Recall: Learn Faster and Retain More with AI
In today's fast-paced world, managing information effectively is crucial. Recall is an innovative tool designed to help professionals and learners alike summarize, store, and retrieve online content effortlessly.
Recall is a personal knowledge management and summarization platform.
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Knowledge Base: Store your research, articles, YouTube videos, podcasts, recipes, even personal journals in one safe place.
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Multi-Device Access: Available on web, Chrome extension, and mobile app.
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AI-Powered: Summarizes content, lets you chat with it, highlights key points, and builds connections across your knowledge base.
Key Features
1. Summarization & Chat
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Add YouTube videos, podcasts, articles, or PDFs → Recall generates a concise summary.
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You can chat with the content, asking specific questions.
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Example: “What is the surprising truth about creatine?” → Recall answers directly from the video transcript.
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Provides timestamp navigation to jump to relevant sections in videos.
2. Categories & Tagging
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Content is auto-tagged into topics (e.g., “Health & Aging”).
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Users can add or adjust tags manually (e.g., “Movies to Watch”).
3. Augmented Browsing
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While browsing, Recall highlights terms connected to your saved knowledge.
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Example: “Neurotransmitter” appears 14 times in your past notes, instantly showing related content.
4. Recall Widget & Chrome Extension
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A pop-up widget offers summaries and quick saves while browsing.
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Auto Save can be turned on/off depending on preference.
5. Recall Review & Quiz
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Turn your saved content into quiz questions.
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Uses spaced repetition: the more you forget, the more it reappears, helping long-term retention
Use Cases
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YouTube Videos
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Ideal for long videos where you need quick insights.
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Lets you preview before committing to hours of content.
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Ask questions, get concise answers, and skip directly to key timestamps.
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Podcasts
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Pre-screen a podcast with summaries before listening.
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Chat with the transcript for specific learnings.
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Research (Health, Science, Productivity)
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Save academic papers, reports, guides.
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Build structured protocols (e.g., a personalized longevity plan).
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Movies & Books
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Store Wikipedia pages of films/books.
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Explore connections like directors, genres, and themes.
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Journaling
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Write daily notes and analyze recurring themes.
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Chat with your own journals to identify patterns in your thoughts.
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Recipes
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Save online or family recipes.
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Extract ingredients and steps with Recall’s chat.
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Build connections based on flavors or ingredients
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Step-by-Step Tutorial
1. Setup
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Go to Recall website → click Open App.
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Install the Chrome extension.
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Download the mobile app.
2. Adding Content
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Browser extension: Summarize YouTube videos, podcasts, or articles.
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Manual upload: Add a URL or file.
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Mobile sharing: Send content directly to Recall.
3. Summarizing a YouTube Video
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Open the video → click the Recall extension.
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Select Concise Summary for a quick overview.
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Ask specific questions (e.g., “What supplements are recommended here?”).
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Use timestamps to jump directly to interesting parts.
4. Organizing Your Knowledge Base
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Add/edit tags for better categorization.
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Remove irrelevant links (e.g., city names in a movie page).
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Save summaries, notes, and highlights in notebooks.
5. Using Recall Review
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Turn your saved cards into quizzes.
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Practice regularly to strengthen memory and retention
Benefits
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Saves Time: Condenses hours of video/podcast content into minutes.
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Personal Knowledge Base: Keeps all your important insights in one place.
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Smart Connections: Links related information across topics.
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Interactive Learning: Chat + quizzes turn passive consumption into active learning
Highlight – YouTube Summarization
One of Recall’s most powerful features is handling long YouTube videos:
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Creates concise summaries.
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Lets you chat directly with the video.
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Provides timestamp navigation to key moments.
This makes Recall an incredible productivity tool for fast knowledge extraction and targeted video consumption.