Recall

When AI gave everyone the same brain, we give AI yours.

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When AI gave everyone the same brain, we give AI yours.

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6.2K followers

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As AI levels the playing field, the advantage shifts from model access to what those models are grounded in: your knowledge. Recall brings your knowledge and AI together. Save what matters, capture your thoughts, and build an AI that knows what you know. From condensing research and enriching it with new studies to finding mentions across your content or picking a movie based on your tastes. Connect your knowledge, the internet, or both in the model you choose. API and MCP.

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Recall 2.0

Launched this week

Curate an AI that knows what you know.

AI leveled the playing field. Intelligence has been commoditized. We believe the edge is your knowledge. Recall 1.0 was a place to store that knowledge. Summarized, organized and connected. Recall 2.0 turns that knowledge into your edge. AI grounded in everything you've saved and written. "Condense my research, compare new studies, find the exact clip in my podcast." to “Pick a movie based on what I love” Talk to your knowledge, the internet, or both. You pick the model. API & MCP included.

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Launch tags:Android•Productivity•Notes

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What started as a simple Hacker News post from Paul in November 2022, "A tool to help you remember shit you are interested in," has, three years later, transformed from a summarizing tool into a platform that brings your knowledge to the forefront.

Recall 2.0 isn't just a feature launch. There has been a series of updates building to this point. What we've envisioned is a place where people intentionally engage with their saved content, learn from it, and bring that knowledge to the center.

Everyone is looking to AI for answers. But with Recall, you can prioritize your own knowledge first and foremost. Choose to chat with your saved insights and invite the internet in as a supplement. That's the priority order we believe it should follow.

This update lets you get answers that no other AI can provide, as it is grounded in the sources you intentionally chose to save and the notes you specifically took. Ask questions, and Recall pulls from your curated knowledge base.

"What did that sleep podcast say about melatonin timing? Find me the clip." [It pulls the exact moment where something was mentioned, and you can even play the clip inside Recall without breaking your flow.]
"Condense my last six months of research and notes into references with timestamps, page numbers, and quotes. Also see if any new studies are out." [Combine your personal knowledge and invite the internet in to see what is new and what you might be missing.]
"Pick a movie for tonight based on everything I've loved this year." [Just a fun one. Save all the movies you love to Recall, write your reviews, and then let Recall make a recommendation based on your own notes.]

You get to choose the frontier AI model you prefer, including GPT 5.4, Claude, Gemini, and more. Switch mid-conversation to compare outputs. You are not locked in. You get the best of all the AI models in one place.

Several other highly requested features are launching:

API and MCP access: The community was clear about their needs here. Your knowledge can now be accessed from anywhere, whether you're building custom workflows or feeding it into your chatbot.
Bulk actions for power users: With high content volume, you can now manage it all with just a few clicks. Generate summaries, tags, and connections for 100 pieces of content at a time.
A UI overhaul: Everything you've seen in Recall from launch until now was homemade by our founders. We are finally getting closer to the intuitive, polished experience our users deserve. More to come.

Since December, we have shipped a series of major upgrades:

Our rich text block editor lets you capture your notes and ideas with all the bells and whistles you need, including tables, to-do lists, and more.
Graph View 2.0 lets you interact with your knowledge visually, discover patterns, and find new connections.
Quiz 2.0 reinforces learning and retention. It is not just about saving and interacting It references the exact point where something was mentioned and links to that video inside Recall, which you can play inside Recall. It doesn't break your flow.with content. It is about learning from it. This is about intentional knowledge building replacing mindless doomscrolling, with a personalized spaced repetition schedule. One of the best parts is that you can challenge friends publicly. Call out the folks dropping hot takes without receipts.

We want to say a massive thank you to our Discord community. Your feedback, bug reports, and feature requests have shaped Recall 2.0. This is only the beginning, a step toward the vision we are relentlessly iterating on and delivering.

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6d ago

Recall

Maker

@sankari_nair such exciting times!

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6d ago

Lyssna

@sankari_nair Congratulations on this new launch!! I am looking forward to these new updates.

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6d ago

Recall

Maker

@rubenlozanome Thank you so much, Ruben. Appreciate all your support.

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6d ago

Product Hunt

How do you position Recall against Google NotebookLM on grounded Q&A, and against Obsidian on long-term ownership—specifically: what’s your stance on data portability (complete exports including uploaded files) and what level of privacy/encryption are you aiming for as a baseline?

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6d ago

Recall

Maker

@curiouskitty These are great questions and we get them a lot. Here's how we like to think about them:

Recall vs. Google NotebookLM

I like to say NotebookLM is for research, but Recall is for lifelong learning.

Unlimited scope: NotebookLM limits you to 50 sources per folder. Recall allows you to upload and ground your Q&A in unlimited YouTube videos, podcasts, PDFs, books, and articles across all topics
Integrated personal thinking: NotebookLM is "source-only." In Recall, your own thoughts and notes live alongside saved content and are treated as primary grounding data for the AI
Cross-context connections: NotebookLM only connects sources within a specific folder. Recall’s automatic knowledge graph connects related content across everything you’ve ever saved, allowing for Q&A that spans your entire history
Model freedom: You are not locked into a single provider. You can choose to ground your queries using GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, or DeepSeek, and even switch models mid-conversation to compare outputs.

Here's a blog we wrote that speaks to this in more detail.

Recall vs. Obsidian

Recall aims to provide the "peace of mind" of a permanent library while removing the manual friction of tools like Obsidian. Here's an `XDA blog on Recall vs Obsidian.

Unlike Obsidian, which requires manual linking and folder management, Recall uses automatic categorization and graph-building to ensure your data remains organized and retrievable as it grows, without requiring "structure-first" setup.

If you haven't tried our graph view before? Do check out our tutorial. I think you will find it a slightly different angle on the way to explore a graph that's automatically generated for you but still has manual control

Data Encryption and Exports

When saving data into Recall, it is stored in a secure cloud that is protected under GDPR. You can learn more here: https://www.recall.it/legal/privacy-policy

That said, data is not encrypted on the server since we have a RAG system that does vector searches on your knowledge base to retrieve the correct context when asking questions in the chat. Unfortunately, there is no easy way to do this if your data is encrypted on the server.

But as mentioned, your data is stored securely on a database hosted in the EU on Google Cloud servers, we have strict access controls which ensure only you have access to your data.

It is important to note that all data is encrypted in transit and that when using Augmented Browsing, it is local first - nothing leaves your device.

Your data is always yours. You can export it at any time, regardless of whether you have a subscription or not, and now, with our API and MCP you can pull your data into other tools

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6d ago

I've subscribed and paid the annual plan, but since couple of days application was logging me out, right now I am unable to login via Apple SSO

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6d ago

Recall

Maker

@karol_szczesny So sorry about this, the issue should be resolved now! Please let us know if not at support@getrecall.ai

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6d ago

I have been a user from the very start of Recall, and it has consistently improved over time. Lately, it seems the development team has gone into acceleration mode, and I consider it now the standard for doing research on the web. The ability to chat with my whole knowledge base and to be able to create flashcard reviews is awesome. And today it also got the academic stamp of approval from the infamous Andy Stapleton: https://youtu.be/wkwYcNu8yNY?si=FYQ5RCO89u1IFYnj They have a very active discord community and developers respond quickly when there is an issue.

The latest improvement, which lets me choose whether to chat only with my KB or include the web, is fabulous. If you are not into Recall yet, you owe it to yourself to explore it!

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6d ago

Recall

Maker

@haberjr Hello there, this post means so much to us. We really appreciate the time you took to share your feedback and that you have noticed the consistent iterations and improvements we've been making. This really is only the start for Recall, with so much more to come. We are super excited to get the stamp of approval from Andy.

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6d ago

Been in the notes rabbit hole since 2014 so i have opinions. evernote to notion to obsidian, and i've been deep in obsidian for years now, like genuinely built out a whole second brain in there which is also exactly why migrating feels like moving countries. the thing that gets me about recall is it does the brain building for you. obsidian gives you the infrastructure but you're doing all the architecture yourself, every link, every tag, every folder decision. this just does it. and the fact that it integrates with basically everything without you having to think about it is the part a lot of these tools completely miss the timestamp click to play the exact clip is such a small thing but its the kind of thing that makes you realize how much friction you were tolerating before.
Genuine question for the team though, is there a migration path from obsidian that doesn't feel like starting over? that's genuinely the only thing keeping me from going all in

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5d ago

UXPin Merge

This feels like a big step forward for personal knowledge management. Being able to chat with your own sources instead of the open web is huge. How do you surface the most relevant sources in responses?

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6d ago

Recall

Maker

@uxpinjack We use a deep research model to surface the most relevant sources!

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5d ago

Recall

Maker

Wow, this is such a huge milestone for Recall. I can't believe how far we've come. The last few weeks have been a real grind getting this release out, and I'm so grateful for the team. We're usually fully remote, but for this launch we all flew out to Cape Town and rented a hacker house. It's been amazing spending time in person, getting to know everyone beyond the screen. Really excited for this new chapter; this feels like just the beginning as we have so much to more still to come.

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Previous Recall Launches

RecallChat with everything you’ve read, heard, watched, or noted

Launched on August 12th, 2025

Recall Augmented BrowsingNever wonder where you've seen something before.

Launched on April 2nd, 2025

Active RecallSummarize anything, forget nothing

Launched on June 10th, 2024

Recall - Mobile AppsSave countless hours by summarizing any online content

Launched on November 25th, 2023

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11d ago

Release Notes: April 8, 2026 - Browser extension side panel and listen mode available in extension

We ve just released an update to the browser extension.

The extension now opens in the browsers side panel, which means it will no longer cover part of your search. The extension also remains open as you search, so feel free to switch between tabs and pages as you re doing your deep dives. Plus, we ve integrated Listen Mode into the extension. So now, you can listen to your content in that familiar voice you ve grown accustomed to over the past week!

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18d ago

Release Notes: April 2, 2026 - Listen Mode is here with audio playback in a voice you can clone

We've just shipped one of our most requested features. With Listen Mode, any content you save to Recall (articles, podcasts, YouTube videos, PDFs, web pages) can now be summarized and read back to you as audio. Pick from our library of built-in voices, or clone a voice of your own.

I cloned my dad's voice so he can read me my morning podcast summary. Check us out in action below!

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26d ago

Recall Release Notes: March 24, 2026 - Referrals Revamp and Custom Settings

A few small yet critical updates as we are heads down behinds the scene preparing for something bigger!

Revamped Referrals: Share Recall, get up to 50% off.

We've completely revamped the Recall Referral Program. Here's how it works:

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"What did that sleep podcast say about melatonin timing? Find me the clip." [It pulls the exact moment where something was mentioned, and you can even play the clip inside Recall without breaking your flow.]
"Condense my last six months of research and notes into references with timestamps, page numbers, and quotes. Also see if any new studies are out." [Combine your personal knowledge and invite the internet in to see what is new and what you might be missing.]
"Pick a movie for tonight based on everything I've loved this year." [Just a fun one. Save all the movies you love to Recall, write your reviews, and then let Recall make a recommendation based on your own notes.]

Several other highly requested features are launching:

API and MCP access: The community was clear about their needs here. Your knowledge can now be accessed from anywhere, whether you're building custom workflows or feeding it into your chatbot.
Bulk actions for power users: With high content volume, you can now manage it all with just a few clicks. Generate summaries, tags, and connections for 100 pieces of content at a time.
A UI overhaul: Everything you've seen in Recall from launch until now was homemade by our founders. We are finally getting closer to the intuitive, polished experience our users deserve. More to come.

Since December, we have shipped a series of major upgrades:

Our rich text block editor lets you capture your notes and ideas with all the bells and whistles you need, including tables, to-do lists, and more.
Graph View 2.0 lets you interact with your knowledge visually, discover patterns, and find new connections.
Quiz 2.0 reinforces learning and retention. It is not just about saving and interacting It references the exact point where something was mentioned and links to that video inside Recall, which you can play inside Recall. It doesn't break your flow.with content. It is about learning from it. This is about intentional knowledge building replacing mindless doomscrolling, with a personalized spaced repetition schedule. One of the best parts is that you can challenge friends publicly. Call out the folks dropping hot takes without receipts.

Recall

When AI gave everyone the same brain, we give AI yours.

When AI gave everyone the same brain, we give AI yours.

Recall 2.0

Recall vs. Google NotebookLM

Recall vs. Obsidian

Data Encryption and Exports

Previous Recall Launches

Forum Threads

Release Notes: April 8, 2026 - Browser extension side panel and listen mode available in extension

Release Notes: April 2, 2026 - Listen Mode is here with audio playback in a voice you can clone

Recall Release Notes: March 24, 2026 - Referrals Revamp and Custom Settings

Previous Recall Launches

Forum Threads

Release Notes: April 8, 2026 - Browser extension side panel and listen mode available in extension

Release Notes: April 2, 2026 - Listen Mode is here with audio playback in a voice you can clone

Recall Release Notes: March 24, 2026 - Referrals Revamp and Custom Settings

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