diff --git a/AudioFile.h b/AudioFile.h
index 3c53243..bc71da8 100644
--- a/AudioFile.h
+++ b/AudioFile.h
@@ -109,7 +109,11 @@ class AudioFile
     //=============================================================
     /** Loads an audio file from data in memory */
     bool loadFromMemory (const std::vector<uint8_t>& fileData);
-    
+
+    //=============================================================
+    /** Saves an audio file to data in memory */
+    bool saveToMemory (std::vector<uint8_t>& fileData, AudioFileFormat format = AudioFileFormat::Wave);
+
     //=============================================================
     /** @Returns the sample rate */
     uint32_t getSampleRate() const;
@@ -190,10 +194,10 @@ class AudioFile
     //=============================================================
     bool decodeWaveFile (const std::vector<uint8_t>& fileData);
     bool decodeAiffFile (const std::vector<uint8_t>& fileData);
-    
+
     //=============================================================
-    bool saveToWaveFile (const std::string& filePath);
-    bool saveToAiffFile (const std::string& filePath);
+    bool encodeWaveFile (std::vector<uint8_t>& fileData);
+    bool encodeAiffFile (std::vector<uint8_t>& fileData);
     
     //=============================================================
     void clearAudioBuffer();
@@ -889,14 +893,22 @@ void AudioFile<T>::addSampleRateToAiffData (std::vector<uint8_t>& fileData, uint
 //=============================================================
 template <class T>
 bool AudioFile<T>::save (const std::string& filePath, AudioFileFormat format)
+{
+        std::vector<uint8_t> fileData;
+        return saveToMemory (fileData, format) && writeDataToFile (fileData, filePath);
+}
+
+//=============================================================
+template <class T>
+bool AudioFile<T>::saveToMemory (std::vector<uint8_t>& fileData, AudioFileFormat format)
 {
     if (format == AudioFileFormat::Wave)
     {
-        return saveToWaveFile (filePath);
+        return encodeWaveFile (fileData);
     }
     else if (format == AudioFileFormat::Aiff)
     {
-        return saveToAiffFile (filePath);
+        return encodeAiffFile (fileData);
     }
     
     return false;
@@ -904,10 +916,8 @@ bool AudioFile<T>::save (const std::string& filePath, AudioFileFormat format)
 
 //=============================================================
 template <class T>
-bool AudioFile<T>::saveToWaveFile (const std::string& filePath)
-{
-    std::vector<uint8_t> fileData;
-    
+bool AudioFile<T>::encodeWaveFile (std::vector<uint8_t>& fileData)
+{    
     int32_t dataChunkSize = getNumSamplesPerChannel() * (getNumChannels() * bitDepth / 8);
     int16_t audioFormat = bitDepth == 32 && std::is_floating_point_v<T> ? WavAudioFormat::IEEEFloat : WavAudioFormat::PCM;
     int32_t formatChunkSize = audioFormat == WavAudioFormat::PCM ? 16 : 18;
@@ -1011,20 +1021,17 @@ bool AudioFile<T>::saveToWaveFile (const std::string& filePath)
     // check that the various sizes we put in the metadata are correct
     if (fileSizeInBytes != static_cast<int32_t> (fileData.size() - 8) || dataChunkSize != (getNumSamplesPerChannel() * getNumChannels() * (bitDepth / 8)))
     {
-        reportError ("ERROR: couldn't save file to " + filePath);
+        reportError ("ERROR: Incorrect file or data chunk size.");
         return false;
     }
     
-    // try to write the file
-    return writeDataToFile (fileData, filePath);
+    return true;
 }
 
 //=============================================================
 template <class T>
-bool AudioFile<T>::saveToAiffFile (const std::string& filePath)
-{
-    std::vector<uint8_t> fileData;
-    
+bool AudioFile<T>::encodeAiffFile (std::vector<uint8_t>& fileData)
+{    
     int32_t numBytesPerSample = bitDepth / 8;
     int32_t numBytesPerFrame = numBytesPerSample * getNumChannels();
     int32_t totalNumAudioSampleBytes = getNumSamplesPerChannel() * numBytesPerFrame;
@@ -1116,12 +1123,11 @@ bool AudioFile<T>::saveToAiffFile (const std::string& filePath)
     // check that the various sizes we put in the metadata are correct
     if (fileSizeInBytes != static_cast<int32_t> (fileData.size() - 8) || soundDataChunkSize != getNumSamplesPerChannel() *  numBytesPerFrame + 8)
     {
-        reportError ("ERROR: couldn't save file to " + filePath);
+        reportError ("ERROR: Incorrect file or data chunk size.");
         return false;
     }
     
-    // try to write the file
-    return writeDataToFile (fileData, filePath);
+    return true;
 }
 
 //=============================================================
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6ba20da..98b65e2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -119,6 +119,17 @@ AudioFile is written and maintained by Adam Stark.
     // Aiff file
     audioFile.save ("path/to/desired/audioFile.aif", AudioFileFormat::Aiff);
 
+### Save the audio file to memory
+
+Write the audio file data directly to a vector of bytes (without writing to a file on disk):
+
+    std::vector<uint8_t> fileData;
+    saveToMemory (fileData, AudioFileFormat::Wave);
+
+    or
+
+    saveToMemory (fileData, AudioFileFormat::Aiff);
+
 ## Examples
 
 Please see the `examples` folder for some examples on library usage.
@@ -256,6 +267,7 @@ Many thanks to the following people for their contributions to this library:
 - [Metalsofa](https://github.com/Metalsofa)
 - [mrpossoms](https://github.com/mrpossoms)
 - [mynameisjohn](https://github.com/mynameisjohn)
+- [nicmell](https://github.com/nicmell)
 - [Sidelobe](https://github.com/Sidelobe)
 - [sschaetz](https://github.com/sschaetz)
 - [Yhcrown](https://github.com/Yhcrown)