Best Recall alternatives

Comparison

Tool	Price from	Free plan	Category
Recall	10 USD/mo	yes	Productivity & notes
OOpen Notebook	not listed	?	Productivity & notes
Readwise Reader	5.59 USD/mo	trial	Productivity & notes
Granola	14 USD/mo	yes	Productivity & notes
NotebookLM	23,99 PLN/mo	?	Research & science
Notion	9.50 EUR/mo	trial	Productivity & notes
MindMap AI	3.99 USD/mo	yes	Productivity & notes
Slashspace	89 USD/yr	trial	Productivity & notes
UnSoloMind	9 USD/mo	trial	Productivity & notes

Each alternative in short

1. Open Notebook

Open-source, AI-powered note-taking and research platform that lets you summarize notes, generate podcasts and control privacy over AI access.

The vendor does not state this clearly on the homepage or pricing page.

2. Readwise Reader

Read-it-later app with advanced highlighting, RSS, PDF and newsletter support, for people who read a lot and want to remember it.

There is a free trial. 30-day free trial of Readwise. The page says Reader is available to start for free.

3. Granola

AI notepad that takes meeting notes, action items and follow-ups without joining the call as a bot, for people in back-to-back meetings.

Yes, there is a free plan. Basic plan: AI meeting notes, AI chat within and across meetings, shared folders, custom templates, multi-language support, limited meeting history (30 days).

4. NotebookLM

AI research and note-taking assistant that answers from your own files, turning them into summaries, slide decks, mind maps and audio or video overviews.

The vendor does not state this clearly on the homepage or pricing page.

5. Notion

AI-powered workspace combining notes, databases, search across apps, and AI agents that automate work for teams.

There is a free trial. Free plan for individuals includes a trial of Notion AI capabilities and basic forms and sites.

6. MindMap AI

Generates mind maps from a prompt, PDF, video, audio, or webpage, with chat-based editing and a free manual editor, for teams, students and professionals.

Yes, there is a free plan. Free plan with 50 AI credits per month, unlimited manual maps, and export to PDF, PNG and Markdown.

7. Slashspace

Desktop AI canvas for branching chats with ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and local models, for researchers, students and business owners.

There is a free trial. 3-day free trial of the yearly plan, cancel before it ends and pay nothing.

8. UnSoloMind

Turns uploaded documents and notes into a chat-based AI assistant that answers team or client questions 24/7.

There is a free trial. Free trial offered ('Try it for free, no credit card required' and 'Upload your first PDF free'). Details of the trial limits are not stated.

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