The invention relates to a novel recording pen. The novel recording pen comprises a recording pen main body. A built-in microphone is arranged in a shell body of the recording pen main body, and a built-out microphone connection socket is further arranged in the shell body of the recording pen main body. The built-out microphone connection socket is connected with a pluggable built-out microphone assembly. By means of a pluggable built-out microphone of the novel recording pen, a sound collection range is greatly enlarged, gradation of medium-long distance recording is rich, and third dimension is strong, so that perfect sound source collection is achieved, and top-quality recording enjoyment is brought to a user. Under the condition that the recoding pen is near to a sound source, the built-out microphone can be taken down conveniently, and the built-in microphone is directly turned on. The novel recording pen is convenient to manufacture, assemble and test, reliable and firm in manufacture and assembly, good in strength property and dropping resistance, compact in structure, small, exquisite, light, thin, convenient to carry and beneficial to utilization in different occasions. Practicability of the recording pen is improved, so that the novel recording pen is especially suitable for recording an press interview, recording meeting minutes, recording classroom learning and the like.