Soundleaf
A no-nonsense video & audio recorder. Front or rear camera, keeps recording with the screen off, and saves to its own folder — out of your gallery.
Screens
What it does
Front & rear
Switch cameras before recording. Audio captured alongside video, in sync.
Screen-off recording
A foreground service keeps recording when the screen is off or the app is in the background.
Pause & resume
Pause, resume, live timer. Minimized mode dims the screen but keeps REC and Stop in reach.
Its own folder
Saves to a dedicated Recordings folder, not your photo gallery. Survives reboots.
Quality control
UHD, FHD, HD, or SD with automatic fallback to what the camera supports.
Built-in manager
Browse, play, rename, export, and delete clips with name, date, duration, and size.
Install & permissions
- Download the APK with the button above.
- Open it from Files or your browser downloads.
- Allow “install unknown apps” if Android asks.
- Open Soundleaf, grant Camera, Microphone, Notifications.
For long screen-off recordings: exempt Soundleaf from battery optimization in Settings so the system doesn't pause it.
- CAMERACapture video.
- RECORD_AUDIOCapture audio with the video (optional — video-only works too).
- FOREGROUND_SERVICEKeep recording while backgrounded, with a visible notification.
- POST_NOTIFICATIONSShow the recording-status notification.
- WAKE_LOCKKeep the CPU awake mid-recording.
No storage, location, or network permissions. Recordings never leave your phone.