Mini-Cassette

Mini-Cassette
Philips Norelco Mini-Cassette
Media typeMagnetic cassette tape
Encodinganalog signal and later digital
Capacity30 minutes
Read mechanismtape head
Write mechanismmagnetic recording head
Developed byPhilips
Usagedictation
Released1967 (1967)
Mini-Cassette (right) compared to the rival Microcassette format (left)
Size comparison of a VHS videocassette (rear), a Compact Cassette (centre) and a Mini-Cassette (front).

The Mini-Cassette, often written minicassette, is a magnetic tape analog audio cassette format introduced by Philips in 1967.

It is used primarily in dictation machines and was also employed as a data storage for the Philips P2000 home computer. In 2021, it was reported that Phillips still listed mini-cassette players along with new mini-cassette tapes on its website. As of May 2025, both are still listed.