What is Recall?
Recall is a personal knowledge base that lets you save articles, YouTube videos, podcasts, PDFs, books, movies and notes in one place. Its AI generates summaries, including timestamped summaries of videos and podcasts, and you can read them or listen to them with text-to-speech.
The AI layer lets you chat with your saved content, with the open web, or with both at once. Recall adds smart tags automatically, links related items into a knowledge graph, and can generate quizzes with spaced repetition. The Max plan adds model selection (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and others) and bulk actions on up to 100 items.
Key features
- AI summaries of articles, videos, podcasts and PDFs with timestamps
- AI chat with your saved knowledge, the open web, or both
- Automatic smart tags and knowledge graph linking related content
- Listen Mode with text-to-speech and custom voices
- Spaced repetition quizzes generated from saved content
- Notes editor with blocks, tables and to-do lists, plus browser extensions
Who is it for
- students and lifelong learners
- researchers and analysts
- knowledge workers who save lots of articles and videos
- founders and writers building a personal knowledge base
How to get started with Recall
- Create a free Recall account, no credit card required
- Install the Chrome extension to save content directly from your browser
- Save your first article, YouTube video, podcast or PDF and generate a summary
- You study or research a topic and collect materials from many sources in one place
- You want to ask questions to your own library of saved articles and videos
- You follow an industry and want to listen to podcast summaries with text-to-speech
- You need unlimited AI summaries for free, because the Free plan includes only 10 per month
- You expect a Polish interface, which the app does not offer
Pros and cons
- Saves and summarizes many content types in one place
- Chat works across your own saved knowledge and the internet
- Free plan with no credit card required
- Free plan limited to 10 AI summaries per month
- Model choice and bulk actions only on the highest plan
Recall pricing
| Plan | Price | Includes |
|---|---|---|
| Free | 0 USD / empty | 10 AI summaries per month, unlimited saving and notes, API and MCP access |
| Plus | 10 USD / month | billed yearly; unlimited AI summaries, AI chat, Listen Mode, quizzes, bulk import up to 1,000 bookmarks or 10,000 Markdown notes |
| Max | 38 USD / month | billed yearly; everything in Plus, model choice (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and others), bulk AI actions on up to 100 items, 1:1 onboarding |
Prices copied from Recall pricing, checked October 12, 2026. Currency as shown by the vendor; taxes may apply.
Is Recall free?
Yes, there is a free plan. Free forever: unlimited saving of read-later content and unlimited notes, 10 AI summaries per month, and API and MCP access.
Recall alternatives
| Tool | Price from | Free plan | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
FAQ
What is Recall used for?
Personal AI knowledge base: save articles, videos, podcasts and PDFs, then summarize and chat with them using AI.
Is Recall free?
Yes, there is a free plan. Free forever: unlimited saving of read-later content and unlimited notes, 10 AI summaries per month, and API and MCP access.
How much does Recall cost?
The cheapest paid plan is 10 USD/mo (vendor pricing, October 12, 2026).
What are the best Recall alternatives?
Closest alternatives: Open Notebook, Readwise Reader, Granola, NotebookLM, Notion.
Data checked October 12, 2026 on the vendor website (getrecall.ai).