diff --git a/apps/desktop2/src/components/main/body/sessions/index.tsx b/apps/desktop2/src/components/main/body/sessions/index.tsx
index 879945b500..dbc869b14b 100644
--- a/apps/desktop2/src/components/main/body/sessions/index.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop2/src/components/main/body/sessions/index.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { StickyNoteIcon } from "lucide-react";
-import { useMemo } from "react";
+import { useMemo, useState } from "react";
 
 import NoteEditor from "@hypr/tiptap/editor";
 import * as persisted from "../../../../store/tinybase/persisted";
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { rowIdfromTab, type Tab } from "../../../../store/zustand/tabs";
 import { type TabItem, TabItemBase } from "../shared";
 import { InnerHeader } from "./inner-header";
 import { OuterHeader } from "./outer-header";
+import { AudioPlayer } from "./player";
 import { TitleInput } from "./title-input";
 
 export const TabItemNote: TabItem = ({ tab, handleClose, handleSelect }) => {
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ export const TabItemNote: TabItem = ({ tab, handleClose, handleSelect }) => {
 export function TabContentNote({ tab }: { tab: Tab }) {
   const sessionId = rowIdfromTab(tab);
   const sessionRow = persisted.UI.useRow("sessions", sessionId, persisted.STORE_ID);
+  const [showAudioPlayer, setShowAudioPlayer] = useState(false);
 
   const editorKey = useMemo(
     () => `session-${sessionId}-raw`,
@@ -51,7 +53,12 @@ export function TabContentNote({ tab }: { tab: Tab }) {
   return (
     <div className="flex flex-col px-4 py-1 rounded-lg border">
       <div className="py-1">
-        <OuterHeader sessionRow={sessionRow} sessionId={sessionId} />
+        <OuterHeader
+          sessionRow={sessionRow}
+          sessionId={sessionId}
+          onToggleAudioPlayer={() => setShowAudioPlayer(!showAudioPlayer)}
+          isAudioPlayerVisible={showAudioPlayer}
+        />
       </div>
 
       <TitleInput
@@ -78,6 +85,7 @@ export function TabContentNote({ tab }: { tab: Tab }) {
           },
         }}
       />
+      {showAudioPlayer && <AudioPlayer url="https://www2.cs.uic.edu/~i101/SoundFiles/gettysburg10.wav" />}
     </div>
   );
 }
diff --git a/apps/desktop2/src/components/main/body/sessions/outer-header/index.tsx b/apps/desktop2/src/components/main/body/sessions/outer-header/index.tsx
index 9300ad5419..0df938fe2d 100644
--- a/apps/desktop2/src/components/main/body/sessions/outer-header/index.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop2/src/components/main/body/sessions/outer-header/index.tsx
@@ -9,9 +9,11 @@ import { RecordingButton } from "./recording";
 import { ShareButton } from "./share";
 
 export function OuterHeader(
-  { sessionRow, sessionId }: {
+  { sessionRow, sessionId, onToggleAudioPlayer, isAudioPlayerVisible }: {
     sessionRow: ReturnType<typeof persisted.UI.useRow<"sessions">>;
     sessionId: string;
+    onToggleAudioPlayer: () => void;
+    isAudioPlayerVisible: boolean;
   },
 ) {
   const currentUserId = persisted.UI.useCell("configs", "singleton", "user_id", persisted.STORE_ID) as
@@ -38,7 +40,11 @@ export function OuterHeader(
           sessionId={sessionId}
           currentUserId={currentUserId}
         />
-        <RecordingButton sessionRow={sessionRow} />
+        <RecordingButton
+          sessionRow={sessionRow}
+          onToggle={onToggleAudioPlayer}
+          isActive={isAudioPlayerVisible}
+        />
         <ListenButton sessionRow={sessionRow} />
         <ShareButton sessionRow={sessionRow} />
         <OthersButton sessionRow={sessionRow} />
diff --git a/apps/desktop2/src/components/main/body/sessions/outer-header/recording.tsx b/apps/desktop2/src/components/main/body/sessions/outer-header/recording.tsx
index 4a8616bfd3..b2946db803 100644
--- a/apps/desktop2/src/components/main/body/sessions/outer-header/recording.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop2/src/components/main/body/sessions/outer-header/recording.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,15 @@
 import { type SessionRowProp } from "./types";
 
-export function RecordingButton({ sessionRow: _sessionRow }: SessionRowProp) {
+export function RecordingButton({
+  sessionRow: _sessionRow,
+  onToggle,
+  isActive,
+}: SessionRowProp & { onToggle: () => void; isActive: boolean }) {
   return (
-    <button className="text-xs">
+    <button
+      onClick={onToggle}
+      className={`text-xs transition-opacity ${isActive ? "opacity-100" : "opacity-50 hover:opacity-75"}`}
+    >
       🎙️ 02:27
     </button>
   );
diff --git a/apps/desktop2/src/components/main/body/sessions/player.tsx b/apps/desktop2/src/components/main/body/sessions/player.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..607117c23f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/desktop2/src/components/main/body/sessions/player.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+import { useWavesurfer } from "@wavesurfer/react";
+import { Pause, Play } from "lucide-react";
+import { useCallback, useRef } from "react";
+
+export function AudioPlayer({ url }: { url: string }) {
+  const containerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+
+  const { wavesurfer, isPlaying, currentTime } = useWavesurfer({
+    container: containerRef,
+    height: 60,
+    waveColor: "#666666",
+    progressColor: "#333333",
+    cursorColor: "#ffffff",
+    cursorWidth: 2,
+    barWidth: 3,
+    barGap: 2,
+    barRadius: 3,
+    url,
+    dragToSeek: true,
+    hideScrollbar: true,
+    normalize: true,
+  });
+
+  const onPlayPause = useCallback(() => {
+    wavesurfer?.playPause();
+  }, [wavesurfer]);
+
+  const duration = wavesurfer?.getDuration() || 0;
+
+  return (
+    <div className="w-full bg-black border-t border-gray-800">
+      <div className="flex items-center gap-4 px-6 py-4 w-full max-w-full">
+        <button
+          onClick={onPlayPause}
+          className="flex items-center justify-center w-12 h-12 rounded-full bg-gray-700 hover:bg-gray-600 transition-colors flex-shrink-0"
+        >
+          {isPlaying
+            ? <Pause className="w-6 h-6 text-white" fill="currentColor" />
+            : <Play className="w-6 h-6 text-white" fill="currentColor" />}
+        </button>
+
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-2 text-sm text-gray-400 flex-shrink-0 min-w-[100px]">
+          <span>{formatTime(currentTime)}</span>
+          <span>/</span>
+          <span>{formatTime(duration)}</span>
+        </div>
+
+        <div ref={containerRef} className="flex-1 min-w-0" style={{ minHeight: "60px", width: "100%" }} />
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+const formatTime = (seconds: number) =>
+  [Math.floor(seconds / 60), Math.floor(seconds % 60)]
+    .map((v) => String(v).padStart(2, "0"))
+    .join(":");