A loved one recorded an audio message on Facebook messenger for me; it looks like the image below. I'm trying to download it, but nearly all of the ways to capture it don't see that the file exists, and the one exception to that downloaded a file that nothing can open.
Can someone please tell me how to download this file such that it can be played? Thanks!
OS X Mavericks (10.9.5)
I was able to get assistance with this on a different forum. I will include the answers I was given, both of which worked, because I'm sure someone else will eventually have this question:
Instead of downloading the audio file, you can use an audio grabber to record it during playback. The one I used was: Piezo.
https://rogueamoeba.com/piezo/
Or, while using Safari:
Method 1
Develop -> Show Web InspectorNetworkNetworkaudioclip-xxxxxxxxxxxxx-xxxx.aac~/DownloadsMethod 2
Develop -> Show Web InspectorResourcesResourcesOtheraudioclip-xxxxxxxxxxxxx-xxxx.aac~/DownloadsI was able to get assistance with this on a different forum. I will include the answers I was given, both of which worked, because I'm sure someone else will eventually have this question:
Instead of downloading the audio file, you can use an audio grabber to record it during playback. The one I used was: Piezo.
https://rogueamoeba.com/piezo/
Or, while using Safari:
Method 1
Develop -> Show Web InspectorNetworkNetworkaudioclip-xxxxxxxxxxxxx-xxxx.aac~/DownloadsMethod 2
Develop -> Show Web InspectorResourcesResourcesOtheraudioclip-xxxxxxxxxxxxx-xxxx.aac~/DownloadsHi,
I am not too sure if Iam late to this party but I was able to do what you wanted to do by going to this url:-
https://m.facebook.com/messages
Access this url via chrome and log in -> Select your message that the audio file is in -> Go to file section -> In chrome there should be a download image on the right side (end of the audio file lin) which should allow you to download it.
Other way is to right click on the audio file and you should get a menu list and an option within it that states ' Save audio as'.
That's what helped me. I hope this will help you too.
Cheers.
Seriously? Not one single person on this forum has any idea how to download an audio file? 😮
It gives me a drop-down menu offering to open the message page in a new window or tab, or to download the message page… No options that do anything with the audio file.
you can download it by opening messenger in your browser on you laptop or desktop at this site:
click on this link - https://m.facebook.com/messages after that open your message box , right click on play button, you should see an option to download or else copy audio URL and paste it in new tab, then download.
What happens if you control - click on the file?
Thanks a lot, that worked!
download successful. thanks!
4ExpandingBliss suggestion was very easy and helpful.
right-click on the file, copy link address and paste in any browser address area and the file downloads to your computer.
How do I download a Facebook messenger audio file?
