diff --git a/src/app/_layout.tsx b/src/app/_layout.tsx
index 5a37d8d..b9e47d5 100644
--- a/src/app/_layout.tsx
+++ b/src/app/_layout.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export default function RootLayout() {
     <ThemeProvider value={scheme === 'dark' ? DarkTheme : DefaultTheme}>
       <Stack>
         <Stack.Screen name="index" options={{ title: 'Wisp' }} />
+        <Stack.Screen name="record" options={{ title: 'Record' }} />
         <Stack.Screen name="transcript/[id]" options={{ title: 'Transcript' }} />
         <Stack.Screen name="search" options={{ title: 'Search' }} />
         <Stack.Screen name="courses" options={{ title: 'Courses' }} />
diff --git a/src/app/index.tsx b/src/app/index.tsx
index 8d64eb4..fbe3c25 100644
--- a/src/app/index.tsx
+++ b/src/app/index.tsx
@@ -90,15 +90,27 @@ export default function LibraryScreen() {
           </View>
         </View>
 
-        <Pressable
-          onPress={onNew}
-          disabled={busy}
-          style={({ pressed }) => [
-            styles.newButton,
-            { backgroundColor: '#3c87f7', opacity: busy ? 0.5 : pressed ? 0.85 : 1 },
-          ]}>
-          <ThemedText style={styles.newButtonText}>＋ New transcription</ThemedText>
-        </Pressable>
+        <View style={styles.captureRow}>
+          <Link href="/record" asChild>
+            <Pressable
+              disabled={busy}
+              style={({ pressed }) => [
+                styles.captureBtn,
+                { backgroundColor: '#e5484d', opacity: busy ? 0.5 : pressed ? 0.85 : 1 },
+              ]}>
+              <ThemedText style={styles.newButtonText}>🎙 Record</ThemedText>
+            </Pressable>
+          </Link>
+          <Pressable
+            onPress={onNew}
+            disabled={busy}
+            style={({ pressed }) => [
+              styles.captureBtn,
+              { backgroundColor: '#3c87f7', opacity: busy ? 0.5 : pressed ? 0.85 : 1 },
+            ]}>
+            <ThemedText style={styles.newButtonText}>＋ Import file</ThemedText>
+          </Pressable>
+        </View>
 
         {busy && <ActiveJob />}
         {job.status === 'error' && (
@@ -241,6 +253,8 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create({
   headerLinks: { flexDirection: 'row', gap: Spacing.three, alignItems: 'center' },
   newButton: { paddingVertical: Spacing.three, borderRadius: Spacing.three, alignItems: 'center' },
   newButtonText: { color: '#fff', fontWeight: '700', fontSize: 16 },
+  captureRow: { flexDirection: 'row', gap: Spacing.two },
+  captureBtn: { flex: 1, paddingVertical: Spacing.three, borderRadius: Spacing.three, alignItems: 'center' },
   card: { padding: Spacing.three, borderRadius: Spacing.three, gap: Spacing.two },
   rowBetween: { flexDirection: 'row', alignItems: 'center', justifyContent: 'space-between', gap: Spacing.two },
   filterBar: { gap: Spacing.two, paddingVertical: Spacing.one, paddingRight: Spacing.three },
diff --git a/src/app/record.tsx b/src/app/record.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..807c5e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/record.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,143 @@
+import { Stack, useRouter } from 'expo-router';
+import { useState } from 'react';
+import { Pressable, StyleSheet, View } from 'react-native';
+
+import { PreCaptureSheet, type PreCaptureResult } from '@/components/PreCaptureSheet';
+import { ThemedText } from '@/components/themed-text';
+import { ThemedView } from '@/components/themed-view';
+import { MaxContentWidth, Spacing } from '@/constants/theme';
+import { useTheme } from '@/hooks/use-theme';
+import { useRecorder, type RecordingResult } from '@/hooks/useRecorder';
+import { formatClock } from '@/lib/format';
+import { useTranscribe } from '@/stores/transcribeStore';
+
+export default function RecordScreen() {
+  const theme = useTheme();
+  const router = useRouter();
+  const rec = useRecorder();
+  const [pending, setPending] = useState<RecordingResult | null>(null);
+
+  const onStop = async () => {
+    const r = await rec.stop();
+    if (r) setPending(r);
+    else router.back();
+  };
+
+  const onStart = async (meta: PreCaptureResult) => {
+    const r = pending;
+    setPending(null);
+    if (!r) return;
+    const id = await useTranscribe.getState().start({ data: r.data, name: r.name }, meta);
+    if (id) router.replace({ pathname: '/transcript/[id]', params: { id } });
+    else router.back();
+  };
+
+  if (!rec.supported) {
+    return (
+      <ThemedView style={[styles.fill, styles.center]}>
+        <Stack.Screen options={{ title: 'Record' }} />
+        <ThemedText type="small" themeColor="textSecondary" style={styles.notice}>
+          In-app recording is available in the browser for now. On mobile, use your phone&apos;s
+          recorder and import the file (native live capture is coming).
+        </ThemedText>
+      </ThemedView>
+    );
+  }
+
+  const recording = rec.status === 'recording';
+  const paused = rec.status === 'paused';
+
+  return (
+    <ThemedView style={[styles.fill, styles.center]}>
+      <Stack.Screen options={{ title: 'Record' }} />
+      <View style={styles.stage}>
+        <ThemedText style={styles.timer}>{formatClock(Math.floor(rec.elapsedMs / 1000))}</ThemedText>
+        <ThemedText type="small" themeColor="textSecondary">
+          {recording ? '● Recording — on your device' : paused ? 'Paused' : 'Ready to record'}
+        </ThemedText>
+
+        <View style={[styles.meterTrack, { backgroundColor: theme.backgroundElement }]}>
+          <View
+            style={[
+              styles.meterFill,
+              { width: `${Math.round((recording ? rec.level : 0) * 100)}%`, backgroundColor: '#e5484d' },
+            ]}
+          />
+        </View>
+
+        {rec.error && (
+          <ThemedText type="small" style={styles.error}>{rec.error}</ThemedText>
+        )}
+
+        <View style={styles.controls}>
+          {rec.status === 'idle' || rec.status === 'stopped' ? (
+            <BigButton label="Start recording" color="#e5484d" onPress={() => void rec.start()} />
+          ) : (
+            <>
+              {recording ? (
+                <BigButton label="Pause" color={theme.backgroundElement} textColor={theme.text} onPress={rec.pause} />
+              ) : (
+                <BigButton label="Resume" color="#3c87f7" onPress={rec.resume} />
+              )}
+              <BigButton label="Stop & transcribe" color="#3c87f7" onPress={() => void onStop()} />
+            </>
+          )}
+        </View>
+
+        <ThemedText type="small" themeColor="textSecondary" style={styles.hint}>
+          Keep this tab in front while recording. Everything stays on your device.
+        </ThemedText>
+      </View>
+
+      <PreCaptureSheet
+        visible={pending !== null}
+        defaultTitle={defaultName()}
+        onStart={(m) => void onStart(m)}
+        onCancel={() => {
+          setPending(null);
+          router.back();
+        }}
+      />
+    </ThemedView>
+  );
+}
+
+function BigButton({
+  label,
+  color,
+  textColor,
+  onPress,
+}: {
+  label: string;
+  color: string;
+  textColor?: string;
+  onPress: () => void;
+}) {
+  return (
+    <Pressable onPress={onPress} style={({ pressed }) => [styles.btn, { backgroundColor: color, opacity: pressed ? 0.85 : 1 }]}>
+      <ThemedText style={[styles.btnText, textColor ? { color: textColor } : styles.btnTextLight]}>{label}</ThemedText>
+    </Pressable>
+  );
+}
+
+function defaultName(): string {
+  const d = new Date();
+  const pad = (n: number) => String(n).padStart(2, '0');
+  return `Lecture ${d.getFullYear()}-${pad(d.getMonth() + 1)}-${pad(d.getDate())}`;
+}
+
+const styles = StyleSheet.create({
+  fill: { flex: 1 },
+  center: { alignItems: 'center', justifyContent: 'center' },
+  stage: { width: '100%', maxWidth: MaxContentWidth, padding: Spacing.four, gap: Spacing.three, alignItems: 'center' },
+  timer: { fontSize: 56, fontWeight: '700', fontVariant: ['tabular-nums'] },
+  meterTrack: { width: '80%', height: 8, borderRadius: 4, overflow: 'hidden' },
+  meterFill: { height: 8, borderRadius: 4 },
+  controls: { flexDirection: 'row', gap: Spacing.two, marginTop: Spacing.three, flexWrap: 'wrap', justifyContent: 'center' },
+  btn: { paddingVertical: Spacing.three, paddingHorizontal: Spacing.four, borderRadius: Spacing.three, alignItems: 'center' },
+  btnText: { fontWeight: '700', fontSize: 16 },
+  btnTextLight: { color: '#fff' },
+  error: { color: '#e5484d' },
+  notice: { padding: Spacing.four, textAlign: 'center', maxWidth: 480 },
+  hint: { textAlign: 'center', marginTop: Spacing.two },
+});
diff --git a/src/hooks/useRecorder.ts b/src/hooks/useRecorder.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0818ba5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/hooks/useRecorder.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,185 @@
+// Web microphone recorder (MediaRecorder) for in-app lecture capture (ROADMAP
+// Phase 2). Records to a Blob, exposes elapsed time + a live input level, holds
+// a screen Wake Lock while recording, and supports pause/resume. On stop it
+// returns the recording as an ArrayBuffer that flows straight into the existing
+// transcribe pipeline (decode -> chunk -> Whisper -> save).
+//
+// Web-only: getUserMedia/MediaRecorder/AudioContext are browser APIs. On native
+// `supported` is false and the controls no-op (native realtime capture via
+// whisper.rn is a follow-up).
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import { Platform } from 'react-native';
+
+export type RecorderStatus = 'idle' | 'recording' | 'paused' | 'stopped';
+
+export interface RecordingResult {
+  data: ArrayBuffer;
+  mime: string;
+  name: string;
+}
+
+export interface Recorder {
+  supported: boolean;
+  status: RecorderStatus;
+  elapsedMs: number;
+  /** Live input level in [0,1], for a meter. */
+  level: number;
+  error?: string;
+  start: () => Promise<void>;
+  pause: () => void;
+  resume: () => void;
+  /** Stop and return the recording (null if nothing captured / unsupported). */
+  stop: () => Promise<RecordingResult | null>;
+}
+
+function isSupported(): boolean {
+  return (
+    Platform.OS === 'web' &&
+    typeof navigator !== 'undefined' &&
+    !!navigator.mediaDevices?.getUserMedia &&
+    typeof MediaRecorder !== 'undefined'
+  );
+}
+
+export function useRecorder(): Recorder {
+  const supported = isSupported();
+  const [status, setStatus] = useState<RecorderStatus>('idle');
+  const [elapsedMs, setElapsedMs] = useState(0);
+  const [level, setLevel] = useState(0);
+  const [error, setError] = useState<string | undefined>(undefined);
+
+  const recorderRef = useRef<MediaRecorder | null>(null);
+  const chunksRef = useRef<Blob[]>([]);
+  const streamRef = useRef<MediaStream | null>(null);
+  const audioCtxRef = useRef<AudioContext | null>(null);
+  const analyserRef = useRef<AnalyserNode | null>(null);
+  const rafRef = useRef<number | null>(null);
+  const wakeRef = useRef<WakeLockSentinel | null>(null);
+  // Elapsed bookkeeping across pause/resume.
+  const segStartRef = useRef(0);
+  const accumRef = useRef(0);
+
+  const cleanup = useCallback(() => {
+    if (rafRef.current != null) cancelAnimationFrame(rafRef.current);
+    rafRef.current = null;
+    streamRef.current?.getTracks().forEach((t) => t.stop());
+    streamRef.current = null;
+    void audioCtxRef.current?.close().catch(() => {});
+    audioCtxRef.current = null;
+    analyserRef.current = null;
+    void wakeRef.current?.release().catch(() => {});
+    wakeRef.current = null;
+  }, []);
+
+  useEffect(() => cleanup, [cleanup]);
+
+  const tick = useCallback(() => {
+    // Elapsed: accumulated paused time + current running segment.
+    const running = status === 'recording' ? Date.now() - segStartRef.current : 0;
+    setElapsedMs(accumRef.current + running);
+
+    const an = analyserRef.current;
+    if (an) {
+      const buf = new Uint8Array(an.fftSize);
+      an.getByteTimeDomainData(buf);
+      let sum = 0;
+      for (let i = 0; i < buf.length; i++) {
+        const v = (buf[i]! - 128) / 128;
+        sum += v * v;
+      }
+      setLevel(Math.min(1, Math.sqrt(sum / buf.length) * 3));
+    }
+    rafRef.current = requestAnimationFrame(tick);
+  }, [status]);
+
+  // Keep the rAF loop bound to the latest `status` via tick's identity.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (status === 'recording' || status === 'paused') {
+      rafRef.current = requestAnimationFrame(tick);
+      return () => {
+        if (rafRef.current != null) cancelAnimationFrame(rafRef.current);
+      };
+    }
+    return undefined;
+  }, [status, tick]);
+
+  const start = useCallback(async () => {
+    if (!supported) {
+      setError('Recording is only available in the browser for now.');
+      return;
+    }
+    try {
+      setError(undefined);
+      const stream = await navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia({ audio: true });
+      streamRef.current = stream;
+
+      const mr = new MediaRecorder(stream);
+      chunksRef.current = [];
+      mr.ondataavailable = (e) => {
+        if (e.data && e.data.size > 0) chunksRef.current.push(e.data);
+      };
+      mr.start();
+      recorderRef.current = mr;
+
+      // Level metering off an AnalyserNode.
+      const ctx = new (window.AudioContext || (window as unknown as { webkitAudioContext: typeof AudioContext }).webkitAudioContext)();
+      const src = ctx.createMediaStreamSource(stream);
+      const an = ctx.createAnalyser();
+      an.fftSize = 512;
+      src.connect(an);
+      audioCtxRef.current = ctx;
+      analyserRef.current = an;
+
+      // Keep the screen awake while recording (best-effort).
+      try {
+        wakeRef.current = (await navigator.wakeLock?.request('screen')) ?? null;
+      } catch {
+        /* wake lock optional */
+      }
+
+      accumRef.current = 0;
+      segStartRef.current = Date.now();
+      setElapsedMs(0);
+      setStatus('recording');
+    } catch (e) {
+      setError(e instanceof Error ? e.message : 'Could not start recording (mic permission?).');
+      cleanup();
+      setStatus('idle');
+    }
+  }, [supported, cleanup]);
+
+  const pause = useCallback(() => {
+    const mr = recorderRef.current;
+    if (!mr || status !== 'recording') return;
+    mr.pause();
+    accumRef.current += Date.now() - segStartRef.current;
+    setStatus('paused');
+  }, [status]);
+
+  const resume = useCallback(() => {
+    const mr = recorderRef.current;
+    if (!mr || status !== 'paused') return;
+    mr.resume();
+    segStartRef.current = Date.now();
+    setStatus('recording');
+  }, [status]);
+
+  const stop = useCallback(async (): Promise<RecordingResult | null> => {
+    const mr = recorderRef.current;
+    if (!mr) return null;
+    const mime = mr.mimeType || 'audio/webm';
+    const blob: Blob = await new Promise((resolve) => {
+      mr.onstop = () => resolve(new Blob(chunksRef.current, { type: mime }));
+      mr.stop();
+    });
+    recorderRef.current = null;
+    cleanup();
+    setStatus('stopped');
+    if (blob.size === 0) return null;
+    const data = await blob.arrayBuffer();
+    const ext = mime.includes('ogg') ? 'ogg' : mime.includes('mp4') ? 'mp4' : 'webm';
+    return { data, mime, name: `Recording.${ext}` };
+  }, [cleanup]);
+
+  return { supported, status, elapsedMs, level, error, start, pause, resume, stop };
+}