Recall is a personal AI knowledge base that summarizes YouTube videos, podcasts, articles, and PDFs, organizes them automatically, and lets you chat with your saved content using ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini.
About
Recall is a personal AI knowledge base that captures, summarizes, organizes, and connects the content a person reads or watches online. It addresses a common problem: people save articles, YouTube videos, podcasts, and PDFs across many apps and then forget most of what they consumed. Recall turns that scattered material into one searchable library that an AI can read alongside the user.
After saving a piece of content with one click, Recall generates a summary, applies smart tags, and links related items into a knowledge graph. Users can then chat with their entire library, search the open web, or combine both, choosing which frontier model (such as ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini) powers the conversation. The product also builds in spaced-repetition quizzes so saved knowledge is reinforced over time. It should not be confused with Microsoft Recall (a Windows screen-capture feature) or Recall.ai (a meeting recorder).
Key Features
Pricing & Fees
- Pricing: A Free plan at $0; Plus at $10 per month billed yearly; Max at $38 per month billed yearly. A monthly billing option exists with a 20% discount shown for yearly billing.
- Free tier: The Free plan includes 10 AI summaries per month, unlimited saving of articles, videos, and PDFs, unlimited notes with blocks, tables, and to-do lists, a visual knowledge graph, and API plus MCP access.
- Platform availability: Recall runs on the web, iOS, and Android, with browser extensions for Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Safari.
- Bulk import: Plus users can import up to 1,000 bookmarks or 10,000 Markdown notes; Max users can run bulk AI actions on up to 100 pieces of content at once.
- Claimed user base: The site states the product is used by more than 700,000 professionals and lifelong learners.
Who It's For
Recall is aimed at lifelong learners, students, researchers, and analysts who consume large amounts of video, audio, and written material and want it summarized and retrievable. Professionals such as founders, journalists, and technology leads use it to track evolving topics and revisit key ideas. Educators building "second brain" workflows, and power users who want to pick their own AI model and process content at high volume, are served by the higher-tier plans. Free standalone tools, such as the YouTube video summarizer and podcast summarizer, also suit casual users who only need occasional summaries.
FAQ
What is Recall?Recall is a personal AI knowledge base that saves, summarizes, organizes, and connects articles, YouTube videos, podcasts, PDFs, and notes, and lets users chat with that content using AI models like ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini.
Does Recall have a free plan?Yes, the Free plan costs nothing and includes 10 AI summaries per month, unlimited saving of content, unlimited notes, a knowledge graph, and API and MCP access.
How much does Recall cost?The Plus plan is $10 per month billed yearly and the Max plan is $38 per month billed yearly; both add features such as unlimited AI summaries, AI chat, and, on Max, model selection and bulk actions.
What platforms does Recall support?Recall is available on the web, iOS, and Android, plus browser extensions for Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Safari.
How does Recall handle data and privacy?The company emphasizes data ownership, data portability, and a privacy-focused approach, with details published in its privacy policy.
Is Recall the same as Microsoft Recall or Recall.ai?No, Recall is a personal AI knowledge base for saved content and is unrelated to Microsoft's Windows 11 screen-capture feature or to Recall.ai's meeting recorder.
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