Recall
Personal AI knowledge base that summarizes saved articles, videos, podcasts and PDFs and lets you chat with them.
Recall is a personal AI knowledge base. Recall saves articles, PDFs, podcasts, YouTube videos and personal notes, summarizes them, tags and links related items in a knowledge graph, and lets you ask questions answered from that saved material. Recall runs as a web app, browser extensions and mobile apps, with a free tier and paid Plus and Max plans.
Best for People who consume a lot of long-form content and want it condensed, organised automatically and available to question later.
- Platforms
- Web, iOS, Android, Browser extension, API, MCP
- Pricing model
- Freemium
- Free plan
- Yes
- API
- Yes
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- Recall
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What is Recall?
Recall is a tool for collecting and revisiting what you read, watch and listen to. Content saved through its web app, browser extension or mobile apps is condensed into key-point summaries, with timestamps for video and audio, and stored as cards in a single library. Paid plans tag the cards automatically and connect related ones in a visual knowledge graph; an augmented browsing feature resurfaces those links while you read new pages. A chat interface answers questions from your saved material, from the open web, or from both. Notes are written in a block editor that supports tables, to-do lists and code. For retention, Recall generates quizzes and schedules them with spaced repetition, and Listen Mode reads summaries aloud. Data can be exported as Markdown, backups sit on Google Cloud servers in the EU, and API and MCP access is included.
Key Features
AI Summaries
Reduces articles, YouTube videos, podcasts and PDFs to concise or detailed summaries with timestamps.
Chat With Saved Content
Answers questions using only your library, the wider internet or a mix of the two.
Automatic Knowledge Graph
Tags saved cards, links related ones and displays the relationships as a navigable graph.
Notes Editor
Provides block-style notes with headings, tables, checklists and code beside your saved items.
Quizzes and Spaced Repetition
Creates questions from saved material and schedules reviews to support long-term memory.
Listen Mode
Plays any summary as speech with a selectable voice, for use while commuting or exercising.
Screenshots
Use Cases
- Getting Through Long Videos and Podcasts
- Read the main points of an episode before deciding whether to listen in full.
- Studying a Subject
- Save course material, then revise it with generated quizzes on a schedule.
- Building a Research Library
- Collect sources on a topic and question them together in chat.
- Replacing a Read-Later List
- Store articles and PDFs where they are summarised and easy to find again.
- Feeding Other AI Tools
- Connect your saved knowledge to an external assistant through the API or MCP.
Things to know
- Unlimited has a fair-use limit
- Recall may pause or review a subscription whose usage goes far beyond typical levels, under its Fair Use Policy.
- Model choice depends on plan
- Plus selects an AI model automatically for each task, while Max lets you pick between ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and others.
- Content survives a downgrade
- Moving from a paid plan to Free keeps everything already saved; only the monthly summary limit returns.
- Student discount
- Students can request 20% off by writing to support from a student email address.
FAQs
What is Recall?
Recall is a personal AI knowledge base that saves and summarizes online content and notes, organises them automatically and lets you chat with what you have saved.
What is Recall used for?
Recall is used to summarize articles, videos, podcasts and PDFs, keep them in one searchable library, and review or query that knowledge later.
Is Recall free?
Yes. Recall has a free tier that needs no credit card and includes unlimited saving and note-taking plus 10 AI summaries per month.
How much does Recall cost?
Recall: a free plan is available. Paid plan rates are published on recall.it. Check the official pricing page for current amounts.
What platforms does Recall work on?
Recall is available as a web app, as browser extensions for Chrome, Safari, Firefox and Edge, and as iPhone and Android apps.
Does Recall have an API?
Yes. Recall includes API and MCP access, listed even on the Free plan, for connecting saved knowledge to other AI tools.
Does Recall train AI on my content?
No. Recall states that it does not train AI models on user content and that users keep ownership of their data.
Does Recall offer refunds?
Yes. Recall says it will refund a paid plan within the first 30 days if you are not satisfied.
Who it's for
- Students
- Researchers
- Knowledge workers
- Analysts
- Lifelong learners
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