If you enjoy listening to streaming music, you may want to record what you hear to play back later. With the right software, you can record from thousands of audio sources on the web to quickly build a digital music collection.

Here you will find a selection of free audio programs that allow you to record streaming audio from the Internet and create audio files in various audio formats.

Aktiv MP3 Recorder is an excellent program for recording audio from various sound sources. Whether you are listening to a streaming music service or watching a video, you can capture the audio that is playing through your sound card.

This free software has excellent audio format support and can encode to WAV, MP3, WMA, OGG, AU, VOX and AIFF. Also included in this fully featured audio recorder is a scheduling tool that gives you the flexibility to record streaming audio at specific times.