Backtrack

Platform

Mac

macOS

13.0 or later

Size

72.6 MB

Version

2.5.6

Languages

English

Overview

How many times have you walked out of the meeting thinking you should have recorded the conversation? Backtrack makes sure you don’t have to worry about remembering opportunities, taking notes, or tasks assignments. This Mac app is listening, recording, and overwriting audio throughout the day. Everything is stored locally on your Mac so that you can backtrack whatever recording you need at any time, up to 5 hours in the past, without worrying about the government listening in.

  • Listen to meetings you forgot to record

  • Set your Mac to record audio non-stop

  • Save recorded audio locally on Mac

  • Get back to your past conversations

Backtrack features

Reviving your meetings

The app is a perfect tool for teams that have lots of meetings and brainstorming sessions worth recording. Just decide who on your team will be using the app, (only one team member needs to have Backtrack on their Mac) so that everything you discuss is always captured.

Never forget to hit the record button

You don’t have to start or stop recording with Backtrack. Simply pull down from the icon in the menu bar and backtrack the amount of audio you need once your meeting is over. Just want the tail end of the conversation when you talked about next steps? Simply drag back say, 5 minutes, and save the audio file on your Mac. You just recorded the past! Many good conversations are flowing around your office — that’s for sure. Why not have a backup plan in case someone forgets to hit record? Backtrack is the utility that helps capture these conversations naturally.

Unnoticeable on your Mac until needed

Once you install Backtrack, it sits quietly in your menu bar — requiring barely any of your attention. Clicking on the icon lets you quickly set the backtrack limit, pause and resume recording manually (for privacy reasons) as well as swap the input device.

Up to 5 hours of audio backtracked

By default, Backtrack records every 60 minutes of audio and overwrites it over and over again — unless you save it. You can extend the time of overwritten recording up to 5 hours, which enables you to record those longer meetings or sales calls without saving audio every hour.


Ratings and reviews

78%

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509 user ratings

  • minhnh

    Jun 8, 2026

    never knew i needed

  • Bruno Oliveira

    Jun 2, 2026

    Sometimes (like now) you install the app and when try to login the website is “gateway timeout” so you cannot use the app…

  • strangehats

    Apr 27, 2026

    I dont understand where the transcriptions go. The very limited ‘user guide’ refers to transcriptions saved locally and nothing needs to go to the cloud, but I only ever end up with mp4 file and nothing else.

  • Zuber Moola

    Apr 16, 2026

    very good app! has saved me many times, as I have lots of meetings. will definitely recommend!

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