Our take on Recall
Recall is a capable AI-powered personal knowledge base that captures articles, videos, podcasts, and PDFs with one click, then summarizes, auto-tags, and links them into a knowledge graph you can chat with.
Good for
- Researchers and students saving many articles, videos, and PDFs
- Lifelong learners wanting spaced repetition and quizzes
- Content creators collecting and querying source material
Consider first
- Users wanting a simple read-later bookmark manager
- Those needing fully offline or local-first storage
- Heavy PDF researchers requiring bulk ingestion on lower tiers
Strengths
- Strong summarization quality across video, audio, articles, and PDFs
- Automatic organization and knowledge graph reduce manual filing effort
- Augmented Browsing resurfaces relevant saved content while browsing
- Flexible model choice and mid-conversation switching on Max
Trade-offs
- Max plan at $38/month is steep for casual users and locks bulk actions and model choice behind it
- Free tier's 10-summary cap limits ongoing AI experimentation
- Mobile app historically received weaker reviews than desktop and web
- Bulk PDF and multi-file import workflows are gated to higher tiers
Details
Frequently asked questions
What does Recall do?
Recall automatically summarizes web pages, docs, and articles for knowledge retention. $7/month. Best for researchers, students, and knowledge workers.
Is Recall free?
Yes, Recall offers a free tier.
What category is Recall?
Recall is an AI tool in the Productivity category.
What does Recall do?
Recall is an AI-powered personal knowledge base.
Is there a free plan?
Yes, the Free tier is $0 with no credit card required. You get unlimited saves and notes plus 10 AI summaries per month. Beyond that, Plus starts at $10/month on annual billing.
How much does Plus cost?
Plus is $10/month when billed annually ($12/month if billed monthly), and it adds unlimited AI summaries, personal AI chat, Listen Mode, the full knowledge graph, quizzes, and bulk imports of up to 1,000 bookmarks or…
What is Recall Max and is it worth it?
Max is $38/month billed annually and adds model choice across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and others, plus 1:1 onboarding and bulk AI actions over up to 100 items.
Can I cancel and get a refund?
Yes, Recall offers a 30-day refund policy if you are not satisfied, and you can cancel anytime from the Manage Subscription section. Downgrading keeps your saved content in your account at reduced limits.
Is the Recall extension private with my data?
Recall states it does not use your data for advertising, profiling, or training AI models.