share

Private & secure

Your memories are encrypted and completely private. Only share what you want.

Never miss an important milestone

Leaf will remind you about birthdays, anniversaries and more moments to capture memories.

Import audio from other apps

Bring in voicemails, audio from video clips, or recordings saved in other apps—it’s easy to keep everything in one place.

Your recordings are always yours

Easily download your recordings any time. They’re yours to keep, no matter what.

What leaf users are saying

  • “Leaf makes it so easy to capture the silly, authentic moments with my talkative toddler—way more natural than other apps I’ve tried.”

    Joey R.

  • Leaf preserves the irreplaceable sound of their voice, helping keep those special memories and moments alive.

    Teepa Snow, Founder of Positive Approach to Care®

  • “Essential for all parents!!! Personally, as a mother of 4 children I love to listen to their little conversations and listen back anytime I want. I highly recommend this app! Love it so much!”

    Jennifer C.

  • “Leaf helped us capture my mom’s stories—sometimes in Spanish, sometimes in English—so our future child can one day hear her voice and know where he comes from.”

    Sabrina B.

  • “One of our favorite wedding gifts was a leaf Album—our friends shared advice, stories, and songs, and it let the celebration keep going even after the weekend ended.”

    Alan T.

  • “leaf let's you build an audio memory bank that you will treasure as the years pass; I've used it to save countless family audio memories. It's amazing to play back stories and relive those moments.”

    Sam E.

  • “leaf is so easy to use. I simply opened the app, pressed record and instantly started preserving wonderful family stories for generations to come.”

    Jeremy S.

  • “Leaf made it easy to ask my mom the questions I’ve held onto for years—and I love knowing those recordings are safe and always there to revisit.”

    Sue H.

  • “We received some leaf messages from friends as a wedding gift - what a special experience! We love being able to replay and listen to the well wishes together at anytime. Really such a cool way to collect and build memories!“

    Lillian C.T.

  • “Finally an easy/fun way to capture all of my favorite memories via audio and voice notes. So much fun to use!”

    Joseph F.

  • “Leaf is such a magical tool for me and my family, who all live far apart. It’s a wonderful way to connect and share stories. 💗”

    Jackie M.

Frequently asked questions

  • leaf uses end-to-end encryption to ensure your audio memories are completely private. Only you and the people you explicitly share with can access your recordings. We never use your data for training AI or any other purposes.

  • Yes! leaf makes it easy to share individual recordings with friends or family, even if they don't have the app. You can generate private, secure links or invite them to connect with you on leaf.

  • Absolutely. You can export any recording to keep backups or share outside the app. Your memories always belong to you.

  • Leaf is compatible with both audio and video files (for video files, only the audio portion will be stored).

    The following audio files are compatible with leaf: .mp3, mp4, wav, x-m4a, flac and webm.

    The following video files are compatible with leaf: mp4, avi, mkv, mov, wmv, flv, webm, mpeg, 3gp, and m4v.

  • You can record up to one hour of audio in the app.

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