Recall

Recall saves and summarizes videos, podcasts, PDFs, articles and notes, and lets you chat with them, for lifelong learners.

  • Free plan
  • Web app · Browser extension · Mobile · API · Plugin or MCP
  • Verified 17 Oct 2026

What Recall does

Recall is an AI knowledge base that saves YouTube videos, podcasts, PDFs, articles and notes. It creates AI summaries of this content, groups related items into a knowledge graph, and lets you chat with your saved material or the internet using AI models. It is offered as a web app, browser extension, mobile app, API, and plugin or MCP integration.

Built for

  • lifelong learners

Key features

  • AI summaries of articles, YouTube videos, podcasts, and PDFs with timestamps
  • Personal AI chat with your knowledge, the internet, or both (Plus)
  • Automatic knowledge graph linking related content (Plus)
  • Spaced repetition quizzes generated from saved content (Plus)
  • Listen mode with text-to-speech playback of summaries (Plus)
  • Unlimited notes with blocks, tables, and to-do lists
  • Automatic organization with smart tags (Plus)
  • Choose AI model such as ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini (Max)

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Offers a free plan that includes 10 AI summaries per month.
  • Creates AI summaries with timestamps for articles, YouTube videos, podcasts, and PDFs.
  • Supports signup without a sales contact, through self-serve access.
  • Available on web, browser extension, mobile, API, and plugin or MCP platforms.

Cons

  • The free plan is limited to 10 AI summaries per month; unlimited summaries require the Plus plan.
  • Personal AI chat, the knowledge graph, spaced repetition quizzes, listen mode, and smart tags are reserved for the Plus plan.
  • Choosing an AI model such as ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini requires the Max plan.

Where Recall is listed

Recall is listed under knowledge management in Research AI tools.

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