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Output Paths

VoicePad saves two files for each recording:

  • A WAV file containing the raw audio
  • A markdown file containing the transcription

Default Locations

By default, both are saved under ~/.config/voicepad/data/:

~/.config/voicepad/data/recordings/    # WAV files
~/.config/voicepad/data/markdown/      # Markdown transcriptions

On Windows, ~ expands to your user profile directory (e.g. C:\Users\YourName).

These directories are created automatically on first recording.

Changing Output Paths

Open the Settings tab and update the recordings_path or markdown_path fields. Press Save to apply.

You can also edit ~/.config/voicepad/voicepad.yaml directly:

recordings_path: ~/Documents/voicepad/recordings
markdown_path: ~/Documents/voicepad/transcriptions

Both paths support ~ expansion.

Filename Format

Each file is named with a prefix and a timestamp:

recording_20260429_143022.wav
recording_20260429_143022.md

The default prefix is recording. You can change it by setting recording_prefix in the config file.