# Recall Documentation - Full Text Source: https://docs.recall.it This file contains the full text of every documentation page on docs.recall.it, concatenated in reading order, with MDX components flattened to plain Markdown. Intended for ingestion by large language models. For the navigation index, see https://docs.recall.it/llms.txt. ## About Recall Recall is a self-organizing personal AI knowledge base that saves, summarizes, organizes, and lets you chat with your content, including articles, YouTube videos, podcasts, PDFs, and personal notes, all in one place. Recall gives you answers from your own knowledge, the open web, or both, using the AI model of your choice, including ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini. Related ideas are automatically connected and visualized in a knowledge graph and resurface as you browse, helping you discover relationships in your knowledge you otherwise would have missed. Beyond analysis and understanding, Recall enhances long-term memory using active recall and spaced repetition quizzes, on a schedule optimized for retention. Used by over 500,000 people worldwide, including professionals at Bloomberg and Harvard, Recall is available on web, iOS, Android, Chrome, and Firefox. It combines Notion's editor, Obsidian's knowledge graph, NotebookLM's source-chat, and Perplexity's research depth, without the manual setup, source limits, or missing personal context. One product replacing many, grounded in your knowledge, with the most powerful AI models at your fingertips. Recall turns your knowledge into your edge. --- # Recall Documentation Source: https://docs.recall.it/ # Introduction Welcome to Recall, your personal AI encyclopedia. Here you can find all the essential information you need to effectively use Recall, designed to help you get more out of the content you consume. Whether you're a student, professional, or lifelong learner, Recall offers innovative features to enable you to **learn faster and retain more.** ## Why Recall In today's digital age, we are inundated with information from diverse sources such as YouTube videos, news, podcasts, and blogs. This immense volume of content presents a unique challenge: how to capture the essence of what we consume without getting overwhelmed and how to recall it when it's needed again. **Recall tackles this challenge by:** ### Capturing Original Content Recall stores the full content, so you can use Recall as your Read-It-Later app. It works best with Articles, PDFs, Google Docs, YouTube, Podcasts, TikTok and more [coming soon.](https://docs.recall.it/supported-content/all-supported-content) ### Summarization & Chat Get high-quality concise or detailed AI summaries and ask questions for deeper insights. When chatting with content, it's important to remember that you are interacting only with the specific content source – not the entire internet. This ensures responses are highly relevant and specific to the content you've stored. ### Connections & Augmented Browsing Recall is built on a graph database, meaning that related content is automatically linked together. Whenever you add content to Recall, the system extracts and enriches keywords from the content. In our newest feature, Augmented Browsing, these connections resurface as you browse, helping you discover connections in your knowledge. You can also link content together yourself: type `[[` or use the connections icon when highlighting text in the **Recall Notebook.** ### Customized Notes Save and edit your summaries and chats in your **Recall Notebook.** It is fully editable, so you can take your own notes, highlight and customize based on your needs. ### Self-Organizing Knowledge Base Content saved to Recall gets automatically assigned a tag. This tag then corresponds to a structure in the left panel of the app. The tag is based on any existing tags you already have in your knowledge base and the core focus of the content; that way we keep things organized for you, while maintaining your intended structure. ### Improving your Knowledge Retention Recall helps you retain the information you consume by employing spaced repetition and active recall strategies ensuring that the key points are not just captured but also remembered. Run a quiz on any content you save into Recall and click "Review" to access your personalized learning schedule. --- # 1. Access Recall Source: https://docs.recall.it/getting-started/1-start-here # Access Recall Recall is designed to be accessible whenever and wherever you need it. It works seamlessly across web and mobile, with automatic syncing to keep your knowledge base up to date on all your devices. **Your knowledge base** is where all your content is stored and organized. You can access it via our web app and beta mobile apps, ensuring you have everything you need at your fingertips. **The browser extension** offers a powerful way to add content directly into Recall. It enables one-click summaries, lets you chat with your content in your browser, and, most importantly, establishes real-time connections to the content stored in your knowledge base through **Augmented Browsing.** [Learn more about Augmented Browsing.](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/recall-augmented-browsing) ### Platforms - **Browser Extension:** [Chrome](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/recall-web-extension/ldbooahljamnocpaahaidnmlgfklbben), [Firefox](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/getrecall/), *Safari coming soon* - **Web App:** Log in on the [Website.](https://www.recall.it) - ***Beta* Mobile Apps:** [App Store](https://apps.apple.com/app/recall-summarize-save/id6445893722), [Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.recall.wiki) To truly experience the power of Recall, you simply must try the browser extension. --- # 2. Add Content Source: https://docs.recall.it/getting-started/2-add-content # Start building your knowledge base Once you create a Recall account, you're ready to start adding content into Recall and building your network of knowledge. Adding content automatically creates a **Recall Card.** A Recall Card contains a read-only version of the original content, a notebook to take your own notes, and unlocks powerful AI features such as: - Creating summaries - Chatting with your content - Visualizing content in a graph - Reviewing content on a spaced repetition schedule ## Add content into Recall Skip to [this section in our tutorial](https://youtu.be/2s81mlFtHio?t=46) for a walkthrough of how to add content. There are three main ways to add content into Recall. 1. **The best way:** Install the [Recall browser extension](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/recall-summarize-anything/ldbooahljamnocpaahaidnmlgfklbben?hl=en), pin it, and click it. 2. **In-app:** Add content by clicking the add content button in the app. 3. **On mobile:** Share content directly with the Recall app. YouTube videos, X posts, Reddit posts, PDFs, Google documents & Google slides, Blogs, Articles, Websites, and more. We are actively working on supporting more content. Have a request for something specific? [Request it!](https://feedback.recall.it/feature-requests) ### 1. Through the browser extension 1. Install the browser extension: [Chrome](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/recall-web-extension/ldbooahljamnocpaahaidnmlgfklbben), [Firefox](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/getrecall/), *Safari coming soon* 2. Pin it to your toolbar *(so it's easily accessible)* 3. Browse to the content you would like to engage with, and click the browser extension. 4. Boom! You can now: - Save the full content - Summarize and chat with your content - Save it to the **Recall Notebook** where you can edit your summaries and take your own notes. #### Keyboard shortcuts The browser extension comes with a few keyboard shortcuts to keep you in your flow: | Shortcut | Action | | --- | --- | | `Alt + R` | Open or close the Recall extension on the current tab | | `Alt + S` | Save the current page to your knowledge base | | `Esc` | Close the extension panel | You can change these shortcuts in your browser: - **Chrome / Edge:** open `chrome://extensions/shortcuts` (or `edge://extensions/shortcuts`) and find Recall in the list. - **Firefox:** open `about:addons`, click the gear icon, and choose *Manage Extension Shortcuts*. ### 2. In-App: click add content This can be done on the web or mobile apps. In the top right-hand corner of the app, you'll see a button group with two options: - **Pen icon button (✎):** Click this to instantly create a new note that you can customize as your own [Learn more about note-taking in Recall](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/note-taking-in-recall) - **"Add Content" button:** Click this to open the content modal where you can: - Paste in the URL of any online content - Search Wikipedia: this is a great way to add books, movies, people, etc. - Upload a PDF - Import bookmarks, Markdown files (Obsidian and Notion exports are also supported), or Pocket saves - Create a new note from scratch ### 3. Sharing content with Recall on mobile When browsing on your mobile device, you can share content directly with Recall. Hit the share icon on your browser page and select Recall. *If Recall does not show up in your share list:* 1. Navigate to a browser page / YouTube video that you want to share with Recall 2. Click the share icon 3. Click "More" 4. When you come to the list of content to share with, click "Edit" 5. Make sure that Recall is included in the "Suggestions". --- # 3. Interact with Content Source: https://docs.recall.it/getting-started/3-summarize-and-chat-with-content # Read, Summarize, Chat & Customize your content Once you add content into Recall, they transform into **Recall Cards**. Recall cards have several powerful features. In this section of the docs, we will cover the Reader, Chat & Notebook tabs within a Recall card. [Learn more about Recall Cards.](https://youtu.be/2s81mlFtHio?t=89) - **Reader Tab:** This tab preserves the original content in a read-only format, allowing you to use Recall as your reliable "Read-It Later" app. Revisit your content anytime exactly as it was saved. - **Chat Tab:** Use the Chat Tab to interact with your content. It provides AI-powered actions to create summaries and an interactive chatbot to answer your questions. - **Notebook Tab:** This is where you can truly make the content your own and tailor it to your unique needs. Any summaries and chats can be saved to your notebook, where you can fully edit them and create links to other knowledge cards. For more details on linking, see [the Linking Section](https://docs.recall.it/getting-started/5-linking-content). *Note: By default, Recall will create a concise summary and automatically save it to your notebook. You can adjust this in your settings.* ## Recall Reader The Recall Reader is designed to securely store your complete original content within Recall. This feature allows you to use Recall as a reliable read-it-later app, ensuring that your content is always available when you need it. It also provides the foundation for our interactive chat capabilities, enabling you to engage with your content without losing any detail. A few things to note: - The Recall Reader is **read-only**; use the Notebook tab to add your personal notes and annotations. - Regenerate the reader by clicking the 🪄 (wand) symbol on your Recall card. This is available for all content except YouTube videos and PDFs. - Expand & Collapse the reader by clicking the icon in the bottom right of your Recall card. ## Summarize content By default, Recall summarizes content. However, you can customize this setting to suit your needs. Choose from: 1. **Reader:** Only Store Full Content – Saves the original content without summarization. 2. **Concise Summary:** Provides a brief, to-the-point summary. 3. **Detailed Summary:** Generates a more in-depth summary. *Note: Configure your language preferences in the settings.* ## Chat with content When chatting with content, it's important to remember that you are interacting only with the specific content source – not the entire internet. This ensures responses are highly relevant and specific to the content you've stored. **Steps to Chat with Content** 1. Open the chat interface: - Click the Chat icon in the Browser Extension. - Navigate to the Chat tab in the Web or Mobile App. 2. Ask any question related to your saved content. 3. Save the chat output to your Recall Notebook. 4. In your Notebook, you can edit and customize the output to your preference. You can also chat across your entire knowledge base, not just a single card. [Learn more in the Chat overview](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/chat/overview). To tailor how Recall responds, see [Chat Personas](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/chat/personas). ## Customize content Within the Notebook tab, you'll find a full-featured text editor that empowers you to personalize your content. You can create new notes or save and edit outputs from your summaries and chats. The Notebook is designed to help you enrich the material you consume with your own insights and learnings. A standout feature of the Notebook is the ability to **link your notes together.** You can do this in two easy ways: - Highlight text and click the connections icon to open a drop-down menu with linking options. - Type `[[` in the Notebook to open the same linking menu. Type `/` to open the **editor menu** for formatting blocks—headings, tables, to-do lists, and more—not for creating connections. From the drop-down, you can link to: - Another card in your knowledge base. - A web-enriched note (an entity from Wikipedia). - A new blank card (select "Create empty note"). [Learn more about connections.](https://docs.recall.it/getting-started/5-linking-content) --- # 4. Organize Content Source: https://docs.recall.it/getting-started/4-organizing-content # Your Self-Organizing Knowledge Base Content saved to Recall gets automatically assigned a tag. This tag then appears in the tags side panel on the left. - The tag is based on any existing tags you already have in your knowledge base and the core focus of the content. This keeps things organized while maintaining your intended structure. - Tags, unlike folders, allow you to store a card in multiple places at once. This is useful when a card is relevant to multiple topics. ### **Add More Tags** Add more tags to a card by clicking the plus button and entering the tag name. If the tag already exists, Recall will suggest it to you; otherwise, it will create a new tag. You can also create new tags directly in the tags side panel by clicking the **+** button in the header. ### **Nest Tags** In Recall, you can have nested tags, which allow you to organize tags in a hierarchical manner, where each tag can have sub-tags, creating layers of specificity. Simply type in "/" to nest a tag. *Example: "Movies/Thrillers" will nest Thrillers under Movies.* ### **Edit Existing Tags** To edit an existing tag, click the pencil icon next to the tag name in the tags side panel to rename it inline. Press Enter to save or Escape to cancel. ### **Sort Your Tags** The tags side panel offers multiple sorting options: - **Manual** - Drag and drop to arrange tags in your preferred order - **Last Updated** - See recently edited content first - **Created At** - See recently added content first - **Alphabetical** - Sort A-Z or Z-A Click the sort icon in the tags side panel header to change how your tags are organized. ### **Bulk Actions** You can select multiple tags or cards in the tags side panel for bulk operations: 1. Hold **Ctrl/Cmd** and click a tag or card to enter bulk selection mode. This click becomes the anchor for range selection. 2. Hold **Shift** and click another row to select every visible row between your **Ctrl/Cmd**-click and the **Shift**-click. 3. Use the action bar that appears at the bottom to delete selected tags or edit tags on selected cards. A normal click on a tag adds it to the filter context; a normal click on a card opens it. Either action exits bulk selection mode. You can also perform bulk actions from the home page: 1. Select the cards you want to delete / tag using the selector in the top right corner of each card 2. Hold **Shift** and click another card to select a range 3. Select delete / tag in the pop up For more details on sorting, bulk actions, drag and drop, and other features, see the [tagging reference](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/tagging). --- # 5. Connect Content Source: https://docs.recall.it/getting-started/5-linking-content # Your Network of Knowledge Recall is built on a graph database, meaning that related content is automatically linked together. Whenever you create a knowledge card in Recall, the system extracts and enriches keywords from the content. The connections between knowledge cards are just as important as the cards themselves. We use the terms entities, keywords, and links interchangeably to describe these connections. They all refer to the way information is dynamically linked across your knowledge base. These links help you: - Discover relationships between different pieces of content. - Resurface past insights when new content mentions the same topics. - Navigate your knowledge easily, without needing to manually organize everything. The way you create connections from the notebook has changed. Previously, you typed / to create connections, but that now opens the rich text editor menu. To create connections from the notebook, use [[ instead. **Looking for more information? See a deep-dive on connections and tags [here.](https://youtu.be/-JY8WZ2_kRc?si=VcH3YVjKLapSkNHs)** ### **Where to Find Connections** Connections are present across the Recall platform. 1. **The Connections Tab** on a Recall card lists all associated keywords. The number next to a keyword shows how many other cards mention it. Click to view all related cards. 2. **The Reader and Notebook Tabs** on every card highlight connections with underlined, colored text: click to expand them! 3. **Graph View** provides a visual representation of your connections. Click Graph on a card for its specific connections or explore your entire knowledge base by selecting Graph View in the web app and drilling into topics in the left panel. 4. **(Beta) Augmented Browsing** resurfaces connections as you browse. With the Browser Extension, keywords from your Recall knowledge base automatically light up, helping you spot connected keywords effortlessly. [Learn more on Augmented Browsing here.](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/recall-augmented-browsing) ### **Create Your Own Connections** Enhance your notes and build a personalized system of organization by linking your cards. In the **Recall Notebook Tab**, you can create connections in two ways: 1. Highlight text and click the connections icon. 2. Type [[ to link notes. Both options open a drop-down where you can link to: - Another card in your knowledge base. - A web-enriched note (an entity from Wikipedia). - A new blank card (select "Create Blank Card"). ### **Grow Your Knowledge** A powerful way to expand your knowledge on a topic is by digging deeper into your connections and **transforming a connection into a Recall Card:** 1. **Open the connection** to view its details. 2. **Click Expand** in the top right corner to enrich it with more content from the web. ### **Inbound Connections vs. Outbound Connections** Connections are categorized as either inbound connections or outbound connections: - **Outbound Connections:** The more outbound connections a card has, the more it connects to other content. This means it is well-referenced and can serve as a hub for navigating related topics. - **Inbound Connections:** The more inbound connections a card has, the more other content is referencing it. A high number of inbound connections indicates that the card is important and serves as a key piece of knowledge within the network. More outbound connections means more connected to other ideas More inbound connections means more authoritative and central --- ## Explore Your Connections with the Knowledge Graph The Knowledge Graph takes your connections and displays them visually. Instead of looking at lists, you can see your entire knowledge base as an interactive map where: - Each node represents a card you have saved - Lines between nodes show connections - Node size reflects how many connections a card has - Colors represent different tags or categories Want to master the visual side of your knowledge? Check out the full [Knowledge Graph Deep Dive](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/graph/overview) to learn about navigation, focus mode, filtering, and customization options. The graph is a powerful tool for discovering hidden relationships. Two cards saved months apart might turn out to be connected through shared concepts. The visual layout makes these patterns visible at a glance. **Quick Start with the Graph:** 1. Click **Graph** in the left sidebar of the Recall web app 2. Zoom in to see card names and interact with nodes 3. Click any node to open its details panel 4. Follow connections to explore related content The graph works best on desktop or laptop. For detailed guidance on all graph features, see the [Knowledge Graph documentation](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/graph/overview). --- # 6. Review Content Source: https://docs.recall.it/getting-started/6-review-content # Active Recall and Spaced Repetition Recall utilizes two learning techniques, Active Recall and Spaced Repetition, to help you remember the content that you save to your knowledge base. This system prompts you with questions generated from your saved content, following a schedule that adapts to how well you know the material. ## What is Active Recall? Active Recall is a learning method where you try to remember information without referencing the material. This technique has been shown to significantly enhance long-term retention compared to passive reading. Actively retrieving information helps strengthen neural pathways, thereby improving recall and promoting the transfer of knowledge to long-term memory. ## What is Spaced Repetition? Spaced Repetition involves reviewing information at progressively increasing intervals. This method leverages the psychological spacing effect, where revisiting material just before it is forgotten enhances memory retention. By strategically timing reviews, Spaced Repetition helps cement information in memory. ## Generating Questions To add a card to your review schedule: 1. Open any card and go to the **Quiz tab** 2. Click **Generate Questions**. The AI will create questions in various formats from the card's content. 3. Toggle **Schedule for review** in the generate modal to add them to your spaced repetition cycle You can also create questions manually using the **Create** button if you want to test yourself on specific concepts. Repeat this for any card you want to remember long-term. The more cards you add to your review schedule, the more comprehensive your study sessions become. ## Knowledge Stages Every question progresses through five stages based on your answers. Each stage determines how frequently the question appears: | Stage | Criteria | Review Interval | |-------|----------|----------------| | **New** | Not yet reviewed | Immediate | | **Learning** | Last answer was incorrect | ~1 day | | **Practiced** | 1-2 correct in a row | 3-7 days | | **Confident** | 3-4 correct in a row | 14 days - 1 month | | **Mastered** | 5+ correct in a row | ~3 months | If you get a mastered question wrong, it drops back to Learning so you can reinforce it. ## Reviewing a Card After generating questions for a card, you can quiz yourself on that card right away from the **Quiz tab**. This is useful for an initial review of new material before it enters the spaced repetition cycle. ## The Review Dashboard All scheduled questions across your cards are grouped into your **Recall Review**, accessible by clicking the **Review** icon in the left sidebar. The review dashboard gives you an overview of your entire review schedule: how many questions are ready for review, what's coming up this week, and your overall progress across all cards. From the dashboard you can browse all your questions, filter by status or tag, track your streak, and monitor how your knowledge is progressing over time. Click **Start Review** to begin a session with your most-due questions. Questions appear one at a time in a full-screen quiz session. ## Question Types Recall supports seven question formats: **Multiple Choice**, **True/False**, **Fill in the Blank**, **Short Answer**, **Matching**, **Ordering**, and **Flashcard**. You choose which types to include when generating questions. ## Challenges You can share your quiz questions as a **challenge**: a shareable link that lets anyone take the same quiz and compete on a leaderboard. No sign-up is required for participants. Challenges are separate from your personal review schedule. ## Learn More For a complete guide covering the dashboard, all question types, challenge details, settings, and tips, see the [Quiz & Spaced Repetition Deep Dive](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/quiz-and-spaced-repetition). --- # 7. Exporting Content Source: https://docs.recall.it/getting-started/7-exporting-content # Exporting Markdown Exporting your knowledge base from Recall gives you peace of mind and control over your content. Recall allows you to export your knowledge base in Markdown format, which is a plain text format that is easy to read and can be opened in any text editor, and many other note-taking tools. There are two ways to export your knowledge base in Recall: exporting a single page or exporting your entire knowledge base. The **Export to Markdown** button is only available in the Recall Web App and not in the mobile app. ## Exporting a Single Page To export a single page from Recall, follow these steps: 1. Open the Recall card you want to export. 2. Click on the **Export to Markdown** button located in the card menu at the top-right of the card as shown below. ## Exporting Your Entire Knowledge Base To export your entire knowledge base from Recall, follow these steps: 1. Click on the main app menu, select **Settings**. 2. In the settings menu, click the **Export** button. This will download a zip file containing all your knowledge cards in Markdown format. *Note: If you have trouble unzipping your file, use 7-Zip or WinRAR.* --- # 8. Deleting Content Source: https://docs.recall.it/getting-started/8-deleting-content # Bulk Delete Cards in Recall If you wish to delete many cards at once, multi-select and delete is available in Recall. 1. Open the home page in the web app. 2. Select the cards you want to delete using the selector in the top right corner of each card. 3. Hold **Shift** and click another card to select a range. 4. Select delete in the pop-up. We do not have a recycle bin. Once you delete your cards, you will not be able to recover them. Please [upvote the feature request for a recycle bin](https://feedback.recall.it/feature-requests/p/add-a-recycle-bin) so you get an email when it launches. --- # Note-taking in Recall Source: https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/note-taking-in-recall # Take Notes in Recall With the Block-Style Editor Recall features a powerful block-style editor that brings note-taking directly into the app. Your journals, study notes, and meeting notes have the same AI features as your saved content: Summaries, Chat, Quiz, and Automatic Connections. Everything in One Place. With your personal notes and saved content together, Recall gives you a personalized AI experience. Ask: `"Create a sleep routine based on the Huberman podcasts I saved and my sleep journal entries from this month."` Get advice based on what you've saved *(videos, podcasts, PDFs, articles, etc)* and what you've written, not generic tips. Check out this interview with the engineer who built it to learn more about what's possible with the block-style editor. ## What is a Block-style Editor? A block-style editor treats each piece of content as an individual, movable unit. When you start typing in the Recall Notebook, you create a text block. But blocks go far beyond text: you can add images, tables, code blocks, formulas, to-do lists, and more. - Type `/` anywhere in your Recall notebook and you'll see a menu of content blocks you can add. This means you can quickly insert exactly what you need without hunting through toolbar buttons. - To add a new block, hit the `+` sign to create a new block below the current block. Hold down the Option key and hit the `+` sign to create a new block above the current block. ### Transform Blocks Any block can be converted into a different type. Click the `⋮⋮` symbol and select **Turn into** to transform your content. Turn a paragraph into a bulleted list, or a quote into a heading. ### Rearrange Blocks Use the `⋮⋮` button to drag and drop blocks anywhere in your notebook. Reorder your thoughts, restructure sections, or group related content with a simple drag. ## How to Access the Editor The editor is available in the Recall Notebook whenever you: - Create a new note by clicking the pen icon (✎) next to the `Add Content` button in the top right corner of the home page. - Save any content to Recall (videos, podcasts, articles, documents, etc.) and open the Notebook tab. Your notes live right next to the original content, making it easy to jot down thoughts while you're reading. - Click the Recall browser extension (the notebook there is also editable with the same rich formatting). ## Types of Blocks There are many different types of content blocks you can add to Recall. Use `/` or `+` to bring up the block menu and choose from the following: ### Basic Blocks - `Text`: The foundation of your notes. Start typing to create a text block. - `Headings`: Six levels of headings (H1-H6) to structure your notes and create a clear hierarchy. - `Quotes`: Highlight important passages or add blockquotes to your notes. - `Callouts`: Draw attention to important information with styled callout boxes. ### Lists - `Bulleted lists`: Organize information in unordered lists. - `Numbered lists`: Create ordered lists for step-by-step instructions or ranked items. - `To-do lists`: Add checkboxes to track tasks right alongside your notes. Useful for meeting notes where you want to capture both what was discussed and what needs to get done. ### Organization Blocks - `Table of Contents`: Automatically generate a table of contents based on your headings. - `Toggles`: Create collapsible sections to keep your notes organized and hide detailed content until needed. ### Advanced Blocks - `Images`: Add visual content to your notes. - `Tables`: Create tables to organize information in rows and columns. You can apply background colors to cells to highlight important data, and resize columns and rows by dragging their edges. Perfect for tracking anything from weekly schedules to research data. - `Code blocks`: Format code with proper syntax highlighting. We support Bash, CSS, HTML, JavaScript, JSON, Markdown, Python, Shell, and TypeScript. The code will be color-coded to make it easier to read and debug. - `LaTeX equations`: Write mathematical and technical equations using LaTeX formatting. These can be inline (within a paragraph) or as standalone blocks, so whether you're writing "E=mc²" in the middle of a sentence or displaying a complex calculus equation, it will render properly. ## Interact With Your Notes Using AI All of Recall's AI features work on your personal notes: - **Quiz Yourself** - Go to the Quiz tab and click "Generate questions" to create an AI-powered quiz from your notes. This turns your study notes or journal entries into active learning questions. [Learn more here](https://docs.recall.it/getting-started/6-review-content) - **Chat With Your Notes** - Go to the Chat tab to ask questions about your notes. You can clarify concepts, search across multiple notes, or ask the AI to identify patterns you might have missed. [Learn more here](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/chat/overview) - **AI Summaries** - Type `/` in your notebook and select an AI action to generate a summary of your note. Choose between concise or detailed summaries. - **Automatic Connections** - Go to the Connections tab and click "Generate Connections" to automatically extract connections from your notes. The AI will identify related concepts and link them together, or you can create your own manual connections. [Learn more here](https://docs.recall.it/getting-started/5-linking-content) ### Quick Linking In the **Recall Notebook Tab**, you can create connections in two ways: 1. Highlight text and click the connections icon. 2. Type `[[` to link notes, just like your favorite note-taking apps. Type `/` to open the **editor menu** for formatting blocks—headings, tables, to-do lists, code blocks, and more—not for creating connections. [Learn more here](https://docs.recall.it/getting-started/5-linking-content) ## Use Cases One place for all your thinking. Whether it's study notes with complex equations, meeting notes from work, daily journals, or project planning docs, everything lives in one place with AI that understands it all. - **Study Smarter:** Take lecture notes with complex equations, save course materials, then quiz yourself on everything at once. Chat to clarify confusing concepts using YOUR actual study materials. - **Quick Capture:** Capture thoughts instantly in meetings, shower thoughts, random insights. Link them together and never lose an idea. It's always in Recall and searchable forever. - **Personalized Advice:** Save podcasts and videos from experts in fitness, productivity, cooking, or any domain. Chat with YOUR saved content and notes for recommendations based on what you've actually consumed and tried. - **AI for Writing and Research:** Save everything (even dense PDFs), take notes, then chat to synthesize themes, find gaps, or generate fresh angles. Your work is built on YOUR unique knowledge base. - **Link Your Thinking:** Your ideas become a connected web, automatically. Discover insights hiding in your own knowledge and see connections your brain made subconsciously. - **Reflective Journaling:** Write daily journals, then chat with them to spot patterns in your moods, triggers, or growth over time. Understand yourself better with insights that are invisible from day to day. --- # Chat Overview Source: https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/chat/overview # Chat with your knowledge base Your edge with AI is not the model you use. It is the context only you can give it. In Recall, the articles, videos, and podcasts you save become the context an AI reasons over, instead of whatever it happens to find on the open internet. Just as important are the notes you write and the thinking you capture: your own ideas, journals, and connections are often the most valuable context of all, and Recall treats them as first-class sources alongside everything you clip from the web. Managing that context well, an idea often called **personal context management**, is what turns a pile of saved content into answers you can actually trust. It is why chat sits at the heart of Recall. That control is the real difference. When you ask a general assistant like ChatGPT a question and look at where its answer came from, it is often over-indexed on whatever is loudest online, frequently Reddit threads or a handful of high-traffic pages. You did not choose those sources, and you cannot always see why they were trusted. Recall hands that decision back to you. You decide what goes into your knowledge base, and you decide, for each question, whether an answer should come from **your library, the web, or both**. Answers stay grounded in what you chose, with the sources referenced so you can check them. You do not have to take our word for how well this works. Tiago Forte, widely regarded as the godfather of the "second brain," had his team spend three weeks running their real work through Recall and came away describing the same principle. You can read what they found, and watch his walkthrough of personal context management, in [How Tiago Forte's team tests Recall](https://www.recall.it/post/tiago-forte-ai-knowledge-base-workflows). Watch a short walkthrough of how to use chat in Recall: ## Getting started 1. **Add content** so you have something to chat with. See [Add content](https://docs.recall.it/getting-started/2-add-content). 2. **Open chat** by clicking this icon in the left panel of the web app. 3. **Pick your source.** Choose **Recall**, **Web**, or **Recall + Web**. 4. **Add context with `@`** to focus the answer on specific cards, tags, or folders when it helps. 5. **Upload** an image, document, or other file if the answer depends on something that is not in your knowledge base yet. 6. **Ask your question,** then save useful answers to your notebook. There are three ways to chat in Recall, depending on how much you want an answer to draw from. - **Single card chat:** Every card has its own **Chat tab** for a focused conversation with one article, video, podcast, or PDF. This is the fastest way to dig into a single source: summarize it, pull out quotes, or ask follow-up questions without anything else getting in the way. See [Interact with content](https://docs.recall.it/getting-started/3-summarize-and-chat-with-content). - **Global chat:** Opened from the chat icon, global chat draws on your entire knowledge base at once. Because it can see everything you have saved, it can connect ideas across sources you saved weeks or months apart. This is the most powerful mode for research, synthesis, and recommendations, and it is what the rest of this page focuses on. - **Browser extension chat:** The browser extension lets you chat while you browse, and it is not limited to the page you are on. Most people do not realize this: the extension can reach your entire knowledge base, so you can ask questions against everything you have saved without leaving the site you are reading. ## The chat interface Once you open global chat, these are the controls you will use. Each one is explained in detail below, in the same order. | Control | What it does | | --- | --- | | **Source selector** | Choose where the answer can draw from: **Recall**, **Web**, or **Recall + Web**. See [source selector](#choosing-where-answers-come-from). | | **@ Context** | Pin specific saved cards, tags, or folders so chat focuses on them. See [@ Context](#setting-context). | | **Upload** | Attach images, documents, or other files to the current message. See [upload](#upload). | | **Personas** (top left, shown as **Recall** when none is active) | Apply a saved set of instructions that controls tone, role, and output style. See [personas](#personas). | | **Model selector** | Choose **Auto** or a specific AI model (**Max plan**). See [model selector](#model-selector). | ### Source selector [#choosing-where-answers-come-from] The source selector controls where Recall is allowed to look for an answer, and it is the most important choice you make in a chat. It decides whether you get a grounded answer from your own library, a fresh answer from the web, or a blend of both. This is the control a general chatbot does not give you. | Scope | Where it looks | Best for | | --- | --- | --- | | **Recall** | Your saved knowledge base only | Grounded answers from sources you trust, private notes, and anything where you do not want the open internet involved | | **Recall + Web** | Your knowledge base first, then the web to fill gaps | Combining what you have saved with the latest information, or filling in details your library does not cover | | **Web** | The internet only, skipping your knowledge base | Fresh, current information that is not in your library yet, such as breaking news or brand-new releases | Here is how the same underlying question changes depending on the scope you pick. - **Recall:** "Summarize what my saved articles say about the Mediterranean diet." Recall answers only from what you saved, and cites those cards. - **Recall + Web:** "Compare what I've saved about the Mediterranean diet with the latest research." Recall starts with your sources, then goes wider to add current findings. - **Web:** "What are the latest headlines on diet research this month?" Recall skips your library and searches the internet. ### @ Context [#setting-context] By default, global chat can draw on everything you have saved. When you want a more focused answer, use **@ Context** to point chat at specific material. - **Type `@` or click @ Context**, then search for what you want to focus on. - **@ a card** to chat with a single note, article, video, or PDF. - **@ a tag or folder** to chat with everything in that group. This is where good organization pays off. **Tags are the most powerful way to scope a chat**, because a single tag can gather related content you saved across weeks or months into one focused context. If your knowledge base is well tagged, you can point chat at exactly the right slice of it in one step, for example everything tagged `marketing` or `health/sleep`. If you have not organized your content yet, see [Organize content](https://docs.recall.it/getting-started/4-organizing-content) to set up tags and nested tags first. Pinned context appears above the input until you remove it, so you always know what the current answer is scoped to. ### Upload [#upload] Use **Upload** to attach an image, document, or other file directly to your message when the answer depends on something that is not in your knowledge base yet. For example, drop in a screenshot to ask what it shows, a PDF to summarize, or a spreadsheet to analyze. Uploaded files apply to the current conversation only and are not added to your library, so save anything you want to keep to a card. ### Personas [#personas] A persona is a saved set of instructions that controls tone, role, and output style before Recall generates an answer, so you do not have to re-explain how you want responses written every time. Select one from the persona menu in the top left, which shows **Recall** when none is active. A persona changes how an answer is written, not where the information comes from, so it works with any source scope. See [Chat Personas](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/chat/personas) to create and manage them. ### Model selector [#model-selector] Choose **Auto** to let Recall pick the best model for your task, or select a specific model yourself. Selecting a model is a **Max plan** feature. See [Choosing an AI Model](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/chat/choosing-an-ai-model) for detailed guidance on which model suits research, writing, reasoning, recommendations, and long documents. ## Every answer is cited, and every answer can compound The biggest practical difference from a general chatbot is that Recall shows its work and lets that work build on itself. - **Every source is cited.** Each claim in an answer links back to the card it came from. When an answer draws on a video or podcast, you also get the exact **timestamp**, and you can play that moment inside Recall without leaving the site or breaking your flow. - **See all sources for the chat.** At the end of a conversation, open **Sources** to see every card the chat cited in one place, so you can review the evidence or dig deeper into any of them. - **Follow the suggested questions.** Recall proposes follow-up questions so you can keep exploring a topic without having to think of the next prompt yourself. - **Save the answer back into your knowledge base.** Add any answer to your notebook and it becomes its own card, which is then searchable, linkable, and available as context for future chats. Your knowledge base gets richer every time you use it, so chat becomes a loop that compounds instead of a set of throwaway conversations. ## What you can do with chat Here are the most common ways people use global chat, with example prompts you can adapt. ### Summarize and synthesize Turn long or scattered material into something you can act on. - "Give me a one-page summary of everything I saved from this week." - "Pull the key takeaways from this podcast and list any action items." - "Combine my notes on this project into a clear brief." Learn more in [AI notes](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/workflow/ai-notes). ### Research across everything you have saved Pull together what your sources say on a topic, even when they were saved months apart. - "Summarize what my saved podcasts say about creatine timing and dosage." - "What are the main arguments for and against remote work across my saved articles?" - "Across everything I've saved on the Mediterranean diet, what do the sources agree and disagree on?" Learn more in [AI for writing and research](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/workflow/ai-for-writing-and-research) and [AI for researchers](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/audience/ai-for-researchers). ### Get recommendations from your library Recall is great at surfacing what to read, watch, or revisit next, based on what you already have. - "Based on my saved content, what should I read next to go deeper on behavioral economics?" - "Which of my saved talks best cover getting started with strength training?" - "Recommend three saved articles that challenge my current view on productivity." For which model gives the best recommendations, see [Choosing an AI Model](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/chat/choosing-an-ai-model#which-model-is-best-for-content-recommendations). For an example, see how people use Recall for [reading](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/interest/reading). ### Write and draft from your sources Use your knowledge base as the raw material for new writing. - "Draft a blog post outline using my saved research on sleep." - "Write a LinkedIn post based on the three articles I tagged 'AI strategy'." - "Turn my meeting notes into a follow-up email." To control tone and format, pair chat with a [Chat Persona](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/chat/personas). Learn more in [AI for writing and research](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/workflow/ai-for-writing-and-research) and [AI for writers](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/audience/ai-for-writers). ### Talk to your own knowledge Add your journals, health records, or project notes and you can query your own history. - "What did I write about my goals for this quarter?" - "Summarize how my training has changed over the last three months from my logs." ### Learn from experts you trust Import content from people whose thinking you value, then have a conversation with it. - "What does Lex Fridman's podcast library say about the future of AI safety?" - "Compare how my saved Huberman episodes and saved articles approach morning routines." Learn more in [chatting with experts](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/workflow/for-chatting-with-experts). ## Go deeper This deep dive covers everything you need to get the most out of chat. - **[Chat Personas](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/chat/personas)** shows how to save instructions that control tone, role, and output style across conversations. - **[Choosing an AI Model](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/chat/choosing-an-ai-model)** helps Max plan users pick the right model for research, writing, reasoning, judgment, recommendations, and long-document work. Stay tuned for more. You can request features or share feedback [here](https://recall.canny.io/feature-requests). ## Frequently asked questions ### Understanding chat General chatbots answer from the open internet, and you cannot control or always see which sources they used. Recall chat answers from the knowledge base you built, and it shows the sources behind each answer so you can verify them. You also choose, for each question, whether to draw from your library, the web, or both. In short, Recall gives you control over the context an answer is built on. That is up to you. By default, chat answers from your saved content only (the **Recall** scope). Switch the source selector to **Recall + Web** to combine your library with the web, or **Web** to search the internet only. **Single card chat** (the Chat tab on a card) talks to one source. **Global chat** (the chat icon) talks to your entire knowledge base at once. **Browser extension chat** lets you chat while you browse and can also reach your whole knowledge base, not just the page you are on. ### Trust and accuracy Recall is designed to keep answers grounded in your sources rather than inventing them. When you use the **Recall** scope, answers come from the content you saved and reference the cards they came from, so you can click through and confirm every claim. As with any AI, it is good practice to verify important details against the original source, which Recall makes easy by linking back to it. For the most careful, well-verified answers, the [model you choose](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/chat/choosing-an-ai-model) also matters. When chat answers from your knowledge base, it references the cards the answer came from. You can click through to the original video, podcast, article, PDF, or note to verify the detail. If you want every claim traced back to a source, use a research-focused [Chat Persona](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/chat/personas) that always cites. When you use the **Recall** scope, chat works within your own library. When you choose **Recall + Web** or **Web**, your question is also used to search the internet. Uploaded files apply only to the current conversation and are not added to your library. ### Plans and models Recall gives you access to frontier models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, xAI, and DeepSeek: **GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra, and Luna**, **Claude Opus 5, Opus 4.8, and Sonnet 5**, **Gemini 3.5 Flash**, **Grok 4.5**, and **DeepSeek V4 Pro**, plus **Auto**, which picks the best model for your task. On the Plus plan, Recall selects the model automatically. Choosing a specific model is a **Max plan** feature. See [Choosing an AI Model](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/chat/choosing-an-ai-model). On the Plus plan, Recall picks the best model automatically. On the **Max plan**, you can choose a specific model for a task. See [Choosing an AI Model](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/chat/choosing-an-ai-model) for detailed guidance on research, writing, reasoning, recommendations, and long documents. ### Using chat Yes. Use **@ Context** to pin a single card, or open the **Chat tab** directly on any card for a focused single-card conversation. See [Interact with content](https://docs.recall.it/getting-started/3-summarize-and-chat-with-content). Yes. The extension is not limited to the page you are on. It can reach your entire knowledge base, so you can ask questions against everything you have saved while you browse. Yes. Use **Upload** to attach an image, document, or other file to your message. Uploaded files apply to the current conversation only and are not added to your library. The most common reasons are the source scope and the available content. Make sure the source selector is set correctly, that you have saved enough relevant content, and that you have used **@ Context** if you meant to focus on specific cards or tags. A clear, specific question also produces better answers. --- # Chat Personas Source: https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/chat/personas # Chat Personas For an overview of library-wide chat, see the [Chat overview](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/chat/overview). Watch a quick preview of personas in action, including how our co-founder uses them for research, writing, and a little bit of fun. ## What is a persona? A persona is a saved set of instructions that tells Recall how to respond before it generates any output. Think of it as a consistent role, a consistent tone, and a consistent set of rules that Recall follows every time you chat with it. Instead of pasting "no em dashes, more professional please, always cite your sources" into every conversation, you write those instructions once and save them as a persona. From then on, Recall applies them automatically. A persona does not change the facts Recall pulls from your knowledge base or the web. It changes how those facts are framed, structured, and worded. The substance stays grounded in your sources. The delivery adapts to the job. ## Why use a persona? Three reasons. **Consistency.** A persona keeps your brand voice, tone, and rules the same across every chat. If you need a consistent social voice or a consistent professional tone, you set it once and it holds. No drift between sessions. **Speed.** You stop copy-pasting the same instructions over and over. The setup work happens one time, then every future chat starts already configured. **Specialization.** A persona can be tailored to a distinct job. A research persona goes deep and cites its sources. A writing persona drops the citations and focuses on flow. Because each persona is purpose-built, the output is better for that specific use case. The payoff is that you can use a single Recall account across every job in your day, pulling from your knowledge base and the web, and get output shaped correctly for each one without re-explaining yourself. ## How a persona fits into Recall chat When you ask a question, Recall answers within the **source scope** you pick: your knowledge base only, the web only, or both. See [choosing where answers come from](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/chat/overview#choosing-where-answers-come-from) in the Chat overview for a full explanation of each scope and when to use it. A persona sits on top of whichever scope you pick. It governs how the answer is written, not where the information comes from. ## How to set up your first persona 1. **Open chat.** Click the chat icon in the left panel of the home page in the Recall web app or in the mobile apps. 2. **Open the Personas menu.** Click the **Persona** selector in the chat header (or **Add persona** if you have not created one yet), then select **Manage personas**. 3. **Add a new persona.** Click **New persona** and give it a name. 4. **Write the instructions.** Fill in the five parts of a good persona, described below. 5. **Save it.** Your persona is now available to select in any chat. 6. **Optional. Set a default.** Click **Set default** on a persona and it will persist across the browser extension, the mobile app, and single-card chats. Leave it off to keep the standard prompt-free **Recall** persona as your baseline and switch personas per task. To use a persona, select it from the persona menu before you send your message. You can switch personas at any time. ## The five parts of a strong persona Every effective persona covers five things. Use these as a template. - **Role and identity.** Who the AI is. For example a meticulous research analyst, or a friendly social writer. This anchors everything else. - **Goal.** What it is trying to do for you. Dig deeper, draft fast, keep things on brand. - **Behavior and rules.** Concrete dos and don'ts. Pull exact timestamps, always cite sources, never use hashtags. This is where most of the value lives, so be specific. - **Tone and style.** Professional, warm, playful, or plain. This matters most for social posts and anything customer-facing. - **A short rule block at the end.** The small recurring rules you always want, such as no em dashes and no unnecessary colons. Two practical tips. - **Keep the rule block last** so it is the final thing the model reads. - **Toggle the citation rule by task.** Turn "always cite sources" on for research, since you want to know where answers come from. Turn it off for writing, since citations tend to get in the way of clean copy. ## Ready-to-use persona examples Copy any of these into a new persona and adjust to taste. ### 1. Research Analyst Best for digging into your knowledge base and the web with sources you can trust. ``` Role and identity: You are a meticulous research analyst. You are precise, thorough, and skeptical of single-source claims. Goal: Help me understand a topic deeply and find what I might be missing. Pull from my knowledge base first, then go wider to the web. Behavior and rules: - Answer the core question in the first sentence, then expand. - Always cite sources. Show me where every claim comes from. - When you reference a YouTube video or podcast, pull the exact timestamp. - Prefer concrete facts: numbers, names, dates. Flag vague claims. - When sources disagree, say so and explain the tension. - Sanity check surprising statistics before presenting them as settled. Tone and style: Clear, neutral, and structured. Use headings and bullets. Rules: No em dashes. No unnecessary colons. Always cite sources. ``` ### 2. Email Writer A light, professional persona for everyday email. ``` Role and identity: You are my email writing assistant. You sound like a calm, competent professional. Goal: Draft and refine emails that are clear, polite, and easy to reply to. Behavior and rules: - Lead with the ask or the key point in the first two lines. - Keep it short. Cut filler and throat-clearing. - Match the formality of the person I am writing to. - Offer a clear next step or one clear call to action. - Do not invent facts, names, or commitments I did not give you. Tone and style: Professional, warm, and concise. Rules: No em dashes. No unnecessary colons. Do not cite sources. ``` ### 3. Social Writer A more fun, lighter voice for social posts that still avoids the usual cringe. ``` Role and identity: You are my social media writer. You are sharp, human, and a little playful. Goal: Turn ideas and saved content into scroll-stopping posts in my voice. Behavior and rules: - Open with a strong hook in the first line. - Use short lines and white space so it is easy to read on mobile. - One idea per post. Make a single point well. - Avoid cliches, buzzwords, and hashtags. - Use my saved notes for substance so posts are grounded, not generic. Tone and style: Conversational, confident, lightly playful. Rules: No em dashes. No unnecessary colons. No hashtags. Do not cite sources. ``` ### 4. SEO and AEO Content Writer Built from your own SEO and AEO playbook so output is search and answer-engine ready. ``` Role and identity: You are an SEO and AEO content strategist. You write content that ranks in search and gets cited by AI answer engines. Goal: Produce clear, structured content that both humans and language models can parse and quote. Behavior and rules: - Answer the query in the first sentence. Never bury the lead. - Use one clear question equals one clear answer block. Prefer H2 question plus paragraph answer, or Q and A pairs. - Front-load the primary keyword in the title and first sentence. Weave secondary keywords in naturally. Never keyword stuff. - Use listicle and comparison formats like Best X for Y, X vs Y, and Top 10, since these get cited most. - State the brand or product name explicitly instead of "we" or "our tool." - Add numbers, specific facts, and named entities. Cite primary sources. - Write a clean, literal meta description that states exactly what the page is. - Keep content fresh. Suggest a last-updated date where relevant. Tone and style: Clear, factual, and structured. Slightly more press-release than hype. Rules: No em dashes. No unnecessary colons. Cite sources. ``` ### 5. Gentle Coach A softer, encouraging persona for advice and motivation. ``` Role and identity: You are a warm, patient coach. Think of a kind grandparent who has seen it all. Goal: Give me practical, encouraging guidance when I feel stressed or stuck. Behavior and rules: - Be supportive first, practical second. - Give a small number of clear, doable steps. - Ground advice in my saved notes where relevant. - Never lecture or pile on. Keep it light and human. Tone and style: Gentle, warm, and reassuring. Go slow. Rules: No em dashes. No unnecessary colons. Do not cite sources. ``` ### 6. The Focus Seeker For someone with ADHD who wants depth without distraction and needs help fighting information overload. ``` Role and identity: You are a calm focus guide for someone with ADHD. You help filter signal from noise and protect attention. Goal: Help me understand what matters without overwhelming me. Keep me on one clear thread and help me avoid distraction. Behavior and rules: - Keep responses short and focused. - Present one idea at a time. - Cut tangents ruthlessly. - Tell me what to ignore, not just what to read. - Prioritize the next useful step over a complete list. - Protect my attention when a topic could branch in too many directions. Tone and style: Calm, minimal, and grounding. Rules: No em dashes. No unnecessary colons. One clear thread. Zero clutter. Protect my attention. ``` ## Tips and best practices - **Be specific in the behavior section.** Vague rules produce vague output. "Pull the exact timestamp" beats "be thorough." - **One persona, one job.** Resist cramming research, email, and social into a single persona. Narrow personas perform better. - **Iterate.** Treat the first version as a draft. When output drifts, tighten the rule that failed. - **Use the rule block for your pet peeves.** No em dashes, no buzzwords, no hashtags. Small rules at the end have outsized impact. - **Set a default only when you have a clear primary use.** Otherwise keep the standard Recall persona as your neutral baseline and switch as needed. --- # Choosing an AI Model Source: https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/chat/choosing-an-ai-model # Choosing the right AI model in Recall For an overview of library-wide chat, see the [Chat overview](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/chat/overview). To control tone and output style, see [Chat Personas](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/chat/personas). Choosing your AI model is a **Max plan** feature. On Plus, Recall picks the best model for each task automatically. Max gives you direct access to frontier models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, xAI, and DeepSeek, plus **Auto** when you would rather not choose. If you want to compare models for your own workflows, you can [try the Max plan](https://www.recall.it/pricing) with a **30-day refund**. ## The chat interface Before comparing models, it helps to know what each control in chat does: | Control | What it does | | --- | --- | | **Personas** (top left, shown as **Recall** when no persona is active) | Choose a saved set of instructions that controls tone, role, and output style before Recall generates an answer. When no persona is selected, this shows **Recall** (the default). See [Chat Personas](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/chat/personas) to create and manage personas. | | **Source selector** (bottom of the chat box) | Choose where the answer can draw from: **Recall** (your saved knowledge base only), **Web** (the internet only), or **Recall + Web** (both). Use **Recall** when you want answers grounded in what you have saved. | | **Model selector** (bottom right of the chat box) | Choose **Auto** or a specific frontier model. This is the Max plan feature this page is about. Auto lets Recall pick based on your task; manual selection is for when you want a particular strength, speed, or writing style. | | **Upload** (paperclip icon) | Attach images, documents, or code files to the current message. These files apply to this conversation only; they are not added to your library. | | **@ Context** | Pin specific saved cards or tags so chat focuses on them. You can click **@ Context** or type `@` in the message field, then search for a card, tag, or folder. Tagged context appears above the input until you remove it. | ## Quick recommendation Not sure where to start? Match your task to a model below. The "Why" column reflects each provider's own stated positioning; see the [scorecard](#recall-oriented-scorecard) for documentation links and detailed ratings. | If you need… | Start with… | Why | | --- | --- | --- | | Strong everyday research and writing | **GPT-5.6 Terra** or **Claude Sonnet 5** | Both are positioned by their providers as the best balance of capability, speed, and cost for everyday work. This is the best manual starting point for most Recall chat. | | Content recommendations from your knowledge base | **Claude Opus 5** or **GPT-5.6 Sol** | Recommendations require understanding your context, making connections, and judging relevance. Both models excel at research, reasoning, and judgment. For faster recommendations, try **GPT-5.6 Terra** or **Claude Sonnet 5** | | Fast, cost-efficient analysis | **Grok 4.5** | xAI's model built for the highest intelligence per unit of time and cost, roughly 2x the token efficiency of comparable models | | Summaries, extraction, and routine processing | **GPT-5.6 Luna** or **Gemini 3.5 Flash** | **Luna** for simple, clearly bounded tasks like summaries and reformatting. **Gemini 3.5 Flash** when you want the same speed with stronger analysis or visual material like charts and screenshots | | The most careful analysis and judgment | **Claude Opus 5** or **GPT-5.6 Sol** | Both are rated Excellent for judgment in the [scorecard](#recall-oriented-scorecard); Opus 5 leans toward nuanced interpretation, Sol toward systematic verification. See the [Opus 5 vs. Sol FAQ](#when-should-i-use-claude-opus-5-instead-of-gpt-56-sol) | | Very large amounts of text | **DeepSeek V4 Pro** | One-million-token context window handled with a fraction of the usual compute cost, though it is not the most reliable model for detailed long-context retrieval | | Mixed tasks or no preference | **Auto** | Lets Recall choose based on your task. Best when you do not want to pick a model manually | Recall's models are not ranked on a single "best to worst" scale. Different models are useful for different kinds of knowledge work. The sections below explain how Recall evaluates models, show the full scorecard, and go into detail on each model. ## How we evaluate models A typical Recall task asks a model to understand your question, select the right saved sources, ignore near-misses, extract evidence accurately, handle contradictions, and produce a scoped answer without inventing details. No single public benchmark covers that full workflow, so Recall rates models on the dimensions that matter for knowledge-base work. We combine independent benchmarks, provider evaluations, and direct testing on Recall-style tasks. The labels in the scorecard below are product guidance based on that evidence, not precise numerical scores. | Dimension | What we ask | How we measure it | | --- | --- | --- | | **Responsiveness** | How quickly will I get an answer? | Time to first word, how quickly the rest of the answer appears, and end-to-end time on real Recall questions. A model can write quickly once it starts but still feel slow if it thinks for a long time first. | | **Research** | Can it find and connect the right evidence? | Source selection from your knowledge base, coverage of important evidence, contradiction handling, and whether claims map back to real saved content. | | **Writing** | Will the result be clear and useful? | Structure, clarity, concision, tone, and faithfulness to sources. See [writing styles](#how-the-models-differ-in-writing-style) for how models differ in prose. | | **Reasoning** | Can it solve a difficult multi-step question? | Tasks that require combining several pieces of saved evidence, keeping a correct chain of logic, and finishing multi-step investigations without collapsing into a vague summary. | | **Judgment** | Can it handle ambiguity and uncertainty responsibly? | Qualifying incomplete evidence, presenting conflicting sources fairly, hedging or refusing when the knowledge base does not support a confident answer, and care with high-stakes material. | | **Processing** | Is it good for summaries, extraction, classification, and transformation? | Accuracy and completion time on high-volume, clearly defined tasks, plus how well it follows simple extraction or reformatting instructions. | | **Long documents** | Can it retain important details across large inputs? | Recall of facts distributed across long cards and large collections, including details from the middle or end of long inputs. A large context window is not enough on its own. | | **Groundedness** | Does it make only claims supported by the sources? | Unsupported-claim rate and whether citations actually back the statements. | | **Instruction following** | Does it honor format, scope, and constraints? | Whether the answer respects requested format, source limits, date limits, tone, length, and exclusions. | ## Recall-oriented scorecard These ratings use the criteria above. They are evidence-informed product guidance for Recall workflows, not a single universal ranking. Click a model name to jump to its guidance below. Release dates and documentation links are sourced directly from each provider. | Model | Release date | Documentation | Best for | Responsiveness | Research | Writing | Reasoning | Judgment | Processing | Long documents | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | **[GPT-5.6 Sol](#gpt-56-sol)** | Jun 26, 2026 | [OpenAI](https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/models/gpt-5.6-sol) | Deep research and complex analysis | High | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Very good | Excellent | | **[GPT-5.6 Terra](#gpt-56-terra)** | Jun 26, 2026 | [OpenAI](https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/models/gpt-5.6-terra) | Balanced everyday intelligence | Very high | Very good | Very good | Very good | Very good | Excellent | Excellent | | **[GPT-5.6 Luna](#gpt-56-luna)** | Jun 26, 2026 | [OpenAI](https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/models/gpt-5.6-luna) | Fast summaries and processing | Excellent | Good for bounded work | Good for drafts | Good | Good | Excellent | Limited reliability at depth | | **[Claude Opus 5](#claude-opus-5)** | Jul 24, 2026 | [Anthropic](https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/about-claude/models/whats-new-opus-5) | Maximum judgment and analytical quality | Moderate | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Very good | Excellent | | **[Claude Opus 4.8](#claude-opus-48)** | May 28, 2026 | [Anthropic](https://www.anthropic.com/research/claude-opus-4-8) | Established Claude quality | Moderate | Very good | Excellent | Very good | Very good | Good | Very good | | **[Claude Sonnet 5](#claude-sonnet-5)** | Jun 30, 2026 | [Anthropic](https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/about-claude/models/whats-new-sonnet-5) | Fast, capable everyday research | High | Very good | Very good | Very good | Very good | Very good | Very good | | **[Gemini 3.5 Flash](#gemini-35-flash)** | May 19, 2026 | [Google](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/models/gemini-3.5-flash) | Fast research and visual understanding | Excellent | Very good | Good to very good | Very good | Good to very good | Excellent | Very good | | **[Grok 4.5](#grok-45)** | Jul 16, 2026 | [xAI](https://docs.x.ai/developers/models/grok-4.5) | Fast, cost-efficient analysis | High | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | | **[DeepSeek V4 Pro](#deepseek-v4-pro)** | Apr 23, 2026 | [DeepSeek](https://huggingface.co/deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4-Pro) | Efficient long-document processing | High, with low initial latency | Good | Good | Good | Good | Excellent | Excellent capacity | ## Model-by-model guidance ### Auto: let Recall choose [#auto] **Best for:** Most users and mixed workloads. Choose Auto when: - You do not know which model fits the task. - Your request could evolve from simple retrieval into deeper synthesis. - You want Recall to balance quality and responsiveness. - You do not want to reconsider your model whenever the lineup changes. **User-facing label:** > Automatically chooses a model based on your task. ### GPT-5.6 Sol: deep research and complex analysis [#gpt-56-sol] **Best for** - Difficult research across many sources - Content recommendations that require understanding context and making connections - Comparing competing arguments - Multi-step investigations - Complex analytical questions - Work requiring persistence and verification - High-stakes synthesis where quality matters more than immediacy **Recall recommendation** > Choose Sol when Recall needs to investigate, compare, reason, and verify across a substantial body of evidence. **Not necessary for** - Summarizing one short card - Reformatting text - Extracting a list of names or dates - Routine high-volume processing ### GPT-5.6 Terra: balanced everyday analysis [#gpt-56-terra] **Best for** - Everyday research - Content recommendations with a good balance of quality and speed - Comparing several sources - Writing an explainer from saved content - Analytical questions of moderate complexity - Long-document work where Luna is not reliable enough - Users who want a balance of depth and responsiveness **Recall recommendation** > Choose Terra for strong everyday research, reasoning, and writing without always using the most deliberate model. Terra is the most intuitive **manual default** in the GPT-5.6 family. ### GPT-5.6 Luna: quick processing and bounded tasks [#gpt-56-luna] **Best for** - Summaries of individual cards - Extracting dates, claims, entities, or action items - Classification and organization - Rewriting and reformatting - Creating an outline or first draft - High-volume requests with clear instructions **Long-document limitation** Luna accepts the same large context window as Terra and Sol, but a large window is not the same as reliable reasoning over it. Luna is much less consistent than Terra or Sol at retrieving and synthesizing details spread across long or complex inputs. Use it for clearly bounded tasks instead. **Recall recommendation** > Choose Luna when the task is clearly defined, limited in scope, and easy to verify. Do not make it the default for large-document synthesis. ### Claude Opus 5: judgment and high-quality professional analysis [#claude-opus-5] **Best for** - Nuanced research - Thoughtful content recommendations that consider context and relevance - Ambiguous or high-stakes questions - Scientific, financial, legal, and specialist material - Careful interpretation of conflicting sources - Long-form analytical writing - Work that should be checked and refined before delivery **Recall recommendation** > Choose Opus 5 when the task requires careful judgment, strong verification, specialist analysis, or an especially polished and nuanced answer. **Speed tradeoff** Opus 5 is more deliberate than Terra, Luna, Gemini 3.5 Flash, or Sonnet 5. Use it when quality and judgment matter more than speed. ### Claude Sonnet 5: everyday research and writing at scale [#claude-sonnet-5] **Best for** - Everyday research and synthesis - Fast content recommendations with strong reasoning - Writing clear explanations - Multi-step document workflows - Business and legal research - Tasks that require strong follow-through without full Opus overhead - Users who want a responsive Claude model **Recall recommendation** > Choose Sonnet 5 for strong daily research, reasoning, and writing with a good balance of quality and responsiveness. ### Gemini 3.5 Flash: fast research and rapid processing [#gemini-35-flash] **Best for** - Fast answers - Quick content recommendations when speed matters - Rapid synthesis of retrieved sources - Interactive research - Processing charts, screenshots, images, and diagrams - Iterating quickly on drafts - High-throughput workflows **Recall recommendation** > Choose Gemini 3.5 Flash when responsiveness matters or when the material includes charts and visual information. Its high speed does not make it a "lightweight" model. It is capable of substantial analysis, but Opus 5 or Sol is still preferable when the task demands maximum judgment and verification. ### Grok 4.5: fast, cost-efficient analysis [#grok-45] **Best for** - Everyday research and analysis where speed and efficiency matter - Structured, well-defined tasks - Users who want solid results without the overhead of the most deliberate models **Recall recommendation** > Choose Grok 4.5 as an efficient, capable option for everyday analysis. For the most demanding research or judgment tasks, Sol or Opus 5 are stronger choices. ### DeepSeek V4 Pro: efficient processing of large text collections [#deepseek-v4-pro] **Best for** - Very large text inputs - Long documents and large research collections - Fast first-pass analysis - Extraction and classification at scale - Situations where low initial latency matters **Recall recommendation** > Choose DeepSeek V4 Pro when the task involves a very large amount of text and speed or efficiency matters more than maximum analytical capability. A very large context window indicates how much information the model can accept. It does **not** guarantee that the model will retrieve and reason over every detail reliably. ### Claude Opus 4.8: established Claude quality [#claude-opus-48] **Best for** - Existing workflows already tested with Opus 4.8 - Users who prefer its established style and behavior - Professional writing and analysis - Long sessions requiring consistent tone - Compatibility-sensitive use cases **Recall recommendation** > Choose Opus 4.8 when consistency with an existing workflow matters. For new difficult work, Opus 5 is generally the stronger option. ## Choosing by task ### "Summarize this saved item" - **Fastest practical choices:** Luna, Gemini 3.5 Flash, or DeepSeek V4 Pro - **For a nuanced or specialist source:** Terra or Sonnet 5 - **For high-stakes interpretation:** Opus 5 ### "Research this topic across my knowledge base" - **Fast overview:** Gemini 3.5 Flash - **Balanced research report:** Terra or Sonnet 5 - **Deep investigation:** Sol or Opus 5 - **Fast, cost-efficient research:** Grok 4.5 ### "Recommend content from my knowledge base" - **Thoughtful, context-aware recommendations:** Opus 5 or Sol - **Balanced recommendations with good speed:** Terra or Sonnet 5 - **Quick recommendations:** Gemini 3.5 Flash - **Not recommended:** Luna, which is less reliable for tasks requiring connections across sources ### "Write an article or explainer from my sources" - **Outline or first draft:** Luna or Gemini 3.5 Flash - **Clear everyday writing:** Terra or Sonnet 5 - **Nuanced professional writing:** Opus 5 - **Research-heavy article:** Sol or Opus 5 ### "Analyze a very long document or collection" - **Economical first pass:** DeepSeek V4 Pro - **Detailed synthesis:** Terra or Sonnet 5 - **Most difficult long-context analysis:** Sol or Opus 5 - **Avoid as the first choice:** Luna, due to its long-context reliability limitation ### "Compare conflicting sources and tell me what to believe" - **Best choices:** Opus 5 or Sol - **Balanced choice:** Terra or Sonnet 5 - **Not recommended as the first choice:** Luna ### "Extract, classify, or reorganize information" - **Best for volume:** Luna, Gemini 3.5 Flash, or DeepSeek V4 Pro - **Use a stronger model when the categories are ambiguous:** Terra or Sonnet 5 ## How the models differ in writing style Writing quality is subjective. The strongest models can all produce good writing, but their default styles feel different. | Model | Typical writing style | Good fit for | | --- | --- | --- | | **Claude Opus 5** | Nuanced, polished, thoughtful, and sensitive to tone | Essays, recommendations, delicate topics, long-form analysis, and final drafts | | **Claude Opus 4.8** | Nuanced and professional, similar to Opus 5 but a generation behind in polish and depth | Established workflows where consistent tone and behavior matter more than the latest quality gains | | **GPT-5.6 Sol** | Structured, evidence-led, precise, and comprehensive | Research reports, analytical explainers, comparisons, and source-heavy writing | | **Claude Sonnet 5** | Clear, natural, concise, and adaptable | Everyday professional writing, editing, emails, and explainers | | **GPT-5.6 Terra** | Direct, organized, practical, and balanced | First drafts, reports, summaries, and general business writing | | **GPT-5.6 Luna** | Brief, fast, and functional | Outlines, rewrites, short summaries, and formatting tasks | | **Gemini 3.5 Flash** | Fast, straightforward, and easy to scan | Rapid drafts, brainstorming, and content based on visual material | These are useful starting points, not fixed rules. A clear prompt or [Chat Persona](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/chat/personas) can change tone, length, structure, and level of detail. ## Frequently asked questions Recall gives you access to frontier models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, xAI, and DeepSeek: **GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra, and Luna**, **Claude Opus 5, Opus 4.8, and Sonnet 5**, **Gemini 3.5 Flash**, **Grok 4.5**, and **DeepSeek V4 Pro**, plus **Auto**, which picks the best model for your task. On the Plus plan, Recall selects the model automatically. Choosing a specific model is a **Max plan** feature. See the [scorecard above](#recall-oriented-scorecard) for release dates, documentation links, and detailed ratings for each one. An AI model is the underlying system that reads your question and saved content and generates a response. Providers like OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, xAI, and DeepSeek train these models on large amounts of text and other data, then refine them with additional training that teaches the model to reason, follow instructions, and produce useful answers. Each new model version comes from more training, architectural changes, or new techniques that the provider believes improve on the last one, whether that means better reasoning, faster responses, a longer context window, or lower cost. Providers release updates every few months because the underlying research keeps advancing, and because they usually ship several tiers at once (for example, OpenAI's Sol, Terra, and Luna) rather than one-size-fits-all models. No model is best at everything, because these improvements involve trade-offs. A model tuned to respond quickly and cheaply, like GPT-5.6 Luna, generally does not reason as carefully as a slower, more expensive model like Claude Opus 5 or GPT-5.6 Sol. A model optimized for long documents may not be as strong at nuanced judgment, and vice versa. That is also why a newer version is not automatically the right choice for every task: Claude Opus 4.8 is older than Claude Opus 5, but some workflows are already tuned to its behavior, so switching is not always worth it. This is the same underlying reason Recall rates models across [multiple dimensions](#how-we-evaluate-models) instead of a single ranking. Both are excellent for difficult work, but they have different strengths. Use **Claude Opus 5** when the hard part is deciding what the evidence means and communicating it well. It is more deliberate and editorial, and especially useful when sources conflict or the answer depends on tone, context, and judgment. Choose it for careful judgment, nuanced interpretation, polished writing, or a thoughtful recommendation. Use **GPT-5.6 Sol** when the hard part is finding, comparing, and verifying the evidence. It is more investigative and systematic, and especially useful for broad research, checking claims, and working through several steps. Choose it for deep research, complex multi-step analysis, or persistent verification across many sources. For tasks that need both, either is a strong choice. Try the same prompt in both and choose the response style you prefer. **Sol** is the most capable and deliberate GPT-5.6 option. Use it for deep research, difficult reasoning, and multi-step investigations. **Terra** is the balanced everyday option. Use it for most research, analysis, and writing when you want strong results more quickly. **Luna** is the fastest option. Use it for summaries, extraction, rewriting, formatting, and other clearly bounded tasks. Use **Claude Sonnet 5** for everyday research, writing, editing, and document work. It is faster and usually sufficient for routine professional tasks. Choose **Claude Opus 5** when the question is unusually complex, ambiguous, high stakes, or dependent on careful judgment. There is no single best writing model. **Claude Opus 5** tends to produce nuanced and polished prose. **GPT-5.6 Sol** tends to produce structured, evidence-led writing. **Claude Sonnet 5** is a strong everyday writer with a natural style. **GPT-5.6 Terra** is direct, organized, and practical. Use a [Chat Persona](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/chat/personas) when you want any model to follow a consistent voice and set of writing rules. Use **GPT-5.6 Sol** or **Claude Opus 5** for the most difficult research. Sol is a strong choice for broad investigation and verification. Opus is a strong choice for interpreting conflicting evidence and forming a careful conclusion. For everyday research, start with **GPT-5.6 Terra** or **Claude Sonnet 5**. Use **Claude Opus 5** or **GPT-5.6 Sol** for the most thoughtful recommendations. Both excel at understanding your context, making connections between what you have saved and what might be relevant, and judging quality and relevance. For faster everyday recommendations, **GPT-5.6 Terra** or **Claude Sonnet 5** provide a good balance of quality and speed. **Gemini 3.5 Flash** is useful for quick recommendations when responsiveness matters more than depth. Start with **GPT-5.6 Terra** or **Claude Sonnet 5** for most long documents. Use **GPT-5.6 Sol** or **Claude Opus 5** when the document is difficult and the analysis needs to be especially thorough. **DeepSeek V4 Pro** is useful for a fast or economical first pass over a very large amount of text. Avoid making **GPT-5.6 Luna** your first choice for detailed long-document synthesis. Yes, if you do not have a clear preference. Auto is the best starting point for mixed tasks and for users who do not want to compare models manually. Choose a specific model when you want a particular strength, speed, or writing style. --- # Augmented Browsing Source: https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/recall-augmented-browsing # Never wonder where you have seen something before This feature sparked Recall's inception. While reading, Paul often wondered, "Where have I seen this before?" Digging through a mess of past notes wasted time and led to frustration. What if, in real time, he could instantly see where keywords appeared in his knowledge base? Introducing **Recall's Augmented Browsing**, enhance your learning and research by resurfacing related content from your knowledge base as you browse. Key features include: **1. Real-Time Connections to past content:** As you browse, Recall instantly highlights keywords that are related to saved content, helping you connect new insights with what you already know. **2. Precise Keyword Placement:** Identifies the exact place in past content where those keywords were mentioned. **3. Local-First & Private:** Your knowledge stays on your device, ensuring privacy and security. Recall doesn't send your data to the cloud unless you explicitly save it. **4. Recall widget:** Displays the number of connections on a given page. Use the arrows to navigate through your connections or as a shortcut to create a specific summary. - Turn on Augmented Browsing in your Recall browser extension settings. - It is still in Beta; we're actively improving the relevance of the keywords extracted as you browse. Since Augmented Browsing is local-first, keyword extraction doesn't rely on an LLM. Instead, it uses our own in-browser model, which we're continuously fine-tuning to surface more meaningful connections. Our goal is to give you a glimpse of what's to come. ### **How to experience Augmented Browsing** 1. Install the Recall Browser Extension: [Chrome Web Store](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/recall-web-extension/ldbooahljamnocpaahaidnmlgfklbben), [Firefox Add-ons page](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/getrecall/), *Safari coming soon* 2. Save a few cards into your Recall knowledge. They should all be based on a similar topic that you're interested in. 3. Browse a related article on the same topic. 4. Check the Recall Browser Extension Widget – it will display the number of connections that page has to your saved content. 5. Click through the connections to explore related insights. 6. Hover over a keyword to see how it links to your saved knowledge. 7. Click on any related content to jump directly to the exact section where the keyword was mentioned in your knowledge base. **Here is a simple example:** 1. Save this [YouTube video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQ3GjpGq5Y8) on sauna into your Recall knowledge base. 2. Open this [Article](https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20250131-how-the-brains-blue-dot-regulates-your-sleep) on regulating sleep. 3. You will see the word "Norepinephrine" highlighted; that word was mentioned in the first card on Sauna. This shows the connection between Sauna and the release of this chemical and its relationship to sleep! ### **Controls and Settings** *Note that you can access settings within the app or directly from the widget.* **Remove a keyword from showing up again:** - **Directly in the browser:** Click the eye icon on any keyword you hover over that you no longer want to see connected. - **In Settings:** Add the words to the section titled "Hidden Entities." **Remove sites:** You can disable the widget and Augmented Browsing on any websites. - **Directly in the browser:** Go to the website you no longer want Augmented Browsing and the widget to show up on. Click the Recall Widget and select "Disable website." - **In Settings:** Add the website URL to the "Disabled Websites" section. **Disable the widget across all sites:** - **Directly in the browser:** Click the widget and select "Disable globally." - **In Settings:** Tick the box labeled "Globally disable widget" under the "Widget Options" section. **Disable Augmented Browsing across all sites:** - **In Settings:** Tick the box labeled "Disable Augmented Browser" under the "Augmented Browsing" section. --- # Knowledge Graph Source: https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/graph/overview # See Your Knowledge Come to Life The Knowledge Graph is a visual representation of everything you have saved in Recall. Instead of browsing through lists and folders, you can see all your cards as an interactive map where connections between ideas become visible at a glance. Check out the full tutorial below to get a full grip on all the features and possibilities within Graph View 2.0 ## What is the Knowledge Graph? Think of it as a bird's eye view of your entire knowledge base: - **Nodes (circles)** represent your saved cards. Each article, video, podcast, PDF, or note you have saved becomes a node on the graph. - **Lines between nodes** show connections. When one card references another or shares related topics, a line connects them. - **Node size** tells you importance. Cards with more connections appear larger, making it easy to spot your most connected ideas. - **Colors** help you organize. Nodes are colored by their tags, so you can quickly identify different topics or categories. The result is a living map that grows with your knowledge. As you save more content and create more connections, the graph reveals patterns and relationships you might never have noticed otherwise. ## Why Use the Graph? **Discover Hidden Connections** When you save content from different sources at different times, connections between them might not be obvious. The graph makes these relationships visible. You might discover that a podcast episode you saved months ago connects to an article you read yesterday. **Navigate Intuitively** Instead of searching or scrolling through lists, you can explore your knowledge visually. Click on a node to read its content, then click on connected nodes to follow your curiosity wherever it leads. **Understand Your Knowledge Structure** The graph reveals how your knowledge is organized. Dense clusters show topics you have explored deeply. Bridge nodes show ideas that connect different areas. Isolated nodes might be content waiting to be connected to the rest. **Focus on What Matters** Filters let you zoom into specific topics, time periods, or sources. Want to see only your programming notes from the last month? Or trace how your understanding of a topic evolved over time? The graph makes this easy. ## Getting Started To open the Knowledge Graph: 1. Click **Graph** in the left sidebar of the Recall web app 2. Wait for your graph to load (this may take a moment if you have lots of content) 3. Start exploring! The graph works best in the web app on a desktop or laptop. On mobile devices, the library view is more practical for browsing your content. ## What You Will Learn This deep dive covers everything you need to master the Knowledge Graph: - **[Navigation & Controls](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/graph/navigation)** covers how to move around the graph, search for specific cards, and use view controls. - **[Selection & Exploration](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/graph/selection-and-exploration)** explains how to click on nodes, follow connections, use focus mode, and work with multiple selections. - **[Filtering & Customization](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/graph/filtering-and-customization)** shows you how to filter your graph, customize colors and layout, and use the timeline feature. While using the graph, click the **?** button in the bottom right corner to open the in-app guide. It provides quick reference for all features and keyboard shortcuts. ## Understanding Connections The connections you see in the graph come from several sources: - **Connections you create manually** by typing `[[` in your notes or highlighting text and clicking the connections icon - **AI-extracted connections** where Recall automatically identifies related concepts and creates reference cards - **Content that mentions other content** when one piece you have saved directly references another The direction of arrows (when enabled) shows which card links to which. A card with many incoming arrows is referenced by many other cards, making it a central piece of knowledge. ## Graph Patterns Worth Noticing As you explore your graph, look for these patterns: **Dense Clusters** Groups of tightly connected nodes represent topics you have explored in depth. These are your areas of expertise. **Bridge Nodes** Single nodes connecting two clusters are often the most interesting. They represent ideas that link different domains of knowledge. **Hub Cards** Large nodes with many connections serve as central reference points. These are often foundational concepts that many other ideas build upon. **Islands** Isolated groups not connected to the main graph might be emerging interests or content waiting to be integrated with your existing knowledge. The beauty of the graph is that these patterns emerge naturally from your reading and note-taking. You do not need to organize anything manually. The structure reveals itself. --- # Navigation & Controls Source: https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/graph/navigation # Getting Around the Graph The Knowledge Graph is an interactive canvas. You can zoom, pan, search, and adjust how you view your knowledge. This page covers all the ways you can navigate and control your graph. ## Zooming and Panning **Zoom In and Out** Use your scroll wheel or trackpad pinch gesture to zoom. Zooming changes what you can see and do: - **Zoomed out**: You see the overall structure. Clusters of related content become visible. This is great for getting a sense of your knowledge landscape. - **Zoomed in**: Card names appear as labels on nodes. Hover previews become available. You can click on individual nodes to select them. **Pan Around** Click and drag on empty space to move the view. This lets you explore different areas of your graph without changing the zoom level. ## Hover Previews When you hover over a node while zoomed in enough, a preview card appears. This shows you: - The card's thumbnail image (if it has one) - The title of the card - The source URL Hover over the preview card itself to expand it and see more details, including the inbound connections (other cards that reference this one). ## Dragging Nodes You can click and drag any node to reposition it. The graph uses a physics simulation, so connected nodes will follow and adjust naturally when you move things around. **Keeping Nodes in Place** When you drag a node, what happens depends on whether the graph is locked: - **Graph locked**: The node stays exactly where you release it. Other nodes remain fixed. - **Graph unlocked**: The physics simulation continues running and nodes will settle based on their connections. To keep a custom arrangement, make sure to lock the graph first using the lock button in the top right corner. ## Search The search bar in the top right corner lets you find cards by name: 1. Click on the search bar or use it directly 2. Type part of a card's name 3. Matching nodes get highlighted with a glow effect 4. Use the up/down arrow buttons or arrow keys to jump between matches 5. The view automatically centers on the current match **Keyboard Shortcuts for Search** - **Up Arrow (↑)**: Jump to previous match - **Down Arrow (↓)**: Jump to next match The search bar looks for card titles and highlights matches. For more advanced queries like finding cards with specific tags or from specific sources, use the filter in the settings sidebar instead. ## View Controls The top right corner contains quick action buttons: **Fit to View** Click the expand icon to automatically zoom and pan so all visible nodes fit on screen. This is useful after filtering or when you want to see everything at once. **Lock/Unlock Graph** The lock button freezes all node positions. This is helpful when: - You want to manually arrange nodes and keep them in place - You want to explore connections without the layout shifting as you click - You are presenting or sharing your knowledge map Click the lock button again to unlock and let the physics simulation run. Note that unlocking releases all node positions. ## Settings Sidebar Click the arrow button in the top left corner to open the settings sidebar. This is where you will find: - **Filters** to show only specific cards - **Groups** to customize node colors - **Layout** to adjust spacing and physics - **Appearance** to fine-tune visual style You can resize the settings panel by dragging its right edge. The sidebar stays open while you explore, so you can adjust settings as you go. ## Tips for Efficient Navigation **Start Big, Then Zoom In** Begin by looking at your whole graph zoomed out. Notice the clusters and the overall shape. Then zoom into areas that look interesting. **Let the Graph Settle** When you first load the graph or unlock it, nodes will move around as the physics simulation runs. Wait a moment for things to settle before you start clicking and exploring. **Use Fit to View Often** After applying filters or following a chain of connections, click Fit to View to recenter on what matters. **Lock When Arranging** If you want to manually position nodes, lock the graph first. Then drag nodes where you want them. They will stay put. --- # Selection & Exploration Source: https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/graph/selection-and-exploration # Selecting and Exploring Nodes The Knowledge Graph is not just for looking. You can click on nodes to read their content, follow connections to related cards, and select multiple nodes for bulk actions. This page covers all the ways you can interact with your graph. ## Clicking to Select Click on any node to select it. When you do: 1. **A details panel opens** on the right side showing the full card 2. **The node and its direct connections stay bright** while other nodes dim 3. **The view centers** on the selected node The details panel includes several tabs: - **Notebook**: Your notes and any AI-generated summary - **Reader**: The original content (for web pages) - **Chat**: Ask AI questions about the card - **Connections**: View and navigate to linked cards - **Quiz**: Test your knowledge retention ## Following Connections With a card selected, the Connections tab shows all cards linked to it. Click on any connection to navigate there: - The graph centers on the new card - The previous card stays highlighted in your path - You can keep following connections to explore deeply This is one of the most powerful ways to use the graph. Start with one card and follow connections wherever they lead. You might discover relationships between ideas you never noticed before. ## Focus Mode As you navigate from card to card, the graph keeps track of your path. This is called focus mode: **What You Will See** - Nodes you have visited stay highlighted - Lines connecting your visited nodes remain bright - Other nodes dim so you can focus on your exploration path **Managing Your Path** - **Right-click** on any node in your path to deselect it - **Click the X button** in the bottom bar to clear your entire path - Click on any previous node in your path to jump back to it Focus mode is automatic. As soon as you start clicking on connected cards, the graph begins tracking your journey. This makes it easy to trace how one idea leads to another. ## Multi-Select Mode Sometimes you want to work with several nodes at once. Multi-select mode lets you do that: **Entering Multi-Select** - Right-click on any node to start selecting - Right-click on more nodes to add or remove them from your selection - A toolbar appears at the bottom showing your selection **Exiting Multi-Select** - Click on empty space to clear your selection - Click the X button in the toolbar Multi-select closes the details panel so you can focus on your selection. ## Finding Paths Between Cards One of the most interesting things you can do is discover how two cards are connected: 1. **Select exactly two cards** using multi-select (right-click on each) 2. **Click the path icon** in the bottom toolbar 3. **See the shortest path** between them highlighted on the graph This is a great way to discover unexpected connections. How is your cooking article connected to your programming notes? The path might surprise you. If the two cards are not connected through any chain of connections, you will see a message letting you know. This means they exist in separate clusters of your knowledge graph. ## Bulk Actions With one or more cards selected in multi-select mode, you can perform bulk actions: **Delete Multiple Cards** Click the trash icon in the toolbar to delete all selected cards. Be careful because this permanently removes them from your library, not just from the graph view. ## Touch Device Support On iPads and other touch devices: - **Tap** to hover over nodes - **Long press** (hold for about half a second) to trigger right-click actions like adding to selection - **Pinch** to zoom in and out - **Drag** to pan around ## Tips for Effective Exploration **Start with a Question** Before diving in, think about what you want to learn. Are you looking for connections between two topics? Trying to trace how an idea evolved? Having a goal helps you explore with purpose. **Use the Details Panel** When you find an interesting node, take time to read the content in the details panel. The graph shows structure but the real knowledge is in the cards themselves. **Follow Your Curiosity** Let connections guide you. If something catches your eye, click on it. The best discoveries often come from unexpected paths. **Remember You Can Go Back** Your exploration path stays visible. If you go too deep, you can always click on earlier nodes to return. --- # Filtering & Customization Source: https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/graph/filtering-and-customization # Filtering and Customizing Your Graph As your knowledge base grows, the full graph can become overwhelming. Filters let you focus on what matters. Customization options let you make the graph look exactly how you want. ## Filter Query Basics Open the settings sidebar (click the arrow button in the top left) to find the filter input. You can filter by: - **tag:name** - Show cards with a specific tag (e.g., `tag:programming`) - **source:domain** - Show cards from a specific website (e.g., `source:github.com`) - **name:card name** - Show a card with an exact name (e.g., `name:My Project Notes`) - **search:text** - Search within card names (e.g., `search:react`) **Negating Filters** Put a minus sign before any filter to exclude matches: - `-tag:archived` shows everything except archived cards - `-source:twitter.com` hides cards from Twitter **Combining Filters** Add multiple filters to narrow down results. By default, filters use AND logic: - `tag:tech source:youtube` shows only tech-tagged cards from YouTube **Using OR Logic** Use `OR` between filters to match either condition: - `tag:work OR tag:personal` shows cards with either tag **Autocomplete** As you type, suggestions appear for your existing tags, sources, and card names. Press Tab or click to accept a suggestion. ## Connection Depth When you apply a filter, you can also include connected cards that do not match the filter themselves. The Connection Depth slider controls this: - **0**: Only cards matching the filter appear - **1**: Adds cards directly connected to matches - **2**: Adds cards two connections away from matches - **3+**: Expands further into the network This is useful when you want context. For example, filter to `tag:project-x` with depth 1 to see Project X cards and all the resources they reference. ## Show/Hide Node Types Three toggles let you control which nodes appear: **Show Unconnected** When on, cards with no connections appear on the graph. Turn this off to focus only on connected content. **Show Leaf Nodes** Leaf nodes are reference cards that are only linked to (not from). These are often auto-extracted references like people, places, or concepts. Turn this off for a cleaner view. **Show Auto Generated Connections** When on, cards that were automatically created from Wikipedia and other sources appear on the graph. These are unsaved reference cards that Recall generates to enrich your knowledge base. Turn this off if you only want to see content you have explicitly saved. For graphs with more than 100 nodes, leaf nodes are automatically hidden by default. You can turn them back on if you want to see everything. ## Timeline Feature The timeline slider lets you filter and animate your graph by when cards were created: **Static Filtering** Drag the handles on the timeline to set a date range. Only cards created within that range will appear. **Animated Playback** Click the play button to watch your knowledge grow over time: - Nodes appear in the order they were created - The current date and card count display as the animation runs - Cards created on the same day appear faster than cards from different days **Playback Controls** - **Play**: Start the animation - **Pause**: Stop at the current point and explore the graph at that moment - **Stop**: End the animation and return to the full graph - **Speed (1x/2x/3x)**: Click to cycle through animation speeds The timeline is a great way to see how your knowledge evolved. You can pause at any point to explore what your graph looked like at that moment in time. ## Color Groups By default, nodes are colored based on their first tag. Reference nodes appear in gray. You can create custom color groups for more control: 1. Open the Groups section in the settings sidebar 2. Click **+ New group** 3. Click the color dot to pick a color 4. Enter a filter query to match cards **Example Groups** - Red group with `tag:urgent` to highlight important items - Blue group with `source:wikipedia` for reference material - Green group with `search:completed` for finished projects **Color Legend** Click the palette icon in the bottom right corner to see which colors map to which tags or groups. The legend shows: - Color dot and group/tag name - Count of nodes in each group - Click any item to instantly add it as a filter ## Layout Physics The graph uses physics simulation to position nodes. Adjust these settings in the Layout section: **Node Spacing** Controls how much nodes push each other apart. Increase for a more spread out graph. **Link Length** Sets the ideal distance between connected nodes. Longer means clusters are more spread out. **Link Force** Controls how strongly connections pull nodes together. Higher values create tighter clusters. **Center Force** Controls how strongly nodes are pulled toward the center. Prevents nodes from drifting off screen. Layout controls are disabled when the graph is locked. Unlock the graph to adjust physics settings. ## Visual Appearance Fine-tune how the graph looks in the Appearance section: **Node Size** Base size of the circles. Larger nodes are more visible but the graph can feel more crowded. **Link Thickness** Width of the connection lines between nodes. **Label Visibility** Controls at what zoom level card names appear. Higher values mean labels show from further away. **Show Arrows** Displays directional arrows on connections showing which card connects to which. **Always Show Labels** Keeps labels visible even when zoomed out. Useful for smaller graphs. **Highlight on Hover** Dims unconnected nodes when you hover over a node. Helps you focus on direct connections. ## Saving Your View with Presets While your settings are preserved during a session, returning to the graph later loads the default settings. Presets let you save and quickly restore your favorite configurations. **Creating a Preset** 1. Configure your graph exactly how you want it (filters, colors, layout, appearance settings) 2. Click the **Presets** dropdown at the top of the settings sidebar 3. Click **Save new preset** 4. Give your preset a name and save **Using Presets** - Click the Presets dropdown to see all your saved presets - Click any preset to instantly apply all its settings - The active preset shows a checkmark next to its name **Managing Presets** - **Update**: If you have modified settings after applying a preset, click the update button to save the changes to that preset - **Rename**: Click the pencil icon next to a preset to change its name - **Delete**: Click the trash icon to remove a preset you no longer need - **Reset to defaults**: Click the reset button to return to the default settings **What Presets Save** Presets remember everything: filters, connection depth, color groups, layout physics, appearance settings, timeline range, and all toggle states. This makes it easy to switch between different views of your knowledge base. ## Tips for Managing Large Graphs **Use Filters Aggressively** Do not try to look at everything at once. Filter to the topic you care about right now. **Turn Off Leaf Nodes** Auto-extracted references can add a lot of visual noise. Hide them unless you specifically need them. **Increase Node Spacing** If things feel cramped, give nodes more room to breathe. **Save Presets for Common Views** If you frequently look at specific topics or use particular filter combinations, save them as presets. This saves time and ensures consistency. --- # Tagging Source: https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/tagging # Tagging Tags are a flexible way to organize your knowledge base in Recall. The tags panel in the left sidebar provides a centralized view for navigating all your content, displayed in a hierarchical structure where each tag can contain cards (your saved content) and nested subtags. Watch the full tutorial below for a walkthrough of tagging in Recall, or read on for a detailed guide covering tag creation, sorting, bulk actions, drag and drop, and more. ## Understanding Tags Tags are a flexible way to categorize your cards. Unlike traditional folders, a single card can have multiple tags, allowing the same content to appear in different contexts. For example, an article about machine learning in healthcare could be tagged with both `Technology/AI` and `Health/Research`. When you save new content to Recall, it automatically assigns tags based on your existing tag structure and the content's topic. This keeps your knowledge base organized while maintaining the structure you've built over time. The tags side panel shows this organization visually: - **Tags** can be expanded to show their contents (cards and subtags) - **Cards** appear under their assigned tags with a thumbnail preview - **Nested tags** create hierarchies like `Movies/Thrillers` or `Work/Projects/2025` Click a card to open it directly. Create hierarchies that mirror how you think about topics. For example: `Health/Nutrition/Recipes` or `Work/Projects/ClientName`. ### Filtering by Tags Click a tag to show only the cards with that tag. A filter row appears at the top of the home page so you can see and clear your active filters. **Filter by more than one tag:** hold **Alt** (Windows) or **Option** (Mac) and click each tag you want. Every click adds or removes a tag while keeping the rest of your selection. A normal click replaces the filter with just the tag you clicked. You can also click the **Tags** pill in the filter row to open a searchable list and select or deselect tags there. ## Header Controls The header at the top of the side panel provides quick access to common actions: - **Add New Tag** (+) - Create a new top-level tag - **Filter Tags** - Search for specific tags by name - **Sort Tags** - Change the ordering of tags and cards - **Collapse All** - Collapse all expanded tags to get a clean overview - **Close Sidebar** - Hide the panel to maximize your workspace ## Sorting The tags side panel offers flexible sorting to help you find content the way you work best. | Sort Mode | Description | |-----------|-------------| | **Manual** | Drag and drop to arrange tags and cards in any order you prefer | | **Last Updated** | Tags with recently edited cards appear first | | **Created At** | Tags with recently added cards appear first | | **Alphabetical** | Sort A-Z or Z-A by name | ### Sort Direction For automatic sorting modes (Last Updated, Created At, Alphabetical), you can choose: - **Descending** - Newest first for dates, Z-A for alphabetical - **Ascending** - Oldest first for dates, A-Z for alphabetical Within each level of the tree, tags are always listed before cards. This keeps your organizational structure visible at the top. ### Manual Sorting When you select Manual sorting, you gain full control over the order of items. Drag any tag or card to your desired position. This is useful when you want to prioritize certain topics or keep frequently accessed content at the top. To reorder items within the same parent, you must be in Manual sort mode. In other modes, dragging moves items between tags instead of reordering them. ## Managing Tags ### Creating Tags **From the Header:** Click the **+** button in the panel header, type your new tag name, and press Enter. **As a Child Tag:** Hover over an existing tag (or use the menu on mobile), click the **+** icon that appears, and type the child tag name. Begin with broad categories and add specificity as your knowledge base grows. You can always restructure later using drag and drop. ### Editing Tags Double-click a tag name to edit it inline. Press **Enter** to save or **Escape** to cancel. On mobile, tap the menu button (three dots) and select "Edit tag". ### Deleting Tags Hover over a tag and click the trash icon to delete it. Your cards are preserved; only the tag is removed. If a tag has subtags, you'll see an option to delete all subtags as well. The dialog shows the total count of tags that will be deleted. Tag deletion cannot be undone. Cards remain in your library but lose their association with deleted tags. ## Working with Cards Cards appear in the tags side panel under their assigned tags. You can manage them directly from the panel. **Opening Cards:** Click any card to open it in the main view. **Deleting Cards:** Hover over a card (or tap the menu on mobile) and click the trash icon. Unlike tag deletion, deleting a card permanently removes the content from your knowledge base. ## Bulk Actions The tags side panel supports bulk selection for tags and cards on desktop. **Normal clicks (no modifiers):** - **Tag** — Adds the tag to the filter context (opens the filter row on the home page) - **Card** — Opens the card in the main view **Bulk selection:** - **Ctrl/Cmd + Click** — Enters bulk selection mode and selects the clicked tag or card. This click becomes the range anchor for **Shift**-click. - **Shift + Click** — Only works while bulk selection is active. Selects all visible rows between the **Ctrl/Cmd**-clicked anchor and the row you shift-clicked, in either direction. - **Escape** — Clears bulk selection - Clicking outside the tags side panel also clears bulk selection When you have items selected, an action bar appears at the bottom showing your selection count. You can delete selected tags and cards, or edit tags on selected cards. You can also bulk delete or tag cards from the home page using the card selectors and **Shift**-click range selection there. ## Drag and Drop Drag any tag or card and drop it onto another tag to move it there: - Move cards between tags to reorganize your content - Move tags to create nested hierarchies - Drop on an empty area to move to the top level **Auto-Expand:** When dragging over a collapsed tag, it will automatically expand after a brief pause. This lets you drop items into nested tags without having to expand everything first. ## Mobile On mobile, tap the menu button (three dots) on any tag to open a menu with actions: - **Add child tag** - Create a nested tag - **Edit tag** - Rename the tag inline - **Delete tag** - Remove the tag Multi-selection is only available on desktop. On mobile, use individual actions from the menu. --- # Quiz & Spaced Repetition Source: https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/quiz-and-spaced-repetition # Quiz & Spaced Repetition This page covers Recall's quiz and spaced repetition system: how questions are generated, the review session experience, the dashboard, challenges, settings, and tips. For a quick overview, see the [Getting Started guide](https://docs.recall.it/getting-started/6-review-content). ## Getting Started ### What is Spaced Repetition? Spaced repetition is a learning technique that spaces your reviews at optimal intervals. Instead of cramming everything at once, it schedules reviews based on how well you know each question: - When you **answer correctly**, the next review is pushed further into the future because you're demonstrating that you already know the material. - When you **answer incorrectly**, the interval shortens so that you review the material again sooner and reinforce the correct answer. - Over time, well-known material is reviewed **less often** (saving you time), while challenging material gets **more frequent** reviews until it sticks. ### How Questions Are Generated Recall uses AI to generate questions from your saved cards: 1. Open any card and navigate to the **Quiz tab** 2. Click **Generate Questions**. The AI will analyze your card's content and create relevant questions in various formats. 3. In the generate modal, you can toggle **Schedule for review** to automatically add the generated questions to your spaced repetition cycle You can also create questions manually using the **Create** button if you want to test yourself on specific concepts. ### Your Review Schedule Once questions are generated, they enter the review pipeline. The dashboard shows three categories of upcoming reviews: - **Ready for Review:** questions that are due today. These are the ones you should focus on first. - **Due This Week:** questions coming up in the next few days. - **Next Week:** questions scheduled for the following week. Click on any of these schedule cards to jump to the **Questions tab** filtered to show only those questions. This lets you browse and manage upcoming reviews before starting a quiz session. ### Knowledge Stages Every question moves through five stages as you review it. Each stage determines how frequently the question appears in your reviews: | Stage | Criteria | Review Interval | |-------|----------|----------------| | **New** | Not yet reviewed | Immediate | | **Learning** | Last answer was incorrect | ~1 day | | **Practiced** | 1-2 correct in a row | 3-7 days | | **Confident** | 3-4 correct in a row | 14 days - 1 month | | **Mastered** | 5+ correct in a row | ~3 months | If you get a mastered question wrong, it drops back to Learning so you can re-learn it. This ensures you always maintain accurate knowledge. ## Quiz Session ### Question Types Recall supports seven question types, each designed to test different aspects of your understanding: - **Multiple Choice:** pick the correct answer from several options. Tests recognition and distinguishing between similar concepts. - **True/False:** decide whether a statement about the material is true or false. Tests understanding of facts and common misconceptions. - **Fill in the Blank:** complete a sentence by selecting the missing word or phrase. Focuses on key terminology and definitions. - **Short Answer:** type the answer from memory without any hints. The most challenging format, best for deep recall. - **Matching:** connect related items by drawing pairs. Tests understanding of relationships between concepts. - **Ordering:** arrange items in the correct sequence. Useful for processes, timelines, and hierarchies. - **Flashcard:** a two-sided card with a prompt on the front and the answer on the back. Classic self-assessment where you rate whether you knew the answer. When generating questions, you choose which question types to include in the generate modal. You can also manually create any type using the **Create** button. ### During a Quiz Session When you start a review, questions appear one at a time in a full-screen session. For each question you'll see: - **Study material** at the top showing which card the question comes from. Click on it to open the original card and review the source material. - **Progress bar** showing how far through the session you are (e.g., "Question 3 / 10"). - **Difficulty badge** in the top-left of the question card, showing whether the question is Easy, Medium, or Hard. - **Answer area** that varies by question type, from clicking options to typing your answer to dragging items. After you submit your answer, you'll see whether you were correct along with a detailed explanation that helps reinforce the concept regardless of whether you got it right. ### Hints and Explanations Many questions include a hint to help nudge you toward the correct answer without giving it away: - Look for the **"Need a hint?"** link at the bottom of the question card. - Click it to reveal a helpful clue. The hint provides directional guidance without spoiling the answer. After answering (whether correctly or not), the explanation box appears below your answer. This provides context about why the correct answer is right, helping you build deeper understanding beyond simple memorization. ### Timed Questions You can enable timed questions in **Settings > Quiz** to add a countdown timer to each question: - A progress bar at the top of the question shows your remaining time. - The bar changes color as time runs out, turning yellow when you're running low and red in the final seconds. - If time expires before you answer, the question is automatically marked as incorrect and the correct answer is shown. The time limit per question (10 seconds up to 120 seconds) can be configured in **Settings > Quiz**. The timer can be turned on or off at any time without affecting your existing review schedule. ### Managing Questions During a Quiz During a quiz session, you have full control over each question. Click the menu button in the top-right corner of the question card to access these actions: - **Schedule / Unschedule:** add or remove the question from your spaced repetition cycle. Unscheduling a question means it will no longer appear in future reviews. - **Edit:** modify the question text, answer, or options if you spot an error or want to improve it. - **Delete:** permanently remove the question if it's no longer relevant. These actions take effect immediately, so you can curate your question set while you review without breaking your flow. ## Dashboard ### Review Schedule The top of the dashboard shows your review schedule with three columns. Each column is clickable and takes you directly to the Questions tab filtered for that time period: - **Ready for Review** shows how many questions are due right now. If this number is greater than zero, start a review session. - **Due This Week** shows questions coming in the next few days. Planning ahead helps you stay on track. - **Next Week** shows what's on the horizon. These questions are already progressing through the spaced repetition cycle. Click **Start Review** to begin a session with up to 10 of your most-due questions. The system prioritizes questions that are most overdue to ensure nothing falls through the cracks. ### Streak Calendar The streak calendar shows your review consistency over time. Building and maintaining a streak helps make spaced repetition a habit: - **Fire icons** appear on past days (or weeks, depending on your goal) where you completed at least one review. - **Check marks** appear on today (or the current week) if you've already reviewed. - **Gray dots** show past days where you missed a review. Your current streak count is displayed below the calendar. You can switch between a **daily** or **weekly** streak goal in **Settings > Quiz**. Click **View all** to open a full activity heatmap that shows your review history over the past year, similar to a GitHub contribution graph. ### Activity Chart The activity chart shows your daily review stats as a bar chart. Each bar represents one day and shows how many questions you reviewed: - Use the **period selector** in the top-right to switch between Last 7 days, Last 14 days, Last 30 days, Last 6 months, or All time. - The summary stats above the chart show your **total answered**, **correct** count, and **accuracy percentage** for the selected period. - An accuracy of **80% or higher** is highlighted in green. ### Memory Stats The Memory Stats chart gives you a snapshot of where all your questions stand across the five knowledge stages: - **New:** not yet reviewed, waiting for the first attempt. - **Learning:** last answer was incorrect, reviewed again in about 1 day. - **Practiced:** 1-2 correct in a row, reviewed every 3-7 days. - **Confident:** 3-4 correct in a row, reviewed every 14 days to 1 month. - **Mastered:** 5+ correct in a row, reviewed every 3 months. The goal is to move as many questions as possible toward Mastered. If you answer a mastered question incorrectly, it drops back to Learning so you can reinforce it. ### Memory Progress The Memory Progress chart tracks how your questions move through stages over time. It's a stacked area chart where: - Each color band represents a knowledge stage (New, Learning, Practiced, Confident, Mastered). - You should see the **Mastered** band growing over time as you consistently review. - Use the period selector to view trends across different time ranges (Last 7 days up to All time). This chart helps you visualize the long-term impact of your spaced repetition practice. A growing Mastered area means you're transferring knowledge to long-term memory. ### Questions Tab The **Questions tab** on the Review page gives you a complete view of all your questions across all cards: - **Browse by card** to see questions grouped under the card they belong to. - **Filter by review status:** Due Now, This Week, Next Week, Unscheduled, or All. - **Filter by tag** to narrow down to questions from cards with specific tags. - **Search** to find specific questions by text. - **Bulk actions** to select multiple questions and schedule, unschedule, review, or delete them at once. Each question shows its type, difficulty, and next review date. You can click on any question to expand it and see the full details, or use the edit button to modify it. ## Challenges ### What Are Challenges? Challenges let you share your quiz questions with friends, classmates, or colleagues and compete for the best score: - Create a challenge from any card that has generated questions. - Share a link with anyone, even people who don't have a Recall account (no sign-up required to participate). - Everyone takes the same quiz and their scores appear on a shared leaderboard. Challenges are separate from your personal spaced repetition schedule. They don't affect your review timings or streak. ### Creating and Sharing a Challenge To create a challenge: 1. Open a card that already has quiz questions generated. 2. Go to the **Quiz tab** and click the **Share Challenge** button. 3. A shareable link is generated that you can copy and send to anyone. If you've already taken a quiz on that card, your result is automatically used as your challenge score (as long as the questions haven't changed since). You can also create a challenge directly after completing a quiz session by clicking **Challenge Someone** on the results screen. ### Taking a Challenge When someone opens your challenge link, they land on the challenge lobby. They'll see: - The **card title and image** showing what the challenge is about. - **Stats** including the number of questions, total attempts, and average score. - A **Study material** button that lets participants review the source content before attempting the quiz. - If they were challenged by a specific person, they'll see that person's score as a target to beat. Before starting, participants enter their display name (which appears on the leaderboard). Then they take the quiz like a regular review session, with a timer tracking their total time. ### Leaderboard Every challenge has a leaderboard showing all participants ranked by score: - **Score percentage** is the primary ranking factor. - **Time spent** is shown as a tiebreaker for equal scores. - **Your own entry** is highlighted so you can quickly see your position. - The **challenger's entry** (if you opened a specific person's link) is also marked. After completing a challenge, you can challenge someone else by sharing your own link. ## Settings ### Streak Goal Your streak goal determines how the streak calendar and streak counter work: - **Daily:** you need to complete at least one review every day to maintain your streak. The calendar shows individual days of the current week. - **Weekly:** you need to review at least once per week. The calendar shows the past 6 weeks. You can change your streak goal at any time in **Settings > Quiz**. ### Timed Questions Settings Timed questions add a countdown timer to each question during review sessions. Configure this in **Settings > Quiz**: - **Toggle on/off** to enable or disable the timer entirely. - **Time per question:** choose how many seconds you get for each question. Options range from 10 seconds (for quick-fire recall) up to 120 seconds (for complex questions). The timer applies to all question types equally. If you find certain question types need more time (like Matching or Ordering), consider setting a longer time limit to accommodate them. ### Notifications Recall can send you reminders to help you stay consistent with your reviews. There are two types, each with email and push options: - **Spaced repetition notifications** alert you when you have questions due for review. These are sent based on your actual review schedule. - **Streak notifications** remind you to review before your streak breaks. Especially helpful for maintaining daily streaks. Each notification type can be independently configured for email and push delivery. Go to **Settings > Quiz** to customize which notifications you receive. ## Tips ### Maximize Your Retention It's better to do a short 5-minute review every day than a 30-minute session once a week. Consistency is the most important factor for spaced repetition to work. - **Start your day with a review.** Make it part of your morning routine. Even 5-10 questions takes just a few minutes. - **Don't skip "due" questions.** When questions are marked as "Ready for Review," that's the optimal time to review them. Delaying reduces the effectiveness of the spacing algorithm. - **Trust the process.** If a question keeps coming back, it means the algorithm detected you need more practice. Don't unschedule it just because it feels repetitive. ### Getting the Most from Questions The quality of your questions directly impacts how well you'll retain the material: - **Review generated questions.** AI-generated questions are a good starting point, but you can improve them by editing to focus on what matters most to you. - **Add your own questions.** Questions you write yourself are often the most effective because they target exactly what you want to remember. - **Use the explanation field.** When editing questions, add detailed explanations. These appear after answering and help reinforce the "why" behind each answer. - **Delete poor questions.** If a question is ambiguous or tests trivial information, delete it. Quality matters more than quantity. ### Connecting Cards and Questions Your quiz questions are tied to specific cards in your library. Take advantage of this connection: - **Click the study material link** during a quiz to quickly review the source content if you're stuck. - **Generate questions for connected cards.** If you have a cluster of related cards in your [knowledge graph](https://docs.recall.it/getting-started/5-linking-content), make sure they all have questions. This creates a comprehensive study set for that topic. - **Use tags to organize.** Tag your cards by topic or course, then use the Questions tab's tag filter to focus your review on specific areas. ### Challenge Best Practices - **Challenge study partners** on material you're all learning. Seeing others' scores adds motivation to review more carefully. - **Share the study material link first.** Before sending the challenge, let people know they can read the source material. This levels the playing field and encourages learning. - **Create challenges for your own cards** and share them in group chats or study groups. The leaderboard creates healthy competition. - **Try challenges from others** as a way to discover new content. If you score well, it validates your knowledge. If not, you've found a gap to fill. ### Reading Your Dashboard How to interpret your dashboard metrics: - **Growing "Mastered" count** in Memory Stats means your spaced repetition is working. - **High "Learning" count** means many questions were recently answered incorrectly. Focus your next session on these. - **Accuracy above 80%** is a good target. If it consistently drops below 60%, consider enabling hints or reviewing your study material before quizzing. - **Activity dips** in the chart often correspond to weekends or busy periods. Use weekly streak goals if daily consistency is difficult to maintain. --- # All Supported Content Source: https://docs.recall.it/supported-content/all-supported-content # Content Support in Recall Recall supports a wide range of content types so you can save, summarize, and chat with material from across the web and your own files. Use the table below to see what you can save today, any known limitations, and what we are planning on building next. Looking for something we do not support yet? [Request it on our feedback board](https://feedback.recall.it/feature-requests) or follow progress on the [Expand Sources roadmap](https://feedback.recall.it/feature-requests/p/support-more-sources-in-recall-x-linkedin-instagram-etc). Paste a URL or upload a file from **Add Content** in the app, or use the [Recall browser extension](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/recall-summarize-anything/ldbooahljamnocpaahaidnmlgfklbben) for the best results on social and paywalled pages. ## All Content Below is the full list of content types Recall supports today, along with anything we are planning on building next. We update this table as new sources go live, so it is the best place to check before saving a link or uploading a file. Each row tells you three things: - **Content:** what you can save, from a YouTube video or podcast to a PDF, Instagram post, or Markdown file. - **Details:** what is supported, what is not, and anything worth knowing before you save. If a cell is empty, there is nothing major to call out for that source. - **State:** whether you can use it today. **Live** means it is available now. **Coming Soon** means it is on the roadmap but not ready yet. | Content | Details | State | | --- | --- | --- | | YouTube | Videos with and without transcripts are supported; YouTube Shorts are supported; Private, members-only, and age-restricted content is not supported | ✅ Live | | TikTok | Videos and creator profiles (@handles) are supported; An embedded preview is shown when available; Private videos are not supported | ✅ Live | | Vimeo | | ✅ Live | | Apple Podcasts | Timestamps are not included; Paid podcasts are not supported; The share icon on mobile does not work. Paste the URL into the Recall app or use the browser extension instead | ✅ Live | | Spotify Podcasts | Timestamps are not included; Spotify Exclusive and paid content are not supported | ✅ Live | | General web pages | Includes websites, news articles, and blog posts; Landing pages may not parse as well as article pages; Paywall content requires the browser extension to access | ✅ Live | | PDFs | 250 MB file size limit | ✅ Live | | Google Docs and Slides | Private or permission-restricted docs can be added using our [browser extension](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/recall-summarize-anything/ldbooahljamnocpaahaidnmlgfklbben) | ✅ Live | | Text and Markdown files | Upload a single file from Add Content, or share plain text to Recall on mobile; 5 MB file size limit per file; For bulk imports from Notion or Obsidian, use Import > Markdown Notes | ✅ Live | | X (Twitter) | Posts, including videos, and profiles are supported; An embedded preview is shown for posts when available; Private and protected accounts are not supported | ✅ Live | | Reddit | Posts and subreddit pages (`r/…`) are supported; An embedded preview is shown for posts when available; Private subreddits are not supported | ✅ Live | | LinkedIn | Posts, articles, and profiles are supported; Feed views and other non-content URLs cannot be saved. Paste a link to a specific post, article, or profile; Private, members-only, and company-internal posts may not save; Embeds are shown only for embeddable post URLs. Other links fall back to extracted text | ✅ Live | | Instagram | Supported URL types: `/p/` (photo posts and carousels), `/reel/` or `/reels/` (Reels), `/tv/` (IGTV), and profile pages; Caption and comments are extracted, and an embedded preview is shown when available; Best captured using the browser extension; Private posts may not load; Stories and Highlights are not supported | ✅ Live | | Facebook | Posts, videos, Reels, Watch, and Pages/profiles are supported; `fb.watch` short links are supported; Best captured using the browser extension; Private, group-only, and personal timeline content may not load | ✅ Live | | Bookmarks | Import up to 1,000 bookmarks at a time; Upload more in separate batches. Recall automatically de-duplicates previously imported items | ✅ Live | | Pocket Saves | Import up to 1,000 Pocket saves at a time; Upload more in separate batches. Recall automatically de-duplicates previously imported items | ✅ Live | | Markdown Notes | Import up to 10,000 Markdown notes from Notion or Obsidian | ✅ Live | | Coursera | | Coming Soon | | Udemy | | Coming Soon | | MP4 file uploads | | Coming Soon | | Email forwarding | | Coming Soon | | CSV of URLs | | Coming Soon | | Pasting a list of URLs | | Coming Soon | --- # Bookmark Imports Source: https://docs.recall.it/supported-content/bookmark-imports # Import Your Bookmarks Even if you already have a bunch of content bookmarked, this is a quick way to get both existing and new content into Recall: 1. Install the **Recall browser extension**: [Chrome](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/recall-web-extension/ldbooahljamnocpaahaidnmlgfklbben), [Firefox](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/getrecall/). *Upvote the [request for a Safari Extension](https://feedback.recall.it/feature-requests/p/safari-extension) to help get it on the roadmap.* 2. Open a new browser window on your desktop. 3. Open all the content you want to load into Recall, such as: - A full YouTube playlist - Articles on a topic you're exploring - Your favorite recipes 4. Use your browser's **"Bookmark all tabs"** feature to save everything at once. 5. Open Recall on your desktop and click **"Add Content"** in the top-right corner. 6. In the pop-up window, **select "Import" & choose "Import Bookmarks."** 7. Recall will automatically detect your bookmarks. Select the folder or specific bookmarks you want to import. You can import up to 1,000 bookmarks at a time. If you have more, just repeat the process: Recall will automatically deduplicate previously imported content and only add what's new. ### From Bookmarks to Recall: What to Expect After Importing Once your Bookmarks are imported into Recall, they're instantly transformed into interactive knowledge cards, allowing you to move from passive reading and watching to engaging with your content in the way that works best for you. Here's what you can do with your imported Bookmarks: - **Chat With Your Content:** You can now get real value from your Bookmarks by chatting across all of them at once. Ask questions, explore topics, and surface insights without having to open each article individually. Remember to @ the tag name that contains your Bookmarks. - **AI Summaries:** Create summaries that capture the main ideas of any article. Go to the Chat tab, choose a summary type, and add it to your notebook. - **Generate Connections:** See how your ideas relate by clicking "Generate Connections" in the Connections tab. Recall will show links between your cards, helping you spot recurring themes and related concepts. - **Test Your Understanding:** Turn your cards into quizzes to reinforce what you've learned and keep track of your progress. *Get inspired by [how you can use bulk imports to simulate conversations with experts!](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/workflow/for-chatting-with-experts)* - Categorization, summaries, and connections aren't created automatically when doing bulk imports. You can generate them as needed to stay in control of your workspace and manage AI usage efficiently. - On the free version of Recall, you can only import up to 10 Bookmarks. To import more, you'll need to upgrade to a [Premium Plan](https://www.recall.it/pricing). - If you prefer not to upgrade and still want to use Recall as a free read-it-later app, simply change the default setting in your app to "Reader". --- # Pocket Imports Source: https://docs.recall.it/supported-content/pocket-imports # Import your Pocket Saves With many Pocket users hunting for alternatives, we fast-tracked a Pocket import feature, and it's here. You can now import up to 1,000 Pocket saves at a time directly into Recall, enabling you to use Recall as your Pocket alternative and experience an AI-powered read-it-later app. This is just the first version, and we're excited to improve it based on your feedback. ### **How to import your Pocket Saves** 1. Open Recall on a desktop. Imports via the mobile app are not possible. 2. Click "Add Content" in the top-right corner of the Recall app. 3. Select Import in the pop-up window. 4. Choose "Import From Pocket." 5. Select your pocket.zip file: make sure it's the .zip file and not the unzipped folder. 6. You can import up to 1,000 Pocket Saves at a time. If you have more than 1,000, simply re-upload the same .zip file: Recall will automatically deduplicate previously uploaded items and import the remaining ones. Imports are processed by recency, so the most recent Pocket Saves are imported first. ### **From Pocket to Recall: What to Expect After Importing** Once your Pocket Saves are imported into Recall, they're instantly transformed into interactive knowledge cards, allowing you to move from passive reading to engaging with your content in the way that works best for you. Here's what you can do with your imported Pocket Saves: - **Chat With Your Content:** You can now get real value from your Pocket Saves by chatting across all of them at once. Ask questions, explore topics, and surface insights without having to open each article individually. Remember to @ the tag name that contains your Pocket Saves. - **AI Summaries:** Create summaries that capture the main ideas of any article. Go to the Chat tab, choose a summary type, and add it to your notebook. - **Generate Connections:** See how your ideas relate by clicking "Generate Connections" in the Connections tab. Recall will show links between your cards, helping you spot recurring themes and related concepts. - **Test Your Understanding:** Turn your cards into quizzes to reinforce what you've learned and keep track of your progress. - Categorization, summaries, and connections aren't created automatically when doing bulk imports. You can generate them as needed to stay in control of your workspace and manage AI usage efficiently. - On the free version of Recall, you can only import up to 10 Pocket Saves. To import more, you'll need to upgrade to a [Premium Plan](https://www.recall.it/pricing). - If you prefer not to upgrade and still want to use Recall as a free read-it-later app, simply change the default setting in your app to "Reader". --- # Use Cases Source: https://docs.recall.it/use-cases # Use Cases Step-by-step guides for capturing, creating, and retaining knowledge with Recall. Recall puts your knowledge at the center of every conversation. Everything you read, watch, and listen to lives in one place, organized and connected for you, and ready to chat with. Instead of generic answers from the internet, you get answers grounded in your own thinking and the sources you trust. Explore the guides below to see how writers, researchers, students, and hobbyists put Recall to work, and how it handles the content you already consume, from podcasts and YouTube to PDFs and the posts you save off your feed. Browse by workflow, by second brain story, by who you are, by interest, or by content type to find the approach that fits how you think. ## Popular guides --- # AI for Writing and Research: A Six-Part Workflow Source: https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/workflow/ai-for-writing-and-research "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "FAQPage", mainEntity: [ { "@type": "Question", name: "What is the best AI for writing?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "The best AI for writing isn't a specific model, it's any AI that writes from your knowledge instead of the open internet. When you use AI for writing grounded in your own notes, sources, and perspective, the draft sounds like you rather than the internet average. In Recall, you combine your topic research, a best-practice checklist, and your own thinking note, then have the AI generate a first draft from those ingredients so the output is original instead of generic.", }, }, { ...genericWritingToneFaqSchema, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "What is the best AI for research?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "The best AI for research is one where your work compounds instead of resetting every session. Most AI research is a series of one-off chats on untrusted, generic sources, so nothing you learn today builds on yesterday. Recall fixes this by letting you use AI for research grounded in your own knowledge base: every source you save and every answer you keep makes the next session smarter, turning research into a compounding loop.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "How is AI for research in Recall different from using ChatGPT?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "A standard chatbot grounds its answers in two things: the open internet and whatever it remembers about you. Recall's AI for research grounds answers in your saved sources first (with optional web search), and lets you save useful answers back into your knowledge base under topic tags. So instead of throwing away each chat, you build a trusted, connected research library that you can @ mention and chat with later.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "Can I use AI for writing and AI for research together?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Yes, that's the whole point of this six-part workflow. You use AI for research to build a topic knowledge base and a best-practice checklist, capture your own thinking, then use AI for writing to combine all three into a draft. Research feeds writing, and everything you publish strengthens the knowledge base you research from next time.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "Does AI for writing produce original content?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "It can, if it starts from original inputs. Because Recall's AI for writing workflow begins with your own thinking note and your own trusted sources rather than the generic web, the draft is grounded in your perspective. You then edit it to make it yours, and run a final cross-reference check against your sources before publishing.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "How do I make AI-written content sound like me?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Capture your own thinking first. Before the AI writes a word, create a blank note and brain-dump your angles, framing, and opinions, then let the AI react to that note instead of replacing it. Feeding your own thinking note into the AI for writing step is what keeps your voice in the final draft.", }, }, ], } # AI for Writing and Research: A Six-Part Workflow Recall is built to be strong at both halves of this workflow: generating content and doing research. What ties them together is one core principle, your knowledge compounds. When you write, you're not starting from a blank page and the generic internet; you're building on the sources, notes, and drafts you've already gathered. When you research, every source you save and every answer you keep makes the next session smarter. Both feed the same knowledge base, and that base grows more valuable every time you use it. That's the difference between Recall and a general AI tool. There are two problems with how most people use AI today. When you use AI for writing, the output is generic, ask ten people to write about the same topic and you get ten versions of the same article, all in the same flat voice. And when you use AI for research, nothing compounds: every chat starts over on the open internet, so what you learn today doesn't build on what you learned yesterday. There's no loop. Recall fixes both because it grounds everything in your own knowledge base instead of the open web. You use AI for research that adds to a base that compounds over time instead of being thrown away, and AI for writing that starts from your own thinking and your own sources, so the draft sounds like you, not like the internet average. The more you save, summarize, and write in Recall, the better the next piece of research and the next draft become. In the video, Recall co-founder Sanks uses SEO and AEO research as the example. The same six steps work for a blog post, meeting prep, a research deep dive, social posts, or anything else where you want your knowledge to compound over time. ## Why this workflow matters *The knowledge loop: research builds on what you've gathered, and writing draws on what's yours, both feeding back into your Recall knowledge base as it compounds over time.* When you use AI as a chatbot, its answers are grounded in two things only: the open internet, and whatever the model remembers about you. That creates the two problems above: - **Research doesn't compound.** Every chat starts from scratch on generic, untrusted sources. Nothing connects to what you already know, so there's no loop and your knowledge never builds on itself. - **Writing all sounds the same.** When AI writes from the internet average instead of from you, the output is generic. Everyone using the same tool on the same topic ends up sounding identical, and your perspective disappears. This workflow solves both. Using AI for research that starts from your knowledge base turns one-off chats into a compounding loop: every source you save and every answer you keep makes the next session smarter. Using AI for writing that starts from your own thinking and sources means the draft is grounded in your voice, so it reads like you wrote it, not a machine. ## What you'll build - A topic-specific research knowledge base in Recall, for example `Nutrition`, `AI Agents`, or `2027 Predictions`. In the video below, Sanks uses `SEO and AEO`: how to get your brand to show up in AI search. - Best-practice checklists grounded in trusted sources that you can iterate on over time - Notes grounded in your own thinking, captured before AI writes anything - Drafts that combine your best-practice checklist with your perspective - A final cross-reference check against your sources before publishing ## Watch and follow along Expand each part below for the step-by-step instructions. Click the timestamp on any part to jump straight to that moment in the video. When you research in Recall, it always looks to your own knowledge first and the internet second, so every answer stays grounded in the sources you've chosen to trust rather than the generic web. Use AI for research that starts from your own knowledge. Open **global chat** in the left panel by clicking the **AI icon** and ask your research question with **Recall + Web** enabled, so Recall prioritizes your saved sources first, then goes wider when needed. Example prompt: > I'm trying to learn about SEO and AEO. I'm completely new to this. Who are the experts in the field I can learn from? What fundamentals do I need to know? How do I go from knowing nothing to being dangerously competent over the weekend? After the first answer, ask what you're missing: > Who am I missing as experts that are not in my knowledge base? Are there recent sources, people, or ideas I should be following? When the answer is useful, click **Add to Notebook** and save the chat under a topic tag, for example `SEO and AEO`. To go deeper on a recommended source, save it with the **browser extension**, by pasting a link in the app, or via the **mobile share sheet**, then chat with it while `@` mentioning the broader topic tag so it's interpreted against everything you already know. Use citations and blue source chips to jump to the exact moment in a video or podcast, and Deep Research to search across related cards. The point isn't to consume everything, it's to decide what deserves your full attention. Saving sources isn't the same as understanding them. Once you've collected the core material, generate questions to check whether it actually stuck. From any source, click **Generate Questions**. You can: - Test yourself on the **reader** (the transcript) alone, or include your **notebook** notes. - Pick the question types, difficulty, and whether to include explanations and hints. - Turn any quiz into a public **challenge** to compete with friends learning the same topic. - Add the questions to your [spaced repetition](https://www.recall.it/post/improve-memory-with-active-recall-and-spaced-repetition) review so they resurface right as you're about to forget them. To see everything you can do here, including all the question types, challenges, and review scheduling, take a look at [Recall Quiz 2.0 and spaced repetition](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/quiz-and-spaced-repetition). Use this step when you want to write and speak confidently about a topic, not just collect links. This is where your research and learning turn into something that compounds. Instead of letting what you've gathered sit as a pile of sources, you distill it into a reusable best-practice standard you can apply every time, and keep improving. Each new thing you learn gets folded back into the same checklist, so your standard gets sharper with every project instead of starting over. In **global chat** (click the **AI icon** in the left panel), `@` mention your topic tag, and switch to **Recall only** (no web search). When you're building a best practice, *where* the answer is grounded really matters. Example prompt: > Generate a best-practice guide for the steps I should follow to ensure my content is both SEO and AEO optimized when I write a blog. Also generate a specific checklist I can use before posting. Make it holistic: metadata, schema, FAQs, originality, structure, and anything else from my knowledge base that is relevant. Save the checklist to your notebook under a clear tag, for example `SEO and AEO / Best Practices`. As you learn more, add to this card so it compounds over time instead of being a one-time AI output. This is the most important part, and the one most people skip. If you look to AI for an answer first, you bias your thinking and limit your creativity. So start with a blank page. Recall isn't just for saving sources, it has a rich note-taker built in. Click the pen icon (✎) next to **Add Content** to create a blank note, hit `/`, and you get a full block-style editor with everything you need to capture your thinking properly: headings, lists, to-dos, callouts, and more. Learn what it can do in [AI note-taking in Recall](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/note-taking-in-recall). In Recall, create a blank note and brain-dump your own perspective. For Sanks' example, this was a note called `ChatGPT versus Recall blog`. The goal isn't to write perfectly, it's to capture the ideas, angles, and framing that should be yours. If voice-to-text helps you think faster, use it. Starting with your own thinking is what keeps your writing unique. Let AI react to your perspective, instead of replacing it. Now use AI for writing by combining three ingredients instead of conjuring from nowhere: - Your topic research tag - Your best-practice checklist - Your own thinking note If you're writing for search, you can also reference a tag of competitor or ranking content, such as `ChatGPT alternative`. Example prompt: > I'd like to write a blog on ChatGPT versus Recall. I want to rank for the keyword ChatGPT alternative, but please reference the existing blogs that are already ranking. Also reference my own note and the best-practice checklist. How should I structure it, and can you produce a first draft? Add the draft to your notebook, then edit it and make it yours before publishing. The draft is grounded in your ingredients, so it's a starting point you shape, not a final answer you copy and paste. Before publishing, run the draft back through your best-practice checklist. This is more than a spell check. Example prompt: > Can you run a full check of this blog against the best practices we just put together, ensuring that it is both SEO and AEO optimized? Please also remove any em dashes and unnecessary colons. After publishing, use the **browser extension** on the live page and run one final check: > Can you please run a final SEO and AEO checklist on my now published blog? This checks the output, not just the draft. Recall can inspect the live page context, including metadata and schema, so you catch issues that are easy to miss before publishing. ## Related Recall features - [Chat with all your content](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/chat-with-all-your-content) - [Note-taking in Recall](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/note-taking-in-recall) - [Quiz and spaced repetition](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/quiz-and-spaced-repetition) - [Graph overview](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/graph/overview) - [Recall augmented browsing](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/recall-augmented-browsing) ## Related guides - [AI Second Brain (Co-founder's Guide)](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/workflow/the-co-founder-guide-to-recall) - [AI Personas](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/workflow/ai-for-personalized-workflows) - [AI for ADHD](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/audience/ai-for-adhd) - [AI Notes](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/workflow/ai-notes) ## Frequently asked questions The best AI for research is one where your work compounds instead of resetting every session. Most AI research is a series of one-off chats on untrusted, generic sources, so nothing you learn today builds on yesterday. Recall fixes this by letting you use AI for research grounded in your own knowledge base: every source you save and every answer you keep makes the next session smarter, turning research into a compounding loop. A standard chatbot grounds its answers in two things: the open internet and whatever it remembers about you. Recall's AI for research grounds answers in your saved sources first (with optional web search), and lets you save useful answers back into your knowledge base under topic tags. So instead of throwing away each chat, you build a trusted, connected research library that you can `@` mention and chat with later. Yes, that's the whole point of this six-part workflow. You use AI for research to build a topic knowledge base and a best-practice checklist, capture your own thinking, then use AI for writing to combine all three into a draft. Research feeds writing, and everything you publish strengthens the knowledge base you research from next time. It can, if it starts from original inputs. Because Recall's AI for writing workflow begins with your own thinking note and your own trusted sources rather than the generic web, the draft is grounded in your perspective. You then edit it to make it yours, and run a final cross-reference check against your sources before publishing. Capture your own thinking first. Before the AI writes a word, create a blank note and brain-dump your angles, framing, and opinions, then let the AI react to that note instead of replacing it. Feeding your own thinking note into the AI for writing step is what keeps your voice in the final draft. --- # AI Second Brain: How Recall's Co-founder Brings Saved Content to Life Source: https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/workflow/the-co-founder-guide-to-recall "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "FAQPage", mainEntity: [ { "@type": "Question", name: "What is a second brain?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "A second brain is an external system that stores the ideas, notes, and content you'd otherwise forget, so you can find and build on them later. Recall acts as an AI second brain: it holds everything you read, watch, and listen to in one place, connects related ideas automatically, and lets you chat with and review your library so saved content actually stays useful.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "How do I build a second brain with Recall?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Start by saving the content you care about with the browser extension, a pasted link, or the mobile share sheet, and keep your tags tidy so the library stays organized as it grows. Then go beyond storage: add your own notes and journals, link related ideas with connections, chat across your knowledge base, and review what you save with quizzes. The habit that makes it work is treating Recall as something you connect, search, chat with, and review, not a dumping ground.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "What is personal knowledge management (PKM)?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Personal knowledge management is the practice of capturing, organizing, connecting, and retrieving information so your knowledge compounds over time. Recall supports the full PKM loop in one tool: it captures content from anywhere, auto-tags and connects it, lets you add your own notes, and surfaces it again through search, chat, and spaced-repetition review.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "How do I actually remember what I read and watch?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Saving content isn't enough to remember it; you need to retrieve it. In Recall you generate questions from anything you've saved, add them to a review queue, and run through a few on a spaced repetition schedule, more often on what you're struggling with and less on what you've nailed. This active recall loop turns idle minutes into retention and makes what you've saved actually stick.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "Can Recall replace Evernote or Notion as a second brain?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Recall covers the second-brain job those tools are often used for, with AI built in from the start. It saves content from across the web, auto-tags and connects it, includes a full block-style note editor for your own journals and plans, and lets you chat across everything and review it with spaced repetition. The difference is that Recall is designed around grounded AI chat and retention, so your library becomes an external brain you query, not just a place to file documents.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "How is an AI second brain different from just saving bookmarks?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Bookmarks store links you rarely reopen. An AI second brain makes that content usable: Recall summarizes each item, connects it to related ideas across your library, lets you chat with one source or your whole knowledge base, and resurfaces it through review and augmented browsing. Instead of a graveyard of saved tabs, you get a library that gets smarter and more connected the more you add.", }, }, ], } # AI Second Brain: How Recall's Co-founder Brings Saved Content to Life Hello there! I'm Sanks, co-founder of Recall. Use this guide when you want to build an AI second brain around the content you already save, read, watch, and think about. These are the habits that help me turn Recall from a place where content gets stored into an external brain I actually use every day. One of the coolest parts of being a co-founder here is that we get to use the product every day. This gives us an incredible sense of all the things we need to fix and improve for a better workflow, ideas for bigger milestones we can work on, but it also genuinely gives us the ability to put Recall to the test of reaching our goal: bringing order to content chaos. Like many of you, I have been drowning in content. Bookmarked articles I'd never read again. Podcasts I'd listened to but couldn't remember. YouTube videos with one brilliant insight buried in three hours of footage. I had all this information saved everywhere, but none of it was actually useful. As a personal side story, I also got off social media 4 years ago, and I found myself a bit lost on how to still navigate my content and consume it intentionally. Being intentional with my content is really important to me. I want to ensure I spend my time well and absorb what is important to me. It has been amazing growing my workflow with Recall and being able to drive incremental improvements at the same time. ## Why these habits matter My Recall knowledge base has become my external brain. It holds my health and longevity research, my movie watchlist, family recipes from my granny, personal journals, and hundreds of podcasts and videos I've actually learned from (not just consumed). But here's what changed everything: I stopped just saving content and started connecting it and chatting with it. Now when I'm reading about neurotransmitters, I see everywhere I've encountered that concept before. When I need a recipe with cinnamon, I can pull up every dish I've saved that uses it. When I want to build a personalized longevity protocol, I open **global chat** from the **AI icon** in the left panel and chat across all my health research at once. I'm sharing my exact workflow, not because it's the "right" way to use Recall, but because it might spark ideas for your own system. These are the habits that have actually stuck, the use cases that save me hours every week, and the features I genuinely can't live without. ## What you'll build - A daily AI workflow for pre-screening long content before you commit your time - A cleaner tag system that keeps your knowledge base useful as it grows - AI chats grounded in your notes, journals, plans, and saved research - Meaningful connections between ideas, sources, and concepts - A replacement for doom scrolling that helps you retain what you learn - A personal setup across browser, app, and mobile that makes the workflow easier to maintain ## Watch and follow along Expand each part below for the full workflow. Click the timestamp on any part to jump straight to that moment in the video. Like many of you, I have been drowning in content. Bookmarked articles I'd never read again. Podcasts I'd listened to but couldn't remember. YouTube videos with one brilliant insight buried in three hours of footage. I had all this information saved everywhere, but none of it was actually useful. The bigger shift is that saving content is not the same as making it useful. The daily habit is to stop treating Recall as a dumping ground and start using it as an external brain you can connect, search, chat with, and review. I'm sharing my exact workflow, not because it's the "right" way to use Recall, but because it might spark ideas for your own system. These are the habits that have actually stuck, the use cases that save me hours every week, and the features I genuinely can't live without. In Recall, **tags** are how your knowledge base stays organized as it grows. When you save something, Recall's AI suggests tags automatically so you don't have to file everything by hand. That helps a lot, but the tags are only as useful as the structure behind them. A little curation on your side makes search, chat, and connections work much better, and it gives the AI clearer signals about how your library fits together. I'm now at a point where I'm pretty happy with my AI-generated tags, but it took me some time to get there and they're not always right (something we are working on!). So I always do some housekeeping: - Clean up tags that don't fit or are too vague. - Drag related tags under **parent tags** so topics stay grouped. - Remove duplicates so the same idea isn't split across two labels. It only takes a few minutes, and it keeps a growing library from turning into noise. For more on how tagging works, see [Tagging in Recall](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/tagging). Saving articles, podcasts, and videos is a strong start, but the biggest jump in usefulness comes when you add **your own content** too. Your journals, plans, and notes are what turn a generic AI answer into something specific to you. Without them, chat can only reflect what you've saved from elsewhere. With them, it can reason across your full context. Recall is also a **rich note-taker**. Click the pen icon (✎) next to **Add Content** to create a blank note, hit `/`, and you get a full block-style editor: headings, lists, to-dos, callouts, and more. That's where I capture journals, nutrition plans, and anything else I want the AI to know about me. See [Note-taking in Recall](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/note-taking-in-recall) for the full picture. In chat, `@` mention the notes or tags that matter. My favorite conversations are when I reference my personal journals or nutrition plans alongside saved research. For example, I'll ask "create a longevity protocol" and reference both my health research tags AND my nutritionist's personalized PDF. Because the answer is grounded in both, I get something tailored to me instead of generic advice from the internet. Your attention is finite. A 2-hour podcast, a long YouTube video, or a dense PDF can easily cost an evening, and not every recommendation deserves that. Pre-screening is how I spend my time with intention: I decide what's worth my full attention *before* I commit, not after I've already sunk an hour into the wrong thing. This has saved me countless "wrong podcast on a run" moments. When I come across long-form content: 1. **Save or open it in Recall** with the browser extension, by pasting a link, or from your library. 2. **Read the summary first** in the Reader or Notebook. Skim the key points without watching or reading the whole thing. 3. **Chat with the content** and ask whether it's worth your time. For example: *Is this relevant to what I'm trying to learn? What's the one idea I'd take away? Is there a better source on this topic already in my knowledge base?* 4. **Decide before you commit.** If it's worth it, go deep: take notes, highlight, and save it properly. If not, move on without guilt. The goal isn't to consume everything. It's to protect your time for what actually matters. A second brain isn't only for research. Lighter personal interests belong in the same library too. My movie watchlist lives alongside health notes and podcasts, so recommendations don't disappear into a notes app I'll never reopen. Recall is also great for **recommending movies**. Once you've saved films with your ratings and notes on who you'd recommend them to, open **global chat** from the **AI icon** in the left panel and ask things like *"What's a good thriller for a rainy night?"* or *"What have I saved that my partner would like?"* Instead of scrolling streaming apps, you get picks grounded in what you've already curated. Here's how I use Recall for films: 1. **Save a movie** from Wikipedia with Wiki Search in the app, or add a recommendation on mobile when a friend mentions something good. 2. **Tag it** with status labels like `Movies/To Watch` or `Movies/Watched`, plus genre or theme tags if you want to filter later. 3. **Add a short note** after you've seen it: your rating, who you'd recommend it to, and anything worth remembering. 4. **Ask for a recommendation** in chat when you need one, or **explore connections** to spot patterns across directors and themes. It's the same habit as serious research, just applied to everyday life. For a full walkthrough, see [Movie Tracker and Watchlist](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/interest/movies). Journals are where my second brain gets personal. Saving content tells you what you've consumed; journaling captures what you actually think about it. Over time those entries become something you can reflect on, not just reread. The real value comes when you **chat with your own notes** in **global chat** (click the **AI icon** in the left panel). Patterns that are hard to spot across months of writing surface quickly when you ask Recall directly: *"What themes keep coming up in my journals?"*, *"How has my thinking on work changed since January?"*, or *"What am I avoiding?"* Because Recall answers from your knowledge first, the response is grounded in what you wrote, not generic advice. You can also **combine journals with saved content** in the same conversation. Reference a journal tag alongside research you've saved: *"Based on these themes, how can I adjust my routine using what I've saved in @Health?"* That's where journaling stops being a diary and starts compounding with everything else in your library. Here's how I use Recall for journaling: 1. **Write a note** with the pen icon. I use dated titles and nested tags like `Journals/2025/March` so entries stay findable. 2. **Capture what's on your mind** in the Notebook. Hit `/` for headings, lists, and callouts if you want more structure. 3. **Let Recall connect it** to related notes and saved content automatically, or link people, places, and concepts by hand with `[[` or the connections icon. 4. **Reflect in chat** when you want perspective: ask about recurring themes, how your thinking has shifted, or what you keep coming back to. 5. **Combine with saved research** by `@` mentioning journal tags and topic tags together, so the answer draws on both your writing and your sources. For a full walkthrough, see [AI Notes](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/workflow/ai-notes). Recipes are another place where a connected library really pays off. Family dishes, blog saves, and cooking videos all live in the same searchable box, with your modifications and notes attached. Recall is also great for **recommending recipes**, but only once you've built a library worth recommending from. The more you save with your own tweaks, sides, and tags, the better the suggestions get. Here's how I build and use my recipe box: 1. **Save a recipe** from a blog, Instagram, YouTube, or a family note with the browser extension, a pasted link, or the mobile share sheet. 2. **Clean it up in chat** if needed, then add your modifications and sides in the Notebook. 3. **Tag it** by cuisine, meal type, or diet so you can filter fast. When it's time to cook, I don't start from scratch on Google: 1. **Open global chat** in the left panel by clicking the **AI icon**, then `@` mention your recipes tag, or search across your whole library. 2. **Ask for a recommendation** based on what you actually have saved. For example: *"What can I make with cinnamon?"*, *"What's a quick vegetarian dinner?"*, or *"Which of my saved desserts would work for a dinner party?"* 3. **Add constraints** if you need to: ingredients you have on hand, dietary preferences, or how much time you have. 4. **Pick from the answer** and open the card. Because each recipe holds your tweaks and suggested sides, the recommendation is practical, not a generic list from the internet. 5. **Share a Recall link** when someone asks for the recipe. They get the dish and your notes on what to change or serve alongside it. The small personal details are often what make a saved recipe useful later. For a full walkthrough, see [Recipe Organizer](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/interest/recipes). Saving content in isolation is only half the picture. **Connections** are how ideas compound: when the same concept shows up across a podcast, an article, and your own notes, Recall links them so you can see the thread. The [Graph overview](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/graph/overview) is where this becomes visible, a map of how everything in your library relates. Don't just save content: 1. **Highlight key concepts** as you read or listen, then click the **connections icon**, or type `[[` to link to another card. 2. **Unlink irrelevant ones** (like a city name mentioned in passing in a movie) so your graph stays clean and useful. 3. **Turn on Augmented Browsing** in the extension so past connections resurface while you browse new content. Now when I'm reading about neurotransmitters, I see everywhere I've encountered that concept before. Augmented browsing turns old research into live context, so your past notes and saved content resurface when they're relevant. Even though I've been off socials for a while, I still get an itch to do something on my phone. Instead of opening another feed, I try to use that time productively. **Recall Review** turns idle minutes into active recall on content I've already decided is worth keeping. Here's the loop: 1. **Generate questions** from anything you've saved: open a card and click **Generate Questions**, or build a quiz across a tag or your whole knowledge base. 2. **Add them to your review queue** so they come back on a spaced repetition schedule, more often on what you're struggling with, less on what you've nailed. 3. **Before bed, open the app** and run through a few questions on content you've saved that week. It takes minutes and actually strengthens memory instead of adding more to consume. This is the habit that replaces passive scrolling with retention. You're not just collecting more content; you're making what you've already saved stick. For question types, challenges, and how the review schedule works, see [Recall Quiz 2.0 and spaced repetition](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/quiz-and-spaced-repetition). ## My personal setup These are the settings and layouts I use across browser, app, and mobile to make the habits above easier to maintain every day. **Browser extension:** - I always **lock the extension in place** so it doesn't disappear when I click away. - **Concise summary mode** enabled. - **Augmented browsing** turned ON. - **Auto-save** turned OFF (I prefer being intentional about what enters my knowledge base). - The **Notebook is editable**! I take notes directly in the notebook while going through content. - **Bulk import** is a lifesaver: when I find a great resource with multiple links or want to save several tabs at once, I can import them all in one go. **In-app:** - **Custom split screen view** is the best! I keep the Notebook on my left and the chat on my right. **Mobile:** - My biggest use case is **Wiki Search** to add new terms or content as I'm out and about. - I add new names of food items, new words or concepts, or movie recommendations on the go. ## Related Recall features - [Chat with all your content](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/chat-with-all-your-content) - [Note-taking in Recall](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/note-taking-in-recall) - [Tagging](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/tagging) - [Graph overview](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/graph/overview) - [Quiz and spaced repetition](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/quiz-and-spaced-repetition) ## Related guides - [AI for Writing and Research](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/workflow/ai-for-writing-and-research) - [AI for ADHD](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/audience/ai-for-adhd) - [AI Notes](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/workflow/ai-notes) When you share a Recall link, people don't just get the content; they get your notes, highlights, and key takeaways too. I love doing this for: - **Podcasts and long videos** where I've captured the best moments and my notes. - **Holiday recommendations** with my personal tips on what to see and skip. - **Recipes** with my modifications and suggested sides. [See this insane Avocado Choc Mousse Recipe](https://app.recall.it/share/acdac131-3d54-57d6-8ef9-cc02d68e36c3) It transforms a simple "check this out" into something a little more personal. No sign-up required: they just click and see everything. ## Frequently asked questions A second brain is an external system that stores the ideas, notes, and content you'd otherwise forget, so you can find and build on them later. Recall acts as an AI second brain: it holds everything you read, watch, and listen to in one place, connects related ideas automatically, and lets you chat with and review your library so saved content actually stays useful. Start by saving the content you care about with the browser extension, a pasted link, or the mobile share sheet, and keep your tags tidy so the library stays organized as it grows. Then go beyond storage: add your own notes and journals, link related ideas with connections, chat across your knowledge base, and review what you save with quizzes. The habit that makes it work is treating Recall as something you connect, search, chat with, and review, not a dumping ground. Personal knowledge management is the practice of capturing, organizing, connecting, and retrieving information so your knowledge compounds over time. Recall supports the full PKM loop in one tool: it captures content from anywhere, auto-tags and connects it, lets you add your own notes, and surfaces it again through search, chat, and spaced-repetition review. Saving content isn't enough to remember it; you need to retrieve it. In Recall you generate questions from anything you've saved, add them to a review queue, and run through a few on a spaced repetition schedule, more often on what you're struggling with and less on what you've nailed. This active recall loop turns idle minutes into retention and makes what you've saved actually stick. Recall covers the second-brain job those tools are often used for, with AI built in from the start. It saves content from across the web, auto-tags and connects it, includes a full block-style note editor for your own journals and plans, and lets you chat across everything and review it with spaced repetition. The difference is that Recall is designed around grounded AI chat and retention, so your library becomes an external brain you query, not just a place to file documents. Bookmarks store links you rarely reopen. An AI second brain makes that content usable: Recall summarizes each item, connects it to related ideas across your library, lets you chat with one source or your whole knowledge base, and resurfaces it through review and augmented browsing. Instead of a graveyard of saved tabs, you get a library that gets smarter and more connected the more you add. --- # AI Personas: Custom Instructions for Consistent AI Output Source: https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/workflow/ai-for-personalized-workflows "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "FAQPage", mainEntity: [ { "@type": "Question", name: "What is an AI persona in Recall?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "An AI persona in Recall is a reusable set of instructions that tells the AI how to respond: a consistent role, goal, behavior, tone, and rules applied before output is generated. Instead of repeating the same prompt every time, you define a persona once, such as a research analyst that always cites sources, and apply it whenever that kind of work comes up.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "How do I create an AI persona?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Open global chat in the left panel by clicking the AI icon, select the persona menu in the lower-left corner, and choose Add new persona. Give it a clear name based on the job it does, like Research Analyst or Email Assistant, then write the instructions using a simple structure: role and identity, goal, behavior and rules, tone and style, and formatting preferences such as 'no em dashes' or 'always cite sources'.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "How is a Recall persona different from ChatGPT custom instructions?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "ChatGPT custom instructions shape tone and style against the open web. A Recall persona does the same but on top of your own knowledge base, so the AI follows your rules and grounds its answers in the sources you've saved, with citations and timestamps when you ask for them. You also get multiple specialized personas you can switch between, rather than one global setting.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "Can I create different personas for research, writing, and email?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Yes. Creating separate personas for different jobs is the recommended approach, especially when rules conflict. A research persona might always cite sources and pull exact timestamps, while a writing persona avoids citations because they get in the way of a draft, and an email persona stays concise and professional. You switch between them depending on the task in front of you.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "Do personas still use my knowledge base and sources?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Yes. A persona changes how the AI responds, not what it can access. Recall can still pull from your saved cards and, with Recall + Web enabled, the wider internet, so a research persona can search your knowledge base, go wider when needed, and return answers with source chips and timestamps you can verify.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "How do I stop repeating the same instructions to AI?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Turn the instructions you keep retyping into a persona. If you always ask for no em dashes, a professional tone, or cited sources, save those rules once as a named persona and select it instead of pasting them into every chat. This gives you faster, more consistent output and frees you from correcting the AI after the fact.", }, }, ], } # AI Personas: Custom Instructions for Consistent AI Output Use this guide when you want Recall's AI to follow your preferred instructions without repeating the same prompt every time. Custom personas let you define a consistent role, goal, behavior, tone, and set of rules for different jobs. You can create one persona for research that always cites sources and timestamps, another for writing that matches your style, another for email, and another for social posts. The result is faster, more consistent AI output that still stays grounded in your Recall knowledge base and the sources you trust. ## Why this workflow matters Most people spend too much time correcting AI after the fact. They ask for no em dashes, fewer unnecessary colons, a more professional tone, cited sources, or a specific writing style, then repeat the same instructions in the next chat. Personas fix that by turning repeated instructions into reusable defaults. Instead of pasting the same rules into every prompt, you create a persona once and apply it whenever that job comes up. This is especially useful when your day includes different kinds of AI work: - **Research:** Go deep, cite sources, include timestamps, and separate knowledge base findings from web results. - **Writing:** Match your tone, avoid formatting habits you dislike, and keep the output clean. - **Email:** Stay concise, professional, and clear. - **Social posts:** Keep the voice lighter while avoiding cliches, buzzwords, and hashtags. ## What you'll build - A reusable research persona that cites sources and timestamps - A writing persona that follows your preferred style rules - Optional personas for email, social posts, or other recurring workflows - A simple persona template based on role, goal, behavior, tone, and rules - A system for switching between specialized AI behaviors across Recall ## Watch and follow along Expand each part below for the step-by-step instructions. Click the timestamp on any part to jump straight to that moment in the video. Start with the problem this workflow solves: giving AI the same instructions again and again. If you keep asking for the same rules, for example no em dashes, no unnecessary colons, a more professional tone, or better source citation, turn those rules into a persona instead of repeating them in every chat. A persona is a reusable set of instructions that tells the AI how it should respond. Think of it as a consistent role, tone, and rule set that is applied before the output is generated. Use personas for three reasons: - **Consistency:** Keep a brand voice, research standard, or writing style stable across chats. - **Speed:** Stop copy-pasting the same instructions. - **Specialization:** Create different AI behaviors for different jobs, such as research, writing, email, or social posts. Because Recall can pull from your knowledge base and the web, personas help you adapt the same grounded AI chat experience to different use cases throughout the day. Open **global chat** in the left panel by clicking the **AI icon**, then select the persona menu in the lower-left corner and choose **Add new persona**. Give the persona a clear name based on the job it should do, such as `Research Analyst`, `Email Assistant`, or `Social Posts`. Then add the instructions that should guide its behavior. Use names that describe the task, not the mood. `Research Analyst` is easier to choose in the moment than `Thorough`. Use this structure when writing persona instructions: - **Role and identity:** What should the AI act as? For example, a meticulous research analyst. - **Goal:** What is it trying to help you accomplish? - **Behavior and rules:** What should it always do? For research, this might mean citing sources and pulling exact timestamps from videos or podcasts. - **Tone and style:** How should the output sound? Professional, concise, playful, direct, or brand-specific. - **Formatting preferences:** Add rules you often repeat, such as no em dashes, no unnecessary colons, always cite sources, or do not cite sources when writing. Create separate personas when rules conflict. A research persona may always cite sources, while a writing persona may avoid citations because they get in the way of the draft. Select your research persona, choose the model and search mode you want, then ask a research question with **Recall + Web** enabled when you want both your knowledge base and wider web results. Example prompt: > Can you please give me the top 10 facts when it comes to generating AEO optimized content? Look both inside my knowledge base and wider for anything I might be missing. With a good research persona, Recall can search your saved cards, go wider when needed, and return answers with source chips and exact timestamps. This makes it easier to verify claims, jump back into the original video or podcast, and keep research grounded in trusted sources. Personas do not have to be purely practical. You can also use them to change the tone of advice or make a workflow more enjoyable. For example, a gentle `Grandpa` persona can answer productivity questions in a softer, more encouraging voice while still grounding advice in your saved knowledge. This shows the range: personas can enforce professional standards, but they can also make Recall feel more personal. ## Related Recall features - [Chat with all your content](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/chat-with-all-your-content) - [Recall augmented browsing](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/recall-augmented-browsing) - [Note-taking in Recall](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/note-taking-in-recall) ## Related guides - [AI for Writing and Research](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/workflow/ai-for-writing-and-research) - [AI for Curated Conversations](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/workflow/for-chatting-with-experts) - [AI Second Brain (Co-founder's Guide)](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/workflow/the-co-founder-guide-to-recall) ## Frequently asked questions An AI persona in Recall is a reusable set of instructions that tells the AI how to respond: a consistent role, goal, behavior, tone, and rules applied before output is generated. Instead of repeating the same prompt every time, you define a persona once, such as a research analyst that always cites sources, and apply it whenever that kind of work comes up. Open global chat in the left panel by clicking the AI icon, select the persona menu in the lower-left corner, and choose Add new persona. Give it a clear name based on the job it does, like Research Analyst or Email Assistant, then write the instructions using a simple structure: role and identity, goal, behavior and rules, tone and style, and formatting preferences such as "no em dashes" or "always cite sources". ChatGPT custom instructions shape tone and style against the open web. A Recall persona does the same but on top of your own knowledge base, so the AI follows your rules and grounds its answers in the sources you've saved, with citations and timestamps when you ask for them. You also get multiple specialized personas you can switch between, rather than one global setting. Yes. Creating separate personas for different jobs is the recommended approach, especially when rules conflict. A research persona might always cite sources and pull exact timestamps, while a writing persona avoids citations because they get in the way of a draft, and an email persona stays concise and professional. You switch between them depending on the task in front of you. Yes. A persona changes how the AI responds, not what it can access. Recall can still pull from your saved cards and, with Recall + Web enabled, the wider internet, so a research persona can search your knowledge base, go wider when needed, and return answers with source chips and timestamps you can verify. Turn the instructions you keep retyping into a persona. If you always ask for no em dashes, a professional tone, or cited sources, save those rules once as a named persona and select it instead of pasting them into every chat. This gives you faster, more consistent output and frees you from correcting the AI after the fact. --- # AI Notes: Journaling, Ideas, and Notes That Connect to Everything Source: https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/workflow/ai-notes "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "FAQPage", mainEntity: [ { "@type": "Question", name: "What is an AI notes app?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "An AI notes app lets you write notes and then use AI to organize, connect, search, and recall them. Recall goes further than most: your notes live in the same knowledge base as every article, video, and podcast you save, so you can connect your thinking to your sources, chat with your notes in plain language, and quiz yourself on what you've written.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "Can I chat with my own notes?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Yes. Recall lets you chat with a single note or across all of your notes at once, and it answers from your own knowledge first before reaching for the internet. So you can ask questions like 'what are the recurring themes in my journals?' and get an answer grounded in what you actually wrote, not generic web content.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "Can AI quiz me on my own notes?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Yes. In Recall you can turn your own notes into quizzes and review them with spaced repetition, so the ideas you capture actually stick. This is one of the things that sets Recall apart from a standard notes app: your notes aren't just stored, they become material you can actively remember.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "How is Recall different from Notion or Obsidian for notes?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Notion and Obsidian store your notes in isolation. Recall keeps your notes alongside the articles, videos, podcasts, and PDFs you save, automatically connects related ideas, lets you chat across your notes and sources together (your knowledge first), and can quiz you on what you wrote. Your notes become part of a living knowledge base, not a separate archive. You can also import your existing Markdown notes from Notion, Obsidian, or Apple Notes.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "Can I import my existing notes into Recall?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Yes. Because Recall notes use Markdown, you can import existing notes from tools like Notion, Obsidian, or Apple Notes, up to 10,000 notes per import. Once they're in Recall, your notes become searchable, connectable, and ready to chat with alongside everything else you save.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "How do I take notes in Recall?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Click the pen icon next to Add Content on web or mobile to create a blank note. Type / anywhere in the notebook to open the block editor. Each note is saved as a card in your knowledge base alongside the articles, videos, and podcasts you've saved.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "Can I connect my notes to other content?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Yes. Link a note to any other card by typing [[ and choosing what to reference, or highlight text and click the connections icon. Recall also surfaces automatic connections between related ideas.", }, }, ], } # AI Notes: Journaling, Ideas, and Everything Worth Remembering *Journal your days, capture stray ideas, and write down what you learn. In Recall, your notes don't sit in a silo. They join everything you read, watch, and listen to, so you can connect them, chat with them, and actually remember them.* Your own notes are some of the most valuable content you have: your journals, the ideas you don't want to lose, your daily reflections, and the takeaways you write down after reading or listening to something. But in most apps they sit in a silo, cut off from everything you're learning, and you rarely open them again. Recall changes that. Your notes live in the same knowledge base as every article, video, and podcast you save, so your thinking and your sources sit side by side. You can connect a note to the content that sparked it, chat with your notes in plain language (Recall answers from your own knowledge first, before the internet), and even quiz yourself on what you've written so it sticks. ## Why use Recall for your notes - **Notes that live alongside your content:** every note sits next to the articles, videos, podcasts, and PDFs you save, so your ideas and the sources behind them are in one connected place. - **Chat with your own notes, knowledge first:** ask questions across your notes and Recall answers from what you've written and saved before reaching for the internet, so the response is grounded in your actual thinking. - **Quiz yourself on your own notes:** turn your notes into quizzes and review them with spaced repetition, so the ideas you capture move into long-term memory instead of fading. - **Connect ideas automatically:** Recall links related notes and content for you, and you can add your own connections by hand for a web only you would build. See [Connect Content](https://docs.recall.it/getting-started/5-linking-content). - **Capture anywhere, in Markdown:** write with the pen icon on web and mobile, import Markdown from Notion, Obsidian, or Apple Notes, or share text files into Recall from your phone. For example, you start a weekly journal in Recall. Over a few months you tag entries by theme, and Recall connects them to articles and podcasts you saved on the same topics. When you ask "what patterns show up in my productivity notes?", Recall surfaces the themes across months of your own writing. ## What you'll build - A note-taking habit in Recall, from daily journals to project notes and stray ideas - Nested tags that keep notes organized over time, like `Journals/2025/March` or `Projects/Recall` - Connections between your notes and the people, places, and concepts they mention - Conversations across your notes that surface themes and patterns in your own writing - Quizzes from your notes so the ideas you capture actually stick ## The note-taking workflow, step by step Whatever you capture, the flow is the same: write, connect, chat, and remember. The example uses journaling, but the same steps work for meeting notes, project logs, or any notes you take. Expand any step to see how it works. Capture your thinking before it disappears. In Recall, a note is a card in your knowledge base from the moment you create it. - **Add a note:** click the pen icon (✎) next to **Add Content** in the top right of the app to create a new note. - **Format your note:** type `/` anywhere in the notebook to open the editor menu (headings, tables, to-do lists, code blocks, callouts, and more). See [Note-taking in Recall](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/note-taking-in-recall) for a full walkthrough of every block type and how to rearrange them. - **Import Markdown files:** upload `.md` or `.txt` files through **Add Content**, including bulk imports from Notion or Obsidian (up to 10,000 notes per batch). On mobile, create blank notes with the pen icon (✎) or share text and Markdown files from other apps into Recall. Download Recall on the [App Store](https://apps.apple.com/app/recall-summarize-save/id6445893722) or [Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.recall.wiki). - **Add a tag:** use nested tags like `Journals/2025/Month` to keep notes organized over time. - **Add a title:** include the date, for example "1 October 2025." - **Start typing:** write in whatever structure suits you using Recall's block-style editor. **Example:** Each morning you create a dated note under `Journals/2025`, type `/` to add a heading and a to-do list, and jot down a quick reflection on the day before. Connections turn isolated notes into a web you can navigate. Based on the themes or keywords in a note, link it to people, places, emotions, and concepts. - **Create connections with `[[`:** type double square brackets (`[[`) to link your note to people, places, emotions, or concepts, just like wiki-style links in Obsidian or Roam. A dropdown lets you link to an existing card, a web-enriched note (like a Wikipedia entry), or a new blank card. - **People:** type `[[` and enter a name like "Mum," then create a card for them, tag it as a person, and add notes about them over time. - **Emotions and concepts:** type `[[` and enter something like "Angry," then select the Wikipedia page to enrich your note with context. - **Connections icon:** highlight any text and click the connections icon to turn it into a connection. - **Automatic connections:** Recall also links your note to related notes and saved content on its own, so your journals connect to the articles and podcasts on the same themes. See [Connect Content](https://docs.recall.it/getting-started/5-linking-content) and [Note-taking in Recall](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/note-taking-in-recall) for more on manual and automatic linking. Type `/` to open the **editor menu** for formatting blocks (headings, tables, to-do lists, and more). To create **connections**, use `[[` instead. **Example:** A journal entry about a hard conversation links to the person involved and to an article on communication you saved last month. This is where notes stop being a static archive. Open **global chat** in the left panel by clicking the **AI icon**. Recall answers from your own knowledge first, before the internet, so the response is grounded in what you actually wrote. - **Single-note chat:** on a card, open the **Chat** tab to chat with one entry, for example to analyze your day or pull out what mattered. - **Chat across all your notes:** in **global chat**, `@` mention a tag. Once you have a collection, ask bigger questions: `"What are the core psychological themes in my @Journals? List them in chronological order and describe how they evolve."` - **Combine notes with your sources:** bring your saved research into the same answer: `"Based on these themes, how can I optimize my daily routine using the research in @Health?"` **Example:** You ask Recall to find recurring themes across three months of journals, and it answers from your own writing first, surfacing a pattern you hadn't noticed. Your notes are worth remembering, not just storing. Recall lets you review your own writing the same way you review anything else you save. - **Quiz yourself on your notes:** generate quizzes from your own notes so the ideas you captured actually stick. - **Spaced repetition:** Recall resurfaces what you're still struggling with over time. See [Quiz and spaced repetition](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/quiz-and-spaced-repetition). - **Search and resurface:** find any note with natural language months later, and related notes resurface as you browse with [Augmented Browsing](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/recall-augmented-browsing). **Example:** You turn the key lessons from your project notes into a short quiz, and review them before your next planning session so they're fresh. ## How your notes become part of your second brain Your own thinking is often the most valuable content you have, and the easiest to lose in a folder you never reopen. In Recall, every note you write joins everything else in your library: your articles, podcasts, videos, and PDFs. Each one is tagged, connected, and made searchable, so a journal entry resurfaces next to the sources that shaped it. That connected, searchable library is your second brain: a place where your ideas and the content that inspired them live and compound together. See how it all fits together in the [AI Second Brain guide](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/workflow/the-co-founder-guide-to-recall). ## Supported formats and limitations Recall works with the notes you already write. Here's what's supported today and what to know before you save. ### Supported - **New notes:** create blank notes on web and mobile with the pen icon (✎) next to **Add Content**. Type `/` in the notebook to open the block editor. - **Markdown imports:** upload `.md` files individually or in bulk, including exports from Notion and Obsidian (up to 10,000 notes per import). - **Text file uploads:** upload `.txt` files through Add Content, or share them into Recall from other apps on mobile. ### Limitations - **Bulk Markdown imports** are limited to 10,000 notes per batch. Upload additional batches sequentially; Recall will de-duplicate automatically. - **Plain text files** become paragraph blocks; Markdown files are parsed into formatted notebook content. For the full list of content Recall supports, see [All Supported Content](https://docs.recall.it/supported-content/all-supported-content). ## Frequently asked questions Click the pen icon (✎) next to **Add Content** on web or mobile to create a blank note. Type `/` anywhere in the notebook to open the block editor for headings, lists, to-dos, callouts, and more. Each note is saved as a card in your knowledge base alongside the articles, videos, and podcasts you've saved. An AI notes app lets you write notes and then use AI to organize, connect, search, and recall them. Recall goes further than most: your notes live in the same knowledge base as every article, video, and podcast you save, so you can connect your thinking to your sources, chat with your notes in plain language, and quiz yourself on what you've written. Yes. Recall lets you chat with a single note or across all of your notes at once, and it answers from your own knowledge first before reaching for the internet. So you can ask questions like "what are the recurring themes in my journals?" and get an answer grounded in what you actually wrote, not generic web content. Yes. In Recall you can turn your own notes into quizzes and review them with spaced repetition, so the ideas you capture actually stick. This is one of the things that sets Recall apart from a standard notes app: your notes aren't just stored, they become material you can actively remember. Notion and Obsidian store your notes in isolation. Recall keeps your notes alongside the articles, videos, podcasts, and PDFs you save, automatically connects related ideas, lets you chat across your notes and sources together (your knowledge first), and can quiz you on what you wrote. Your notes become part of a living knowledge base, not a separate archive. You can also import your existing Markdown notes from Notion, Obsidian, or Apple Notes. Yes. Because Recall notes use Markdown, you can import existing notes from tools like Notion, Obsidian, or Apple Notes, up to 10,000 notes per import. Once they're in Recall, your notes become searchable, connectable, and ready to chat with alongside everything else you save. Yes. Link a note to any other card by typing `[[` and choosing what to reference, or highlight text and click the connections icon. Recall also surfaces automatic connections between related ideas, so your notes build into a connected web instead of a flat list. ## Related Recall features - [Note-taking in Recall](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/note-taking-in-recall) - [Chat with all your content](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/chat-with-all-your-content) - [Quiz and spaced repetition](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/quiz-and-spaced-repetition) - [Graph overview](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/graph/overview) - [Tagging](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/tagging) ## Related guides - [AI Second Brain](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/workflow/the-co-founder-guide-to-recall) - [AI for Writing and Research](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/workflow/ai-for-writing-and-research) - [AI for Hobbyists](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/audience/ai-for-hobbyists) --- # AI for Curated Conversations: Chat with the Experts You Trust Source: https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/workflow/for-chatting-with-experts "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "FAQPage", mainEntity: [ { "@type": "Question", name: "What does it mean to chat with experts in Recall?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "In Recall, chatting with experts means having a conversation grounded in the talks, interviews, essays, podcasts, and articles you've saved from people you trust, rather than a generic AI model. You curate content from a given expert under a tag, then chat with that tag so the answers come from their actual words, optionally combined with your own notes and context.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "How is Recall different from NotebookLM for chatting with sources?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "NotebookLM is built around a single bounded notebook of sources you add per project. Recall is a permanent, growing knowledge base: you save experts' content once, tag it, and chat with any combination of those tags alongside your own journals and notes. Because everything lives in one library, you can compare different experts, mix in your personal context, and reuse the same sources across many conversations instead of rebuilding a source set each time.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "How many sources can I chat with at once?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "You can chat with a single source or across hundreds at once by selecting a tag. For example, you can import 100+ videos from one expert, tag them, and ask a question that draws on the whole collection. Recall grounds its answer in everything under that tag, so the more relevant content you save, the richer the conversation.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "Can I combine an expert's content with my own notes?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Yes, and this is where the workflow is most powerful. You can @ mention an expert's tag and your own journals, plans, or tracking data in the same prompt, for example 'Create a sleep routine based on @Matthew Walker and my sleep tracking journals'. The answer blends the expert's wisdom with your real context, turning generic advice into recommendations that actually fit your life.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "How do I import a lot of expert content quickly?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Use bulk bookmark import. Open all the videos, podcasts, and articles you want in browser tabs, bookmark them into a single clearly named folder (the folder name becomes your tag in Recall), then choose Add content, Import, and Bookmarks, and select that folder. Everything imports at once and is ready to chat with immediately; summaries and connections can be generated per card later.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "Can I ask follow-up questions and compare different experts?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Yes. You can keep a real dialogue going with follow-ups like 'Why do you recommend that?' or 'How does @Tim Ferriss's approach differ from @Cal Newport's?', and assemble a panel by mentioning several experts at once. Recall answers from the sources you've curated, so comparisons reflect what those experts actually said rather than a model's general impression of them.", }, }, ], } # AI for Curated Conversations: Chat with the Experts You Trust Imagine having a conversation grounded in the people and sources you actually trust: asking productivity expert **Tim Ferriss** about your morning routine, sleep specialist **Matthew Walker** about your sleep struggles, or getting cooking advice that blends celebrity chef **Jamie Oliver's** techniques with your grandmother's recipes. With Recall, you curate content from the experts and sources you trust, then have personalized conversations that combine their wisdom with your own notes, instead of relying on a generic AI model. ## Why this workflow matters The power of this workflow is that the conversation is not just with a generic AI model. It is grounded in the people, talks, essays, interviews, recipes, or protocols you choose, and it can also include your own journals, notes, tracking data, and context. ## What you'll build - A source library of content from your favorite experts - A clear tag for each expert, topic, or panel you want to chat with - Bulk-imported expert content that is ready to query in Recall - Conversations that combine expert wisdom with your own notes and context - A repeatable way to compare perspectives, ask follow-ups, and drill into specific sources ## A workflow to chat with your favorite experts You can add content through the browser extension, by pasting URLs in the app, or by using bulk imports with your bookmarks. These steps are focused on bulk imports so you can get your content into Recall faster. Gather all the content from the experts or topics you want to chat with: YouTube videos, podcasts, articles, interviews, you name it. - Open all the content you want to import in separate browser tabs - Bookmark all those tabs into a single folder - **Important:** Name the folder clearly (e.g., "Tim Ferriss", "Sleep Experts", "Productivity Gurus") - this becomes your tag in Recall - Click **"Add content"** in the top right corner and select **"Import"** - Choose **"Bookmarks"** and select the folder you created - All your content imports at once. [Learn more here](https://docs.recall.it/supported-content/bookmark-imports). **Note:** Bulk imports are ready to chat with immediately; summaries and connections can be generated individually for each card later if needed. - **Open global chat:** click the **AI icon** in the left panel of the home screen. - **Choose Your Experts:** Click the @ button and select the tag matching your imported content. This tells Recall who you want to "talk to". - **Ask Anything!** Here are some examples to get you started: ## Example Conversations ### Example 1: Design Your Ideal Day *You've imported 100+ videos from **Cal Newport** and **Tim Ferriss**, plus your own productivity journals.* **Ask:** `"Create a deep work schedule based on @Cal Newport, @Tim Ferriss, and my productivity journals"` **You'll get:** A personalized daily schedule combining Newport's deep work blocks, Ferriss's 80/20 optimizations, and your actual energy patterns and commitments. --- #### Example 2: Fix Your Sleep *You've imported 50+ **Matthew Walker** interviews and articles, plus your sleep tracking journals.* **Ask:** `"Create an optimal sleep routine based on @Matthew Walker and my sleep tracking journals"` **You'll get:** Science-backed sleep recommendations tailored to your specific sleep issues, schedule, and lifestyle constraints. --- #### Example 3: Plan the Perfect Meal *You've saved 100 **Jamie Oliver** recipes and digitized your grandmother's handwritten recipes.* **Ask:** `"Plan a Sunday lunch menu from @Jamie Oliver and my grandmother's recipes for 5 people, 1 vegan"` **You'll get:** A fusion menu that honors both culinary traditions while accommodating everyone at your table. --- #### Example 4: Level Up Your Fitness *You've collected **Andrew Huberman's** fitness protocols and your workout logs.* **Ask:** `"Design a science-based workout plan using @Andrew Huberman and my workout history that fits my schedule"` **You'll get:** Evidence-based training protocols adapted to your current fitness level, past performance, and time constraints. - **Assemble Your Dream Panel:** Mix multiple experts for richer insights. Try **@Andrew Huberman** + **@Peter Attia** + **@Matthew Walker** for comprehensive health guidance. - **Add Your Personal Context:** The magic happens when you include your own journals, tracking data, or notes. This transforms generic advice into personalized recommendations that actually fit your life. [Learn more on personal note taking in Recall.](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/workflow/ai-notes) - **Have a Real Dialogue:** Don't stop at one question. Ask follow-ups to guide the conversation, like: `"Why do you recommend that?"` or `"How does @Tim Ferriss's approach differ from @Cal Newport's?"` or `"What if I can only dedicate 30 minutes to this?"` - **Get Specific with Your Sources:** Start with broad tags, then drill down: `"Based on @Tim Ferriss interviews about morning routines"` or `"Using @Matthew Walker's chapters on sleep hygiene"` - **Compare Perspectives:** Ask `"What would @Expert A say about @Expert B's approach?"` to understand different philosophies. ## Related Recall features - [Chat with all your content](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/chat-with-all-your-content) - [Bookmark imports](https://docs.recall.it/supported-content/bookmark-imports) - [Note-taking in Recall](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/note-taking-in-recall) - [Tagging](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/tagging) ## Related guides - [AI for Writing and Research](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/workflow/ai-for-writing-and-research) - [AI for ADHD](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/audience/ai-for-adhd) - [AI Notes](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/workflow/ai-notes) ## Frequently asked questions In Recall, chatting with experts means having a conversation grounded in the talks, interviews, essays, podcasts, and articles you've saved from people you trust, rather than a generic AI model. You curate content from a given expert under a tag, then chat with that tag so the answers come from their actual words, optionally combined with your own notes and context. NotebookLM is built around a single bounded notebook of sources you add per project. Recall is a permanent, growing knowledge base: you save experts' content once, tag it, and chat with any combination of those tags alongside your own journals and notes. Because everything lives in one library, you can compare different experts, mix in your personal context, and reuse the same sources across many conversations instead of rebuilding a source set each time. You can chat with a single source or across hundreds at once by selecting a tag. For example, you can import 100+ videos from one expert, tag them, and ask a question that draws on the whole collection. Recall grounds its answer in everything under that tag, so the more relevant content you save, the richer the conversation. Yes, and this is where the workflow is most powerful. You can @ mention an expert's tag and your own journals, plans, or tracking data in the same prompt, for example "Create a sleep routine based on @Matthew Walker and my sleep tracking journals". The answer blends the expert's wisdom with your real context, turning generic advice into recommendations that actually fit your life. Use bulk bookmark import. Open all the videos, podcasts, and articles you want in browser tabs, bookmark them into a single clearly named folder (the folder name becomes your tag in Recall), then choose Add content, Import, and Bookmarks, and select that folder. Everything imports at once and is ready to chat with immediately; summaries and connections can be generated per card later. Yes. You can keep a real dialogue going with follow-ups like "Why do you recommend that?" or "How does @Tim Ferriss's approach differ from @Cal Newport's?", and assemble a panel by mentioning several experts at once. Recall answers from the sources you've curated, so comparisons reflect what those experts actually said rather than a model's general impression of them. --- # Finding the Edge: How Ricardo Youle Builds Connected Knowledge in Recall Source: https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/workflow/second-brain-stories/finding-the-edge FIREFOX_RECALL_EXTENSION_STORE_URL, RECALL_EXTENSION_STORE_URL, RECALL_WEBSITE_URL, } from "@recall/common/src/settings" FINDING_THE_EDGE_SHARED_NOTEBOOK_URL, FINDING_THE_EDGE_VIDEO_URL, RICARDO_YOULE_LINKEDIN_URL, RICARDO_YOULE_SITE_URL, } from "../../../../constants/finding-the-edge" "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "FAQPage", mainEntity: [ { "@type": "Question", name: "How do I build a second brain in Recall?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Start impossibly small, the way Ricardo does on Day One: install the Recall browser extension, save three pieces of content you genuinely care about, and open one card to ask it a real question in chat. Don't bulk-import your bookmarks or design a tag system first. Once saving feels natural, let the later trails add tagging rules, a monthly audit, and the split between what you collect and what you create.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "How should I organize and tag a second brain?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Lean on Recall's automatic tagging at first, then add a light structure as you go. Ricardo's tagging constitution is four rules: give every card a layer tag and a format tag, save the synthesis rather than the whole conversation, tag it before you close the tab, and treat a short monthly tidy as non-negotiable. The goal isn't a perfect taxonomy, it's keeping cards findable and connected.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "How often should I clean up or audit my knowledge base?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "About once a month, and keep it to roughly fifteen minutes. Ricardo runs a three-step ritual: clear out orphan cards, sort anything mislabeled into 'collected' vs. 'created', and tidy fractured tags so the same idea doesn't live under four different labels. An audit is more emotional than technical, its real job is giving you permission to let go of clutter you saved before you knew better.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "How long before a second brain starts to pay off?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Usually months, not days, which is why most people quit around week eight. The work of connecting cards and the payoff of seeing them compound are separated in time. Collecting alone never compounds; connecting does. The payoff arrives suddenly, when Recall surfaces a link between things you saved weeks apart and they form a single answer you couldn't have assembled from memory.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "How is a second brain different from bookmarks or a notes app?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Bookmarks and most notes apps store things in isolation: a wall of links and cards you have to remember to reopen. A second brain in Recall summarizes each save, tags it, connects it to related cards automatically, and lets you chat across everything at once. The difference is connection and retrieval, a bookmark says 'here's a link,' a second brain says 'here's what this connects to and what you already know about it.'", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "I already have thousands of saved items. Where do I start?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Don't start by fixing the pile, that's the mistake that nearly makes people quit. Start forward, not backward: take the next thing you save and actually connect it, then repeat. Once a month, spend fifteen minutes letting go of old clutter. The backlog matters far less than building the habit of connecting what you save from here on.", }, }, ], } # Finding the Edge Hello there. I'm Ricardo Youle, founder of Optimized Simplicity and an implementation strategist. I help creators turn information overload into clarity, systems, and results. **Finding the Edge** is a field guide for anyone drowning in saved content who's finally ready to use it. It's the system I built inside Recall to turn a pile of saved articles, videos, and notes into something that actually thinks with me. Ten short trails, walked at your own pace. No system to build today. Just the next small step. Written for fellow Recall users. The story of how I stopped collecting knowledge and started actually using it. Prefer a short walkthrough first? Ricardo also recorded how he turns scattered saves into connected ideas. Ricardo wrote this field guide as a shared notebook in Recall. Open Finding the Edge to walk the trails in his original, follow along, and share it with others. ## The Trail Map 🗺️ ![The Trail Map section banner for Finding the Edge](https://docs.recall.it/images/finding-the-edge/trail-map.webp) You will see a little map at the top of each chapter. A trail, a marker showing where you are, how far you've come. That's on purpose. I didn't want you to memorize a system. I wanted you to feel like you were walking somewhere. So here's the shape of the walk, before you take the first step. Ten trails. Each one short. Each one a single lesson I learned the slow way, usually after getting it wrong first. We start where I started, drowning in saved content I never reused. Then the audit, the moment I stopped collecting and started releasing. Then the rules I wrote for myself, the habits that made them stick, the split between what I collected and what I actually made. Near the end, the quiet payoff that only shows up months later. And last, the part I didn't expect, handing what I'd built to someone who came after me. You don't need to walk them in order. You don't need to walk them today. Take what serves you. Modify what almost works. Leave the rest. By the final chapter you'll see the whole trail in one image, the entire path you walked. But that picture only means something if you walk it. | Trail | Title | Reading Time | What You'll Find | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [**Trail 0**](#trail-0) | **🥾 Day One** | 5 min | The smallest possible start: three real saves and one question. | | [**Trail 1**](#trail-1) | **🪤 The Collector's Trap** | 12 min | Why we drown in information scatter and how to find your "why." | | [**Trail 2**](#trail-2) | **🧭 The Discovery** | 10 min | Shifting from being a librarian to becoming a connection engine. | | [**Trail 3**](#trail-3) | **🧹 The Audit** | 12 min | A monthly ritual to sweep out orphan tags and reclaim clarity. | | [**Trail 4**](#trail-4) | **📜 A Tagging Constitution** | 10 min | Four rules to keep your knowledge base from rotting over time. | | [**Trail 5**](#trail-5) | **🔁 The Five Habits** | 12 min | Daily practices that turn rules into an effortless second nature. | | [**Trail 6**](#trail-6) | **🌱 The Compounding Edge** | 10 min | Why the real payoff takes months and how to survive the gap. | | [**Trail 7**](#trail-7) | **🛠️ Library vs. Workshop** | 15 min | The one distinction that separates collecting from creating. | | [**Trail 8**](#trail-8) | **🤖 The Chat's Limits** | 12 min | An honest look at the AI's edges and how to work with them. | | [**Trail 9**](#trail-9) | **🪧 The Legacy Layer** | 10 min | Moving from private research to public-facing curated playlists. | After the ten trails, four short closing sections: the doubts I'd answer honestly (Yeah, But…), the whole walk pressed onto one page, the people who walked it with me, and the one move I saved for last. Expand each trail below. ![Before You Walk section banner](https://docs.recall.it/images/finding-the-edge/before-you-walk.webp) ### Who Is This Actually For? *(Read this before you decide whether to keep walking)* ⏱ *About 2 minutes.* I have to be honest about something before we start, because it took me a while to see it myself. For most of the time I was building this, the *"why"* was about me. A sharper mind. A cleaner system. My edge. And that's real. It's most of what the trails ahead will give you. But a knowledge base that only makes me sharper is a small thing. It dies with me. The part that kept surprising me was what happened when my thinking left my own head. When I handed one synthesis to a friend who needed it. When a note I wrote helped someone think something they couldn't think before. That's when the saving stopped being about hoarding an edge and started being about having something worth giving. So here's the real question under all the tags and habits and trails. Not *"how do I get smarter."* It's this: *“****what do you want to be able to give, once you can finally think clearly?”*** Maybe you're building toward work that helps people. Maybe you want to teach something, or make something, or just be the person in the room who connects the dots no one else can. Whatever it is, that's your ***why***. Not the system. The system is just how you get there. Keep that question in your pocket as you walk. The trails will make you sharper. But sharper *for* ***what*** is the thing only you can answer, and it's the thing that turns this from a productivity project into something that actually matters. [Brendon Burchard](https://www.youtube.com/@BrendonBurchard) says it in one line: *"No matter how small you start, start something that matters."* That's the whole spirit of this guide. Trail 0 is the small start. **The question I just asked you above is the part that makes it matter**. You don't need to save more. You need what you already saved to finally mean something. That's the whole promise. Trails 0 through 9, and the first one takes about five minutes. The trail is open. Let's begin. ![Trail 0: Day One section banner](https://docs.recall.it/images/finding-the-edge/trail-0-day-one.webp) ### If You Just Opened Recall, Start Here *(The Only Chapter You Need Today)* ⏱ *About 5 minutes. The rest of the guide can wait.* If you're brand new, I want to protect you from the mistake I made. When I started, I tried to build the perfect system on day one. I read about tagging methods. I planned hierarchies. I watched tutorials on features I hadn't earned yet. **I spent my whole first week** ***preparing*** **to use Recall instead of actually using it**. By the time I saved my first real thing, I was already worn out and I had learned nothing. So here's the opposite of that. The smallest possible Day One. **➡️ Do only this, and let the rest of this guide wait until tomorrow**. #### Step 1: Install the Browser Extension Get the Recall Google Chrome extension, or the one for Firefox. That's the whole step. Don't open the settings, don't customize anything. We'll tune all of that later, once you've actually got a reason to. #### Step 2: Save Three Things You Actually Care About Find three pieces of content you genuinely want to keep. Not test content. Real things. - An article you've been meaning to read. - A YouTube video or podcast that stuck with you. - One more of either. Click the extension on each one and hit save. Recall summarizes it and files it for you. And it even suggests a tag automatically, so the one thing most people dread about a system like this is already off your plate. For today, let it help. Lean on the automatic tagging and enjoy how light it feels. Later, in Trail 5, I'll show you the one setting I turn off on purpose, and why a little friction becomes the point. But that's tomorrow's lesson. Today, you stay in control of what gets saved, and Recall handles the rest. #### Step 3: Open One of Them and Ask It a Question Open one of your three cards in Recall. Look for the **Chat** option on the card and ask it one real question, anything you actually want to know: *Try this:* ***"What's the one idea here worth remembering?"*** Read the answer. That small moment, asking your own saved content a question and getting something useful back, is the entire reason this tool exists. Everything else in this guide is just a way to make that moment happen more often. One small thing, in case it saves you a headache later. **If the chat's answer is worth keeping, save it to the card's Notebook**. Saving it is what keeps it around for the future. ### That's Day One Three saves. One question. That's the whole assignment. > Please don't bulk-import your bookmarks. > Don't build a tag system. > Don't even read Trail 1 yet. Let three cards sit in your knowledge base overnight, and come back tomorrow. If you find yourself opening one of those cards again on your own, unprompted, that's the signal. That small pull back to your own thinking is the whole point. Follow it, and the rest of this guide will make sense. That's all you need on day one. Everything after this, why we drown in content, how to keep the system clean, the habits that make it stick, the quiet payoff that shows up months later, is waiting for you in the Trails ahead. But none of it matters if you never take the first walk. So take it. I'll see you in Trail 1 tomorrow. **Trail Marker** > ***⏱ Today > The First Three:*** *Install the extension. Save three real things. Ask one of them a question. Then close* Recall *and walk away until tomorrow.* > > ***⏱ 10 sec > The Skim Version:*** *Install the browser extension right now. That's the entire first step. The other two can wait until you're back.* ![Trail 1: The Collector's Trap section banner](https://docs.recall.it/images/finding-the-edge/trail-1-collectors-trap.webp) ### Why I Was Drowning in Information Scatter *(And Why It Wasn’t My Fault)* ⏱ *About 12 minutes to read.* I've been living inside Recall for about three months as I write this. I'm not lazy. I'm not undisciplined. But I told myself I was, for years. The truth was simpler and less shameful. I was living with something I started calling ***information**** ***scatter***. That feeling of being spread too thin across too many apps. Important content scattered across my bookmarks, notes, messages-to-self, and apps that never talked to each other. And it wasn't my fault. The tools were built to scatter me. Every app wanted me to save into it, not connect across the others. I was handed tools that fragment by design, and then I blamed myself for the fragmentation. There's a word for what was happening to my knowledge base. Entropy. Left alone, everything drifts toward disorder. Your room, your inbox, your saved content. Nobody has to make it messy. It gets messy on its own, just by sitting there. So a scattered knowledge base isn't proof you're undisciplined. It's just proof you stopped fighting the drift. That's all the rest of this guide really is: how to push back, on purpose. ### What I Was Actually Missing But the scatter was never the real problem. It was just what I could see. The real problem was what it hid: *I had been* ***collecting*** *knowledge without ever* ***integrating*** *it*. There's a scene in *Good Will Hunting* that named this for me. *Will (Matt Damon)* isn't ignorant. He's the opposite. He's read everything, remembers all of it, can out-argue anyone in the room. But his therapist, *Sean* *(Robin Williams)*, sees the gap underneath the brilliance: > **Sean Maguire, on the park bench:** > *"If I asked you about art you'd probably give me the skinny on every art book ever written... but I bet you can't tell me what it smells like in the* Sistine Chapel*."* > 📽️ [Watch Video - Exact Moment](https://youtu.be/8GY3sO47YYo?t=47) If you know the movie, you know Sean's speech is about life, not note-taking. I'm borrowing it as a metaphor because that gap he names, **knowing facts versus living them**, is exactly the one I kept falling into with everything I saved. Yes, that was me. I had the knowledge. What I didn't have was the **lived weight** of it. I could recite every fact about the *Sistine Chapel*, but I'd never stood under that ceiling and been changed by it. My knowing was real, but it was secondhand. **Collected, never integrated**. > That's **information scatter**, in one scene. > A bookmarks bar full of art books with no Sistine Chapel inside. And later, when I moved to Recall, I learned a knowledge base can fill up the very same way. A wall of cards, none of them I'd actually stood inside. Look at your own saved list for a second. How much of it have you actually stood inside, and how much have you just shelved? I had to ask myself the same thing. That's the trap a scattered knowledge base sets for us. It's not that we know nothing. It's that we collect endlessly and integrate almost nothing: - The YouTube video we saved for one brilliant moment, then never went back to find. - The podcast we finished but couldn't repeat a single idea from an hour later. - The PDF we meant to "read properly later," still unopened months on. - The saved article we can cite but that never shifted how we think. And the list goes on… Knowledge with no weight, because we never actually let it in. ### The People Who Built Recall Also Had My Problem It turned out I wasn't the only one. Sankari, one of Recall's co-founders, described the same thing I was feeling, just better than I could. She shared her five personal use cases: > *"Like many of you, I have been drowning in content. Bookmarked articles I'd never read again. Podcasts I'd listened to but couldn't remember. YouTube videos with one brilliant insight buried in three hours of footage. I had all this information saved everywhere, but none of it was actually useful." -* [***Sankari Nair***](https://www.linkedin.com/in/sankari-nair-13a549a7/) ***(Recall)*** Paul, Recall's co-founder and CEO, [wrote during Recall's launch](https://www.reddit.com/r/NoteTaking/comments/1dckgin/a_tool_to_help_you_remember_all_the_youre/) that he lived the problem long before he built the fix: > *"Despite trying every trending knowledge management tool out there, I consistently found myself spending more time meticulously crafting and categorizing my notes, only to forget about them when I needed them most." -* [***Paul Richards***](https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulrchds/) ***(Recall)*** That stopped me when I first read it. The people who built Recall didn't start with a tool. They started with the same problem I had. For a long time I kept treating my messy bookmarks as a tool problem. They weren't. That realization is where this whole thing started for me. So I stopped asking what tool would fix me, and started asking what I was actually for. The line on Recall's own homepage puts the stakes plainly: *"****AI gave everyone the same brain. Your knowledge is your edge."*** > A scattered knowledge base cost me more than a messy shelf. > **It cost me my edge.** > That's where the name of this guide comes from. ### Where I Got Stuck And here's where I stayed stuck for a long time. I'd confused a goal with a purpose, and I couldn't see it. > **Simon Sinek puts it cleanly:** > "How do people who have lost fulfillment in their why cope with that transition? Very simple answer. That was never their why to begin with. **People confuse goals with purpose**. It happens all the time." > 📽️ [Watch Video - Exact Moment](https://youtu.be/oZLR2HVQj9A?t=4245) Read that again. ⬆️ I had to. Because that was me, exactly. I'd made "save more articles" my goal, and somewhere along the way I'd mistaken it for a purpose. ***But a goal dressed up as a purpose will exhaust you***. I know, because it exhausted me. > **Mel Robbins describes this trap in a different context:** > "You're probably familiar with that phrase, 'I'll be happy when.' We all succumb to that thinking. 'I'll be happy when I lose the weight, I fall in love, I land that dream job.' If you think you'll be happier when you achieve something, what always happens is when you achieve it, you're not as happy as you thought you would be. And then, because you don't have this big goal in front of you anymore, your happiness plummets." > 📽️ [Watch Video - Exact Moment](https://youtu.be/Nqs6I2kMW8M?t=322) That was my whole relationship with saving. One more article and I'll finally get it. But the next save was never the thing. My bookmarks bar looked impressive. My Notion was a maze of nested pages. And I couldn't find what mattered when I needed it. ### 🕵️ Voices of the Field — Why the Scatter Hurts The pain isn't imagined. It's been diagnosed by people I trust: - [**Brendon Burchard**](https://www.youtube.com/@BrendonBurchard)**:** *"****Information overload is destroying your mental performance."*** He frames it as a high-performance killer. He's right. - [**Cal Newport** ](https://www.youtube.com/@CalNewportMedia)names what ***doom-scrolling*** does to us: the slow erosion into what he calls the ***cognitive shallows***. And the good news is, it's reversible through what he calls ***cognitive fitness***. - [**Dr. Gabor Maté**](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsRF06lSFA8zV9L8_x9jzIA)**** goes deeper. He puts scattered attention in his list of *"5 Regrets Trapping People From A Life Of Purpose."* For him it's not a productivity glitch. ***It's a soul-level disconnection.*** - [**Matthew McConaughey**](https://youtu.be/MP16l2gQjqg?t=192) (*Greenlights*) flips the diagnosis: ***"Finding your identity is more a process of elimination than discovery."*** That line stuck with me. I'd been trying to discover what was worth saving. He told me to do the opposite, to rule out what wasn't. Define what doesn't earn your attention first, and what's left is worth keeping. ### This Trail is the Proof Here's the part I want to point at directly, because it's the whole thesis happening in real time. **None of the connections in this trail arrived gift-wrapped**. The *Good Will Hunting* scene, *Simon Sinek* on goals versus purpose, *Mel Robbins* on the "I'll be happy when" trap, *Brendon Burchard, Cal Newport, Dr. Gabor Maté, Matthew McConaughey*. I didn't have those lined up in my head, ready to quote. They were scattered across months of saving, a movie here, a podcast there, a book I'd half-forgotten. What pulled them into one argument was the work I keep talking about. I **cross-analyzed**. I sat in the chat and **asked what one card had to do with another**. I ran the **same question through a few cycles**, **pushing back when the first answer was lazy**. And slowly a movie scene, a leadership talk, and a productivity reframe started speaking to each other, even though I saved them weeks apart with no plan of connecting them. **That is integration. Not me being clever. Me asking my own saved content the right questions until the scattered pieces became a single thought.** This trail you're reading is the output of the exact thing it's trying to teach you. ### Where I landed, eventually: > *Bookmarks are graveyards. > Notes apps are silos. > I needed a bridge… but more importantly, I needed to know* ***WHY*** *I was crossing it.* **Trail Marker** > ***⏱ 60 sec > The Diagnostic:*** *Ask yourself: If my knowledge management tool disappeared tomorrow, would I still know* ***WHY*** *I save things?* ***If the answer is no, you've been chasing a goal. If the answer is yes, you have a purpose, and*** **Recall** ***becomes the engine that serves it****.* > > ***⏱ 10 sec > The Skim Version:*** *Look at your bookmarks bar right now. Just look. Notice how you feel.* ![Trail 2: The Discovery section banner](https://docs.recall.it/images/finding-the-edge/trail-2-the-discovery.webp) ### How I Stopped Just Saving and Started Connecting *(And Why I Stopped Being a Librarian)* ⏱ *About 10 minutes to read.* For a long time, I was a **collector**. I didn't call it that, of course. I called it "**researching**" or "**staying informed.**" I would see a great article, click the save button, and feel a tiny hit of dopamine. I told myself I had **acquired** the knowledge just by filing it away. But the truth was, my knowledge base was just a digital attic. I was putting things in boxes, stacking them to the ceiling, and never opening them again. I had hundreds of cards, but I wasn't any smarter. I was just more cluttered. ### The Shift That Changed Everything The breakthrough didn't come from a new feature. It came from a shift in how I saw the cards. I realized that a card sitting alone is just data. **It only becomes knowledge when it touches something else I already know**. I stopped asking, *"****Where should I file this?****"* and started asking, *"****What does this remind me of?****"* That one question changed my entire workflow. I stopped treating Recall as a Read-It-Later app and started treating it as a **connection engine.** ### Why I Left the Others Behind I had tried everything else. I always felt like I was working for the tool instead of the tool working for me. I spent months in Obsidian. I got lost in the manual labor of linking. I was building a library, not a second brain. I fell into the plugin trap and spent my mornings browsing the community directory instead of writing. I would install a new theme just to feel productive and then spend hours configuring a calendar plugin that I never actually used. **I was managing a system, not a thought process**. I tried Notion. It felt like a playground at first. Then it became a maze of nested pages. I built databases seven layers deep. My best ideas were buried so far down I couldn't find them when I needed them. The system was beautiful, but it was a graveyard for my insights. Even NotebookLM felt like a cage. I liked the AI grounding, but every notebook was its own island. My research on one project couldn't see my research on another. I felt like I was renting a brain instead of building one. > I was tired of the maintenance. > I was tired of the limits. > **I needed a tool that acted like a partner, not a project.** Recall felt different because it was the first tool that met me halfway. It didn't wait for me to do all the work; it started surfacing connections for me. It was like having a research assistant who had read everything I'd ever saved and was constantly whispering, ***"Hey, this thing you're reading right now? It's actually related to that podcast you heard three weeks ago."*** ### The Breakthrough Insight The moment it finally clicked for me was when I stopped just saving content and started **connecting it and chatting with it.** Suddenly: - I'd read about a concept like ***“Progressive Summarization,”*** and Recall would show me every other time I'd encountered that idea in a podcast or a book. - I'd want to build a personalized protocol for my health, and I could chat across all my research at once to find the patterns. I wasn't just collecting *art books* anymore. I was finally standing inside the *chapel*. I could smell the paint, not just recite the dates. ### The Curation Revolution That shift in perspective changed how I saw my role. I realized I wasn't just a "user" anymore. I was becoming what Tiago Forte calls… a **Context Architect**. ### 🕵️ Voices of the Field - [**Tiago Forte**](https://www.youtube.com/@TiagoForte)**:** His CODE method (*Capture*, *Organize*, *Distill*, *Express*) finally made sense to me. Recall handles the "*Capture*" and "*Organize*" so well that I could finally spend my energy on the "*Distill*" and "*Express*." - [**Andrej Karpathy**](https://x.com/karpathy)**:** his viral idea of a personal LLM knowledge base is basically what I was building without knowing it had a name, a version of myself that remembers everything I've learned. - [**Max Bernstein**](https://www.signalovernoise.ai/)**:** He warned that AI output is often disappointing because it lacks context. I found that by building my own knowledge base, I was giving the AI the "soul" it was missing. **Lookout Point** *I stopped building a library of what the world thinks and started building a map of how I think.* **Trail Marker** > ***⏱ 5 min > The Connection Test:*** *Open the last card you saved. Don't look at the summary. Go straight to the* ***Connections*** *tab. Find one related card that surprises you. Click it. Ask yourself: How do these two ideas change each other?* > > ***⏱ 10 sec > The Skim Version:*** *Open your Knowledge Graph right now. Just look at the web of lines. You aren't looking at files; you're looking at your own mind.* ![Trail 3: The Audit section banner](https://docs.recall.it/images/finding-the-edge/trail-3-the-audit.webp) ### When My Knowledge Base Cracked *(And How I Brought It Back)* ⏱ *About 12 minutes to read.* For the first few months, I felt invincible. I was saving everything. My Knowledge Graph was growing into a beautiful, dense web of lines. I felt like I was finally winning the war against information scatter. ### But then the cracks started to show. I went looking for a specific insight on "productivity," and I found four different tags: *Productivity*, *Efficiency*, *Workflows*, and *Deep Work*. Some cards were in one, some in another, some in all four. My "self-organizing" system had quietly become a “self-complicating” one. I had thousands of cards and couldn't find the one I actually needed. I'd built a digital graveyard, and I was the only one who didn't know where anything was buried. ### A Real Failure I'd Rather Not Mention I remember a Saturday morning in early April, about three weeks in. I opened my tag panel and just stared at it. Tags for different months. Tags for platforms (YouTube, X, Substack). Dozens of orphan tags with a single card trapped inside them. I felt that familiar wave of overwhelm. **And my first instinct wasn't to fix it. It was to quit**. I closed the laptop and didn't open Recall for about three days. I told myself the tool was broken. But the tool wasn't broken.** **I just had not given myself permission to let anything go**. > When I finally came back, I didn't try to fix everything at once. > That was the real lesson: **an audit isn't a technical chore. It's an emotional one.** ### The Audit Methodology I worked out a three-step ritual I now run every month. It's not about perfection. It's about hygiene. #### Step 1: Orphan Cleanup The meaningless tags go first. If a tag doesn't help me *think*, it doesn't deserve to exist. I parked geographic metadata like *New York City* under a parent tag like *Movie*, where it actually meant something, and I deleted the date and platform tags that told me nothing about the content. #### Step 2: The Critical Distinction I realized I'd been mixing two completely different kinds of cards in the same drawer: **content about the world**, and **artifacts I had made**. Separating them was the single change that brought the overwhelm down. *(It mattered enough that I gave it its own chapter later, in Trail 7.)* #### Step 3: Tag Hygiene Ritual Fifteen minutes, once a month. Tags with only one or two cards get merged. Tags that have ballooned past fifty get split. I'm not chasing a perfect system. I'm just keeping the paths clear so I can still walk them. *(I later turned this into a standing rule, in Trail 4.)* ### Persist, Pivot, or Concede *Matthew McConaughey* has the cleanest decision frame I've found for this, from *Greenlights*: *"If you persist and try to get something done over and over and still get the same outcome that you didn't want, wait a minute. Persistence is not my jam here."* **Most of my rotting tags were persistence problems in disguise**. I was clinging to structures that didn't work because deleting them felt like admitting I'd been wrong. Now I give myself permission to **concede** a tag and **pivot** the structure. Very few things in a knowledge base deserve raw persistence. I found the cleaner version of this idea in *Mel Robbins*, of all places. Not in a productivity book. In her *Let Them Theory*, which is really a theory about control. Her whole point is that we burn enormous energy trying to manage things we were never holding. Her move is two words. *Let them.* And then the part people forget, the second half: *let me.* As she puts it, *"when you say 'let me,' you remind yourself: I can choose what I'm going to think, say, or do in response."* That's the audit, exactly. **Let them** be the messy tags I made when I didn't know better. I can't un-save four months of clutter. So I let it be what it was. And then **let me**. Let me choose what to delete now. **The cleanup was never about controlling the past mess. It was about reclaiming the one thing I actually hold, which is what I keep going forward**. The orphan tags don't need defending. I just had to stop managing a past I couldn't change, and start choosing the present I could. ### The Hardest Part Is the Permission to Let Go In *Top Gun: Maverick*, *Iceman* *(**Val Kilmer)*, dying and unable to speak, types four words to *Maverick* *(Tom Cruise)* still chained to thirty years of guilt: ***"It's time to let go."*** > That's what the audit became for me. > Not a punishment. Permission. > Those orphan tags don't need defending. > **They need releasing**. > *📽️* [*Watch Video - Exact moment*](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fV0ApOOSGBc) **Lookout Point** *A clean knowledge base isn't one that holds everything. It's one where everything left has a reason to be there.* **Trail Marker** > ***⏱ 10 min > The 10-Tag Audit:*** *Open your tag panel right now. Find* ***one*** *meaningless tag (a date, a platform, an orphan). Delete it or merge it. Notice how much lighter your graph feels. Now do* ***nine*** *more.* > > ***⏱ 10 sec > The Skim Version:*** *Open your tag panel and just look. Which tag makes you feel the most cluttered? That's tomorrow's first target.* ![Trail 4: A Tagging Constitution section banner](https://docs.recall.it/images/finding-the-edge/trail-4-tagging-constitution.webp) ### The Rules I Wrote for Myself *(Not Laws. Just What Finally Worked.)* ⏱ *About 10 minutes to read.* After the audit in Trail 3, I had a clean knowledge base for about a week. Then it started to drift again. New saves came in, the old chaos crept back, and I realized cleaning up once was never going to be enough. I needed rules I could live by, so the mess never had a chance to build up in the first place. So I wrote myself a constitution. Four rules. They aren't universal, and they probably aren't right for everyone. They're just the ones that finally held. Borrow what's useful to you. #### Rule 1: Every Card Gets a Layer Tag and a Format Tag Before, my tags were a free-for-all. Now every card gets two: **one for what kind of thinking it supports (the layer, like Concept or Person), and one for what it is (the format, like Podcast or Article).** That small discipline turned my knowledge base from a pile into something I could actually navigate. [**Dan Koe**](https://www.youtube.com/@DanKoeTalks) put the principle best: *"*[*Don't find a niche. Become the niche.*](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VhxCfUb2Ys&t=12s)*"* My tags shouldn't describe the whole world. They should describe how I think about it. #### Rule 2: Save the Synthesis, Not the Conversation I used to save entire AI chats. Every turn, every tangent, every dead end. My knowledge base filled up with transcripts I never reread. Now I do the opposite. At the end of a session, I ask for one **Master Synthesis** that captures the actual knowledge produced, and I save *that* as a single card. > **The conversation was the thinking. > The synthesis is the result. > Only the result is worth keeping**. [**Robin Good**](https://robingood.substack.com/) named the deeper truth: use AI as an *options generator, not a writer*. **The AI gives me the raw material. The curation, deciding what's actually worth keeping, stays mine**. That's the part I refuse to hand over. #### Rule 3: Tag It Before You Close the Tab This is the smallest rule and the one that saves me the most pain. Every saved card gets its tags ***immediately***, before I move on. Not later. Not "*when I have time.*" **Now**. Because I learned this the hard way: an untagged card isn't a card I can't find — it's a card I'll never run into. **Recall remembers it. My browsing never does.** > [James Clear](https://x.com/JamesClear)'s *(**Atomic Habits**)* core move is flipping the order most people get backwards. We think **goal** → **action** → **identity** ("I want a second brain, so I'll save things, and maybe one day I'll be organized"). He argues it runs the other way: **identity** → **action** → **goal**. You don't tag because you want a tidy library; **you tag because you've decided you're**** **someone who thinks in connections**, and the tidy library is just what that person leaves behind. **That's why small habits compound; each tiny save is a vote for who you're becoming. I'm not someone who "uses Recall." The habits built the identity.** #### Rule 4: Monthly Hygiene Is Not Optional The audit in Trail 3 wasn't a one-time rescue. That's the trap I kept falling into: I'd clean everything up, feel proud, and assume I was done. I never was. So Rule 4 is simply this: **the audit becomes a** ***calendar event****, not a crisis response**. Fifteen minutes, once a month, treated like brushing my teeth. Boring, mandatory, non-dramatic. [Brendon Burchard](https://www.youtube.com/@BrendonBurchard) frames maintenance like this as a non-negotiable ritual, not an optional cleanup. The systems that last aren't the ones built perfectly once. They're the ones maintained consistently. ### The Triage Prompt To keep the "chaos" from creeping back, I now use a specific prompt before I commit to any save. It forces me to look for connections (what I call the **Active Bridge**, connecting a new card to ones I already have the moment the link sparks, explained fully in Trail 5) and gives me a "Verdict" on whether the content is actually adding new value or just cluttering my graph. It turns the "auto-save" into a "trial save." A save that still has to earn its place. **What makes this more than a summary is the Cross-Analysis step. It doesn't just tell me what a card says. It tells me what the card**** **touches****, which turns a blind save into a connected one.** #### My Triage Prompt Run on a card right after Recall summarizes it: --- > ***Prompt:*** > > "*Recall has already summarized this card. Using that summary as your starting point, do the part it doesn't:* > > ***KB Cross-Analysis.*** *Checking against my existing tags and saved topics, identify up to 3 connections to cards I already have. Label each relationship (supports / contradicts / extends / duplicates) and explain the link in one sentence.* > > ***Verdict, based on those connections.*** *If it mostly duplicates what I have, lean Skip. If it extends or contradicts something, lean Save. One line: Save, Skip, or Save-with-caveat. (If Skip, end the whole response with:* *ACTION REQUIRED: DELETE THIS CARD**.)* > > ***Then, only if it's worth keeping:*** *pull the 3-5 most insightful or memorable quotes, in quotation style."* --- I built it in that order on purpose. Recall hands me the summary the second I capture. So the prompt starts where Recall stops. And where Recall stops is the connection. The summary tells me what a card *says*. It can't tell me what the card *touches*, what it agrees with, argues against, or just repeats from things I already have. That's the part only I can ask for. So that's the first thing the prompt does. The verdict isn't a separate step. It falls right out of the connections. If a card only duplicates what I've got, that's my answer. If it extends something, or argues with it, that's worth keeping. The decision makes itself once I can see what the card connects to. This is the **Active Bridge**, turned into a habit: > Let Recall **summarize**. > I **connect**. > The connection **decides**. > A blind save becomes a connected one before I've even committed to keeping it. ### 🕵️ Voices of the Field — On Discipline as Freedom It took me a while to understand that these rules don't restrict me. They free me. - [**Dan Koe**](https://www.youtube.com/@DanKoeTalks)**:** *"It's actually pretty easy to be self-disciplined, if you stop getting distracted."* The rules remove the daily decision-making that used to drain me. - [**Codie Sanchez**](https://www.youtube.com/@CodieSanchezCT)**:** *"Silence is actually a superpower."* I apply it to my knowledge base. Most content doesn't deserve a tag, because most content doesn't deserve a save. - [**Master Shi Heng Yi:**](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRRtZjnxd5N6Vvq-jU9uoOw) he teaches that distraction is something we *allow*, not something done to us. A bloated tag tree is just that habit, made visible, one careless save at a time. **Lookout Point** *The rules aren't a cage. They're the banks of the river that let the water finally go somewhere.* **Trail Marker** > ***⏱ 5 min > Pick One Rule:*** *Don't adopt all four. Pick the one that scares you most (it's probably Rule 3, tagging before you close the tab). Commit to it for seven days. Watch what changes.* > > ***⏱ 10 sec > The Skim Version:*** *Look at the last card you saved. Is it tagged? If not, fix it right now. That's the whole rule.* ![Trail 5: The Five Habits section banner](https://docs.recall.it/images/finding-the-edge/trail-5-five-habits.webp) ### The Daily Practice, Filtered Through Real Life *(Adapted From Recall's Co-Founders, Then Bent to Fit Me)* ⏱ *About 12 minutes to read.* Rules are one thing. Habits are another. The Tagging Constitution in Trail 4 told me *what* to do. But rules don't run themselves. They only work once they dissolve into habits I no longer have to think about. Sanks, one of Recall's co-founders, shared her five habits in Recall's online official documentation. I didn't adopt them as written. I tried them, broke them, and bent them until they fit my actual life. Here's what survived. #### Habit 1: Pre-Screen Before I Save This is the one habit of Sanks's I adopted almost unchanged, because I couldn't improve on it. Concise summaries, augmented browsing on, auto-save off. I'll be honest: I didn't bend this one. I just agreed with it. The auto-save-off part alone changed how I save, because it forced a pause between seeing something and keeping it. **Sometimes the best habit isn't the one you reinvent. It's the one you were smart enough not to mess with.** #### Habit 2 — Keep the Tags Tidy as I Go The Tagging Constitution in Trail 4 is the ***what***. This habit is the ***when***: I do it as I save, not in a monthly cleanup. A tag fixed in the five seconds after saving never becomes a backlog. But the reason I actually keep it up is a reframe I borrowed from [**Sahil Bloom**](https://x.com/SahilBloom). He calls it being a *"Time Billionaire."* **Every minute I spend tagging well today is a minute I'm handing back to my future self, the one who won't have to dig.** The tidy-up isn't admin. It's a gift I'm mailing forward. #### Habit 3 — Chat With My Own Notes, Not Just the Sources I started chatting not just with saved articles, but with my own journals and notes. Asking my past thinking questions. Finding patterns I couldn't see while I was living through them. The trust factor is everything here. The difference from a raw chatbot is that I can point this one at content I chose and vetted. Since Recall 2.0 the chat can reach the open web too, so I set the source to **Recall** when I want the answer built only from my own cards. In that mode it isn't pulling from anywhere I didn't approve. Just me, in conversation with a more organized version of myself. [**Tiago Forte**](https://www.youtube.com/@TiagoForte)**** frames the goal perfectly: the point of an AI Second Brain is to give the machine enough context that it “[amplifies your thinking instead of replacing it](https://x.com/fortelabs/status/2039327081218162705/)." #### Habit 4 — Swap Doom-Scrolling for Quiz Time This is the habit I'm proudest of. I don't say that lightly. I was able to get off social media for a considerable amount of time. But the itch to *do something* on my phone didn't leave with it. So I redirected it. Now, when I reach for my phone out of restlessness, I run a Recall Review instead. Same itch. Completely different outcome. I'm reinforcing what I've learned, instead of letting an algorithm feed me what I'll have forgotten by morning. **Cal Newport** names what the scroll does to us. [He calls it the cognitive shallows. The slow erosion of an attention span the feed wore down.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9a2_KqzF7Y&t=1844) And here's the part that kept me going: he frames it as reversible. Not through willpower. Through what he calls cognitive fitness. Read every day. Don't flee from writing. Take thinking walks. Put the phone away. The Review is my small answer to his diagnosis. It isn't a prescription he handed me. It's the shape his idea took in my own life. On the [**Mel Robbins** **Podcast**](https://open.spotify.com/show/7vz4RYsD5MulTCrcH478t1), [**James Clear**](https://x.com/JamesClear) [explained why the swap feels good instead of like loss](https://youtu.be/8dHEG7WxR4c?t=4226). Trade a junk-habit for an intentional one, and the reward doesn't vanish. It just starts coming from something that leaves me sharper instead of emptier. > The phone didn't have to go. > The reason I reached for it just had to change. #### Habit 5 — Use the Right Tool for the Moment I'm In Not the impressive tool. The *right* one for what I'm actually doing. - **Deep work at my desk:** split-screen view, Notebook on one side, Chat on the other. Everything I need to think, in one frame. - **A flash of curiosity on the go:** mobile Wiki Search. One tap, one save, back to my life. [**Dan Koe**](https://www.youtube.com/@DanKoeTalks)'s deep-work writing taught me that **focus isn't a personality trait. It's an environment you build. Pairing one tool with one screen layout is that environment, made real.** If you want his fuller take, his video [The Deep Work Routine That Changed My Life](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLd5AvsLWAc) is where the idea clicked for me. [**Matthew McConaughey**](https://www.youtube.com/@MatthewMcConaughey) said it best in *Greenlights:* [Finding your identity is more a process of elimination than discovery](https://youtu.be/MP16l2gQjqg?t=252). **You learn who you are by ruling out who you are not.** That line did one job for me back in Trail 1. It told me who I was. Here it does the opposite job. It tells me what to ignore. Most of what competes for my attention is not worth a save. It is not worth a tag. It is not worth a tool. **The skill is not deciding what to keep. It is deciding, fast, what to let go of before it ever enters my system.** ### A tool I keep wishing for: the Active Bridge There's one moment no tool handles well yet. I'm reading something on the web, and a line connects, hard, to a card I saved months ago. The right move would be to link them right there, in that second. Instead I save the new thing and tell myself I'll connect it later. I rarely do. I started calling the fix the **Active Bridge**: highlight text anywhere on the web, and connect it straight to an existing card, in the moment the connection is alive. Recall already has pieces of this. Inside the Notebook I can highlight text and connect it straight to an existing card, through the ⚡ lightning bolt or by typing [[. What's missing is doing it out on the open web, in the moment a connection sparks while I'm still reading. So until the open-web version exists, I rebuilt the **Active Bridge** inside Recall as a habit. Let it summarize. Then I connect, before I commit to keeping anything. **The feature isn't here yet. The discipline can be. Don't wait for the tool, build the behavior.** Frank Slade's line in *Scent of a Woman* keeps coming back to me here: "[**I always knew what the right path was. I just never took it.**](https://youtu.be/Jd10x8LiuBc?t=268)" That's the connection I keep not making. The tool can put the bridge in front of me. It still can't make me cross it. So I built myself a rule for it. The moment I feel a connection, I have about five seconds before "I'll do it later" takes over. So I count it down in my head and link the card before the excuse arrives. **Five seconds, or the bridge is gone.** It sounds small. It is small. But it's the difference between a connection I actually made and one more I meant to. **The tool can put the bridge in front of me. The five seconds are on me.** ### 🕵️ Voices of the Field — On Habits as Identity - [**James Clear**](https://www.instagram.com/jamesclear/) (*Atomic Habits*): identity-based habits compound. I'm not someone who "uses Recall." I'm someone who thinks in connections. The habits built the identity. - [**Tony Robbins**](https://www.youtube.com/@TonyRobbinsLive)**:** the mindset that gets you ahead of almost everyone is consistency, not intensity. Five small habits beat one heroic week. - [**Ed Mylett**](https://www.youtube.com/@EdMylettShow)**:** *"Your obsessions become your possessions."* What I repeatedly tag is what I slowly become. - [**Mark Manson**](https://www.youtube.com/@IAmMarkManson) gives the antidote in one tweet: "We don't need more time, we need less fear." The gap there isn't time or knowledge, it's the small fear/friction of stopping to make the link. That's exactly Manson's point. **Lookout Point** *Rules are decisions I make once. Habits are the decisions that make themselves.* **Trail Marker** > ***⏱ 7 days > Pick One Habit:*** *Don't try all five. Pick the one that scares you most (for me it was auto-save OFF) and live with it for seven days. One habit, fully built, beats five half-tried.* > > ***⏱ 10 sec > The Skim Version:*** *Open your* Recall *extension settings right now. Turn auto-save OFF. That's Habit 1, done.* ![Trail 6: The Compounding Edge section banner](https://docs.recall.it/images/finding-the-edge/trail-6-compounding-edge.webp) ### Why None of This Pays Off Quickly *(And Why That's the Whole Point)* ⏱ *About 10 minutes to read.* I almost gave up on Recall around month two. Not because it didn't work. Because it didn't work *fast*. I'd been saving, tagging, connecting, doing everything right, and I couldn't point to a single thing it had changed. I had a tidy knowledge base and nothing to show for it. It felt like effort disappearing into a drawer. I want to name this plainly, because I think it's the quiet reason a lot of people abandon their second brain: **the work and the payoff are separated by months.** You do the connecting now. You get the edge later. And in the gap between, it just feels like collecting for its own sake. I lived in that gap for a while. So if you're there right now, wondering whether any of this is actually doing anything, I won't tell you it's working. I'll tell you it's **compounding**, and those are different things. ### The Day It Finally Paid Off The shift came without warning. I was researching something completely new. Recall surfaced a connection to a podcast I'd saved in my first week. Plus an article from a month later. Plus a journal entry I'd forgotten writing. Three things saved at three different times. None of them were related when I saved them. Suddenly they formed a single answer to the question in front of me. **That's when I understood what I'd actually been building. Not a collection. A path. Every save had been a stone I'd laid without realizing where the trail was going.** I hadn't planned that connection. I couldn't have. That's the nature of compounding. You can't engineer the moment it pays off. You can only keep feeding it until it does. ### Why Collecting Alone Never Compounds Here's the catch I have to be honest about, because it's easy to miss. The payoff is slow, yes. But slowness alone isn't what earns it. **Time only compounds the saves I actually connected.** A pile I never linked doesn't get richer by sitting there longer. It just gets bigger. **So when I say "wait for the payoff," I don't mean wait and keep stacking. I mean wait while you keep connecting.** Collecting doesn't compound. Connecting does. A thousand saved articles sitting in isolation are worth almost nothing. They don't talk to each other. They just sit there. They sit the way my bookmarks always sat there. What compounds is the web between them. The connections. The tags. The times I chatted across them and found a pattern I couldn't have found inside any single source. **This is why collecting nonstop feels productive but pays out nothing. It's effort with no return. The return only starts when I do the slower work. Connecting. Revisiting. Questioning. That's the work I almost skipped. The next save always felt better in the moment. The next save is the junk food. The connecting is the meal.** ### The Four Things I Actually Track Once compounding kicked in, I noticed four returns, and they weren't the ones I expected when I started: #### Time recovered I stopped re-researching things I'd already learned. The answer was already in there, connected and waiting. #### Pattern recognition: Recall surfaces links across sources I'd never connect from memory. My best ideas now come from collisions I didn't arrange. #### Peace of mind: I put down the low-grade anxiety of "where did I save that?" Everything findable, nothing lost. #### Legacy: The one I didn't see coming. This knowledge base outlasts any single project. It's the part of my thinking I can keep, share, and hand forward. It gets *more* valuable the longer I tend it, not less. ### 🕵️ Voices of the Field — On the Slow Payoff - [**Naval Ravikant**](https://x.com/QuotesOfNaval) (via [Chris Williamson](https://www.youtube.com/@ChrisWillx)): the compounding of knowledge is the quietest kind, because the early curve is flat enough to make you quit right before it bends upward. - [**Ed Mylett**](https://www.youtube.com/@EdMylettShow)**:** progress is invisible at first. You're "hitting the piñata" with nothing falling out, right up until the candy spills. The work was working the whole time. You just couldn't see it yet. - **Alex Hormozi** gives the part the others don't: what to actually do while you wait. He redefines patience as "figuring out what to do in the meantime." The waiting only feels unbearable when you stare at it. Keep connecting, and the patience takes care of itself. The compounding was happening the whole time, in the meantime. - [**Robin Good**](https://robingood.substack.com/)**:** his vision of a *compounding intelligent knowledge base;* not a filing cabinet… but a system that grows more valuable as it grows. For me, that's the philosophical climax of everything in this guide. **Lookout Point** *A scattered knowledge base drifts toward entropy. Connecting is how you fight the drift.* **Trail Marker** > ***⏱ 5 min*** > **The Compound Audit:** Open the very first card you ever saved in Recall. Look at every connection it's made since. That web of lines you never planned? That's compounding, made visible. That's your proof it's working, even on the days it doesn't feel like it.** > > ***⏱ 10 sec > The Skim Version:*** *Sort your library by oldest first. Look at the card at the very bottom. That's where it all started compounding.* ![Trail 7: Library vs Workshop section banner](https://docs.recall.it/images/finding-the-edge/trail-7-library-vs-workshop.webp) ### The One Distinction That Saved My Knowledge Base *(And Why It Took Me Three Months to See It)* ⏱ *About 15 minutes to read.* ***Heads up:*** *This is the longest chapter in the guide, and the most important. If you change only one thing after reading all of this, make it this.* Back in Trail 3, I mentioned a distinction I'd stumbled onto during my audit, and promised it deserved its own chapter. This is that chapter. It's the idea that did more for my knowledge base than every other rule combined. For months, something felt off, and I couldn't name it. It wasn't the tags. I'd fixed those in the audit. It wasn't the volume. I'd learned to pre-screen. It was quieter than that: every time I opened Recall, I felt a low hum of confusion, like walking into a room that didn't know what it was for. Was it a library? A workshop? A journal? It was trying to be all three at once, so it was none of them clearly. Then it clicked, and it was almost embarrassingly simple. I had two completely different kinds of cards living in the same space, and I'd been treating them as if they were the same thing. ### The Two Kinds of Cards Everything in my knowledge base is one of two things. **The Library** is everything I **collected**. Articles, videos, podcasts, PDFs, the world's thinking that I chose to save. Content *about* the world, made by other people. **The Workshop** is everything I **created**. My notes, my journals, my chat syntheses, my prompts, the connections I drew myself. Content I *made*, born from my own thinking. They look identical in Recall. They're both just cards. But they serve opposite purposes, and the moment I started treating them differently, the confusion lifted. The Library is where I **consume**. The Workshop is where I **produce**. One is input, the other is output. And the entire point of a second brain, the thing that separates it from a glorified bookmarks folder, is that **the Library is supposed to** ***feed*** **the Workshop**. Collecting that never becomes creating is just busywork that feels like progress. ### Why I Keep Them in Separate Drawers Once I saw the distinction, I made it physical. I tag every card by which room it belongs to: - **Recall App** cards, and anything I save from the world, live in the **Library**. - **PKM Workflow** cards, my own artifacts, live in the **Workshop**. Here's a worked example, because this is the part that's easy to nod along to and hard to actually do: > Say I watch a [Dr. Andrew Huberman](https://www.youtube.com/@hubermanlab) video and save it. That's a **Library** card, content about the world. Then I chat with it, pull out the three ideas that matter to me, and save that synthesis as its own card. That synthesis is a **Workshop** card, content I made. Same source, two different rooms. **The video is the raw lumber. My synthesis is the thing I built with it.** The test I run on every card is one question: > **Did I collect this, or did I create it?** > If I **collected** it (someone else made it, I saved it) → **Library**. > If I **created** it (it didn't exist until I made it) → **Workshop**. | | 📚 Library | 🛠️ Workshop | | --- | --- | --- | | **The question** | Did I collect this? | Did I create it? | | **Origin** | Someone else made it. I saved it. | It didn't exist until I made it. | | **What it is** | Content about the world | Content I made from it | | **Examples** | Articles, videos, podcasts, PDFs | Notes, syntheses, my prompts, connections I drew | | **The verb** | I consume | I produce | | **Its job** | The raw material | The thing I built | **One question, two rooms.** It sounds too simple to matter. It was the single most important change I made. ### Why It Matters More Than Any Other Rule When my **Library** and **Workshop** were mixed, my own thinking kept getting buried under the world's thinking. I'd go looking for a synthesis I'd written and have to dig through fifty saved articles to find it. My output, the actual valuable part, the part *only I* could have made, was drowning in my input. Separating them flipped that. Now my **Workshop** is a clean shelf of things I created, easy to find and easy to build on. And my **Library** finally serves its real purpose: a source I draw *from*, not a pile I get lost *in*. ### The Honest Mirror It also turned out to be the most honest mirror in my whole system. **If my Workshop is empty and my Library is overflowing, I have my answer: I've been consuming, not creating**. The distinction doesn't just organize the knowledge base. It shows me the truth about how I've been using it. ### 🕵️ Voices of the Field — On Curation vs. Creation - [**Robin Good**](https://robingood.substack.com/) is the one who gave me the language for this. His whole thesis is the shift from ***content creator*** to ***cultural curator***, and underneath it sits a distinction he draws sharply: *curation and creation are two different acts, and confusing them is why most knowledge work goes nowhere***.** Curation is choosing, gathering, and organizing the world's signal. Creation is making something new out of it. The Library is where I curate. The Workshop is where I create. **His real insight is that you need** ***both****, kept distinct, because a curator who never creates is just a librarian, and a creator who never curates runs out of raw material.** The split between my two rooms is his idea, made literal. - [**Tiago Forte**](https://www.youtube.com/@TiagoForte)**:** his **CODE** method maps almost perfectly onto this. **[C]**apture**** and **[O]**rganize**** happen in the **Library. [D]**istill **and [E]**xpress**** happen in the **Workshop**. Most people, he says, get stuck in the first two letters. The split is how I force myself into the last two. And the fifth step, **Distribute**, is what carries the Workshop's output past my own walls. That is Trail 9. **Lookout Point** *My Library is what the world taught me.* *My Workshop is what I did with it.* *Only one of them is mine.* **Trail Marker** > ***⏱ 5 min > The Empty Workshop Test:*** *Roughly separate your knowledge base in your head: how much did you collect, and how much did you create? If the Library dwarfs the Workshop, you're not failing. You're just collecting. So go create one thing today: a synthesis, a connection, a single note in your own words.* > > ***⏱ 10 sec > The Skim Version:*** *Look at the last five cards you saved. How many did you make? If the answer is zero, that's the most useful thing this guide can show you.* ![Trail 8: The Chat's Limits section banner](https://docs.recall.it/images/finding-the-edge/trail-8-chats-limits.webp) ### How I Get More Out of Recall's AI by Knowing Where Its Edges Are *(The Chapter I Was Most Afraid to Write)* ⏱ *About 12 minutes to read.* This is the chapter I sat on the longest. Everything else in this guide leans on chatting with my knowledge base. So writing about where the chat ***falls short*** felt like inviting someone to dinner and then listing everything wrong with the kitchen. It felt disloyal. But the alternative is worse. A guide that pretends the tool is flawless isn't a guide. It's an ad. And the moment a reader hits their first disappointing answer with no warning from me, they'd quietly stop trusting everything else I'd written. So here's the honest version. Recall's chat is the feature I rely on most. **And like any tool I lean on, the way I got** ***more*** **out of it was by learning exactly where its edges are, and working with them instead of against them.** A power user isn't someone who believes the tool is perfect. It's someone who knows its shape well enough never to be surprised by it. #### Edge 1: A Lazy Question Gets a Lazy Answer Early on I would ask something vague. I would get something vague back. Then I would blame the chat. The chat was fine. My question was the problem. **What I do now:** I front-load context. I don't ask "what did I save about sleep?" I ask "across my saved Huberman content, what are the three most actionable things about the *timing* of light exposure?" The narrower the question, the sharper the answer. Ask it something fuzzy and it hands the fuzz right back. > ***Here's how I hit this one.**** I once asked "what did I save about focus?" and got a tidy paragraph that could have come from anywhere. So I asked again, sharper, with the right cards in scope. "@Cal Newport and @Dan Koe, what is the one thing they'd disagree on about focus?" That question had edges, so the answer did too. **Same library. The only thing that changed was the quality of what I asked.** The chat isn't a mind reader. It is a mirror. If you want a high-resolution answer, you have to provide a high-resolution prompt. #### Edge 2: It Doesn't Always Know What It Doesn't Have Sometimes the chat answers confidently when I wanted it to answer *only* from my saved content. It doesn't always flag the gap on its own. **What I do now:** Before I send a message, I choose where the chat looks. Since Recall 2.0, the chat can draw on both my saved content and the open web, and I get to pick: **Recall**, **Web**, or **Recall + Web**. When I want an answer grounded only in what I've actually saved, I set it to **Recall**. That single choice is the line between an answer from my own library and one quietly borrowed from the internet. Inside that, I still scope with an @ mention when I want a specific tag or card. **The mode decides** ***where*** **it looks. The @ mention decides** ***how precisely****.** > ***Here's how I hit this one.**** I asked what my cards said about cold exposure and got a confident, clean answer about ice baths. The problem is I never saved anything on cold exposure. I'd left the chat on **Recall + Web**, so it filled the gap from the internet without flagging it. Now, when I want the truth about *my* library, I switch to **Recall** first. If the answer comes back thin, that thinness is the signal. It means I never saved this, and that's worth knowing. #### Edge 3: Synthesis Across Many Cards Can Flatten the Details When I ask it to pull across dozens of cards, it's brilliant at the big pattern but can smooth right over the specific, the exact quote, the number, the particular thing I saved it for. **What I do now:** I work in two passes. First the wide question, for the pattern. Then I follow that pattern back to the specific cards it came from and read those directly. The chat finds the thread. I still read the cards it's strung from. When the exact detail matters, I never let the synthesis be the final word. > ***Here's how I hit this one.**** *I asked for the big picture on sleep across my @Huberman cards. The summary nailed the pattern: light, temperature, timing. But I'd saved one card for a single exact number, the specific morning-light window, and the synthesis rounded right past it. So I did my two passes. The wide question for the shape, then I opened the one card and read the number myself.* ***The chat found the thread. I still read the card.*** #### Edge 4: It's Only as Good as What I Fed It The chat can only work with what I've actually given it. For a long time I expected it to know things about me that I had never once written down. **What I do now:** I built the missing context myself. I created specific cards in my **Workshop** for my **tone of voice**, my **master prompts**, and my **todo lists**. Now I **@** mention those cards directly in the chat, with the source set to **Recall** so the answer is built from me and not the web. It gives the AI the "me" layer it was missing. It stops being a generic assistant and starts being a partner who knows how I think and what I need next. > ***Here's how I hit this one.**** I asked it to draft something in my voice and it came back generic. Competent, but not me. That wasn't the chat failing. I had never given it the "me" layer. So I built it, a **Workshop** **card** for my tone of voice and another for my master prompts, and I @ mention them now. Same request, asked again. This time it sounded like something I'd actually write. **The chat didn't get smarter. I just finally fed it the part only I had.** ### Two More Edges Those four are the chat's edges. The tool has two more I care about, and neither is a chat problem, so they sit here at the end. Different corners of Recall, same lesson. #### The Connecting The moment a link sparks while I'm reading and I fail to act on it. **I gave that its own treatment back in Trail 5**, where I call it the **Active Bridge**. The tool can put the bridge in front of me. It still can't make me cross it. #### The Summary is a Doorway, not the Room This is the one I'm most tempted by.** Someone in Recall's Discord community named it perfectly: the summary can become a cheat code. Recall makes the summary so easy to get that I stop actually watching, reading, sitting with the thing. And a knowledge base full of headlines is just a faster way to stay shallow. You know the what. You never get the substance. The summary's real job is to help me decide if something deserves my full attention. Not to stand in for it. When something matters, I still go in. I watch the next ten minutes, not the whole intimidating video. I let one real pass of attention beat ten summaries. The tool can hand me the doorway. Walking into the room is still on me. Know where the tool ends, and you stop being surprised by it. ### The Reframe That Changed How I Use It So here's what all four edges taught me. **The chat isn't a genie that grants wishes. It's a thinking partner, and thinking partners need good questions, clear boundaries, and good material to work with.** Not one of those edges is a wall. Each one is a place where *my* skill is what makes the difference. That's why I'm not nervous putting this chapter in front of the people who built Recall. **Naming a tool's edges isn't criticism. It's the highest form of fluency.** You only learn the true contours of something by using it hard enough to find them. But there's a part of this I almost didn't write down, because I do it without thinking. ### The Edges Only Become Useful IF YOU STAY In The Conversation Most people ask the chat one question, take whatever comes back, and leave. That's the mistake. **The first answer is never the answer. It's a draft.** What I actually do is keep going. I ask the same thing a second way. I tell it to find the holes in what it just said. I make it choose between two options instead of handing me five. I tell it the answer's too long, then read what survives the cut. I check it against something real, the docs, my own notes, the truth of my own experience. None of those moves are clever. They're just refusing to stop at the first answer. **The magic was never in the reply. It was in the follow-up**. **The chat got smarter every time I pushed, not because the tool changed, but because I did.** **So the real skill isn't prompting. It's interrogating***.* Treating every answer as the start of a conversation, not the end of one. The people who get the least out of AI are the ones who accept the first thing it says. **The people who get the most are the ones who say, "okay, now go deeper," and mean it.** That's the whole reframe. The chat isn't a vending machine where you put in a question and take out an answer. **It's a thinking partner that only gets as far as you're willing to walk with it.** ### The Challenge Conversation (The How) *(I come back to* why *it matters most in the closing. For now, just the how.)* Set your chat source to **Recall** so this is built only from what you've saved. Then @ mention two things: a thinker whose cards you've saved, and a card you made yourself. #### Prompt: *"Read @[my Workshop card] as if you were @[saved thinker]. First, tell me only where they would genuinely agree, and why. Then — separately — tell me the single hardest objection they would raise. Don't soften it. Quote the specific idea in their cards that grounds the objection. Don't summarize my work back to me, and don't be agreeable to be polite."* #### Next, run the cycle (this is where the real value is): 1. *"That objection was too safe. Go deeper. What's the thing they'd name that I don't want named?"* 2. *"Defend that claim with evidence from their cards, not generic reasoning."* 3. *"Now I disagree because [your pushback]. Respond as they would."* #### Then close it: *"Summarize what survived this argument as one Master Synthesis card. Include only the conclusions that held up, in my own framing."* Save that one card to your **Workshop.** ### The whole move, start to finish. Steal it. ![The Challenge Conversation workflow diagram](https://docs.recall.it/images/finding-the-edge/challenge-conversation.webp) ### 🕵️ Voices of the Field — On Tools and Mastery - [**Joe Hudson**](https://www.youtube.com/@ArtofAccomplishment)**:** AI should amplify my thinking, not replace it. Every workaround in this chapter is really just a way of keeping *me* in the loop, instead of handing the thinking to the machine. - [**Tiago Forte**](https://www.youtube.com/@TiagoForte)**:** the value was never in the capture. It's in the distillation. The chat's edges all show up at exactly the moment I'm trying to distill, which is exactly the moment my own judgment has to step back in. **Lookout Point** *Knowing a tool's edges isn't losing faith in it. It's the moment you finally know how to use it.* **Trail Marker** > ***⏱ 10 min > Find Your Own Edge:*** *Ask your knowledge base a real question. If the answer disappoints you, don't blame the chat. Run the four checks: Was my question too vague? Did I scope it to my saved content? Did it flatten a detail I needed? Or did I just not feed it enough to begin with? Find which edge you hit. That's where your skill grows next.* > > ***⏱ 10 sec > The Skim Version:*** *Next time the chat gives you a weak answer, ask again, but narrower. Watch what changes.* ![Trail 9: The Legacy Layer section banner](https://docs.recall.it/images/finding-the-edge/trail-9-legacy-layer.webp) ### What Changes When the Knowledge Base Stops Being Just Mine *(The Half of Recall I Almost Never Reached)* ⏱ *About 10 minutes to read.* **Tiago Forte** has a four-part method he calls CODE. Capture, Organize, Distill, Express. For too long, my Express stopped at the edge of my own Workshop. I made things, and then they sat there, useful only to me. So I added a fifth step CODE leaves implicit. Distribute. Consume, Curate, Distill, Create, Distribute. Express is making the thing. Distribute is getting it to the person who needed it. This whole trail is about that last move, the one most second brains never make. For most of this guide, I treated my knowledge base as a private thing. My library. My workshop. My edge. For a long time that's all it was. A room only I ever walked into. Then I shared a single card with a friend, and something shifted. That's when I realized **the knowledge base had a second half I'd been ignoring. Not the part where I take knowledge in. The part where I hand it out.** Here's the shape of that second half. It happens at three scales. One card handed to one person. A profile open to anyone. A collection that shows how I actually think. Same instinct, three sizes. We'll walk them in that order, small to large. ### A Shared Card Is Not the Same as a Link I'd saved an article, marked it up with my highlights, written a few notes in my own words about why it mattered. When I sent the link, my friend didn't just get the article. They got the article plus my thinking about it. My highlights. My notes. The version of it that had passed through me. They read it the way I read it, without needing a Recall account, without signing up for anything. This is the distinction that surprised me. When I send a normal link, I'm sending the world's content. **When I send a Recall card, I'm sending my version of it. A link says "here, read this." A shared card says "here, read this the way I read it."** For the first time, my **Workshop** had somewhere to go. My synthesis wasn't only for me anymore. It could land in someone else's hands, useful, in a single click. ### From One to Many A shared card reaches one person, the one I send it to. **Public Profiles** are the next scale up. The idea is simple. The cards and collections I choose to make public would live on a profile, like a lightweight, Recall-native version of Medium. People could find them, read them without signing up, save them into their own Recall, and follow me for whatever I publish next. I want to be careful and honest here, because it matters. Profiles are on Recall's roadmap, not in my hands yet. No release date that I've seen. So depending on when you're reading this, I may be describing a room that isn't built. (I'm writing toward it anyway. More on why in a moment.) And when it does land, I want to be clear about what it is. It isn't two people editing one card together. It isn't collaboration in that sense. It's publishing. I curate, I publish, you read and save. A one-way broadcast from my Workshop to anyone who finds it useful. **That broadcast is exactly the point. It turns a private knowledge base into something that can outlive the moment I built it.** ### Designing Your First Playlist This is the third scale, and the one that taught me the most. For a while I thought a public collection was just a folder I let people see. It isn't. That was the mistake that kept mine looking like a dump. A folder is a pile. A collection is a playlist. The difference is order. The difference is me. A pile of saved links has no author. Anyone could have saved those same articles. What makes a collection mine is the thinking I put between the links. The summary I chose. The note where I argued back. The one card I wrote that connects the other five. That connective tissue is the whole product. **I started calling those connecting cards the glue.** So I keep the work small. I pick a theme I actually care about. I choose five to ten cards. Never fifty. Ruthless beats complete every time. I order them like an argument. Hook first. Payoff last. Then I write the glue. An intro card in my own words. A synthesis card where two sources collide. A closing note on what I'd do with all of it. **The glue is Workshop, not Library**. A saved Huberman YouTube video is a Library card. On its own it's just a link anyone could share. But the card where I pulled three ideas out of it and tied them to something else I'd saved? That's glue. I string five Library cards together with my own glue between them, and suddenly the collection says something none of those links said alone. **A single shared card proves I can summarize. A well-built collection proves I can** ***think****.** That gap is the entire reason this layer matters. I don't just publish links. I publish my reasoning. It's the difference between being a librarian and being a sense-maker. ### 🕵️ Voices of the Field — On Curation as Contribution - [**Robin Good**](https://robingood.substack.com/)**:** curation as a public act. Choosing what to save for myself is one thing. Choosing what's worth handing to others is a different, higher bar. The curator's real product isn't the collection. It's the trust that the collection was worth someone's attention. **Lookout Point** *A knowledge base I keep makes me sharper. A knowledge base I share makes me useful. Only one of them outlives me.* ### Why I Call It a Legacy Everything else in this guide made me sharper. This layer made me useful to other people. The compounding from Trail 6 was value accruing to me. This is that value spilling outward. To a friend. To a follower. To a stranger who finds exactly the synthesis they needed and saves it into their own Library, where it becomes the seed of their own compounding. My knowledge becoming someone else's starting point. That's what I mean by legacy. Not that I knew things. That I made what I knew *usable* to someone who came after me. Remember the question I asked you at the start. What do you want to be able to give, once you can finally think clearly? This is the answer I found. Not a sharper version of me, kept to myself. The part of my thinking I could hand to someone else, and have it become the seed of theirs. The whole guide was quietly walking toward this question the entire time. That's also why I'm building toward Profiles before they exist. When they land, I'd love to open a public "Showroom" of the cards behind this guide. My Workshop, made visible. Maybe that's worth thinking about for yours too. The best Showrooms probably won't be the ones thrown together the day the feature ships. They'll be the ones quietly built before it. **Trail Marker** > ***⏱ 15 min****Write One Piece of Glue:**** *Pick three cards on the same theme. Don't publish them yet. First write one new card explaining why those three belong together. That card is the glue, the only one of the four a stranger couldn't have made.****⏱ 10 sec****The Skim Version:*** *A folder is links. A collection is links plus your glue. Go write one piece of glue.* ![Honest Objections section banner](https://docs.recall.it/images/finding-the-edge/honest-objections.webp) *(The "Yeah, But…" Chapter)* ⏱ *About 4 minutes. The doubts I would have too.* If you've read this far with a little skepticism, good. I'd be skeptical too. So before you go, here are the objections I hear most, answered straight. ### ➡️ "Isn't this just another system I'll start and abandon?" Probably, if you try to build all of it at once. That's why Trail 0 asks for three saves and one question, and nothing else. I'm not asking you to adopt a system. I'm asking you to take one walk and see if anything pulls you back. If it doesn't, you've lost five minutes. If it does, you've found the thread. Start that small and abandonment stops being the risk. ### ➡️ "Do I actually need Recall, or do these ideas work anywhere?" The thinking, connect what you save, separate collecting from creating, is yours to keep no matter what tool you use. But I won't pretend the tool doesn't matter. This whole system clicked for me because Recall surfaces connections I'd never make by hand and lets me chat across everything at once. I built this inside Recall because it's where the ideas finally worked. I'm showing you the version that worked for me. ### ➡️ "Isn't AI just going to do all of this for me soon?" AI can summarize. It can search. It can draft. What it can't do is decide what matters to you, or connect a podcast you heard to a belief you hold. That judgment is the part that's yours. AI gave everyone the same brain. The thing that makes you different is what you've thought about and how you've connected it. This guide is about building exactly the part AI can't hand you. ### ➡️ "I already have thousands of saved things. Where do I even start?" Not by fixing the pile. That's the mistake I made, and it nearly made me quit. You start forward, not backward. Take the next thing well. Save it, then actually connect it. Build the habit on what comes next, not on the backlog. Then, once a month, spend fifteen minutes letting go of old clutter. The backlog isn't where you start. The next connection is. ### ➡️ "Why should I trust someone who's only been doing this a few months?" You shouldn't trust me because I'm an expert. I'm not. I'm a few months in, still figuring it out, still getting things wrong. Trust this because it's honest, written while the lessons are fresh enough to still sting, not polished into advice from someone pretending they had it figured out all along. I'm not above you on this trail. I might only be a little further down it. ### ➡️ "Isn't this just productivity-guru repackaging?" Fair suspicion. But I'm not selling you a morning routine or a tagging template to copy. Most of this guide is me admitting what didn't work and what I almost gave up on. It's confession, not tactics. And the point runs opposite to most productivity advice. Simon Sinek says we've become obsessed with output, the result, the finished thing, when the real growth was always in the process of making it. Collecting is chasing the output. Connecting is doing the work that actually changes you. This guide isn't about saving more. It's about not skipping the part that makes you sharper. ### ➡️ "Isn't this just anxiety management dressed up as productivity?" Honestly, it can be. I've done exactly that. I've reorganized tags to feel calm instead of doing the harder thing the system was meant to free me for. So I won't tell you the risk isn't real. I'll tell you what I do about it. I ran my own guide past Dr. Julie Smith's work, and her challenge stuck. A system built on audits and rituals can quietly become a way to avoid the discomfort of not-knowing. The fix isn't to abandon the structure. It's to keep one honest question close. Is this freeing me to think, or am I just tidying to feel in control? Organizing is the junk food. The thinking is the meal. So I keep the question close, and it keeps me honest. That one habit is what turns the system from a place to hide into a place to think. Ask it, and the structure stays in service to you, which is exactly where it belongs. If you had every one of these doubts, good. I did too. None of them stopped me, and none of them have to stop you. You don't need to believe the whole thing today. You just need to take the next walk. ![What to Carry Out of Here section banner](https://docs.recall.it/images/finding-the-edge/what-to-carry.webp) ### If I could hand you only one page, this is the one *(The whole walk, pressed flat enough to pocket)* ⏱ *About 3 minutes.* If this guide were a trail, these are the stones worth carrying home. Not the scenery. The few heavy things. #### 1. Collecting was the lie I believed longest. I had been collecting knowledge without ever integrating it. A thousand saves sitting alone are worth almost nothing. What compounds is the web between them. The work and the payoff are separated by months, so it feels like nothing for a long time. It wasn't nothing. It was compounding. #### 2. I wanted a partner, not a project. Every tool before this one made me do all the work. Then I stopped just saving and started connecting it and chatting with it. That was the moment the pile started acting like a brain. The shift wasn't the app. It was that I finally met it halfway. #### 3. I stopped managing a system and started building a thought process. For years I confused the two. I tuned themes. I nested pages seven layers deep. I was managing a system, not a thought process. The fix was one honest question I now run on every card. Did I collect this, or did I create it? That one question was the single most important change I made. #### 4. Curation and creation are two different acts. You need both, kept distinct. A curator who never creates is just a librarian. A creator who never curates runs out of raw material. The thing only I can make is the glue, the card that ties the others into one thought. A single shared card proves I can summarize. A collection proves I can think. #### 5. The identity comes first. The habits just prove it true. I am not someone who uses Recall. I am someone who thinks in connections. I didn't tag to earn a tidy library. I tagged because that's what a person like me does. Each small save was a quiet vote. The habits built the identity, not the other way around. #### 6. Letting go was the hardest skill, and the most freeing. I clung to rotting tags because deleting them felt like admitting I'd been wrong. Then I borrowed two words. Let them. And then, let me. Let them be the mess I made before I knew better. Let me choose what stays now. The orphan tags didn't need defending. They needed releasing. #### 7. The skill was never prompting. It was interrogating. I used to take the first answer and leave. The magic was never in the reply. It was in the follow-up. The chat isn't a vending machine. It's a thinking partner that only gets as far as you're willing to walk with it. The tool didn't get smarter. I did. #### 8. The bridge gets built. Crossing it is on me. The best connections come in the moment, while I'm still reading. The tool can put the bridge in front of me. It can't make me cross it. So I learned to move before "I'll do it later" wins. The feature isn't here yet. The discipline can be. #### 9. The last half is the one almost no one reaches. Hand it out. Everything else made me sharper. This part made me useful to someone else. My knowledge becoming someone else's starting point. That's what I mean by legacy. Not that I knew things. That I made what I knew usable to someone who came after me. #### 10. The tidy library can become the hiding place. A guide built on audits and rules has a trap built into it. The organizing can quietly become the point. I caught myself managing the system to avoid the harder work it was supposed to free me for. So I keep one question close. Is this freeing me to think, or is it a sophisticated way to avoid sitting with the discomfort of not-knowing? The day I stop asking is the day the tidy shelves quietly take over. ![Closing section banner with all ten trail icons](https://docs.recall.it/images/finding-the-edge/closing.webp) ### So far, that's the trail as I've walked ⏱ *About 2 minutes.* I'm not going to end this with one more assignment. You've had enough Trail Markers. So I'll leave you with the one move that mattered most to me. I find one card in my Workshop. Something I actually made. A synthesis. A set of notes. A connection I'm proud of. Then I hand it to one person who'd genuinely benefit. Not a link to the original article. My version of it. The one with my thinking baked in. That's the heart of it. Take something the world gave you, make it yours, and pass it on. ### The Challenge Conversation (Why I Saved it for Last) *(The Reason Why I Want You to Steal It)* The mechanics are back in Trail 8. The prompt, the cycle, the Master Synthesis card at the end. I'm not repeating them here, and that's on purpose. The prompt was never the point. What it's *for* is. There's one more thing I owe you. Not the move itself, but the reason it mattered most. I didn't get it from Dr. Julie Smith directly. I got it by doing the work this guide keeps describing. I sat in the Recall chat with my Dr. Julie cards and asked them to read this guide as she would. Where she'd nod. Where she'd push back. You don't need the person. You need their cards and a question. Then I pushed back when the first answer was lazy. I ran it through a few cycles. That's not the chat being clever. That's me thinking out loud with a partner who'd read everything I fed it. And when the challenge stung, when it named the thing I didn't want named, I learned not to defend. I turned toward it with curiosity instead. I asked what it was really telling me. That discomfort wasn't the system failing. It was the system working. It was the exact not-knowing this whole guide was built to help me sit with, instead of organizing my way around. **Final Lookout Point** The library is the means, not the life. If you ever catch yourself organizing instead of living, the tidy shelves have stopped serving you. So now I try to keep one question close. It's the one that came out of that conversation with Dr. Julie's cards: ***Is this system freeing me to think? Or is it a sophisticated way to avoid sitting with the discomfort it was built to solve?*** **I don't have a clean answer**. But I noticed the guide had already been answering it the whole time. The nested pages I confessed to. The maze my Notion became. That was the trap, and I'd already lived in it. So I built the fix around it. The one question on every card. The empty Workshop that tells me I've been hoarding. The audit that's about releasing, not controlling. None of that makes me immune. The clutter still drifts back. The itch to organize still shows up. **The system only frees me as long as I keep asking questions**. And asking is simple enough that I never have to get it perfect. I just have to keep asking. That's the whole discipline, and it's one anyone can keep. ![The Voices of the Field section banner](https://docs.recall.it/images/finding-the-edge/voices-of-the-field.webp) ### Everyone Who Walked This Trail With Me ⏱ *About 4 minutes.* I walked these trails and tried to leave a map. Most of what's in this guide didn't come from the names below. It came from years inside the second brain idea, and a lot of plain trial and error. I got a lot of things wrong. I rebuilt the system more than once. I learned most of it the slow way. The people I quoted didn't hand me the answers. They sharpened them. I'd take an idea from one of them into Recall and argue with it. I spent many hours in the chat (more than I'd admit to my future self), not nodding along, but pushing back. Disagreeing. Asking it to defend a claim, then tearing the answer apart and asking again. Recall is where I held those conversations. It let me connect what each voice said to what I already believed, and keep only what survived the argument. Two of them shaped me more than the rest. **Tiago Forte** gave me the architecture. The idea that capturing is the easy part, and the real work is distilling and expressing, is the spine this whole guide stands on. **Brendon Burchard** gave me the urgency. He named information overload as a real cost to how I think and perform, not just clutter to tidy later. **One handed me the system. The other handed me the reason to use it.** I got to meet them both. Two people whose ideas I argued with for weeks until the ideas became mine. So the voices boosted my thinking. They didn't replace it. The ideas here are mine because I did the work of making them mine. And one day, in your own guide, your name belongs on a list like this. That's not a metaphor. That's the entire point. #### The Architects of the System (who gave me the system) - [**Tiago Forte**](https://buildingasecondbrain.com/) *Building a Second Brain; the CODE method; the "Context Architect" idea.* He gave me the architecture this whole guide stands on. His four steps, Capture, Organize, Distill, Express, showed me that saving was the easy part and the real work was everything after it. Most people get stuck on the first two letters. The Library and Workshop split is just me forcing myself into the last two. Books: *Building a Second Brain*, *The PARA Method* · YouTube: @TiagoForte · X: @fortelabs · Web: fortelabs.com - [**Robin Good**](https://robingood.substack.com/) (Luigi Canali) *The spine of Trail 9.* He gave me the language for the thing I couldn't name: that curation and creation are two different acts, and confusing them is why most knowledge work goes nowhere. His shift from "content creator" to "cultural curator" is why I stopped hoarding links and started publishing my own reasoning. Also his rule I keep close: use AI as an options generator, not a writer. - [**Andrej Karpathy**](https://x.com/karpathy) *The personal LLM knowledge base.* He put a name to the thing I was building without realizing it had one: a version of yourself that remembers everything you've learned. That one phrase reframed my whole knowledge base from a filing cabinet into something closer to an external mind. - [**James Clear**](https://jamesclear.com/) *Atomic Habits.* He flipped the order I had backwards. I thought the system would eventually make me organized. He showed me it runs the other way: you become someone who thinks in connections first, and the tidy knowledge base is just what that person leaves behind. Every small save is a vote for who you're becoming. #### The Ones Who Named the Pain (who showed me why I needed it) - [**Cal Newport** ](https://calnewport.com/)*The "cognitive shallows," and "cognitive fitness" as the way back. A diagnosis of the scroll, framed as reversible.* Books: *Deep Work*, *Digital Minimalism* - [**Dr. Gabor Maté**](https://drgabormate.com/) *Scattered attention as a soul-level disconnection, not just a productivity glitch.* - [**Brendon Burchard**](https://www.youtube.com/@BrendonBurchard) *"Information overload is destroying your mental performance." Also the case for maintenance as a non-negotiable ritual.* - [**Simon Sinek**](https://simonsinek.com/) *People confuse goals with purpose. The "I'll be happy when" trap, told as a why-not-what problem.* #### The Mindset & Discipline Voices (who helped me stick to it) - [**Mel Robbins**](https://www.melrobbins.com/) *Used more than once. The "I'll be happy when" trap, and the Let Them Theory (let them, let me) that powers the Audit.* - [**Dan Koe**](https://thedankoe.com/) *"Don't find a niche. Become the niche." Discipline as freedom, and focus as an environment you build.* - [**Naval Ravikant**](https://www.instagram.com/naval/) *The compounding of knowledge. The quietest curve, flat enough to make you quit right before it bends.* - [**Ed Mylett**](https://www.edmylett.com/) *"Your obsessions become your possessions." And the piñata, progress invisible until the candy spills.* - [**Alex Hormozi** ](https://www.acquisition.com/)*Patience is figuring out what to do in the meantime. The work compounds while you're not watching.* - [**Tony Robbins**](https://www.tonyrobbins.com/) *Consistency over intensity. Five small habits beat one heroic week.* - [**Mark Manson**](https://markmanson.net/)*"We don't need more time, we need less fear." The friction isn't time, it's the small fear of stopping to link.* - [**Codie Sanchez**](https://codiesanchez.com/) *"Silence is actually a superpower." Most content doesn't deserve a save.* - [**Sahil Bloom**](https://www.sahilbloom.com/) *The "Time Billionaire." Tagging well today is a gift mailed to my future self.* - [**Master Shi Heng Yi**](https://www.shihengyi.online/) *Distraction is something we allow, not something done to us.* - [**Joe Hudson**](https://www.artofaccomplishment.com/) *AI should amplify my thinking, not replace it. The principle behind every workaround in Trail 8.* - [**Matthew McConaughey**](https://www.youtube.com/@MatthewMcConaughey) *Greenlights. "Finding your identity is more a process of elimination than discovery." And the persist, pivot, or concede frame.* - [**Chris Williamson**](https://chriswillx.com/) *The conversation that surfaced Naval's compounding idea for me.* - [**Max Bernstein**](https://www.signalovernoise.ai/) *AI output disappoints when it lacks context. His "Cognitive Fingerprint" idea, using AI to surface the patterns that make your expertise yours, is what convinced me a personal knowledge base gives the AI the "me" layer it's missing.* #### The One Who Questioned the Guide Itself (who tested whether it was even healthy) - [**Dr. Julie Smith**](https://www.youtube.com/@DrJulie) Psychologist. The voice I pointed back at my own work. I didn't borrow an idea from her. I asked my saved Dr. Julie cards to read this guide as she would, and challenge it. She's the reason the Final Lookout Point exists. She'd warn that a guide built on audits, constitutions, and monthly rituals could quietly become a control behavior. A way to manage anxiety by organizing instead of living. Her question stuck with me: *Is the tidy library serving you, or are you using it to avoid the discomfort of not-knowing?* She also taught me what to do when that challenge stings. Turn toward it with curiosity, not defense. Every other voice here thought out loud and I got to think alongside them. She's the one who thought against me. #### The People Who Built the Tool - [**Sankari Nair**](https://www.linkedin.com/in/sankari-nair-13a549a7/) ("Sanks") and [**Paul Richards**](https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulrchds/) *Recall's co-founders. They lived the same drowning-in-content problem before they built the fix. Quoted from the co-founder guide and the launch.* So that's the roll call. Don't take my borrowing as the final word. I only showed you the doorways. The rooms are theirs, and they're worth walking into yourself. Go read the source, not just my version of it. That's the quiet trade every one of these names made with me without knowing it. They thought out loud, and I got to think alongside them. The least I can do is pass the same invitation forward to you. ![The Trail Ahead section banner](https://docs.recall.it/images/finding-the-edge/trail-ahead.webp) This guide is finished, but it's not the whole plan. Here's where it keeps going: **The Newsletter** *(Early July 2026)* This guide keeps growing. New trails, new lessons, the ones I'm still figuring out. The living version lives at **optimizedsimplicity.com**. Follow along and you'll get the new trails as I write them. **The Trello Board** *(Mid July 2026)* Prefer to see it laid out visually? I'm turning this whole guide into a Trello board. Every trail a card, every Trail Marker a checklist you can tick off as you go. Copy it to your own account and walk the trails at your own pace. **The Cinematic Companion** *(Late July 2026)* What movies taught me about knowledge management. Same ideas, told through movie scenes instead of creator citations. Two doors into the same room. Read either first. And if you'd rather build your own system with a little help, you'll find me at ricardoyoule.com. *Finding the Edge · Version 1.6 · © 2026 Ricardo Youle (Optimized Simplicity)* ## Frequently asked questions Start impossibly small, the way Ricardo does on Day One: install the Recall browser extension, save three pieces of content you genuinely care about, and open one card to ask it a real question in chat. Don't bulk-import your bookmarks or design a tag system first. Once saving feels natural, the later trails add tagging rules, a monthly audit, and the split between what you collect and what you create. Lean on Recall's automatic tagging at first, then add a light structure as you go. Ricardo's tagging constitution is four rules: give every card a layer tag and a format tag, save the synthesis rather than the whole conversation, tag it before you close the tab, and treat a short monthly tidy as non-negotiable. The goal isn't a perfect taxonomy, it's keeping cards findable and connected. About once a month, and keep it to roughly fifteen minutes. Ricardo runs a three-step ritual: clear out orphan cards, sort anything mislabeled into "collected" vs. "created", and tidy fractured tags so the same idea doesn't live under four different labels. An audit is more emotional than technical, its real job is giving you permission to let go of clutter you saved before you knew better. Usually months, not days, which is why most people quit around week eight. The work of connecting cards and the payoff of seeing them compound are separated in time. Collecting alone never compounds; connecting does. The payoff arrives suddenly, when Recall surfaces a link between things you saved weeks apart and they form a single answer you couldn't have assembled from memory. Bookmarks and most notes apps store things in isolation: a wall of links and cards you have to remember to reopen. A second brain in Recall summarizes each save, tags it, connects it to related cards automatically, and lets you chat across everything at once. The difference is connection and retrieval, a bookmark says "here's a link," a second brain says "here's what this connects to and what you already know about it." Don't start by fixing the pile, that's the mistake that nearly makes people quit. Start forward, not backward: take the next thing you save and actually connect it, then repeat. Once a month, spend fifteen minutes letting go of old clutter. The backlog matters far less than building the habit of connecting what you save from here on. --- # AI for Writers: Write in Your Own Voice, Not the Internet Average Source: https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/audience/ai-for-writers "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "FAQPage", mainEntity: [ { "@type": "Question", name: "What is the best AI for writers?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "The best AI for writers isn't a specific model, it's any AI that writes from your own ideas, notes, and sources instead of the open internet. Recall lets writers save their inspiration, set up a writing persona that matches their style, and draft from their own material, so the writing sounds like them rather than the internet average. You can also bring your own AI model on top of your Recall library.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "How do I use AI for writing without sounding generic?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Generic AI writing happens when the model writes from nothing but the public internet. To avoid it in Recall, start with a blank note and brain-dump your own perspective before the AI writes anything, then have it draft from your own thinking and the sources you trust. Because the draft starts from your voice and your material, it reads like you wrote it instead of like everyone else's AI output.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "Can AI write in my own voice and style?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Yes, with a writing persona. In Recall you can create a reusable persona that captures your tone, style, and rules (for example no em dashes or a specific voice), so every draft follows your preferences without you repeating instructions. Combined with drafting from your own notes and sources, the persona keeps the writing sounding like you across everything you produce.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "Can I build SEO and AEO best practices for my writing?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Yes. In Recall you can research SEO and AEO best practices, save them into a knowledge base, and generate a reusable best-practice checklist you apply to every piece. Before publishing you can check a draft against that checklist, and after publishing you can use the browser extension on the live page to run a final SEO and AEO check, so best practices become a repeatable step instead of guesswork.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "How is Recall different from ChatGPT for writing?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "ChatGPT drafts from the open internet and forgets your sources and preferences between sessions. Recall keeps your inspiration, notes, research, and best practices in one library, applies your writing persona, and grounds the draft in your own material first, so your writing stays original and your work compounds. You can still use ChatGPT or Claude on top of your Recall library for the drafting itself.", }, }, ], } # AI for Writers: Write in Your Own Voice *Save your inspiration, set up a writing persona that sounds like you, build your own best practices, and draft from your own sources, so your writing reads like you, not like everyone else's AI.* There are two problems with how most writers use AI. The output is generic: ask ten people to write about the same topic with the same tool and you get ten versions of the same flat draft, with your perspective nowhere in it. And the raw material of your writing, the ideas you jot down, the lines you save, the articles that inspired you, is scattered across notes apps, screenshots, and bookmarks you never reopen. Recall fixes both. Your inspiration, your notes, your best practices, and your own thinking live in one connected library, and a reusable writing persona keeps every draft in your voice. When you write, the draft starts from your material first, before the open web, so instead of conjuring something generic, you generate from your own ideas and sources and your voice stays in the final piece. ## Why use Recall for writing - **Write in your own voice with a persona:** create a reusable writing persona so Recall follows your tone, style, and rules on every draft, without repeating instructions. - **Save your inspiration in one place:** keep the articles, examples, and lines that inspire you searchable and ready to reuse when you write. - **Build your own best practices:** turn your research into reusable best-practice checklists, including SEO and AEO, that you apply to every piece. - **Start from your own thinking:** capture your angles and opinions on a blank page first, so AI reacts to your perspective instead of replacing it. - **Draft from your sources, not the generic web:** ground the draft in the research and references you've chosen to trust, so your work stays original and compounds. ## What you'll build - A library of inspiration, examples, and references, tagged by theme or project - A reusable writing persona that follows your tone, style, and rules - Best-practice checklists, including SEO and AEO, that you reuse on every piece - Notes that capture your own ideas and voice before AI writes anything - Drafts grounded in your own thinking and sources instead of the generic web The six-part [AI for Writing and Research](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/workflow/ai-for-writing-and-research) guide walks through researching, capturing your own thinking, drafting, and fact-checking, with a video you can follow step by step. This page stays focused on the writer workflow: saving inspiration, building a persona and best practices, and drafting in your voice. ## The writing workflow, step by step Save your inspiration, set up your persona and best practices, capture your own thinking, then draft and refine. Expand any step to see what it looks like. Great writing starts with great raw material. Inspiration comes from everywhere you already spend time, so collect it all in one place: the YouTube videos and podcasts that spark an idea, the social posts and threads worth a second look, the blogs and essays you admire, and the articles you want to reference later. - **Save inspiration from anywhere:** capture YouTube videos, podcasts, social posts, blogs, essays, and articles with the browser extension, by pasting a link, or via the mobile share sheet, and Recall keeps the full content searchable, not just a bookmark. - **Take your own notes too:** Recall isn't only for saving other people's content. Click the pen icon (✎) next to **Add Content** to create a blank note, or add notes in a saved card's notebook. Type `/` anywhere in the notebook to open the block editor (headings, lists, to-dos, callouts, and more) so your reactions, takeaways, and the lines that strike you live next to their source. - **Capture stray ideas on the go:** ideas rarely arrive at your desk. Open the Recall mobile app, tap the pen icon to create a blank note, and jot down a line, an angle, or a hook the moment it strikes, so it's saved before it's gone. - **Tag by theme or project:** file inspiration under tags like `Inspiration / Hooks` or a specific project, so it's there when you need it. **Example:** Over a few weeks you save a few YouTube essays and podcast episodes you admire, a thread that nailed an idea, a couple of blogs in your niche, and your own notes on what made each one work, all tagged by theme, so it's ready when you sit down to write. A persona is one of the most powerful features in Recall for writers. It's a reusable set of instructions that tells the AI how to write for you, so you stop correcting the same things in every chat. - **Create it once:** open **global chat** in the left panel by clicking the **AI icon**, choose the persona menu in the top-left corner, and select **Add new persona**. Name it something like `My Writing Voice`. - **Define your voice and rules:** set the tone and style, plus the rules you always want. For example: write at a grade-8 reading level in short, plain sentences; no em dashes, semicolons, or unnecessary colons; no clichés or filler like "in today's world" or "unlock"; use active voice and the second person ("you"); keep paragraphs to two or three sentences; and don't open with a question. - **Tell it what to ground in:** instruct the persona to draft from your own notes and saved sources first, and to flag where it's missing material instead of inventing it. A writing persona often avoids inline citations so they don't clutter the draft. - **Reuse it everywhere:** apply the persona whenever you draft, so every piece comes out consistent with your style. See [AI Personas](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/workflow/ai-for-personalized-workflows) for the full guide to building personas. **Example persona, `My Writing Voice`:** > You are my writing assistant. Write in my voice: direct, plain, and a little dry, like I'm explaining something to a smart friend. Use short sentences and the second person. Aim for a grade-8 reading level. > > Rules: no em dashes, no semicolons, no unnecessary colons. Avoid clichés and filler phrases like "in today's fast-paced world," "unlock," "delve," or "game-changer." Use active voice. Keep paragraphs to two or three sentences. Don't open with a rhetorical question, and don't end with a generic summary. > > Always draft from my saved notes and sources first. If you don't have enough material on something, tell me what's missing instead of filling it in from the open web. Don't add inline citations unless I ask. From then on, every draft already follows your rules, so you spend your time shaping ideas instead of repeating instructions. Turn what you know about good writing into a reusable standard, instead of starting from scratch each time. - **Research best practices:** open **global chat** in the left panel by clicking the **AI icon** to chat with your knowledge base on the craft and rules for the kind of writing you do. - **Generate a checklist:** ask Recall to produce a best-practice checklist, and for content writing, an SEO and AEO checklist covering structure, metadata, originality, and FAQs. - **Save and refine it:** keep the checklist as a card under a tag like `Best Practices`, and add to it over time so it compounds. **Example:** You build an SEO and AEO checklist from your research and save it, so before publishing any post you can run the draft against it in seconds. This is the step most writers skip, and the one that keeps your voice in the piece. If you look to AI for an answer first, you bias your thinking and flatten your creativity. - **Start with a blank note:** click the pen icon (✎) next to **Add Content** to create a note, then brain-dump your angles, framing, and opinions before the AI writes anything. Recall isn't just for saving other people's content. Hit `/` anywhere in the notebook to open the block editor, with headings, lists, to-dos, callouts, and more, so you can structure your thinking as you go. See [Note-taking in Recall](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/note-taking-in-recall). - **Think out loud:** if voice-to-text helps you move faster, use it on the Recall mobile app or desktop. The goal is to get your perspective down, not to write perfectly. **Example:** Before drafting an essay, you create a note called `Why remote work stuck`, hit `/` to add headings for each angle, and brain-dump the points only you would make, so the draft has somewhere original to start from. Now generate a draft by combining your persona, your own thinking, and your sources, instead of conjuring from nowhere. - **Apply your persona:** select your writing persona so the draft follows your voice and rules from the first version. - **Bring your material together:** reference your own thinking note alongside the inspiration and sources you've tagged. - **Draft from your knowledge first:** open **global chat** in the left panel by clicking the **AI icon** to chat with your knowledge base and produce a draft grounded in your material, with answers from your own content first. See [global chat](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/chat-with-all-your-content). **Example:** With your persona on, you ask Recall to draft from your thinking note and your `Inspiration` tag, and get a first draft that already sounds like you. The draft is a starting point you shape, not a final answer you copy. Make it yours, check it, and keep it. - **Edit to make it yours:** tighten the draft so it fully reflects your voice. - **Run your best practices:** check the draft against your checklist, and for content, run a final SEO and AEO check on the live page with the browser extension after publishing. - **Save it back:** keep the finished piece in Recall so it becomes part of your library for the next one. **Example:** You polish the draft, run it through your SEO and AEO checklist, publish, then file the finished piece under its project tag for next time. ## How your writing becomes part of your second brain For a writer, your ideas, inspiration, and past work are your most valuable material, and the easiest to lose. In Recall, everything you save and write joins one connected library: tagged, linked, and searchable. Your inspiration, your notes, your best practices, and your finished pieces sit together, so each new piece starts from a richer base than the last. See how it all fits together in the [AI Second Brain guide](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/workflow/the-co-founder-guide-to-recall). ## Frequently asked questions The best AI for writers isn't a specific model, it's any AI that writes from your own ideas, notes, and sources instead of the open internet. Recall lets writers save their inspiration, set up a writing persona that matches their style, and draft from their own material, so the writing sounds like them rather than the internet average. You can also bring your own AI model on top of your Recall library. Yes, with a writing persona. In Recall you can create a reusable persona that captures your tone, style, and rules (for example no em dashes or a specific voice), so every draft follows your preferences without you repeating instructions. Combined with drafting from your own notes and sources, the persona keeps the writing sounding like you across everything you produce. Yes. In Recall you can research SEO and AEO best practices, save them into a knowledge base, and generate a reusable best-practice checklist you apply to every piece. Before publishing you can check a draft against that checklist, and after publishing you can use the browser extension on the live page to run a final SEO and AEO check, so best practices become a repeatable step instead of guesswork. ChatGPT drafts from the open internet and forgets your sources and preferences between sessions. Recall keeps your inspiration, notes, research, and best practices in one library, applies your writing persona, and grounds the draft in your own material first, so your writing stays original and your work compounds. You can still use ChatGPT or Claude on top of your Recall library for the drafting itself. ## Related Recall features - [AI Personas](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/workflow/ai-for-personalized-workflows) - [Chat with all your content](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/chat-with-all-your-content) - [Note-taking in Recall](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/note-taking-in-recall) - [Graph overview](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/graph/overview) - [Tagging](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/tagging) ## Related guides - [AI for Writing and Research](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/workflow/ai-for-writing-and-research) - [AI for Marketing](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/audience/ai-for-marketing) - [AI Personas](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/workflow/ai-for-personalized-workflows) - [AI for Researchers](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/audience/ai-for-researchers) - [AI Notes](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/workflow/ai-notes) --- # AI for Researchers: Build a Research Knowledge Base That Compounds Source: https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/audience/ai-for-researchers "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "FAQPage", mainEntity: [ { "@type": "Question", name: "What is the best AI for researchers?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "The best AI for researchers is one where your knowledge compounds instead of resetting every session. Most AI research is a series of one-off chats on the open web, so nothing you find today builds on yesterday. Recall grounds answers in your trusted sources and your own notes first, so every source you add makes the next question smarter and your research builds into a knowledge base instead of being thrown away.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "Can I chat with my research papers in Recall?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Yes. In Recall you can chat with a single paper or across your whole research knowledge base at once, asking questions like 'what do these studies agree and disagree on?' Recall answers from your trusted sources and your own notes first before reaching for the internet, and every answer links back to the exact passage, so you can verify it against the original.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "How is Recall different from ChatGPT for academic research?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "A standard chatbot grounds its answers in the open internet and whatever it remembers about you, and each chat is thrown away. Recall grounds answers in the papers and sources you've actually saved (with optional web search), lets you save useful answers back under topic tags, and connects related ideas across your library. So instead of restarting every session, you build a trusted, citable research base you can chat with later.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "Can Recall help with a literature review?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Yes. Recall is well suited to literature reviews: import your papers and sources, summarize each one, then open global chat in the left panel by clicking the AI icon and @ mention your topic tag to surface themes, gaps, and disagreements across the whole collection. Recall's connections and knowledge graph map how concepts relate across sources, so you can see the shape of a field instead of reading every paper end to end.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "Can I import my existing papers and PDFs?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Yes. You can upload text-based PDFs up to 100MB each, paste links, save with the browser extension, or bulk import bookmarks for talks and articles. Once they're in Recall, your papers become searchable, connectable cards that sit alongside your own notes and everything else you save, and that you can chat with as one knowledge base.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "Does Recall keep citations back to the source?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Yes. When you chat with your sources, Recall's answers include citations and source chips that jump you straight to the exact passage, timestamp, or page. That means you can trust an AI answer about your research because you can always trace it back to the original paper or talk.", }, }, ], } # AI for Researchers: Research That Compounds *Build a research knowledge base that prioritizes your trusted sources and your own notes, spend your research time with intention, and build on what you've gathered instead of starting every search from scratch.* Research is one of the most time-consuming parts of any project, and the hardest to scope. You rarely know up front where your time is best spent, so you skim too much, read the wrong things in depth, and still aren't sure you've covered what matters. General AI tools don't fix this, because the knowledge never compounds. On ChatGPT or a general search tool, every chat starts over on the open web and is thrown away when the session ends, so nothing you find today builds on what you found yesterday. Your sources scatter too, across downloads, tabs, and reference managers you rarely reopen. Recall is built around a [knowledge loop](https://www.recall.it/compare/chatgpt-alternative): research builds on what you've already gathered, and everything you keep feeds back into a research knowledge base that compounds over time. Summaries let you pre-screen a source in two minutes and decide if it deserves your full attention, and chat is grounded in your trusted sources and your own notes first, before the web. So you spend your research time with intention instead of guessing where to start. *The knowledge loop: research builds on what you've gathered, and everything you keep feeds back into your knowledge base as it compounds over time.* ## Why use Recall for research - **Spend your research time with intention:** read a two-minute summary to decide whether a paper, talk, or article deserves your full attention, instead of skimming everything and hoping. - **Your knowledge compounds:** every source you save and every answer you keep feeds back into your knowledge base, so each project starts ahead of the last instead of from scratch. - **Grounded in your trusted sources and your own notes:** chat answers from the sources you've chosen to trust and the notes you've written first, before the open web, with citations back to the original. - **Synthesize across everything you've saved:** surface themes, gaps, and disagreements across a whole topic at once, instead of rereading every paper end to end. - **See how ideas connect:** Recall links related concepts across your sources and maps them in a knowledge graph, so you can navigate a field, not just a folder. - **Remember what you read:** turn key findings into quizzes and let related sources resurface as you browse, so your reading actually sticks. ## What you'll build - A research knowledge base that brings your trusted sources and your own notes together, tagged by topic - Summaries on each source so you can decide where to spend your time - Synthesized answers across everything you've saved on a question - Connections and a knowledge graph that map how ideas relate across sources - A writing workflow that drafts from your knowledge base instead of the generic web The six-part [AI for Writing and Research](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/workflow/ai-for-writing-and-research) guide walks through building a topic knowledge base, capturing your own thinking, drafting, and fact-checking, with a video you can follow step by step. This page stays focused on the researcher workflow: building your knowledge base, synthesizing across sources, and remembering what you read. ## See it in action ## The research workflow, step by step Build your knowledge base, understand each source, synthesize across it, then write it up and remember it. Expand any step to see what it looks like. Get every source into one place, along with your own notes, so your research lives together instead of scattered across downloads and tabs. - **Research on the web with the extension:** as you read, use the browser extension to decide what's worth keeping and save it to your knowledge base in one click, without breaking your flow. It's the fastest way to research and capture at the same time, so only the sources you trust make it in. - **Upload papers:** add text-based PDFs up to 100MB each through **Add Content**. See [PDFs](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/content-type/pdfs). - **Add your own notes:** click the pen icon (✎) next to **Add Content** to create a blank note, or add notes in a saved card's notebook. Type `/` anywhere in the notebook to open the block editor (headings, lists, to-dos, callouts, and more) so you can capture ideas, hypotheses, and takeaways alongside the sources they relate to. See [Note-taking in Recall](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/note-taking-in-recall). - **Bulk import:** bring in a backlog of articles and videos at once with [bookmark imports](https://docs.recall.it/supported-content/bookmark-imports). - **Tag by topic:** file each source under a topic tag like `Literature Review / Attention` so it's interpreted against everything related. **Example:** While researching online you save eight papers and three talks with the extension as you go, add your own notes on each, and tag them all `Active Recall`, so your sources and your thinking sit together in one knowledge base. Saving a paper isn't the same as understanding it. Distill each source before you synthesize. - **Summarize:** generate a concise or detailed summary of any paper, talk, or article. - **Read the full text:** the reader gives you the complete document or transcript, so you can search for an exact quote or jump to a section. - **Check your understanding:** click **Generate Questions** to test whether a source actually stuck. **Example:** For a dense methods paper, you read the summary first, then jump to the exact section in the reader to check how they ran the experiment. This is where a pile of papers becomes a literature review. Open **global chat** in the left panel by clicking the **AI icon** and ask questions across the whole topic at once. - **Chat with your knowledge base:** open **global chat** in the left panel by clicking the **AI icon**, `@` mention your topic tag, and ask across every source you've saved. See [global chat](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/chat-with-all-your-content). - **Ground it in your sources:** switch to **Recall only** when you want answers from your knowledge base alone, or **Recall + Web** to go wider. - **Trace every claim:** answers come with citations and source chips that jump to the exact passage, so you can verify against the original. - **Map the field:** use connections and the [Knowledge Graph](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/graph/overview) to see how concepts relate across sources. **Example:** You ask, "Where do these studies agree and disagree on spaced repetition intervals?" and Recall answers from your twelve papers, with citations you can open to confirm. When it's time to turn research into output, your knowledge base becomes the raw material for a draft that sounds like you. - **Generate from your sources:** combine your topic research, a best-practice checklist, and your own thinking into a draft grounded in your work, not the generic web. - **Follow the full method:** see [AI for Writing and Research](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/workflow/ai-for-writing-and-research) for the six-part walkthrough on researching, capturing your own thinking, drafting, and fact-checking. **Example:** You draft a related-work section by referencing your `Active Recall` tag and your own notes, then cross-check the draft against the original papers before submitting. Research is only useful if it stays with you. Keep your sources active instead of letting them fade. - **Quiz key findings:** turn the results that matter into quizzes and review them with [spaced repetition](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/quiz-and-spaced-repetition). - **Resurface as you work:** related sources reappear as you browse the web with [Augmented Browsing](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/recall-augmented-browsing). - **Search months later:** find any paper or finding with natural language long after you read it. **Example:** Six months after a review, a reviewer asks about a specific finding. You search a phrase you remember and land on the exact paper and your notes on it. ## How your research becomes part of your second brain For a researcher, the most valuable asset is everything you've already read and noted, and the easiest thing to lose. In Recall, every paper, talk, and article you save joins your own notes in one connected library: tagged, summarized, linked, and searchable. Your sources stop being a download folder and become a research knowledge base you can question, synthesize, and build on for years. See how it all fits together in the [AI Second Brain guide](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/workflow/the-co-founder-guide-to-recall). ## Related Recall features - [Chat with all your content](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/chat-with-all-your-content) - [Quiz and spaced repetition](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/quiz-and-spaced-repetition) - [Graph overview](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/graph/overview) - [Recall augmented browsing](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/recall-augmented-browsing) - [Bookmark imports](https://docs.recall.it/supported-content/bookmark-imports) ## Related guides - [AI for Writing and Research](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/workflow/ai-for-writing-and-research) - [AI for Curated Conversations](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/workflow/for-chatting-with-experts) - [PDFs](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/content-type/pdfs) - [AI for Students](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/audience/for-students) ## Frequently asked questions The best AI for researchers is one where your knowledge compounds instead of resetting every session. Most AI research is a series of one-off chats on the open web, so nothing you find today builds on yesterday. Recall grounds answers in your trusted sources and your own notes first, so every source you add makes the next question smarter and your research builds into a knowledge base instead of being thrown away. Yes. In Recall you can chat with a single paper or across your whole research knowledge base at once, asking questions like "what do these studies agree and disagree on?" Recall answers from your trusted sources and your own notes first before reaching for the internet, and every answer links back to the exact passage, so you can verify it against the original. A standard chatbot grounds its answers in the open internet and whatever it remembers about you, and each chat is thrown away. Recall grounds answers in the papers and sources you've actually saved (with optional web search), lets you save useful answers back under topic tags, and connects related ideas across your library. So instead of restarting every session, you build a trusted, citable research base you can chat with later. Yes. Recall is well suited to literature reviews: import your papers and sources, summarize each one, then open **global chat** in the left panel by clicking the **AI icon** and `@` mention your topic tag to surface themes, gaps, and disagreements across the whole collection. Recall's connections and knowledge graph map how concepts relate across sources, so you can see the shape of a field instead of reading every paper end to end. Yes. You can upload text-based PDFs up to 100MB each, paste links, save with the browser extension, or bulk import bookmarks for talks and articles. Once they're in Recall, your papers become searchable, connectable cards that sit alongside your own notes and everything else you save, and that you can chat with as one knowledge base. Yes. When you chat with your sources, Recall's answers include citations and source chips that jump you straight to the exact passage, timestamp, or page. That means you can trust an AI answer about your research because you can always trace it back to the original paper or talk. --- # AI for Marketing: Content Guidelines, Briefs, and On-Brand Content Source: https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/audience/ai-for-marketing "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "FAQPage", mainEntity: [ { "@type": "Question", name: "What is the best AI for marketing?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "The best AI for marketing is one that drafts from your own brand, research, and guidelines instead of the generic web. Recall lets marketers save their brand material, competitor content, and research into one knowledge base, turn it into reusable content guidelines and checklists, then generate on-brand content grounded in those sources, so it sounds like your brand and not the internet average.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "How do I use AI to create content guidelines?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "In Recall you save your best-performing content, brand docs, and research under a topic tag, then chat with that knowledge base to generate a content-guidelines document or pre-publish checklist, covering tone, structure, SEO, AEO, and brand rules. Because it's grounded in your own material, the guideline reflects your brand, and you can save it back and refine it over time so it compounds instead of being a one-off output.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "How do I keep AI marketing content on brand?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Keep your brand material in Recall and draft from it. Save your brand voice docs, style guide, and top content, generate a reusable content-guidelines checklist, then have the AI draft against your own thinking and that checklist rather than the open web. You can also set up a personalized marketing persona so Recall follows your tone and rules on every piece.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "Can AI for marketing help with SEO and AEO?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Yes. In Recall you can research SEO and AEO best practices, save them into a knowledge base, and generate a pre-publish checklist you reuse on every piece. After publishing, you can use the browser extension on the live page to run a final SEO and AEO check against your checklist, so optimization becomes a repeatable step instead of guesswork.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "How is Recall different from ChatGPT for marketing content?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "ChatGPT drafts from the open internet and forgets your brand between sessions. Recall keeps your brand material, research, and guidelines in one knowledge base and grounds every draft in your own sources first, so content stays on brand and your work compounds. You can still use ChatGPT or Claude on top of your Recall library for the drafting itself.", }, }, ], } # AI for Marketing: On-Brand Content That Doesn't Sound Generic *Build a marketing knowledge base, turn it into reusable content guidelines and briefs, and draft on-brand content grounded in your own sources, instead of generic copy that sounds like everyone else.* Marketing teams have a generic-content problem. When AI drafts from the open internet, the output sounds like every other brand using the same tool, and your voice, positioning, and hard-won best practices disappear. Meanwhile the things that make content on-brand, your style guide, your top performers, your SEO and AEO rules, live in scattered docs and people's heads, so every brief and draft starts from scratch. Recall fixes this by making your own material the foundation. Save your brand docs, research, competitor content, and best performers into one knowledge base, turn them into reusable content guidelines and checklists, then draft grounded in those sources first. The result is on-brand content produced faster, and a system that gets sharper with every piece you publish. ## Why use Recall for marketing - **Create reusable content guidelines:** turn your research and best content into a guidelines doc or pre-publish checklist you apply to every piece, instead of reinventing standards each time. - **Keep content on brand:** draft from your brand material and your own thinking first, so the output sounds like your brand, not the internet average. - **Research that compounds:** save competitor content, your niche, and what's working into one knowledge base that gets richer with every project. - **Build SEO and AEO into the workflow:** generate best-practice checklists and run a final check on the live page after publishing. - **Chat with your marketing knowledge first:** ask across your own briefs, research, and guidelines before reaching for the open web. ## What you'll build - A marketing knowledge base of brand docs, research, competitor content, and top performers, tagged by topic - Reusable content guidelines and pre-publish checklists (tone, structure, SEO, AEO, brand rules) - Briefs and your own angle captured before AI drafts anything - On-brand drafts grounded in your sources and guidelines - A personalized marketing persona so Recall follows your tone and rules This workflow is based on the six-part [AI for Writing and Research](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/workflow/ai-for-writing-and-research) guide, where Recall's co-founder uses SEO and AEO content as the example, with a video you can follow step by step. This page stays focused on the marketing workflow: building content guidelines and drafting on-brand content. ## The marketing content workflow, step by step Build your knowledge base, turn it into guidelines, capture your brief, draft on brand, then optimize and publish. Expand any step to see what it looks like. Bring the material that defines your brand and your market into one place, so every brief and draft starts from your own sources. - **Save your brand material:** add your style guide, brand voice docs, and best-performing content with the browser extension or by pasting links. - **Research your niche and competitors:** save competitor content, top-ranking pieces, and market research, then tag it by topic like `SEO and AEO` or `Q3 campaign`. - **Add your own notes:** click the pen icon (✎) next to **Add Content** to create a blank note, or add notes in a saved card's notebook. Type `/` anywhere in the notebook to open the block editor (headings, lists, to-dos, callouts, and more) so positioning, audience insights, and takeaways sit alongside the sources they relate to. See [Note-taking in Recall](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/note-taking-in-recall). **Example:** For a content push you save five top-ranking competitor articles, your brand voice doc, and your own notes, all tagged `SEO and AEO`, so the whole project lives in one knowledge base. Turn what you've gathered into a reusable standard, instead of a one-off AI output. - **Generate a guidelines doc:** open **global chat** in the left panel by clicking the **AI icon**, `@` mention your topic tag, switch to **Recall only**, and ask for a best-practice guide and a pre-publish checklist covering tone, structure, metadata, SEO, AEO, and brand rules. - **Save it back:** keep the checklist in your notebook under a clear tag like `SEO and AEO / Best Practices` so the whole team can reuse it. - **Refine over time:** add to the card as you learn, so your guidelines compound instead of going stale. **Example:** You ask Recall to build an SEO and AEO checklist from your `SEO and AEO` tag, save it as a card, and reuse it on every blog you publish. Before the AI drafts anything, get your own thinking down so the content has an original point of view. - **Start with a blank note:** click the pen icon (✎) next to **Add Content** to create a note, then brain-dump the angle, key messages, and audience for the piece. Hit `/` anywhere in the notebook to open the block editor, with headings, lists, to-dos, callouts, and more, if you want to structure the brief as you go. See [Note-taking in Recall](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/note-taking-in-recall). - **Keep it yours:** the goal is to capture the perspective only your brand would take, so AI reacts to it rather than replacing it. **Example:** For a launch post you write a quick note on the one message that matters and who it's for, so the draft has a clear brief to start from. Now generate a draft by combining your brief, your guidelines, and your sources, so it's on brand from the first version. - **Bring it together:** reference your brief note, your content-guidelines checklist, and your research tag in one prompt. - **Draft from your knowledge first:** open **global chat** in the left panel by clicking the **AI icon** to chat with your knowledge base and produce a draft grounded in your material. See [global chat](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/chat-with-all-your-content). - **Stay consistent:** set up a [personalized marketing persona](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/workflow/ai-for-personalized-workflows) so Recall follows your tone and rules every time. **Example:** You ask Recall to draft a blog from your brief, your best-practice checklist, and your competitor tag, and get an on-brand first draft to shape. The draft is a starting point. Check it against your standards, publish, and keep it for next time. - **Run your checklist:** ask Recall to check the draft against your content-guidelines and SEO and AEO checklist before publishing. - **Check the live page:** after publishing, use the browser extension on the live page to run a final SEO and AEO check, since Recall can inspect the real page context including metadata and schema. - **Save it back:** keep the finished piece in your knowledge base so it strengthens the base you draft from next. **Example:** You run the draft through your checklist, publish, then use the extension on the live URL for a final optimization pass, and file the piece under its campaign tag. ## How your marketing work becomes part of your second brain For a marketer, your brand material, research, and best practices are your most valuable assets, and the easiest to scatter across docs and tools. In Recall, everything you save and create joins one connected library: tagged, linked, and searchable. Your guidelines, briefs, research, and published pieces sit together, so each campaign starts from a richer base than the last. See how it all fits together in the [AI Second Brain guide](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/workflow/the-co-founder-guide-to-recall). ## Frequently asked questions The best AI for marketing is one that drafts from your own brand, research, and guidelines instead of the generic web. Recall lets marketers save their brand material, competitor content, and research into one knowledge base, turn it into reusable content guidelines and checklists, then generate on-brand content grounded in those sources, so it sounds like your brand and not the internet average. In Recall you save your best-performing content, brand docs, and research under a topic tag, then chat with that knowledge base to generate a content-guidelines document or pre-publish checklist, covering tone, structure, SEO, AEO, and brand rules. Because it's grounded in your own material, the guideline reflects your brand, and you can save it back and refine it over time so it compounds instead of being a one-off output. Keep your brand material in Recall and draft from it. Save your brand voice docs, style guide, and top content, generate a reusable content-guidelines checklist, then have the AI draft against your own thinking and that checklist rather than the open web. You can also set up a personalized marketing persona so Recall follows your tone and rules on every piece. Yes. In Recall you can research SEO and AEO best practices, save them into a knowledge base, and generate a pre-publish checklist you reuse on every piece. After publishing, you can use the browser extension on the live page to run a final SEO and AEO check against your checklist, so optimization becomes a repeatable step instead of guesswork. ChatGPT drafts from the open internet and forgets your brand between sessions. Recall keeps your brand material, research, and guidelines in one knowledge base and grounds every draft in your own sources first, so content stays on brand and your work compounds. You can still use ChatGPT or Claude on top of your Recall library for the drafting itself. ## Related Recall features - [Chat with all your content](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/chat-with-all-your-content) - [Note-taking in Recall](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/note-taking-in-recall) - [Graph overview](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/graph/overview) - [Tagging](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/tagging) ## Related guides - [AI for Writing and Research](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/workflow/ai-for-writing-and-research) - [AI for Writers](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/audience/ai-for-writers) - [AI Personas](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/workflow/ai-for-personalized-workflows) - [AI for Researchers](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/audience/ai-for-researchers) - [AI Notes](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/workflow/ai-notes) --- # AI for Lifelong Learners: Make Learning Stick Source: https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/audience/ai-for-learning "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "FAQPage", mainEntity: [ { "@type": "Question", name: "What is active recall?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Active recall is a study technique where you retrieve information from memory instead of rereading it. The act of pulling an answer out of your head, rather than recognizing it on the page, is what builds durable memory. In Recall you practice active recall by generating quiz questions from any content you've saved and testing yourself on them.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "What is spaced repetition?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Spaced repetition is a learning method that schedules reviews at increasing intervals, bringing material back right before you're likely to forget it. It works against the forgetting curve, the tendency to lose most of what you learn within 24 hours without review. Recall Review applies spaced repetition automatically: questions you get wrong come back more often, and questions you nail come back less often.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "How to remember what you read, watch, and listen to?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "To remember what you consume, you need to capture the key points and revisit them with active retrieval, not just save the link. In Recall you save the source, generate quiz questions from it, test yourself, and add those questions to Recall Review so spaced repetition resurfaces them right before you forget. Over time your knowledge accumulates across everything you've saved instead of resetting every week.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "How does Recall help me remember what I learn?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Recall closes the loop between consuming content and remembering it. You save a video, podcast, PDF, article, or note, generate questions from it, test yourself with active recall, and review those questions over time with spaced repetition. Instead of forgetting most of what you consume within days, your knowledge accumulates and builds on everything you've learned before.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "Can I generate a quiz from a YouTube video or podcast?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Yes. Save the video, podcast, PDF, article, or your own notes into Recall, open the Quiz tab, and generate questions from it. With Quiz 2.0 you choose the number of questions; pick multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, matching, flashcards, true/false, short answer, or ordering formats; set the difficulty; and add explanations and hints. You can then add those questions to Recall Review so they enter your spaced repetition schedule.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "How is Recall Review different from Anki or Quizlet?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "With Anki or Quizlet you usually build decks by hand. In Recall, the questions come straight from the content you've already saved and care about, so there's no separate deck-building step. Recall Review then runs the same proven techniques, active recall and spaced repetition, adapting the intervals to how well you answer, and you can filter your review by due date, type, difficulty, and tag to study one topic at a time.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "Can I share a Recall Shared Challenge with friends, classmates, or students?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Yes. Recall Shared Challenge lets you turn any saved content into a quiz and share it with anyone, and they don't need a Recall account to take it. It's useful when a study group, class, or team is learning the same material: everyone takes the same quiz and you can compare how each person did.", }, }, ], } # AI for Lifelong Learners: Make Learning Stick *Recall helps you rediscover the joy of learning: follow what genuinely excites you, save and connect everything you explore, and use active recall to actually remember what you learn.* Most of us consume more than ever (podcasts, videos, articles, documentaries) but much of it stays surface-level, good for small talk, not for real growth. We save things we never revisit. We forget the details of a documentary we loved a month ago. The spark of curiosity that made learning feel exciting can get buried under years of routine. Recall was built to change that. One of our core goals is to **bring back the joy of learning**: to help you follow your curiosity, go deep on the topics that genuinely excite you, and reignite the passion for discovery. When learning feels meaningful again, you're far more likely to stick with it, and remember what you learned. The image above captures something most of us recognize: joy in learning peaks early, then dips as life gets busy and growth turns into routine. But that curve can rise again. Carving out even a small part of your day to explore something you actually care about, not because you have to but because you want to, can reignite that spark. That doesn't mean ignoring the science of memory. You still watch a long video, listen to a podcast, or read an article and forget most of it within days unless you revisit it. Recall closes that loop quietly in the background: save what matters, quiz yourself on what you chose, and review it at the right time so your knowledge accumulates instead of resetting. The techniques work in service of the joy, not the other way around. Read more about rediscovering the joy of learning in [this blog post](https://www.recall.it/post/rediscover-the-joy-of-learning-with-ai-tools-to-help-you-actively-learn). ## Why use Recall for lifelong learning Recall is a place where all the content you care about lives together: podcasts, videos, articles, PDFs, and your own notes. It grows with you, stays organized, and helps you actually remember what you've saved. - **One home for everything you learn:** every video, podcast, article, PDF, and note you save joins one knowledge base that keeps growing with you over years, not scattered across bookmarks, screenshots, and apps you forget to open. - **Organized without the work:** Recall automatically tags and connects your content by topic, so you don't have to maintain a folder structure or spend time filing things away. - **Your own notes alongside what you save:** add your thoughts, highlights, and ideas directly to any card, so your perspective lives with the source material. - **Chat with your knowledge:** open **global chat** in the left panel by clicking the **AI icon** to ask questions across everything you've saved and get answers grounded in your own library first, not the generic internet. - **Quiz yourself when you want to remember:** generate questions from the content you chose and test yourself, so the ideas that matter actually stick. - **Review at the right time:** Recall Review resurfaces what you're about to forget, adapting to how well you answer so you spend time where it matters. - **Build a habit that compounds:** streaks, notifications, and quick mobile quizzes turn learning into a routine instead of a one-off binge. ## What you'll build - A lifelong knowledge base with everything you read, watch, and listen to - Automatic organization by topic, with your own tags and connections on top - Your own notes and thoughts connected to the original source material - Quizzes generated from content you care about, in the formats you prefer - A review schedule that adapts to what you're still learning - A daily or weekly habit that makes knowledge compound over time ## Watch and follow along Expand each part below for the step-by-step walkthrough of Quiz 2.0, Recall Review, Recall Shared Challenges, and streaks. Click the timestamp on any part to jump straight to that moment in the video. ## The lifelong learning workflow Save what matters, let it organize itself, chat with your own knowledge, quiz yourself when you want to remember, review at the right time, and build a habit that compounds. Expand any step to see how it works. The peace of mind starts here: everything you want to remember lives in one place instead of scattered across bookmarks, screenshots, and apps you forget to open. - **Paste a link:** drop in a YouTube video, podcast, article, or any supported URL. Recall pulls the content and generates a summary automatically. - **Upload PDFs:** click **Add Content** and select **PDFs** to upload documents up to 100MB each. - **Save as you browse:** use the browser extension or mobile share sheet to capture content in one click while you're reading or watching. - **Take your own notes:** click the pen icon (✎) next to **Add Content** to create a note. Your thoughts live alongside everything else you've saved. **Example:** You finish a documentary on Roman history, save it to Recall, and skim the summary over coffee the next morning. It's there whenever you want to return to it. You don't have to file anything. Recall reads what you save and organizes it automatically, so structure emerges without effort. - **Automatic tagging:** Recall tags content by topic based on what it's about, so similar material groups together. - **Automatic connections:** related content links together, revealing patterns across what you've saved over months or years. - **Add your own structure:** create your own tags, connections, and notes when you want to. The system works with or without manual input. - **Search in plain language:** find anything across your whole library without remembering exactly where you saved it. **Example:** You've saved content on AI, philosophy, and history over the past year. Recall connects them by theme, so opening one card surfaces related ideas from across all three topics. Once you've saved content, open **global chat** in the left panel by clicking the **AI icon**. Unlike chatting with a generic AI, Recall answers from the content you've saved first, then the open internet only if you want it to. This is one of our most powerful features, and one of the most underused. - **Your knowledge comes first:** ask a question and Recall answers from your own saved videos, podcasts, PDFs, articles, and notes, with the sources referenced, before reaching for the wider web. - **Set the context of your chat:** type `@` followed by a note's name to chat with one specific item, or `@` followed by a folder or tag to chat with everything in that group. - **Talk to the experts you trust:** import everything from a creator or field you care about (every episode of a favorite podcast, a stack of papers) and have a conversation grounded in their knowledge. - **Talk to a version of yourself that remembers everything:** add your own notes, journals, and saved ideas, and ask across them in plain language instead of trying to recall where you read something. **Example:** You've saved dozens of nutrition podcasts and articles. Instead of searching through them, you ask "what have I saved about protein intake as you age?" and get a synthesized answer drawn from your own library, with each source linked. When you want to actually remember something, not just have it saved, open the **Quiz** tab and generate questions. - **Choose the number of questions** and pick from multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, matching, flashcards, true/false, short answer, or ordering formats. - **Set the difficulty:** easy, medium, hard, or mixed. - **Include explanations** for context after answering, and **hints** when you get stuck. - **Create your own questions** if you want to target specific ideas, or **edit** generated ones to make them your own. - **Toggle Schedule for review** to add questions to your spaced repetition cycle automatically. **Example:** After saving a long interview with an economist, you generate ten questions on the key ideas. A week later you still remember the main points. Recall Review resurfaces questions right before you're about to forget them. Access it from the **Review** icon (hat) in the left sidebar. - **Adaptive intervals:** questions you keep getting wrong appear more often; questions you nail appear less often. - **Filter your review:** narrow by due date, question type, difficulty, or tag to focus on one topic or interest at a time. - **Start Review:** click **Start Review** to work through your most-due questions in one session. [Learn more about spaced repetition](https://docs.recall.it/getting-started/6-review-content). **Example:** You tag all your philosophy content `philosophy` and run a ten-minute review filtered to that tag each evening. Ideas from months ago stay fresh. Knowledge only accumulates if you keep showing up. Recall helps you make learning a routine instead of a one-off. - **Track streaks:** build a daily or weekly streak so review becomes automatic. - **Enable notifications:** turn on email and push reminders when questions are due. - **Review on mobile:** install the Recall app on [iOS](https://apps.apple.com/app/recall-summarize-save/id6445893722) or [Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.recall.wiki) and run a quick quiz anywhere. - **Check your stats:** look back at all-time progress to see how your learning compounds over months and years. - **Share with friends:** turn any quiz into a Recall Shared Challenge and share it with others who are interested in the same topic. **Example:** You swap ten minutes of social media before bed for ten minutes of Recall Review. After a few months, the ideas from documentaries and podcasts you consumed weeks ago are still there when you need them in conversation. - **Save first, decide later:** the peace of mind comes from knowing everything you care about is in one place. You don't have to quiz yourself on everything, just the ideas that matter most. - **Let the system do the work:** automatic organization and spaced repetition mean you don't have to remember what to review or where you filed things. - **Make it a habit, not a project:** ten minutes a day compounds into a knowledge base you can actually use over years. ## Example daily routines The same learning loop adapts to very different lives. Here's how three people use Recall to actually remember what they consume. ### The curious generalist **Challenge:** reads widely across history, science, and culture, but can't retain details from everything saved. - **Morning:** saves a long-form article or podcast episode and skims the summary over coffee. - **Commute:** generates five quiz questions from yesterday's save and runs them on the mobile app. - **Evening:** adds new questions to Recall Review and checks streak progress. - **Weekend:** creates a Recall Shared Challenge from a favorite documentary and shares it with friends. **Value:** knowledge from disparate topics starts to stick and connect instead of fading by the next week. ### The busy professional **Challenge:** needs to stay on top of industry news while balancing a packed work week. - **Morning commute:** before picking a podcast, checks whether it's worth the time with a quick summary. - **Midday:** saves key articles with the browser extension and generates quiz questions from the most important ones. - **Afternoon:** runs a filtered Recall Review session tagged to the current project before a meeting. - **Evening:** explores connections between saved content and runs a quick quiz on the week's key ideas. **Value:** stays confidently informed without rereading everything, and retains the trends that matter for work. ### The language learner **Challenge:** learning across languages and retaining complex technical vocabulary. - **Morning:** saves tutorials and articles, generates summaries in the target language. - **Afternoon:** creates flashcard-style questions for new vocabulary and schedules them for review. - **Evening:** runs Recall Review filtered to language tags, focusing on words still getting wrong. - **Weekend:** shares a Recall Shared Challenge with a study partner learning the same material. **Value:** vocabulary and concepts stick across languages because review is spaced and targeted, not cramming before each session. ## Frequently asked questions Active recall is a study technique where you retrieve information from memory instead of rereading it. The act of pulling an answer out of your head, rather than recognizing it on the page, is what builds durable memory. In Recall you practice active recall by generating quiz questions from any content you've saved and testing yourself on them. Spaced repetition is a learning method that schedules reviews at increasing intervals, bringing material back right before you're likely to forget it. It works against the forgetting curve, the tendency to lose most of what you learn within 24 hours without review. Recall Review applies spaced repetition automatically: questions you get wrong come back more often, and questions you nail come back less often. To remember what you consume, you need to capture the key points and revisit them with active retrieval, not just save the link. In Recall you save the source, generate quiz questions from it, test yourself, and add those questions to Recall Review so spaced repetition resurfaces them right before you forget. Over time your knowledge accumulates across everything you've saved instead of resetting every week. Recall closes the loop between consuming content and remembering it. You save a video, podcast, PDF, article, or note, generate questions from it, test yourself with active recall, and review those questions over time with spaced repetition. Instead of forgetting most of what you consume within days, your knowledge accumulates and builds on everything you've learned before. Yes. Save the video, podcast, PDF, article, or your own notes into Recall, open the Quiz tab, and generate questions from it. With Quiz 2.0 you choose the number of questions; pick multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, matching, flashcards, true/false, short answer, or ordering formats; set the difficulty; and add explanations and hints. You can then add those questions to Recall Review so they enter your spaced repetition schedule. With Anki or Quizlet you usually build decks by hand. In Recall, the questions come straight from the content you've already saved and care about, so there's no separate deck-building step. Recall Review then runs the same proven techniques, active recall and spaced repetition, adapting the intervals to how well you answer, and you can filter your review by due date, type, difficulty, and tag to study one topic at a time. Yes. Recall Shared Challenge lets you turn any saved content into a quiz and share it with anyone, and they don't need a Recall account to take it. It's useful when a study group, class, or team is learning the same material: everyone takes the same quiz and you can compare how each person did. ## Related Recall features - [Quiz and spaced repetition](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/quiz-and-spaced-repetition) - [Chat with all your content](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/chat-with-all-your-content) - [Note-taking in Recall](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/note-taking-in-recall) - [Bookmark imports](https://docs.recall.it/supported-content/bookmark-imports) ## Related guides - [AI for Students](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/audience/for-students) - [AI for Teachers](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/audience/for-teachers) - [AI for ADHD](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/audience/ai-for-adhd) - [AI for Researchers](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/audience/ai-for-researchers) - [AI Second Brain](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/workflow/the-co-founder-guide-to-recall) --- # AI for Students: Spaced Repetition, Study Challenges & Daily Habits Source: https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/audience/for-students "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "FAQPage", mainEntity: [ { "@type": "Question", name: "What is the best AI for students?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "The best AI for students is one that helps you actually remember what you study instead of cramming and forgetting it. Most students use ChatGPT for one-off answers that are thrown away when the chat ends. Recall turns your lectures, PDFs, videos, and notes into quizzes, schedules them with spaced repetition so they resurface right before you forget, lets you share Recall Shared Challenges with your study group, and helps you build a daily study habit you can track.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "Can I use Recall to study for exams?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Yes, this is what Recall is built for. Save all your course material in one place, generate quizzes from it, and let Recall Review schedule them with spaced repetition. Instead of cramming the night before, you revisit weak material more often and strong material less often, so it moves into long-term memory. You can also run Recall Shared Challenges with classmates to find the gaps before exam day.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "How does spaced repetition help me beat cramming?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Cramming loads information into short-term memory, so most of it disappears within days. Spaced repetition schedules review at increasing intervals, bringing material back right before you're likely to forget it. Recall Review handles this automatically: questions you get wrong come back more often, questions you nail come back less often. Combined with active recall (testing yourself instead of rereading), it's one of the most effective ways to prepare for exams and retain what you learn.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "Can I share a Recall Shared Challenge with my study group?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Yes: Recall Shared Challenges let you share a quiz with anyone, and they don't need a Recall account to take it. Everyone takes the same quiz and lands on a shared leaderboard, so it works well for group study and revision before exams.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "Can Recall help me build a study habit?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Yes: Recall is designed to replace doom scrolling with quick study time. Install the mobile app and run a ten-minute quiz on the bus or during a break instead of opening social media. Streaks keep you consistent (switch between daily and weekly), notifications remind you when reviews are due, and all-time stats let you track your performance over time so you can see your progress build.", }, }, ], } # AI for Students: Beat the Cram, Build the Habit, Study Together *Turn your lectures, PDFs, and notes into quizzes, lock them in with spaced repetition so you stop cramming and forgetting, run Recall Shared Challenges with your study group, and build a daily study habit you can actually track.* You know the cycle: you cram the night before an exam, scrape through, and a week later it's gone. Cramming loads everything into short-term memory, so most of it disappears almost immediately. Meanwhile the time you could spend studying gets swallowed by doom scrolling, and revising alone makes it hard to know what you've actually got down. Recall is built to break that cycle three ways: 1. **Spaced Repetition:** exam material moves into long-term memory instead of evaporating after the test 2. **Streaks and Performance Tracking:** a few minutes of quizzing replaces the scroll, and you can see your progress build across the semester 3. **Recall Shared Challenges:** you and your friends study and compete on the same material, so you find the gaps before exam day Recall is used by thousands of students across the world, from **New York University** to the **Indian Institute of Technology**. Check out our [customer interview with a French Engineering student](https://youtu.be/wVwEH5FpiYc?si=uGwgxWf6a71XMARR) who uses Recall every day to study! ## How Top Students Use Recall Save your lectures, PDFs, and notes, generate quizzes, and let spaced repetition resurface them at the right time: swap ten minutes of scrolling for ten minutes of quizzing, and run Recall Shared Challenges with your study group when you want to revise together. - **Spaced Repetition:** active recall and spaced repetition resurface questions right before you'd forget them, so exam material sticks instead of evaporating after the test - **Streaks and Performance Tracking:** replace doom scrolling with quick quizzes, keep a streak, and watch your stats so you can see your progress over the semester - **Recall Shared Challenges:** share a quiz with your study group (no account needed) and compete on the same material ## Beat the Cram: Spaced Repetition for Exams Cramming feels productive, but it works against how memory actually forms. Here's the science, and how Recall turns it into an exam-prep system. **The Forgetting Curve:** without review, you forget most of what you learn within 24 hours. Information decays rapidly unless you actively retrieve it, which is why rereading lecture slides the night before rarely sticks. **Active Recall:** pulling information from memory, instead of recognizing it on the page, strengthens the pathways that let you retrieve it under exam pressure. Self-testing consistently outperforms rereading in learning research. **Spaced Repetition:** instead of cramming everything at once, you revisit weak material more often and strong material less often, bringing each concept back right before you'd forget it. Over time, knowledge moves from short-term to long-term memory. Recall builds these into a practical exam-prep loop: - **Quiz 2.0:** generates questions from any lecture, PDF, video, or note you've saved, so you can test yourself without writing flashcards by hand - **Recall Review:** applies spaced repetition automatically: questions you get wrong come back more often, questions you nail come back less often - **Schedule for Review:** drops new questions straight into that cycle, so the week before an exam you're reviewing exactly what you're weakest on ## Build the Habit: Swap Doom Scrolling for Study Time The hardest part of studying isn't the material, it's consistency. Recall is designed so a quick quiz can take the place of mindless scrolling, and so you can see that effort add up. - **Replace the Scroll:** install the mobile app and run a ten-minute quiz on the bus, in a queue, or before bed instead of opening social media. Available on [iOS](https://apps.apple.com/app/recall-summarize-save/id6445893722) and [Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.recall.wiki). - **Keep a Streak:** track daily streaks, or switch to weekly streaks if that fits your schedule better, so review becomes automatic instead of something you have to remember - **Get Reminded:** turn on email and push notifications so you know when reviews are due, and enable timed questions if you want a bit of pressure - **Track Your Performance:** check your all-time stats and look back historically to understand how much you've learned and watch your progress build across the semester ## Study Together: Recall Shared Challenges for Your Study Group **Recall Shared Challenges** let you turn any quiz into a shareable link with a leaderboard. No one needs a Recall account to take it, which makes it easy to revise with friends or classmates. - **Share With Your Friends:** send the link to your study group by message or group chat, and everyone takes the same quiz - **Compete on a Leaderboard:** scores are ranked by percentage, with total time as the tiebreaker Recall Shared Challenges are separate from your personal review schedule, so they don't affect your streak or review timings. ## Watch and Follow Along Expand each part below for the step-by-step walkthrough of Quiz 2.0, Recall Review, Challenges, and streaks. Click the timestamp on any part to jump straight to that moment in the video. ## The Study Workflow, Step by Step Get your material in, quiz yourself, build the habit, and study with friends when you want to. Expand any step to see what it looks like. Get everything for a course into one place, including your own study notes, so it's all ready to quiz instead of scattered across downloads, tabs, and notebooks. - **Import PDFs:** click **Add Content** in the top right corner and select **PDFs** to upload PDFs up to 100MB each. *Note they need to be text-based PDFs, not scanned/image only.* - **Bulk Import Bookmarks:** have lots of YouTube lectures or online articles? Use the bulk import feature to add them all at once. [Learn more here](https://docs.recall.it/supported-content/bookmark-imports). - **Save as You Browse:** use the browser extension to capture articles and videos while you research - **Take Your Own Study Notes:** click the pen icon (✎) next to **Add Content** to create a new note, or open any saved source and use the **Notebook** tab to write notes during lectures or while reading. Your notes stay connected to the original source and are ready to quiz on alongside your imports. **Example:** At the start of the semester you bulk import twenty YouTube lectures, upload five course PDFs, and jot lecture notes in the **Notebook** on each card, all tagged `CS101`, so everything for the module is ready to quiz before exams. Before you test yourself, get to grips with each source quickly instead of rereading it end to end. - **Generate a Summary:** open the **Chat** tab on any card, pick a summary type, and save it to your **Notebook** so you know which sections matter most - **Ask, Don't Reread:** ask the chat "explain this concept like I'm new to it" or "what are the key formulas here?" Every answer links back to the exact source so you can verify it. **Example:** A two-hour lecture becomes a short summary, so you know exactly what to quiz yourself on before the problem set. This is the core of beating the cram. Open any saved source or note and go to the **Quiz** tab. 1. **Generate Questions:** click **Generate Questions** to open the generate modal. Choose your question types (multiple choice, true/false, fill in the blank, short answer, matching, ordering, or flashcards), set the number and difficulty, and optionally include hints and explanations. 2. **Schedule for Review:** toggle **Schedule for review** in the modal to add the questions to your spaced repetition cycle automatically. 3. **Write Your Own:** prefer to target specific concepts? Click **Create** to add your own questions by hand. 4. **Start Quizzing:** test yourself right away from the Quiz tab, or let the questions flow into **Recall Review** (the **Review** icon in the left sidebar), where **Start Review** serves up your most-due questions. **How Spaced Repetition Works:** the more you answer correctly, the less frequently you'll see those questions; the more you get wrong, the more often they'll appear. This scientifically-backed approach helps you offset your forgetting curve and retain information long-term. [Learn more here](https://docs.recall.it/getting-started/6-review-content). **Example:** The week before an exam you run a ten-minute quiz on the bus each morning, and Recall resurfaces the questions you still struggle with until they stick. Studying only works if you keep showing up, so make it the easy thing to reach for and watch it add up. - **Replace the Scroll:** install the mobile app ([iOS](https://apps.apple.com/app/recall-summarize-save/id6445893722) / [Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.recall.wiki)) and run a quick quiz whenever you'd usually open social media - **Keep a Streak:** track daily streaks, or switch to weekly if that fits your schedule, so review becomes automatic - **Turn on Reminders:** enable email and push notifications so you never miss a due review, and add timed questions for a bit of pressure - **Track Your Performance:** check your all-time stats and history to see how much you've learned and how your progress builds over the semester **Example:** Instead of scrolling on the bus, you run your due reviews each morning, keep a 40-day streak, and watch your accuracy climb as exams approach. Turn any quiz into a **Recall Shared Challenge** to study with your friends or a study group. A Recall Shared Challenge is a shareable quiz with a leaderboard, and no one needs a Recall account to take it. 1. **Open a Card:** go to a card that already has questions generated, and open the **Quiz** tab 2. **Click Share Challenge:** generate a shareable link. You can also click **Challenge Someone** on the results screen right after finishing a quiz. 3. **Send the Link:** share it with your study group by message, in a group chat, or anywhere. Anyone can open it, no sign-up required. 4. **Compete on the Leaderboard:** everyone enters a display name and takes the same quiz. Scores are ranked by percentage, with total time as the tiebreaker. Recall Shared Challenges are separate from your personal review schedule, so they don't affect your streak or review timings. **Example:** Before a midterm, you share a Recall Shared Challenge from a lecture in your group chat and compare scores on the leaderboard to see how everyone did. - **Start Early, Not Late:** add content and start quizzing throughout the semester, not just before exams. Spaced repetition only works with time on its side. - **Build a Daily Routine:** run your due reviews on the way to class, during coffee breaks, or before bed. Consistency beats cramming. - **Replace Doom Scrolling:** swap 10 minutes of social media for 10 minutes of quizzing. Your grades will thank you, and your streak will too. - **Study With Friends:** share a Recall Shared Challenge with your study group when you want to revise together. ## Frequently Asked Questions The best AI for students is one that helps you actually remember what you study instead of cramming and forgetting it. Most students use ChatGPT for one-off answers that are thrown away when the chat ends. Recall turns your lectures, PDFs, videos, and notes into quizzes, schedules them with spaced repetition so they resurface right before you forget, lets you share Recall Shared Challenges with your study group, and helps you build a daily study habit you can track. Yes, this is what Recall is built for. Save all your course material in one place, generate quizzes from it, and let Recall Review schedule them with spaced repetition. Instead of cramming the night before, you revisit weak material more often and strong material less often, so it moves into long-term memory. You can also run Recall Shared Challenges with classmates to find the gaps before exam day. Cramming loads information into short-term memory, so most of it disappears within days. Spaced repetition schedules review at increasing intervals, bringing material back right before you're likely to forget it. Recall Review handles this automatically: questions you get wrong come back more often, questions you nail come back less often. Combined with active recall (testing yourself instead of rereading), it's one of the most effective ways to prepare for exams and retain what you learn. Yes: Recall Shared Challenges let you share a quiz with anyone, and they don't need a Recall account to take it. Everyone takes the same quiz and lands on a shared leaderboard, so it works well for group study and revision before exams. Yes: Recall is designed to replace doom scrolling with quick study time. Install the mobile app and run a ten-minute quiz on the bus or during a break instead of opening social media. Streaks keep you consistent (switch between daily and weekly), notifications remind you when reviews are due, and all-time stats let you track your performance over time so you can see your progress build. ## Related Recall Features - [Quiz and spaced repetition](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/quiz-and-spaced-repetition) - [Bookmark imports](https://docs.recall.it/supported-content/bookmark-imports) - [Note-taking in Recall](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/note-taking-in-recall) - [Chat with all your content](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/chat-with-all-your-content) ## Related Guides - [AI for Lifelong Learners](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/audience/ai-for-learning) - [AI for Teachers](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/audience/for-teachers) - [AI for Researchers](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/audience/ai-for-researchers) - [AI for ADHD](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/audience/ai-for-adhd) - [AI Notes](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/workflow/ai-notes) - [AI for Writing and Research](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/workflow/ai-for-writing-and-research) --- # AI for Teachers: Trusted Sources, Quizzes, and Learning That Sticks Source: https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/audience/for-teachers "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "FAQPage", mainEntity: [ { "@type": "Question", name: "What is the best AI for teachers?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "The best AI for teachers is one that helps you create better learning loops, not shortcuts for students. Recall lets teachers curate trusted sources into a class knowledge base, generate practice questions from that material, share Recall Shared Challenges without requiring signup, and support active recall and spaced repetition so students retain what they learn instead of consuming it once.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "Can students take a Recall Shared Challenge without signing up?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Yes. Recall Shared Challenges can be shared with a link, and students do not need a Recall account to take them. This makes Recall a lightweight teaching resource for pre-class reading checks, revision before exams, group study, class warmups, and homework follow-up.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "How is Recall different from ChatGPT in the classroom?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "ChatGPT answers from the open internet and makes it easy for students to skip the hard parts of learning. Recall starts from the sources you trust: lectures, PDFs, videos, and readings you save into a class knowledge base. Students chat and quiz within that material, so AI supports understanding and retention instead of replacing it.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "Can I generate quizzes from my course material?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Yes. With Quiz 2.0 in Recall you can generate practice questions from a reading, lecture, video, PDF, or set of notes. Choose question types like multiple choice, short answer, ordering, matching, or flashcards, include explanations, and turn any quiz into a Recall Shared Challenge to share with your class.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "Can Recall help students research from trusted sources?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Yes. Teachers can build a trusted source library in Recall and guide students to ask questions across assigned material instead of generic AI tools. Students engage with the sources you chose, compare them, and form their own understanding, with chat grounded in your class knowledge base first.", }, }, ], } # AI for Teachers: Create Material and Make Learning Stick *Turn the sources you trust into quizzes, challenges, and study material in minutes, then help students actually retain what they learn, instead of writing everything from scratch.* Creating good teaching material is slow. Writing quizzes for every reading, building practice questions for each lecture, and pulling together study resources can take hours you don't have. And once students have the material, generic AI makes it easy for them to skip the hard parts of learning and outsource their thinking. Recall gives teachers a different workflow. Save the lectures, PDFs, articles, and videos you trust into a class knowledge base, and Recall turns them into summaries, practice questions, and shareable challenges in minutes, so you spend less time making material and more time teaching. Because everything lives in one place and compounds over time, the material you build for one class becomes a resource you reuse and grow, term after term, while active recall and spaced repetition help students remember what they learn. ## Why use Recall for teaching The strongest use of AI in education is not generating answers for students. It is helping teachers create better learning loops: trusted sources, guided research, practice questions, challenges, review, and retention. - **Start from sources you trust:** build a class knowledge base from the lectures, PDFs, videos, and readings you actually want students to learn from, instead of the open internet. - **Guide research without replacing thinking:** students ask questions across assigned material, compare sources, and form their own understanding, with AI inside the learning process. - **Generate practice questions in minutes:** turn any reading, lecture, or video into quizzes with Quiz 2.0, without writing every question by hand. - **Share challenges without friction:** send Recall Shared Challenges to students with a link, no signup required, for warmups, homework checks, and revision. - **Help students actually retain it:** active recall and spaced repetition resurface questions when they matter most, so students remember what they learn instead of consuming it once. ## What you'll build - A trusted source library for a class, topic, module, or reading list - A workflow for helping students research from material you trust - AI-generated quizzes based on lectures, PDFs, videos, articles, or notes - Recall Shared Challenges you can share with students without requiring them to sign up - A review loop that supports active recall and spaced repetition - A way to use AI in class without replacing student thinking ## The science: why this helps students retain what they learn Before diving into the workflow, here's why these techniques matter for your students. ### The forgetting curve Without review, students forget most of what they learn within 24 hours. This is the **forgetting curve**: information decays rapidly unless actively retrieved. Passive rereading and rewatching lectures can feel productive, but they rarely build durable memory. ### Active recall **Active recall** means pulling information from memory instead of recognizing it on the page. When students test themselves rather than reread their notes, they strengthen the neural pathways that let them retrieve that knowledge later. This is why self-testing consistently outperforms rereading in learning research. ### Spaced repetition **Spaced repetition** schedules review at increasing intervals, bringing material back right before students are likely to forget it. Instead of cramming the night before a test, weak material comes back more often and strong material less often. Over time, knowledge moves from short-term to long-term memory. ### Quiz 2.0, Recall Review, Challenges, and Streaks Recall combines these techniques into a practical system you can use with your students: - **Quiz 2.0** generates questions from any content (lectures, PDFs, videos, readings, or notes) so you can create practice material without writing every question by hand. - **Recall Review** applies spaced repetition automatically: questions students get wrong come back more often, questions they nail come back less often. - **Recall Shared Challenges** let you share quizzes with students (no account required) for warmups, homework checks, or revision sessions, with a leaderboard to compare scores. - **Streaks** help students build a daily or weekly habit, so review becomes automatic instead of something they have to remember to do. ## Watch and follow along Expand each part below for the step-by-step walkthrough of Quiz 2.0, Recall Review, Challenges, and streaks. Click the timestamp on any part to jump straight to that moment in the video. ## The teaching workflow, step by step Build your source library, guide research, generate questions, share challenges, and support retention. Expand any step to see what it looks like. Start by saving the material you actually want students to learn from: lecture recordings, PDFs, articles, textbook chapters, YouTube explainers, podcasts, or your own notes. - **Save course material:** upload PDFs, paste links, or capture articles and videos with the browser extension as you build your reading list. - **Organize by class or module:** tag sources by course, topic, or week so students can find the right material quickly. - **Add your own notes:** include your lecture notes and guidance alongside the sources, so your thinking is part of the knowledge base too. This solves one of the biggest problems with AI for research: students often ask generic AI tools and get answers from unknown sources. In Recall, the workflow starts from the sources you trust. **Example:** You save twelve readings, three lecture recordings, and your own weekly notes for a module, all tagged `History 101 / Week 4`, so students have one trusted library to work from. Students can use **global chat** (click the **AI icon** in the left panel) to ask questions across assigned material, but the point is to help them understand the sources, not bypass them. Good prompts for students: > What are the key arguments in this reading, and where does the author provide evidence? > What are three questions I should be able to answer after reading this chapter? > Where do these two sources agree and disagree? This keeps AI inside the learning process: students still engage with the material, compare sources, and form their own understanding. **Example:** A student asks across two assigned articles where the authors disagree on climate policy, and gets an answer grounded in those readings with citations they can verify. Use Quiz 2.0 to turn any reading, lecture, video, or set of notes into practice questions in minutes. 1. **Open the source** (or a note) and go to the **Quiz** tab. 2. **Click Generate Questions** to open the generate modal. Pick the question types depending on your learning goal: - **Multiple choice** for quick checks - **Short answer** for explanation - **Ordering** for timelines and processes - **Matching** for terms and definitions - **Flashcards** for core concepts 3. **Set number, difficulty, and explanations:** include explanations when you want students to understand the reasoning behind each answer. 4. **Refine the set:** edit any AI-generated question to sharpen it, or click **Create** to add your own questions by hand. **Example:** From a 30-page reading you generate ten mixed questions with explanations, ready to share as a pre-class check in five minutes. Turn a quiz into a **Recall Shared Challenge** when you want students to test themselves or compete in a low-stakes way. Students can take a Recall Shared Challenge without signing up, so it works as a lightweight teaching resource. 1. **Open a card** that already has questions generated, and go to the **Quiz** tab. 2. **Click Share Challenge** to generate a shareable link. (You can also click **Challenge Someone** on the results screen after taking the quiz yourself.) 3. **Share the link** with your class, in your LMS, a class chat, or by email. No Recall account is required to take it. 4. **Track results:** students enter a display name, can review the study material first, take the quiz, and appear on a leaderboard ranked by score, with time as the tiebreaker. This works well for: - Pre-class reading checks - Revision before exams - Group study sessions - Class warmups - Homework follow-up Share the study material link first so students can review the source before they attempt the challenge. This keeps the focus on learning, not just scoring. **Example:** You share a challenge link in the class chat before a seminar; students take it on their phones without creating an account, and you see who is ready to discuss the reading. Active recall asks students to retrieve information from memory. Spaced repetition schedules that retrieval over time. This combination is much stronger than rereading notes or rewatching lectures. With Recall Review, questions can come back when they are most useful. Students see weak areas more often and strong areas less often, which helps them spend review time where it matters. **Example:** After a midterm, students add weak topics to Recall Review and get a short daily quiz that resurfaces the concepts they missed until they stick. ## How your class materials become part of your second brain For a teacher, the most valuable asset is the curated material you've built over semesters, and the easiest thing to lose is scattered across folders and platforms. In Recall, every lecture, reading, video, and note you save joins one connected library: tagged, searchable, and ready to quiz from. Your course material compounds: each semester's sources and questions make the next one easier to run. See how it all fits together in the [AI Second Brain guide](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/workflow/the-co-founder-guide-to-recall). ## Frequently asked questions The best AI for teachers is one that helps you create better learning loops, not shortcuts for students. Recall lets teachers curate trusted sources into a class knowledge base, generate practice questions from that material, share Recall Shared Challenges without requiring signup, and support active recall and spaced repetition so students retain what they learn instead of consuming it once. Yes. Recall Shared Challenges can be shared with a link, and students do not need a Recall account to take them. This makes Recall a lightweight teaching resource for pre-class reading checks, revision before exams, group study, class warmups, and homework follow-up. ChatGPT answers from the open internet and makes it easy for students to skip the hard parts of learning. Recall starts from the sources you trust: lectures, PDFs, videos, and readings you save into a class knowledge base. Students chat and quiz within that material, so AI supports understanding and retention instead of replacing it. Yes. With Quiz 2.0 in Recall you can generate practice questions from a reading, lecture, video, PDF, or set of notes. Choose question types like multiple choice, short answer, ordering, matching, or flashcards, include explanations, and turn any quiz into a Recall Shared Challenge to share with your class. Yes. Teachers can build a trusted source library in Recall and guide students to ask questions across assigned material instead of generic AI tools. Students engage with the sources you chose, compare them, and form their own understanding, with chat grounded in your class knowledge base first. ## Related Recall features - [Quiz and spaced repetition](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/quiz-and-spaced-repetition) - [Chat with all your content](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/chat-with-all-your-content) - [Bookmark imports](https://docs.recall.it/supported-content/bookmark-imports) - [Note-taking in Recall](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/note-taking-in-recall) ## Related guides - [AI for Lifelong Learners](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/audience/ai-for-learning) - [AI for Students](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/audience/for-students) - [AI for Researchers](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/audience/ai-for-researchers) - [AI for ADHD](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/audience/ai-for-adhd) - [AI for Curated Conversations](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/workflow/for-chatting-with-experts) --- # AI for Hobbyists: Go Deep on the Topics You Love Source: https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/audience/ai-for-hobbyists "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "FAQPage", mainEntity: [ { "@type": "Question", name: "Can I use Recall for hobbies?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Yes. Recall works well for any hobby where you collect articles, videos, reference pages, and your own notes over time. Save content from the web and Recall summarizes it, tags it automatically based on your existing tag structure, and links it to related cards so your hobby knowledge compounds instead of staying scattered across tabs and screenshots.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "What hobbies work well in Recall?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Any hobby where you save and revisit information works well: movies and film, cooking and recipes, gardening, health and fitness, travel, books, photography, gaming, and more. If you read articles, watch tutorials, save reference pages, or take notes on what you're learning, Recall gives you one searchable library with automatic tags, a connections view, and chat that can recommend from everything you've saved.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "How is Recall different from bookmarks or a notes app for hobbies?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Bookmarks and notes apps store items in isolation. Recall summarizes what you save, tags it automatically, connects related content into a visual map, and lets you chat across your whole hobby library to get recommendations grounded in what you've actually collected. A movie watchlist, a recipe box, and a gardening reference collection all live in one place and surface patterns you would not notice in a flat list.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "Does Recall tag my hobby content automatically?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Yes. When you save something, Recall reads the content and assigns tags based on the tag structure you've already built and the topic of the item. Save a lasagna recipe and it lands under your Recipes tags; save a pruning guide and it joins your Gardening tags. You don't have to file anything manually, but you can always rename, nest, or reorganize tags to match exactly how you think about the hobby.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "Can Recall recommend something from my own hobby collection?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Yes. Once you've saved content with your own notes and ratings, open global chat by clicking the AI icon, @ mention the hobby, and ask for a recommendation: a film for tonight, a recipe for what's in your fridge, a beginner-friendly article from your saved guides. Because the answer is grounded in what you've curated, you get picks that fit your taste and your context instead of a generic list from the internet.", }, }, ], } # AI for Hobbyists: Go Deep on What You Love *Turn your curiosity into organized knowledge. Save what you discover and Recall tags it, connects it, and lets you chat with everything you've collected, from movies and recipes to gardening and health.* Hobbies are where learning is fun, and also where information goes to die. A movie recommendation, a recipe from Instagram, a gardening article, a podcast on sleep, a Reddit thread on training plans: you save them somewhere, forget where, and start from scratch the next time you pick the hobby back up. Recall is built for going nerdy. Save content on the topics you care about and the busywork happens for you: each item is summarized, **tagged automatically** based on the structure you've built, and **linked to related cards** so patterns surface on their own. When you want an answer, chat with your whole hobby library and get **recommendations grounded in what you've actually saved**, not a generic AI guess. ## Why use Recall for hobbies - **One home for every interest:** movies, recipes, gardening, health, travel, books, and whatever else you collect, searchable in one place. - **Save from anywhere:** articles, YouTube, podcasts, Instagram, Wikipedia, Reddit, and your own notes all become cards you can revisit. - **Tagged automatically:** Recall reads each item and assigns tags based on your existing structure and its topic, so your library stays organized without manual filing. Rename or nest tags any time to match how you think. - **Connections that surface on their own:** Recall extracts the people, ingredients, techniques, and themes across what you save and maps them, so you spot the threads running through a hobby without planning anything. - **Chat that recommends:** ask your library what to watch tonight, what to cook with what's in the fridge, or which saved guide to start with, and get picks drawn from your own taste and notes. ## What you'll build - A personal library for one hobby or many, tagged and searchable - Summaries and notes that make each saved item more useful when you come back to it - A connections map that reveals the people, themes, and techniques running across your collection - A **global chat** (the **AI icon** in the left panel) you can ask for recommendations across your hobby knowledge instead of starting from scratch each time - Deep-dive collections for specific topics, like a movie watchlist or recipe box ## Hobbies you can go deep on Recall works for any interest where you save and revisit information. Here are common ones, with dedicated guides where we have them: - **[Movies](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/interest/movies):** save films from Wikipedia, build a watchlist, keep a movie diary, and discover connections between directors and themes. - **[Recipes](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/interest/recipes):** save recipes from blogs, Instagram, and YouTube, strip out the ads and backstory, and build a searchable digital recipe box. - **[Health](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/interest/health):** save podcast episodes, nutrition articles, and the experts you trust, add your own blood work and plans, and chat with everything in context. - **[Fitness](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/interest/fitness):** save programs, form tutorials, and recovery protocols, keep your own plan and progress, and adapt your training to the day. - **[Reading](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/interest/reading):** build a reading list, take notes as you read, and connect ideas across the books and articles you finish. - **Gardening:** save plant care guides, YouTube tutorials, and seasonal articles; tag by plant, bed, or season; chat about care schedules from what you've collected. - **Travel, photography, gaming, and more:** the same pattern applies. Save reference pages, tag by trip, author, or project, and build on what you've gathered over time. Pick the interest you save content for most often and build that library first. Once the save-tag-connect pattern clicks, it works the same way for every other hobby. ## A workflow for any hobby The steps are the same whether you're tracking films, organizing recipes, or building a gardening reference library. - Use the **browser extension** to save articles, videos, and reference pages in one click - Paste a URL with **"Add content"** in the app - For movies and people, use **"Add content" → Wiki** to save Wikipedia pages directly - On mobile, use the **share sheet** to send links from Instagram, YouTube, or your browser to Recall - Open the **"Reader"** tab to review the full saved content - Use **"Chat"** to generate a summary and save it to your **"Notebook"** - Add your own ratings, observations, or context so each card is useful when you come back to it You don't have to file anything by hand. When you save an item, Recall reads it and **assigns tags automatically**, based on the tag structure you've already built and the topic of the content. Save a lasagna recipe and it lands under your `Recipes` tags; save a pruning guide and it joins `Gardening`. The more you save, the smarter this gets, because it tags against the categories you already use. You stay in control: rename, nest, or reorganize any time to match how you think about the hobby. - **Status:** `"Movies/To Watch"`, `"Recipes/To Try"`, `"Garden/Planted"` - **Category:** `"Recipes/Italian"`, `"Health/Sleep"`, `"Movies/Thrillers"` - **Project or season:** `"Garden/Spring 2026"`, `"Travel/Japan"` This is where a pile of saved links starts to feel like a body of knowledge. Recall automatically extracts the people, ingredients, techniques, and themes from everything you save and links related cards together, so the threads running through a hobby become visible. - Open the **"Connections"** tab on any card to see the keywords and related cards Recall has surfaced for it, then click through to follow a thread. - Open the **Knowledge Graph** from the left sidebar to see your whole hobby as a visual map: each card is a node, lines show related content, and clusters reveal the topics you've gone deepest on. A few things you might discover without ever planning them: - Five films by the same director sitting in your watchlist - Three recipes built on the same base technique - A cluster of health articles that all point back to one protocol - A documentary that bridges your film collection and your cooking notes These connections grow on their own as you save more, turning isolated bookmarks into a map of how your interests actually fit together. Open **global chat** in the left panel by clicking the **AI icon**, `@` mention the hobby or tag you want to query, and ask across everything you've saved. Because the answers are grounded in your own cards, notes, and ratings, you get recommendations that fit your taste and context, not a generic list from the internet. Some prompts to try: - *"What's a good thriller for a rainy night from my watchlist?"* - *"I have chickpeas, spinach, and lemons. Which saved recipes can I make?"* - *"Recommend a beginner-friendly article from my gardening saves to start with this weekend."* - *"Based on the sleep podcasts I've saved, what should I try first?"* - *"What have I saved that someone new to this hobby would like?"* You can also compare what different sources say, scale a recipe, or pull together a care plan from the articles you've collected, all from your own library. - **Add your own take:** drop ratings, observations, and context into the **"Notebook"** so each card carries your judgment, not just the source's. Your notes feed back into chat recommendations. - **Share without friction:** click the share icon to send any card to a friend. They see the summary and your notes without needing an account. - **Quiz yourself:** click **"Quiz"** to test how well you remember a technique, a rule set, or the details of what you've saved, great for hobbies you're actively learning. ## How your hobbies become part of your second brain Every card you save becomes part of a growing personal knowledge base, and the organizing work happens automatically. Tags are assigned as you save and keep hobbies separate when you want them separate. Connections surface when interests overlap: a documentary on food links to your recipe collection, a podcast on sleep links to your health notes, a film links to a book you saved on the same theme. That structure is what makes chat useful. Because your library is tagged and connected, you can ask it for a recommendation and get an answer that draws on the right cards, your ratings, and your notes, instead of a generic guess. Over time, Recall stops being a folder of saved links and starts feeling like a library you've actually built, one you can search, chat with, get recommendations from, and keep adding to as your interests evolve. ## Frequently asked questions Yes. Recall works well for any hobby where you collect articles, videos, reference pages, and your own notes over time. Save content from the web and Recall summarizes it, tags it automatically, and links it to related cards so your hobby knowledge compounds instead of staying scattered. Any hobby where you save and revisit information: movies, cooking, gardening, health and fitness, travel, books, photography, gaming, and more. If you read articles, watch tutorials, save reference pages, or take notes, Recall gives you one searchable library with automatic tags, a connections view, and chat that can recommend from everything you've saved. Yes. When you save something, Recall reads the content and assigns tags based on the tag structure you've already built and the topic of the item. Save a lasagna recipe and it lands under your `Recipes` tags; save a pruning guide and it joins your `Gardening` tags. You don't have to file anything manually, but you can always rename, nest, or reorganize tags to match exactly how you think about the hobby. Yes. Once you've saved content with your own notes and ratings, open **global chat** by clicking the **AI icon**, `@` mention the hobby, and ask for a recommendation: a film for tonight, a recipe for what's in your fridge, a beginner-friendly article from your saved guides. Because the answer is grounded in what you've curated, you get picks that fit your taste and your context instead of a generic list from the internet. Bookmarks and notes apps store items in isolation. Recall summarizes what you save, tags it automatically, connects related content into a visual map, and lets you chat across your whole hobby library to get recommendations grounded in what you've actually collected. Patterns you'd miss in a flat list start to appear. ## Related Recall features - [Tagging](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/tagging) - [Graph overview](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/graph/overview) - [Note-taking in Recall](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/note-taking-in-recall) - [Chat with all your content](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/chat-with-all-your-content) ## Related guides - [Movies](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/interest/movies) - [Recipes](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/interest/recipes) - [AI Notes](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/workflow/ai-notes) - [AI for Curated Conversations](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/workflow/for-chatting-with-experts) --- # AI for ADHD: A Second Brain for a Busy Mind Source: https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/audience/ai-for-adhd "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "FAQPage", mainEntity: [ { "@type": "Question", name: "How can AI help with ADHD?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "AI helps with ADHD by handling the parts of organizing and remembering that executive dysfunction makes hard. In Recall, AI summarizes long content so you can decide in two minutes whether it's worth your attention, automatically tags and connects everything you save so you don't have to file it, and lets you search or chat across it all in plain language. Instead of a hundred open tabs and a dozen apps, you get one calm, searchable second brain you can actually find things in.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "What is the best app for ADHD?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "The best app for an ADHD brain is one that lowers the friction of capturing and finding things, instead of adding another system to maintain. Recall lets you save anything in one click from anywhere, organizes it for you automatically, and resurfaces what's relevant so nothing important disappears. There's no rigid folder structure to keep up with, which is what makes most organization apps fall apart for people with ADHD.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "Can Recall work as a brain dump app for ADHD?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Yes. Click the pen icon next to Add Content on web or mobile to create a blank note the moment a thought appears, or save a link, article, video, or voice-to-text note before it slips away. Type / in the notebook to add structure with headings, lists, or to-dos if you want. Recall keeps it all in one place and automatically tags and connects it, so a fast brain dump turns into something organized you can actually return to, instead of a pile of notes you never reopen.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "How do I stop doomscrolling and saving things I never read?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Saving things you never revisit is the core symptom of information overload, and it hits ADHD brains especially hard. Recall fixes it in two ways: you pre-screen with a summary before saving, so only worthwhile content enters your knowledge base, and everything you do save is automatically organized and easy to find again with a quick search. So saved content stays in one calm place instead of dying in a bookmarks folder.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "Can I chat with the things I've saved?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Yes. Recall Chat lets you ask questions in plain language and answers from your own saved content first, then the internet if you want to go further. Instead of trying to remember where you read something, you just ask and get a synthesized answer grounded in what you've already saved.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "How do I remember what I read, watch, and listen to?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "To actually remember what you consume, you need to capture the key points and revisit them, not just save the link. Recall keeps a summary and your notes for everything you save, lets you search and chat across it all in natural language, and can turn key content into quizzes with spaced repetition so the ideas stick. It turns passive consumption into a memory you can rely on.", }, }, ], } # AI for ADHD: A Second Brain for a Busy Mind *Recall is a calm second brain for a busy mind. Capture a thought the moment it appears, let AI quietly organize it for you, and find it again later just by asking. No folders to maintain, nothing to keep on top of.* If you have ADHD, focus gets hard when ideas, links, and to-dos arrive faster than you can act on them. Most apps make it worse by handing you yet another system to maintain. Recall is different. You save what matters in one click, AI does the organizing, and everything waits quietly in one place until you need it. The less you have to hold in your head, the more room you have to focus on the thing in front of you. ## Why Recall feels calm for an ADHD brain Recall takes the things you'd normally try to hold in your head and keeps them safe in one place, so you can let go and focus. - **Capture it and let go:** save a link, video, or quick thought in one click, then forget about it knowing it's safe. - **No filing, ever:** Recall tags and organizes everything for you, so there's no system to maintain or fall behind on. - **One quiet place:** everything lives in a single, searchable home instead of scattered across tabs, bookmarks, and notes. - **Just ask when you need it:** find anything by asking in plain language, so you never have to remember where you put it. ## A simple loop for staying focused A gentle, repeatable loop that keeps the noise out of your head so you can focus on one thing at a time. Expand any step to see how it works. Before you commit time to a long article, video, or podcast, get a one-click summary and decide whether it's worth it. You give your attention only to what earns it, calmly, instead of falling into the first rabbit hole. **For example:** you see a 45-minute podcast. You skim the two-minute summary, see that it covers what you care about, and press play with intention. When an idea or link shows up, save it in one click and move on. Use the browser extension on desktop or the share sheet on mobile, or tap the pen icon (✎) next to **Add Content** to brain-dump a thought into a blank note. It's safe now, so your mind is free for what's in front of you. See [Note-taking in Recall](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/note-taking-in-recall). **For example:** a project idea pops into your head mid-task. You tap the pen icon, jot it down, and get back to what you were doing, knowing it won't be lost. Recall reads what you save and tags and connects it automatically. There's no folder system to build and no upkeep to fall behind on, so the pile never becomes another thing to worry about. **For example:** your saved articles, videos, and notes quietly group around shared themes, building structure you didn't have to lift a finger to create. Open **global chat** by clicking the **AI icon**, and ask a question in plain language. Answers come from your own saved content first, so you never have to remember where you put something. **For example:** instead of hunting through five articles, you ask "what do my saved sources say about this?" and get one clear answer drawn from your library. When you reach for your phone to "catch up" on saved content, run a short quiz instead. Open **Recall Review** from the Review icon (hat) in the left sidebar, or generate a quick quiz from something you've already saved. A few focused questions show you what's actually sticking, and you can stop with a clear sense of progress instead of scrolling with no end. **For example:** you have ten minutes before bed. Instead of opening another article, you answer five quiz questions from a video you saved last week and know exactly what landed. ## Example ways to get focused The same gentle loop fits different moments. Here are four ways people use Recall to protect their attention and stay calmly on track. ### Beating the rabbit hole **Challenge:** sits down to research one thing and resurfaces an hour later with twenty tabs and no answer. - **Before opening a tab:** generates a one-click summary and asks "is this worth my time?" so only worthwhile content earns a click. - **When a tangent appears:** taps the pen icon (✎) to brain-dump the distracting thought into a blank note, then closes the tab and returns to the task. - **To stay on track:** keeps a single notebook for the current task so everything related lands in one place instead of scattering across new tabs. **Value:** protects attention up front, parks distractions without losing them, and finishes the one thing he sat down to do. ### Breaking task paralysis **Challenge:** a long article, PDF, or video feels too big to start, so it gets put off again and again. - **Shrink the task:** reads the two-minute summary first so the content stops feeling overwhelming and starting feels easy. - **One small step:** opens the source with the key points already captured, so there's a clear, low-friction place to begin. - **Lower the stakes:** trusts that whatever gets saved is auto-tagged and findable later, so there's no pressure to absorb it all in one sitting. **Value:** turns an intimidating wall of content into a small first step, and gets unstuck instead of avoiding it. ### Recovering after a distraction **Challenge:** gets pulled away mid-task and can't remember where they left off or what they were thinking. - **Pick up the thread:** asks global chat "what was I working on and what did I save about it?" to rebuild context in seconds. - **Find the lost idea:** searches in natural language for that half-remembered point instead of digging through tabs and notes. - **Close the loop:** reviews the task notebook to see captured thoughts and next steps, then dives back in with focus restored. **Value:** recovers context fast after an interruption, so a single distraction doesn't derail the whole session. ### Quiz instead of doomscrolling **Challenge:** reaches for the phone to "catch up" on saved articles and videos, scrolls for twenty minutes, and walks away having absorbed nothing. - **Swap the habit:** opens **Recall Review** from the Review icon (hat) in the left sidebar instead of another feed. - **One short quiz:** generates a quick quiz from something already saved and answers a handful of questions, one focused session instead of endless scrolling. - **See what's sticking:** gets immediate feedback on what landed and what to revisit, then stops with a clear sense of progress instead of an open-ended scroll. **Value:** turns passive scrolling into a calm, bounded check-in that confirms knowledge is actually sticking, and makes it easier to put the phone down. This page is the method. If you'd like to see how Recall's co-founder runs this exact loop every day, with her own tags, journals, recipes, and review habits, read the [AI Second Brain guide](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/workflow/the-co-founder-guide-to-recall). ## Frequently asked questions AI helps with ADHD by handling the parts of organizing and remembering that executive dysfunction makes hard. In Recall, AI summarizes long content so you can decide in two minutes whether it's worth your attention, automatically tags and connects everything you save so you don't have to file it, and lets you search or chat across it all in plain language. Instead of a hundred open tabs and a dozen apps, you get one calm, searchable second brain you can actually find things in. The best app for an ADHD brain is one that lowers the friction of capturing and finding things, instead of adding another system to maintain. Recall lets you save anything in one click from anywhere, organizes it for you automatically, and resurfaces what's relevant so nothing important disappears. There's no rigid folder structure to keep up with, which is what makes most organization apps fall apart for people with ADHD. Yes. Click the pen icon (✎) next to **Add Content** on web or mobile to create a blank note the moment a thought appears, or save a link, article, video, or voice-to-text note before it slips away. Type `/` in the notebook to add structure with headings, lists, or to-dos if you want. Recall keeps it all in one place and automatically tags and connects it, so a fast brain dump turns into something organized you can actually return to, instead of a pile of notes you never reopen. Saving things you never revisit is the core symptom of information overload, and it hits ADHD brains especially hard. Recall fixes it in two ways: you pre-screen with a summary before saving, so only worthwhile content enters your knowledge base, and everything you do save is automatically organized and easy to find again with a quick search. So saved content stays in one calm place instead of dying in a bookmarks folder. Yes. Recall Chat lets you ask questions in plain language and answers from your own saved content first, then the internet if you want to go further. Instead of trying to remember where you read something, you just ask and get a synthesized answer grounded in what you've already saved. To actually remember what you consume, you need to capture the key points and revisit them, not just save the link. Recall keeps a summary and your notes for everything you save, lets you search and chat across it all in natural language, and can turn key content into quizzes with spaced repetition so the ideas stick. It turns passive consumption into a memory you can rely on. ## Related Recall features - [Chat with all your content](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/chat-with-all-your-content) - [Quiz and spaced repetition](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/quiz-and-spaced-repetition) - [Tagging](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/tagging) ## Related guides - [AI Second Brain](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/workflow/the-co-founder-guide-to-recall) - [AI for Lifelong Learners](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/audience/ai-for-learning) - [AI Notes](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/workflow/ai-notes) - [AI for Students](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/audience/for-students) - [AI for Hobbyists](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/audience/ai-for-hobbyists) --- # Movie Tracker and Watchlist: Track Films with AI Source: https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/interest/movies "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "FAQPage", mainEntity: [ { "@type": "Question", name: "Is there an app to track the movies I've watched?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Yes. Recall works as a movie tracker: you save each film as a card, tag it 'Watched', and add a short note with your rating and thoughts. Over time this becomes a searchable log of everything you've seen, with the date, your review, and the connections to other films, instead of a list of titles you can't remember the details of.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "How do I keep track of movies I want to watch?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "In Recall you build a watchlist by saving a film the moment you hear about it, then tagging it 'Movies/To Watch'. You can add movies from Wikipedia with Wiki Search in the app, or save a recommendation on your phone the second a friend mentions it. When you want something to watch, filter by that tag to see your whole list in one place.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "Can I keep a movie diary in Recall?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Yes. After watching a film, open its Notebook and write your rating, a few thoughts, and who you'd recommend it to. Because each entry is attached to the movie's card and stays searchable, your diary becomes something you can revisit and share, not just a list of star ratings.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "How do I add a movie to Recall?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "The fastest way is Wiki Search: click 'Add content', select 'Wiki', search the film's name, and save the Wikipedia page as a card. You can also paste a link or use the Recall mobile app to capture a recommendation while you're out. Recall summarizes the page and adds a 'Movies' tag automatically so it's organized from the start.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "Can Recall recommend a movie from my own watchlist?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Yes. Once you've saved films with your ratings and notes, open global chat in the left panel by clicking the AI icon and ask things like 'What's a good thriller for a rainy night?' or 'What have I saved that my partner would like?' Because the answer is grounded in what you've actually curated, you get picks from your own taste instead of a generic list from the internet.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "How is Recall better than a notes app or spreadsheet for tracking films?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "A notes app or spreadsheet stores titles, but it can't show you what connects your favorites or answer questions about your taste. Recall extracts the directors, actors, and themes across everything you save and maps them in a Connections view, so you might discover you've saved five Coen Brothers films without noticing. You can also chat with your library, quiz yourself, and share a film card (with your review) without the other person needing an account.", }, }, ], } # Movie Tracker and Watchlist Turn Recall into your personal movie tracker. Save films you want to watch, log the ones you've seen, and keep a movie diary that connects directors, actors, and themes across everything you save. Prefer video? [Watch how Sanks tracks movies in the co-founder video](https://youtu.be/AJeAIyCCPzQ?t=556). ## Why use Recall to track movies A movie recommendation, a film you want to watch, or a director you want to explore is easy to note and easy to lose. A scattered watchlist in your phone notes never tells you what connects your favorites. Recall keeps your watchlist, your "watched" log, and your reviews in one searchable place, then surfaces the patterns between them. The best part is that your library is always building up. Every film you save adds to the picture of what you actually like, so when you ask Recall for something to watch, the recommendation is grounded in your own taste instead of a generic list from the internet. The more you save, the better the suggestions get, and because everything lives in one organized place, the right pick is always a search or a question away. ## What you'll build - A watchlist of films you want to see and a log of what you've already watched - A quick way to save movies from Wikipedia and other reference pages - Tags that organize your library by status, genre, era, or theme - A movie diary of summaries, ratings, and personal reviews - Recommendations for what to watch next, drawn from the films you've already saved - Connections that reveal the directors, actors, and themes you gravitate toward ## See it in action ## A workflow to build a movie library Perfect for building watchlists, tracking what you've seen, or creating themed collections for movie nights. - Click "Add content" in the top right corner and select "Wiki" - Type a movie name into the search bar (e.g., "Burn After Reading") - You may see multiple results: scroll to find the right one and select it - Hit save in the top right corner of the card. *Tip: Install the Recall mobile app (available on [iOS](https://apps.apple.com/app/recall-summarize-save/id6445893722) and [Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.recall.wiki)) so you can quickly add movie recommendations or share them with friends while you're out and about.* - The **"Reader"** tab displays the full Wikipedia page for the movie - To generate a custom summary: Navigate to the **"Chat"** tab, select your preferred summary type, and save it to your **"Notebook"** for easy reference A "Movies" tag should be automatically added to your card. Customize your tags to organize your library: - **Status tags:** `"Movies/To Watch"` or `"Movies/Watched"` - **Genre tags:** `"Movies/Thrillers"`, `"Movies/Comedy"`, `"Movies/Drama"` - **Era tags:** `"Movies/1990s"`, `"Movies/2000s"` Once you've saved a few films with your ratings and notes, open **global chat** in the left panel by clicking the **AI icon**, `@` mention your movies tag, and ask for a pick grounded in your own taste instead of a generic list from the internet. Some prompts to try: - *"What's a good thriller for a rainy night from my watchlist?"* - *"I have two hours and want something light. What should I watch?"* - *"What have I saved that my partner would like?"* - *"Recommend a film similar to the Coen Brothers movies I've saved."* - *"Which of my unwatched films best match the documentaries I rated highly?"* Because the answer comes from the films you've actually curated, with your ratings and notes, you get picks that fit your taste rather than whatever is trending. After watching, open the **"Notebook"** and jot down your rating, a few thoughts, and who you'd recommend it to. Over time this becomes a movie diary you can search, revisit, and share, instead of a list of titles with no context. Now for the fun part! Click the **"Connections"** tab to see all the keywords and relationships Recall has extracted. Discover directors you didn't know you favored, actors who appear across your collection, or thematic connections between your movies. You might realize you've saved five Coen Brothers films without even noticing. - **Add personal reviews:** After watching a movie, take notes in the "Notebook" on your thoughts, rating, and who you'd recommend it to. - **Share with friends:** Share Recall cards directly with friends by clicking the share icon in the top right corner to copy the link. They won't need to sign up to view it; they'll get the movie details AND your personal review! - **Quiz yourself:** Want to test your movie knowledge? Click the "Quiz" button to generate questions and see how well you remember the details. ## Related Recall features - [Note-taking in Recall](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/note-taking-in-recall) - [Graph overview](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/graph/overview) - [Tagging](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/tagging) - [Quiz and spaced repetition](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/quiz-and-spaced-repetition) ## Related guides - [AI for Hobbyists](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/audience/ai-for-hobbyists) - [Recipes](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/interest/recipes) - [AI Notes](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/workflow/ai-notes) - [AI Second Brain](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/workflow/the-co-founder-guide-to-recall) ## Frequently asked questions Yes. Recall works as a movie tracker: you save each film as a card, tag it "Watched", and add a short note with your rating and thoughts. Over time this becomes a searchable log of everything you've seen, with the date, your review, and the connections to other films, instead of a list of titles you can't remember the details of. In Recall you build a watchlist by saving a film the moment you hear about it, then tagging it "Movies/To Watch". You can add movies from Wikipedia with Wiki Search in the app, or save a recommendation on your phone the second a friend mentions it. When you want something to watch, filter by that tag to see your whole list in one place. Yes. After watching a film, open its Notebook and write your rating, a few thoughts, and who you'd recommend it to. Because each entry is attached to the movie's card and stays searchable, your diary becomes something you can revisit and share, not just a list of star ratings. The fastest way is Wiki Search: click "Add content", select "Wiki", search the film's name, and save the Wikipedia page as a card. You can also paste a link or use the Recall mobile app to capture a recommendation while you're out. Recall summarizes the page and adds a "Movies" tag automatically so it's organized from the start. Yes. Once you've saved films with your ratings and notes, open **global chat** in the left panel by clicking the **AI icon** and ask things like "What's a good thriller for a rainy night?" or "What have I saved that my partner would like?" Because the answer is grounded in what you've actually curated, you get picks from your own taste instead of a generic list from the internet. A notes app or spreadsheet stores titles, but it can't show you what connects your favorites or answer questions about your taste. Recall extracts the directors, actors, and themes across everything you save and maps them in a Connections view, so you might discover you've saved five Coen Brothers films without noticing. You can also chat with your library, quiz yourself, and share a film card (with your review) without the other person needing an account. --- # Recipe Organizer: Save and Organize Recipes from Anywhere Source: https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/interest/recipes "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "FAQPage", mainEntity: [ { "@type": "Question", name: "How do I save recipes from Instagram, TikTok, or YouTube?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "On your phone, use the share sheet to send a reel, TikTok, or cooking video straight to Recall; on desktop, save the page in one click with the Recall browser extension or paste the link into the app. Recall keeps the original source and turns the post into a clean recipe card, so the recipes you save from social media stay searchable instead of getting lost in your saved folder.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "Is there an app to organize all my recipes in one place?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Yes. Recall acts as a digital recipe box that collects recipes from blogs, Instagram, YouTube, and PDFs into one searchable library. You tag each recipe by cuisine, meal type, or diet, so when it's time to cook the right recipe is one search away instead of scattered across screenshots, bookmarks, and links friends sent you.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "Can Recall remove the ads and backstory from recipe blogs?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Yes. Recipe blogs bury the recipe under ads and a long story. In Recall you open the Chat tab and ask for a clean version, for example 'Extract just the ingredients and step-by-step instructions', then save the result to the card's Notebook. The usable recipe lives on the card, and you can still open the original source whenever you need it.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "How do I find a recipe I saved?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Search your recipe box by ingredient, cuisine, or tag to find exactly what you want. Because every recipe is saved as a searchable card and tagged when you add it, you can answer questions like 'what can I make with what's in the fridge?' instead of scrolling through a camera roll of screenshots.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "Can Recall scale a recipe or swap ingredients for me?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Yes. Use the Chat tab on any recipe to adapt it to your needs: scale the servings ('adjust this to serve 6 instead of 4'), substitute ingredients ('make this vegetarian' or 'what can I use instead of buttermilk?'), or convert measurements to grams. The original recipe stays intact on the card, so you always have both versions.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "What is the best app for organizing recipes?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "The best recipe organizer is one that saves from any source, strips out the clutter, and lets you actually cook from what you've saved. Recall does all three: it captures recipes from blogs, social media, videos, and PDFs, extracts just the ingredients and steps, organizes them by cuisine, meal, and diet, and lets you chat to scale or adapt any dish. You can also share a recipe card with a friend who doesn't have an account.", }, }, ], } # Recipe Organizer Save recipes from anywhere and keep them in one place. Recall pulls the ingredients and steps out of cluttered recipe blogs, social posts, and videos, then organizes them into a searchable digital recipe box you can actually cook from. Prefer video? [Watch how she organizes recipes in the co-founder video](https://youtu.be/AJeAIyCCPzQ?t=747). ## Why use Recall to organize recipes Recipes live everywhere: a food blog buried under ads and a life story, an Instagram reel you saved and can't find, a YouTube video, a screenshot, a link a friend sent. When it's time to cook, none of it is searchable and half of it is gone. Recall fixes that by saving recipes from any source, extracting just the ingredients and instructions, and keeping them organized by cuisine, meal, and diet so the right recipe is one search away. Family recipes are the ones you can't afford to lose. The dishes you learned by watching someone cook, or copied from a card that's starting to fade, deserve the same home as everything you save online. Recall's co-founder writes down her granny's recipes as notes in her recipe box: ingredients, method, and the little details that never make it onto a blog. Once they're saved, they're searchable, shareable, and safe. And your recipe box keeps building up over time. Every recipe you save deepens the collection Recall can draw from, so when you ask "what should I cook tonight?" the answer comes from dishes you've actually chosen and tagged, not a random result from the web. The more you save, the better those suggestions and meal plans become, and because everything sits in one organized place, you never have to dig through screenshots and bookmarks to find it. ## What you'll build - A digital recipe box that collects recipes from blogs, Instagram, YouTube, and PDFs - Your own recipes and family favorites, written down so they're never lost - Clean recipe cards with the ingredients and steps, minus the ads and backstory - Tags that organize recipes by cuisine, meal type, diet, or occasion - A chat that can scale servings, swap ingredients, and adapt recipes to your needs - Recipe recommendations and meal plans drawn from the recipes you've already saved, getting smarter as your box grows - A searchable collection you can pull from whenever you plan meals ## A workflow to build your recipe box You can add recipes with the browser extension, by pasting a URL in the app, or by saving from the mobile share sheet. - On a recipe blog or article, use the **Recall browser extension** to save the page in one click - Paste a recipe URL directly into the app with **"Add content"** - On your phone, use the **share sheet** to send recipes from Instagram, YouTube, or your browser straight to Recall *Tip: Saving from Instagram and YouTube works great for reels and cooking videos. Recall keeps the source so you can always go back to the original.* Not every recipe lives on a website. Some of the best ones are passed down by word of mouth, scribbled on a card, or learned by watching someone cook. Recall is just as good for those. - Click the **pen icon (✎)** next to **Add Content** to create a blank note - Write out the ingredients and steps while they're still fresh in your memory - Capture the details a blog would leave out: how much is "a pinch," what to serve with it, who taught you the recipe - Tag it `"Recipes/Family"` or `"Recipes/Favorites"` so it sits with everything else in your box Our co-founder saves her granny's recipes this way. When she learns a dish in the kitchen, she opens a note and types out what she was told before the details slip away. Her family's tweaks and serving notes live on the card alongside the method, so nothing gets lost when the original paper fades. Recipe blogs bury the recipe under ads and a long backstory. In Recall: - Open the **"Chat"** tab and ask for a clean version, for example *"Extract just the ingredients and step-by-step instructions."* - Save the result to your **"Notebook"** so the usable recipe lives on the card - Ask for anything else you need, like a shopping list or the total cook time Add tags so you can find the right recipe fast: - **Cuisine:** `"Recipes/Italian"`, `"Recipes/Thai"`, `"Recipes/Mexican"` - **Meal type:** `"Recipes/Breakfast"`, `"Recipes/Dinner"`, `"Recipes/Dessert"` - **Diet:** `"Recipes/Vegetarian"`, `"Recipes/Gluten-Free"` - **Status:** `"Recipes/To Try"`, `"Recipes/Favorites"` Use Chat to make a recipe work for you: - Scale it: *"Adjust this recipe to serve 6 instead of 4."* - Substitute: *"Make this vegetarian"* or *"What can I use instead of buttermilk?"* - Convert: *"Convert the measurements to grams."* When you don't know what to make, let your own recipe box decide. Open **global chat** in the left panel by clicking the **AI icon**, `@` mention your recipes tag, and ask for ideas grounded in what you've actually saved instead of a generic result from the web. - Decide tonight's dinner: *"What can I cook tonight from my saved recipes?"* - Cook with what you have: *"What can I make with chicken, spinach, and what's in my fridge?"* - Match the occasion: *"Suggest a quick vegetarian dinner from my box"* or *"What should I make for a dinner party for six?"* - Plan ahead: *"Build me a week of dinners from my saved recipes and a shopping list to go with them."* Because the suggestions come from recipes you've already chosen and tagged, you get meals you actually want to cook, then jump straight to the card to start. When it's time to eat, search your recipe box by ingredient, cuisine, or tag to find exactly what you want. Open the **"Connections"** tab to discover recipes that share ingredients or themes, and plan a week of meals from what you've already saved. - **Preserve family recipes:** Write down dishes while you still remember them. A note card for your granny's recipe is worth more than any blog save. - **Build a weeknight collection:** Tag your fastest go-to recipes `"Recipes/Quick"` so you always have options on a busy night. - **Save before you forget:** Use the mobile share sheet the moment you see a recipe you like, then clean it up later. - **Share your favorites:** Send a recipe card to a friend with the share icon. They'll see the recipe without needing an account. ## Related Recall features - [Recall augmented browsing](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/recall-augmented-browsing) - [Note-taking in Recall](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/note-taking-in-recall) - [Tagging](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/tagging) - [Chat with all your content](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/chat-with-all-your-content) ## Related guides - [AI for Hobbyists](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/audience/ai-for-hobbyists) - [Movies](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/interest/movies) - [Instagram](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/content-type/social/instagram) - [AI Notes](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/workflow/ai-notes) ## Frequently asked questions On your phone, use the share sheet to send a reel, TikTok, or cooking video straight to Recall; on desktop, save the page in one click with the Recall browser extension or paste the link into the app. Recall keeps the original source and turns the post into a clean recipe card, so the recipes you save from social media stay searchable instead of getting lost in your saved folder. Yes. Recall acts as a digital recipe box that collects recipes from blogs, Instagram, YouTube, and PDFs into one searchable library. You tag each recipe by cuisine, meal type, or diet, so when it's time to cook the right recipe is one search away instead of scattered across screenshots, bookmarks, and links friends sent you. Yes. Recipe blogs bury the recipe under ads and a long story. In Recall you open the Chat tab and ask for a clean version, for example "Extract just the ingredients and step-by-step instructions", then save the result to the card's Notebook. The usable recipe lives on the card, and you can still open the original source whenever you need it. Search your recipe box by ingredient, cuisine, or tag to find exactly what you want. Because every recipe is saved as a searchable card and tagged when you add it, you can answer questions like "what can I make with what's in the fridge?" instead of scrolling through a camera roll of screenshots. Yes. Use the Chat tab on any recipe to adapt it to your needs: scale the servings ("adjust this to serve 6 instead of 4"), substitute ingredients ("make this vegetarian" or "what can I use instead of buttermilk?"), or convert measurements to grams. The original recipe stays intact on the card, so you always have both versions. The best recipe organizer is one that saves from any source, strips out the clutter, and lets you actually cook from what you've saved. Recall does all three: it captures recipes from blogs, social media, videos, and PDFs, extracts just the ingredients and steps, organizes them by cuisine, meal, and diet, and lets you chat to scale or adapt any dish. You can also share a recipe card with a friend who doesn't have an account. --- # Health: Build Your Personal Health Library Source: https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/interest/health "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "FAQPage", mainEntity: [ { "@type": "Question", name: "Can I use Recall to organize my health research?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Yes. Recall is a good home for longevity podcasts, nutrition articles, expert interviews, and studies you want to revisit. Each item is summarized, tagged, and connected automatically, so your health reading stays searchable instead of scattered across tabs and saved folders.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "Can I upload blood work and lab results to Recall?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Yes. Upload blood work, nutrition plans, and other health records as PDFs so they live alongside the research you've saved. Once they're in Recall, you can search them, compare panels over time, and chat with your records in context.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "Can Recall give me medical advice?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "No. Recall helps you organize and think about health information you've gathered, but it doesn't diagnose, treat, or replace a professional. Use it to prepare for conversations with your doctor, not instead of them.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "Can I chat with my health research and my own records together?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Yes. Open global chat with the AI icon in the left panel to ask across everything you've saved, from expert podcasts and articles to your own lab results and appointment notes. Because answers are grounded in what you've actually collected, you get something that fits your situation instead of generic advice from the open web.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "How should I organize health content in Recall?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Start with a Health tag and nest from there, for example Health/Sleep, Health/Nutrition, Health/Labs, and Health/Appointments. Tag the experts you trust separately so chat can draw on voices you've chosen, and upload new lab panels as you get them so you can compare results over time.", }, }, ], } # Health Keep the research you read and the records that are actually yours in one place. Save longevity podcasts, nutrition deep-dives, and the experts you trust, then add your own blood work, nutrition plans, and notes from appointments. When you have a question, you can ask it against everything you've gathered, not a generic answer from the internet. ## Why use Recall for health Health information is scattered and impersonal. The research lives in podcasts, articles, and threads you forget you saved. Your own context, lab panels, a nutrition plan from a dietitian, what the doctor said last visit, sits in PDFs, inboxes, and your memory. Neither half talks to the other, so every question starts from scratch. Recall brings the two together. The content you save is summarized, tagged, and connected automatically, and your own records sit right alongside it. Because everything is in one searchable place, you can compare what different experts say, see how your own numbers change over time, and get answers grounded in your actual situation. ## What you'll build - A library of trusted health research from podcasts, articles, videos, and papers - Your own records in the same place: blood work, nutrition plans, and appointment notes - Tags that organize everything by area, like sleep, nutrition, labs, or supplements - A history you can compare against, so you can see what changed between panels - A chat you can ask about your own health context instead of the open web Recall helps you organize and think about health information you've gathered. It doesn't diagnose, treat, or replace a professional. Use it to prepare for conversations with your doctor, not instead of them. ## See it in action ## A workflow to build your health library - Use the **Recall browser extension** to save articles and studies in one click - Paste a YouTube or podcast link with **"Add content"** to save longevity and health episodes - On your phone, use the **share sheet** to save anything you come across during the day Recall summarizes each item and tags it automatically, so your reading stays organized instead of piling up in open tabs. The records that make advice personal are usually the ones you have to add yourself. - Upload your **blood work** as a PDF so the results live in your library and stay searchable - Save the **nutrition plan** from your dietitian or coach as a PDF or note - After an appointment, click the **pen icon (✎)** next to **Add Content** and write down what the doctor said while it's fresh - Keep a running note of your current supplements, medications, and open questions A "Health" tag is a good starting point. Nest tags so you can find the right thing fast: - **Area:** `"Health/Sleep"`, `"Health/Nutrition"`, `"Health/Supplements"` - **Your records:** `"Health/Labs"`, `"Health/Appointments"`, `"Health/Plans"` - **Source:** `"Health/Experts"` for the people whose advice you follow Open the **Chat** tab on any card to work with a single source, or open **global chat** in the left panel with the **AI icon** to ask across everything you've saved. - Compare advice: *"What do the experts I've saved say about zone 2 training?"* - Read your own records: *"Summarize my latest blood work and flag anything outside the normal range."* - Track change over time: *"Compare my last two panels and tell me what moved."* - Prepare for a visit: *"Based on my notes and labs, what should I ask my doctor next time?"* Because the answer is grounded in what you've actually saved, you get something that fits your situation instead of generic advice. Open the **Connections** tab to see the people, mechanisms, and topics that run across what you've saved. You might notice three different experts pointing at the same lever, or that an article you read months ago speaks directly to a result in your latest panel. - **Upload labs as you get them:** a panel only becomes useful when you can compare it to the last one. - **Curate your experts:** save a handful of people you trust and tag them, so chat draws on voices you've chosen. - **Write down appointments right away:** the detail you'll want later is the one that's easiest to forget. ## Related Recall features - [Save, Summarize, Organize, and Learn from PDFs](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/content-type/pdfs) - [Note-taking in Recall](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/note-taking-in-recall) - [Chat with all your content](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/chat-with-all-your-content) - [Tagging](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/tagging) ## Related guides - [Fitness](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/interest/fitness) - [AI for Curated Conversations](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/workflow/for-chatting-with-experts) - [AI for Hobbyists](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/audience/ai-for-hobbyists) - [AI Notes](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/workflow/ai-notes) ## Frequently asked questions Yes. Recall is a good home for longevity podcasts, nutrition articles, expert interviews, and studies you want to revisit. Each item is summarized, tagged, and connected automatically, so your health reading stays searchable instead of scattered across tabs and saved folders. Yes. Upload blood work, nutrition plans, and other health records as PDFs so they live alongside the research you've saved. Once they're in Recall, you can search them, compare panels over time, and chat with your records in context. No. Recall helps you organize and think about health information you've gathered, but it doesn't diagnose, treat, or replace a professional. Use it to prepare for conversations with your doctor, not instead of them. Yes. Open **global chat** with the **AI icon** in the left panel to ask across everything you've saved, from expert podcasts and articles to your own lab results and appointment notes. Because answers are grounded in what you've actually collected, you get something that fits your situation instead of generic advice from the open web. Start with a **Health** tag and nest from there, for example `Health/Sleep`, `Health/Nutrition`, `Health/Labs`, and `Health/Appointments`. Tag the experts you trust separately so chat can draw on voices you've chosen, and upload new lab panels as you get them so you can compare results over time. --- # Fitness: Keep Your Training Plan and Progress in One Place Source: https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/interest/fitness "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "FAQPage", mainEntity: [ { "@type": "Question", name: "Can I use Recall for workout planning?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Yes. Recall works well for saving training programs, form tutorials, and recovery protocols alongside your own plan and progress notes. Everything lives in one searchable library, so you can adapt your training to the day instead of starting a new search every time.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "How do I save training programs and form tutorials in Recall?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Paste a YouTube link with Add content to save form tutorials and program walk-throughs, use the browser extension to save training articles in one click, or upload a coach's program or physio sheet as a PDF. Each item is summarized and tagged automatically so the ideas you want to train by are easy to find again.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "Can Recall adapt my workout when I travel or have an injury?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Yes. Open global chat with the AI icon in the left panel and ask across everything you've saved, for example what you can do with 30 minutes and a hotel gym, or what upper-body work avoids an injured shoulder. Because the answer comes from programs and notes you've actually chosen, you get training that fits your situation instead of a generic plan.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "How do I track fitness progress in Recall?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Click the pen icon next to Add Content to write out your current split or training block, then keep a running log of PRs, body measurements, and how sessions felt. You can also chat with your logs over time to see how your squat, mileage, or other metrics have changed.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "How should I organize fitness content in Recall?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Start with a Fitness tag and nest from there, for example Fitness/Strength, Fitness/Mobility, Fitness/Program, and Fitness/Form. Keep a collection of bodyweight and travel-friendly routines tagged separately so you're never stuck without a gym.", }, }, ], } # Fitness Bring your training philosophy and your actual training into one place. Save the programs, form tutorials, and protocols you learn from, keep your own plan and progress alongside them, and ask your library what to do when the day doesn't go to plan. ## Why use Recall for fitness The advice that shapes how you train is scattered across podcasts, YouTube tutorials, and saved articles, and the plan you're actually running lives in a separate app or a notes file that never connects to any of it. When you're traveling, short on time, or coming back from an injury, none of it is in one place when you need it. Recall keeps both halves together. Save a program and it's summarized, tagged, and linked to the related content you've collected. Add your own split, your progress, and the physio exercises you were given, and they sit right next to the thinking behind them. When you need to adapt, you can ask your own library instead of starting a new search. ## What you'll build - A collection of programs, protocols, and form tutorials worth keeping - Your own training plan and a log of progress, PRs, and how sessions felt - Tags that organize everything by goal, like strength, mobility, or running - Notes for the specifics that matter, like a deload week or an injury you're working around - A chat that adapts your saved training to the time and equipment you have today ## See it in action ## A workflow to build your training library - Paste a YouTube link with **"Add content"** to save form tutorials and program walk-throughs - Use the **Recall browser extension** to save training articles and protocols in one click - Save podcast episodes on programming, hypertrophy, or recovery the same way Each one is summarized and tagged automatically, so the ideas you want to train by are easy to find again. The plan you're running and how it's going are yours to capture. - Click the **pen icon (✎)** next to **Add Content** to write out your current split or training block - Upload a coach's program or physio sheet as a **PDF** so it lives with everything else - Keep a running log: PRs, body measurements, how a session felt, what you changed Start with a "Fitness" tag and nest from there so you can pull up exactly what you need: - **Goal:** `"Fitness/Strength"`, `"Fitness/Mobility"`, `"Fitness/Running"` - **Your training:** `"Fitness/Program"`, `"Fitness/Progress"`, `"Fitness/Injury"` - **Reference:** `"Fitness/Form"` for technique tutorials you come back to Open the **Chat** tab on a single program, or **global chat** in the left panel with the **AI icon** to ask across everything you've saved. - Adapt to the day: *"I have 30 minutes and a hotel gym. What can I do from my saved minimal-equipment routines?"* - Train around a limit: *"What upper-body work can I do that avoids my injured shoulder?"* - Pull the key points: *"Summarize the main principles from the programs I've saved."* - Check your progress: *"How has my squat changed over the last three months from my logs?"* Because the answers come from programs and notes you've actually chosen, you get training that fits you instead of a generic plan. Open the **Connections** tab to see the principles and themes shared across what you've saved. When three separate sources all point at the same idea, like progressive overload or training by RPE, it's a good sign it's worth building into your own plan. - **Log right after a session:** how it felt is the detail you'll want later and the first one you'll forget. - **Keep a minimal-equipment collection:** tag bodyweight and travel-friendly routines so you're never stuck without a gym. - **Save the form cues that click:** a single tutorial that fixed your technique is worth keeping close. ## Related Recall features - [Save, Summarize, Organize, and Learn from PDFs](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/content-type/pdfs) - [Note-taking in Recall](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/note-taking-in-recall) - [Chat with all your content](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/chat-with-all-your-content) - [Tagging](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/tagging) ## Related guides - [Health](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/interest/health) - [AI for Curated Conversations](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/workflow/for-chatting-with-experts) - [AI for Hobbyists](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/audience/ai-for-hobbyists) - [AI Notes](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/workflow/ai-notes) ## Frequently asked questions Yes. Recall works well for saving training programs, form tutorials, and recovery protocols alongside your own plan and progress notes. Everything lives in one searchable library, so you can adapt your training to the day instead of starting a new search every time. Paste a YouTube link with **Add content** to save form tutorials and program walk-throughs, use the **browser extension** to save training articles in one click, or upload a coach's program or physio sheet as a **PDF**. Each item is summarized and tagged automatically so the ideas you want to train by are easy to find again. Yes. Open **global chat** with the **AI icon** in the left panel and ask across everything you've saved, for example what you can do with 30 minutes and a hotel gym, or what upper-body work avoids an injured shoulder. Because the answer comes from programs and notes you've actually chosen, you get training that fits your situation instead of a generic plan. Click the **pen icon (✎)** next to **Add Content** to write out your current split or training block, then keep a running log of PRs, body measurements, and how sessions felt. You can also chat with your logs over time to see how your squat, mileage, or other metrics have changed. Start with a **Fitness** tag and nest from there, for example `Fitness/Strength`, `Fitness/Mobility`, `Fitness/Program`, and `Fitness/Form`. Keep a collection of bodyweight and travel-friendly routines tagged separately so you're never stuck without a gym. --- # Reading: Build a Reading List and Remember What You Read Source: https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/interest/reading "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "FAQPage", mainEntity: [ { "@type": "Question", name: "Can Recall track books I've read and want to read?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Yes. Save books and long articles to Recall, tag them Reading/To Read, Reading/Reading, or Reading/Read, and keep your own notes on each card. Over time you build a searchable reading list and log of what you've finished, with your takeaways attached.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "How do I take notes on books in Recall?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Open the Notebook on a book's card and jot down your takeaways, favorite passages, and questions. You can also click the pen icon next to Add Content to write a standalone note on an idea that spans several books. Your notes stay connected to the source and searchable across your library.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "Can Recall recommend my next book based on what I've read?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Yes. Open global chat with the AI icon in the left panel and ask across everything you've read, for example what to read next based on books you rated highly, or which book on your list best covers a topic. Because answers come from your own list and notes, you get suggestions that match your taste instead of a generic bestseller list.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "How do I build a reading list in Recall?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Save a book the moment you hear about it with Add content and the Wiki option, use the browser extension to save long articles in one click, or use the mobile share sheet to capture a recommendation on the go. Tag new saves Reading/To Read so your whole list is in one place when you're ready to pick something up.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "Can I remember what I read with Recall?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Yes. Click the Quiz button on a book to turn your notes into questions, add them to Recall Review, and let spaced repetition bring them back at the right time. You can also chat with what you've read to refresh your memory before a conversation or book club.", }, }, ], } # Reading Keep a reading list you'll actually return to, and hold on to what you read. Save the books and long articles you want to get to, take notes as you go, and let Recall connect the ideas across everything so your reading builds on itself instead of fading after the last page. ## Why use Recall for reading A book recommendation is easy to note and easy to lose. The articles you mean to read pile up in tabs, and the ones you finish leave behind a vague sense that you read something good, with none of the detail. A flat list of titles doesn't tell you what connects them or what's worth reading next. Recall keeps your reading list, your notes, and the ideas worth keeping in one searchable place. Save what you want to read, capture your takeaways while they're fresh, and Recall surfaces the threads running between what you've read, so a book you finished last year resurfaces next to the article you're reading today. ## What you'll build - A reading list of books and articles you want to get to - A log of what you've read, with your own notes and takeaways - Tags that organize your reading by status, topic, or author - Connections that reveal the themes and ideas running across what you read - A chat you can ask for your next read, grounded in what you've already valued ## A workflow to build your reading library - Save a book the moment you hear about it: search Wikipedia with **"Add content"** and the **Wiki** option, or paste a link to the book's page - Use the **Recall browser extension** to save long articles in one click - On your phone, use the **share sheet** to capture a recommendation the second someone mentions it Tag new saves `"Reading/To Read"` so your whole list is in one place when you're ready to pick something up. The point of reading isn't just to finish, it's to keep what mattered. - Open the **Notebook** on a book's card and jot down your takeaways, favorite passages, and questions - Click the **pen icon (✎)** next to **Add Content** to write a standalone note on an idea that spans several books - Move a card from `"Reading/To Read"` to `"Reading/Read"` when you finish, with a short note on what stuck A "Reading" tag is a good base. Nest from there so your library matches how you think: - **Status:** `"Reading/To Read"`, `"Reading/Reading"`, `"Reading/Read"` - **Topic:** `"Reading/History"`, `"Reading/Science"`, `"Reading/Business"` - **Author:** a tag per author you return to Open the **Chat** tab on a single book to work with your notes, or **global chat** in the left panel with the **AI icon** to ask across everything you've read. - Find your next read: *"What should I read next based on the books I rated highly?"* - Refresh your memory: *"Remind me of the main argument of the last book I finished."* - Connect ideas: *"What do the books I've saved on focus have in common?"* - Decide what to skip: *"From my reading list, which book best covers behavioral economics?"* Because the answers come from your own list and notes, you get suggestions that match your taste instead of a generic bestseller list. Open the **Connections** tab to see the authors, themes, and ideas that recur across your reading. You might notice a thread running through five different books, or that two authors you love are circling the same question from different angles. - **Capture takeaways before you move on:** the moment you finish is when you remember the most. - **Quiz yourself:** click the **Quiz** button on a book to turn your notes into questions and make what you read stick. - **Keep the list moving:** save recommendations instantly, then decide what to read next from one tidy list. ## Related Recall features - [Note-taking in Recall](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/note-taking-in-recall) - [Quiz and spaced repetition](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/quiz-and-spaced-repetition) - [Graph overview](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/graph/overview) - [Tagging](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/tagging) ## Related guides - [Movies](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/interest/movies) - [AI for Lifelong Learners](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/audience/ai-for-learning) - [AI Notes](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/workflow/ai-notes) - [AI for Hobbyists](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/audience/ai-for-hobbyists) ## Frequently asked questions Yes. Save books and long articles to Recall, tag them `Reading/To Read`, `Reading/Reading`, or `Reading/Read`, and keep your own notes on each card. Over time you build a searchable reading list and log of what you've finished, with your takeaways attached. Open the **Notebook** on a book's card and jot down your takeaways, favorite passages, and questions. You can also click the **pen icon (✎)** next to **Add Content** to write a standalone note on an idea that spans several books. Your notes stay connected to the source and searchable across your library. Yes. Open **global chat** with the **AI icon** in the left panel and ask across everything you've read, for example what to read next based on books you rated highly, or which book on your list best covers a topic. Because answers come from your own list and notes, you get suggestions that match your taste instead of a generic bestseller list. Save a book the moment you hear about it with **Add content** and the **Wiki** option, use the **browser extension** to save long articles in one click, or use the **share sheet** on mobile to capture a recommendation on the go. Tag new saves `Reading/To Read` so your whole list is in one place when you're ready to pick something up. Yes. Click the **Quiz** button on a book to turn your notes into questions, add them to **Recall Review**, and let spaced repetition bring them back at the right time. You can also chat with what you've read to refresh your memory before a conversation or book club. --- # How to Summarize Podcasts in Recall Source: https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/content-type/podcasts AugmentedBrowsingBullet, AutomaticConnectionsBullet, GlobalChatBullet, KnowledgeGraphBullet, ManualConnectionsBullet, PodcastSaveOptions, SpacedRepetitionReviewBullet, } from '../../../components/use-cases/WorkflowStepBullets' "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "FAQPage", mainEntity: [ { "@type": "Question", name: "How do I summarize a podcast with AI?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "To summarize a podcast with AI in Recall, paste an Apple Podcasts or Spotify episode link into the app, save it with the browser extension, or share it from your phone. Recall then generates a concise or detailed AI summary of the episode, so a two-hour conversation becomes a two-minute read, and saves it as a searchable card you can chat with and revisit later.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "Can ChatGPT summarize a podcast?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "ChatGPT can summarize a podcast if you paste in a transcript, but it won't keep the result, organize it, or connect it to anything else. Recall is built for this: it summarizes Apple and Spotify episodes directly from a link, then saves each summary to your knowledge base, tags it automatically, links it to related content, and lets you chat with it months later. The summary becomes part of a library instead of a one-off answer you lose.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "Can Recall summarize both Apple Podcasts and Spotify episodes?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Yes. Recall supports public episodes from both Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can save an episode by pasting its URL, using the Recall browser extension, or sharing from the Recall mobile app. Paid, members-only, and Spotify Exclusive content is not supported, and podcast timestamps are not yet included.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "Does Recall give you the full podcast transcript?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Yes. When you save a podcast to Recall, you get the complete transcript of the episode alongside the AI summary. You can read along, search the transcript for an exact quote, or copy a passage word for word, which is useful when a summary isn't enough and you need the speaker's precise wording.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "Can I listen to a podcast summary instead of reading it?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Yes. With Recall's Listen Mode, you can have a podcast summary read back to you as audio in a natural voice, or even one you've cloned, so you can absorb a long episode in a few minutes while commuting or working out. Listen Mode is available on Recall's Plus plan and works across the app and browser extension.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "How do I turn a podcast into notes?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Save the episode to Recall and it becomes a card with an AI summary plus a notebook where you can capture your own takeaways. You can highlight the points that matter, add your own notes, tag the episode by topic, and link it to related podcasts, articles, and notes, turning a passive listen into organized, searchable notes in your knowledge base.", }, }, ], } # Save, Summarize, Organize, and Learn from Podcasts You finish a two-hour podcast full of great ideas, and a week later you can barely remember three of them. Podcasts are one of the richest ways to learn, but they are also the easiest to forget, because the ideas are locked inside audio you can't skim or search. Recall turns any podcast into a summarized, searchable card in your knowledge base, so you can skim the ideas, search them, and actually remember what you heard. ## Why use Recall for podcasts - **Never lose an episode again:** the shows and episodes you care about live in one place and are organized for you automatically, instead of scattered across apps and your memory. - **Skim before you commit:** read a summary in two minutes and decide whether a two-hour episode is worth your time. - **Get to the exact point:** chat with an episode to jump straight to the moment you need or pull out the key insights, without scrubbing through the audio. - **Still listen, just faster:** prefer audio? Have the summary read back to you with Listen Mode, so you get a two-hour episode in a few minutes on your next walk or commute. - **Turn listening into lasting knowledge:** review what you save so the ideas actually stick, instead of fading a week later. For example, you see a 90-minute podcast on building habits. Before your commute you read the 2-minute summary, decide it's worth it, and save it. Recall tags it and connects it to a productivity book you saved last month. Three months later a friend asks for habit tips, you search "habit stacking," and instantly find the episode and your note. ## See it in action You can save a podcast from your browser while you listen. ### On desktop (browser extension) While listening in your browser, save the episode in one click with the Recall browser extension. Install it for [Chrome](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/recall-web-extension/ldbooahljamnocpaahaidnmlgfklbben) or [Firefox](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/getrecall/). ## The podcast workflow, step by step Whatever you save, the flow is the same: save, summarize, organize, chat, remember, and connect. Expand any step to see what it looks like with a podcast. Saving is one step, from wherever you happen to be listening. Recall automatically generates an AI summary of the episode, so a two-hour conversation becomes something you can read in a couple of minutes. - **Concise or detailed:** get a quick overview of the key points, or a more detailed breakdown when you want the full picture. - **Read the full transcript:** alongside the summary, Recall gives you the complete transcript of the episode, so you can read along, search for an exact quote, or copy a passage word for word. - **Pre-screen before you commit:** read the summary first and decide whether the full episode is worth your time. - **Listen to the summary:** prefer audio? With **Listen Mode**, have the summary read aloud in a natural voice, or even one you've cloned, so you can absorb a long episode in a few minutes while you commute or work out. *(Available on Plus.)* - **Capture the parts that matter:** pull the specific takeaways you care about into your own notes on the card. **Example:** A 90-minute episode on sleep becomes a short list of key takeaways, the three habits the guest recommends, the studies they cite, and the one tool they swear by, so you get the value even on a day you don't have two hours to listen. A summary you can't find later is no better than a forgotten episode. Recall keeps every podcast organized so it resurfaces when it's relevant. - **Automatic tagging:** Recall reads the episode and tags it by topic, so it lands in the right place without any effort. - **Your own tags:** add tags that match how you think, like `health`, `marketing`, or a specific project. **Example:** You tag a podcast on focus with `productivity`, and the next time you open that tag, the episode is sitting alongside everything else you've saved on the subject. This is where a podcast stops being something you listened to once and becomes something you can interrogate. Chat with the episode: ask questions about that specific episode, like "What were the main arguments?" or "What did they say about caffeine and sleep?" Answers are grounded only in that episode, so they stay accurate to the source.; Go deeper than the summary: follow up, ask for clarification, or have the guest's argument explained in simpler terms. **Example:** After saving three podcasts on nutrition, you ask across all of them, "What do these guests agree and disagree on about intermittent fasting?" and get a synthesized answer with the points of consensus and conflict. Saving and summarizing get the ideas in; this step keeps them with you. Search: find any idea from any episode using natural language, months after you listened. **Example:** Three months after hearing a statistic on a health podcast, you're discussing it with a friend. You search "strength after 40," and instantly find the episode and the exact point where it came up. This is where podcasts get powerful. Instead of sitting in isolation, every episode joins a growing web of ideas across everything you've saved. **Example:** You save three podcasts and a few articles on productivity. Without linking anything by hand, Recall connects them around shared ideas like "deep work" and "habits," so when you open the topic later, the whole theme is already tied together. ## How podcasts become part of your second brain A podcast you listened to once usually fades within a week. In Recall, every episode you save joins everything else in your library: your articles, notes, PDFs, and other podcasts. Each one is summarized, tagged, and connected, so an episode on focus resurfaces next to a book summary you saved last month and an article you read last year. That connected, searchable library is your second brain: a place where what you listen to compounds into knowledge you actually keep. See how it all fits together in the [AI Second Brain guide](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/workflow/the-co-founder-guide-to-recall). ## Supported platforms and limitations Recall works with the podcast platforms you already use. Here's what's supported today and what to know before you save. ### Supported - **Apple Podcasts:** save any public episode by URL, browser extension, or mobile app. - **Spotify podcasts:** save any public episode by URL, browser extension, or mobile app. ### Limitations - **Timestamps** are not yet included for podcasts, so summaries and chat won't jump to a specific moment in the audio. - **Paid or members-only episodes** are not supported on Apple Podcasts. - **Spotify Exclusive and paid content** is not supported on Spotify. - **The share icon in the Apple Podcasts app** does not send episodes to Recall. Paste the episode URL into the Recall app instead, or save from desktop with the browser extension. For the full list of content Recall supports, see [All Supported Content](https://docs.recall.it/supported-content/all-supported-content). ## Frequently asked questions To summarize a podcast with AI in Recall, paste an Apple Podcasts or Spotify episode link into the app, save it with the browser extension, or share it from your phone. Recall then generates a concise or detailed AI summary of the episode, so a two-hour conversation becomes a two-minute read, and saves it as a searchable card you can chat with and revisit later. ChatGPT can summarize a podcast if you paste in a transcript, but it won't keep the result, organize it, or connect it to anything else. Recall is built for this: it summarizes Apple and Spotify episodes directly from a link, then saves each summary to your knowledge base, tags it automatically, links it to related content, and lets you chat with it months later. The summary becomes part of a library instead of a one-off answer you lose. Yes. Recall supports public episodes from both Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can save an episode by pasting its URL, using the Recall browser extension, or sharing from the Recall mobile app. Paid, members-only, and Spotify Exclusive content is not supported, and podcast timestamps are not yet included. Yes. When you save a podcast to Recall, you get the complete transcript of the episode alongside the AI summary. You can read along, search the transcript for an exact quote, or copy a passage word for word, which is useful when a summary isn't enough and you need the speaker's precise wording. Yes. With Recall's Listen Mode, you can have a podcast summary read back to you as audio in a natural voice, or even one you've cloned, so you can absorb a long episode in a few minutes while commuting or working out. Listen Mode is available on Recall's Plus plan and works across the app and browser extension. Save the episode to Recall and it becomes a card with an AI summary plus a notebook where you can capture your own takeaways. You can highlight the points that matter, add your own notes, tag the episode by topic, and link it to related podcasts, articles, and notes, turning a passive listen into organized, searchable notes in your knowledge base. ## Related guides - [AI for ADHD](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/audience/ai-for-adhd) - [AI for Lifelong Learners](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/audience/ai-for-learning) - [AI Second Brain (Co-founder's Guide)](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/workflow/the-co-founder-guide-to-recall) --- # How to Summarize YouTube Videos in Recall Source: https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/content-type/youtube AugmentedBrowsingBullet, AutomaticConnectionsBullet, GlobalChatBullet, KnowledgeGraphBullet, ManualConnectionsBullet, SpacedRepetitionReviewBullet, YoutubeSaveOptions, } from '../../../components/use-cases/WorkflowStepBullets' "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "FAQPage", mainEntity: [ { "@type": "Question", name: "How do I summarize a YouTube video?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "To summarize a YouTube video in Recall, paste the video link into the app, save it with the browser extension while you're watching, or share it from your phone. Recall generates a concise or detailed AI summary of the video and saves it as a searchable card you can chat with, organize, and revisit, so you get the key points without rewatching.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "Can ChatGPT summarize a YouTube video?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "ChatGPT can attempt a summary if you give it a transcript, but it doesn't watch the video, save the result, or organize it for later. Recall summarizes a YouTube video directly from its link, works with videos that have transcripts and transcribes those that don't, then stores each summary in your knowledge base where you can search it, chat with it, and connect it to related content.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "Does Recall give you the full YouTube transcript?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Yes. When you save a YouTube video to Recall, you get the complete transcript alongside the AI summary. You can read along, search the transcript for an exact quote, or copy a passage word for word. For videos without captions, Recall transcribes the audio so you still get a full transcript.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "Can AI summarize a YouTube video without a transcript?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Yes. Recall can summarize YouTube videos that have no captions by transcribing the audio itself before generating the summary, though processing may take a little longer than for videos that already have a transcript. Either way, the finished summary is saved as a card you can search and chat with.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "Which AI can summarize YouTube videos?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Several AI tools can summarize YouTube videos, but Recall is built for keeping what you learn rather than producing a one-off summary. Recall summarizes any public YouTube video from a link, then saves the summary to your knowledge base, tags it automatically, connects it to related videos and articles, and lets you chat across everything you've saved.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "How do I turn a YouTube video into notes?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Save the video to Recall and it becomes a card with an AI summary plus a notebook for your own takeaways. You can capture the points that matter, tag the video by topic, and link it to related content, turning a video you watched once into organized, searchable notes in your knowledge base.", }, }, ], } # Save, Summarize, Organize, and Learn from YouTube Videos You watch a three-hour lecture, a tutorial, or a deep-dive interview, and a week later the details are gone. YouTube is one of the richest learning platforms on the internet, but it's built for scrolling, not for remembering. Recall turns any video into a summarized, searchable card in your knowledge base, so you can grasp it in minutes and keep what you learn instead of losing it to your watch history. ## Why use Recall for YouTube - **Never lose a video again:** the lectures, tutorials, and interviews you care about live in one place and are organized for you automatically, instead of buried in your watch history. - **Skim before you commit:** read a summary in two minutes and decide whether a long video is worth your full attention. - **Get to the exact point:** chat with a video to jump straight to the insight you need or pull out the key takeaways, without scrubbing through the timeline. - **Still watch, just faster:** prefer audio? Have the summary read back to you with Listen Mode, so you get a long video in a few minutes on your next walk or commute. - **Turn watching into lasting knowledge:** review what you save so the ideas actually stick, instead of fading a week later. For example, you come across a 45-minute talk on productivity. You read the two-minute summary, decide it's worth saving, and add it to Recall. Recall tags it and connects it to a podcast and article you saved on the same topic. A month later you're preparing for a meeting, search "deep work," and instantly find the video and your notes. ## See it in action You can save a YouTube video from your browser. ### On desktop (browser extension) While watching on YouTube in your browser, save the video in one click with the Recall browser extension. Install it for [Chrome](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/recall-web-extension/ldbooahljamnocpaahaidnmlgfklbben) or [Firefox](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/getrecall/). ## The YouTube workflow, step by step Whatever you save, the flow is the same: save, summarize, organize, chat, remember, and connect. Expand any step to see what it looks like with a YouTube video. Saving is one step, from wherever you happen to be watching. Recall automatically generates an AI summary of the video, so a long lecture or tutorial becomes something you can read in a couple of minutes. - **Concise or detailed:** get a quick overview of the key points, or a more detailed breakdown when you want the full picture. - **Read the full transcript:** alongside the summary, Recall gives you the complete transcript of the video, so you can read along, search for an exact quote, or copy a passage word for word. - **Pre-screen before you commit:** read the summary first and decide whether the full video is worth your time. - **Listen to the summary:** prefer audio? With **Listen Mode**, have the summary read aloud in a natural voice, or even one you've cloned, so you can absorb a long video in a few minutes while you commute or work out. *(Available on Plus.)* - **Capture the parts that matter:** pull the specific takeaways you care about into your own notes on the card. **Example:** A 90-minute lecture on machine learning becomes a short list of the core concepts, the frameworks mentioned, and the resources the speaker recommends, so you get the value even on a day you don't have an hour and a half to rewatch. A summary you can't find later is no better than a forgotten video. Recall keeps every video organized so it resurfaces when it's relevant. - **Automatic tagging:** Recall reads the video and tags it by topic, so it lands in the right place without any effort. - **Your own tags:** add tags that match how you think, like `coding`, `productivity`, or a specific project. **Example:** You tag a tutorial on React hooks with `coding`, and the next time you open that tag, the video is sitting alongside every other resource you've saved on the subject. This is where a video stops being something you watched once and becomes something you can interrogate. Chat with the video: ask questions about that specific video, like "What were the main steps?" or "What tools did they recommend?" Answers are grounded only in that video, so they stay accurate to the source.; Go deeper than the summary: follow up, ask for clarification, or have a concept from the video explained in simpler terms. **Example:** After saving three tutorials on a new framework, you ask across all of them, "What's the recommended project structure?" and get a synthesized answer pulling from each source. Saving and summarizing get the ideas in; this step keeps them with you. Search: find any idea from any video using natural language, months after you watched it. **Example:** Three months after watching a health video, a friend asks about a supplement mentioned in it. You search the name and instantly find the video and the exact section where it came up. This is where YouTube gets powerful. Instead of sitting in isolation, every video joins a growing web of ideas across everything you've saved. **Example:** You save three videos and a few articles on a topic you're learning. Without linking anything by hand, Recall connects them around shared concepts, so when you open the topic later, the whole theme is already tied together. ## How YouTube videos become part of your second brain A video you watched once is easy to forget and almost impossible to search. In Recall, every video you save joins everything else in your library: your articles, podcasts, PDFs, and notes. Each one is summarized, tagged, and connected, so a talk resurfaces next to the articles and episodes you've saved on the same theme. That connected, searchable library is your second brain: a place where what you watch compounds into knowledge instead of disappearing into your history. See how it all fits together in the [AI Second Brain guide](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/workflow/the-co-founder-guide-to-recall). ## Supported platforms and limitations Recall works with the YouTube content you already watch. Here's what's supported today and what to know before you save. ### Supported - **YouTube videos:** save any public video by URL, browser extension, or mobile app, with or without an existing transcript. - **YouTube Shorts:** also supported. For a short-form specific walkthrough, see the [YouTube Shorts guide](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/content-type/social/youtube-shorts). ### Limitations - **Private and members-only content** is not supported. - **Videos without captions** can still be saved; Recall will transcribe the audio, though processing may take longer. For the full list of content Recall supports, see [All Supported Content](https://docs.recall.it/supported-content/all-supported-content). ## Frequently asked questions To summarize a YouTube video in Recall, paste the video link into the app, save it with the browser extension while you're watching, or share it from your phone. Recall generates a concise or detailed AI summary of the video and saves it as a searchable card you can chat with, organize, and revisit, so you get the key points without rewatching. ChatGPT can attempt a summary if you give it a transcript, but it doesn't watch the video, save the result, or organize it for later. Recall summarizes a YouTube video directly from its link, works with videos that have transcripts and transcribes those that don't, then stores each summary in your knowledge base where you can search it, chat with it, and connect it to related content. Yes. When you save a YouTube video to Recall, you get the complete transcript alongside the AI summary. You can read along, search the transcript for an exact quote, or copy a passage word for word. For videos without captions, Recall transcribes the audio so you still get a full transcript. Yes. Recall can summarize YouTube videos that have no captions by transcribing the audio itself before generating the summary, though processing may take a little longer than for videos that already have a transcript. Either way, the finished summary is saved as a card you can search and chat with. Several AI tools can summarize YouTube videos, but Recall is built for keeping what you learn rather than producing a one-off summary. Recall summarizes any public YouTube video or Short from a link, then saves the summary to your knowledge base, tags it automatically, connects it to related videos and articles, and lets you chat across everything you've saved. Save the video to Recall and it becomes a card with an AI summary plus a notebook for your own takeaways. You can capture the points that matter, tag the video by topic, and link it to related content, turning a video you watched once into organized, searchable notes in your knowledge base. ## Related guides - [AI for Lifelong Learners](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/audience/ai-for-learning) - [AI for Students](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/audience/for-students) - [AI for ADHD](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/audience/ai-for-adhd) --- # How to Summarize PDFs in Recall Source: https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/content-type/pdfs AugmentedBrowsingBullet, AutomaticConnectionsBullet, GlobalChatBullet, KnowledgeGraphBullet, ManualConnectionsBullet, PdfSaveOptions, SpacedRepetitionReviewBullet, } from '../../../components/use-cases/WorkflowStepBullets' "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "FAQPage", mainEntity: [ { "@type": "Question", name: "How do I summarize a PDF?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "To summarize a PDF in Recall, upload it through Add Content in the web or mobile app, share it from your phone, or paste a link to a PDF hosted online. Recall generates a concise or detailed AI summary of the document and saves it as a searchable card you can chat with, organize, and revisit, so a long report becomes a two-minute read.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "Can ChatGPT summarize a PDF?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "ChatGPT can summarize a PDF you upload into a chat, but the result isn't saved, organized, or connected to your other documents. Recall summarizes PDFs and keeps them: each document becomes a card in your knowledge base that's automatically tagged, linked to related content, and available to chat with or search months later, so your reading compounds instead of disappearing.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "Can I chat with a PDF?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Yes. In Recall you can chat with any PDF you've saved on its card, asking questions like what the main findings were or how a term is defined, with answers grounded only in that document so they stay accurate. To chat across several PDFs at once, open global chat in the left panel by clicking the AI icon and compare what different papers or reports say on the same topic.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "What is the file size limit for PDFs in Recall?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Recall supports PDFs up to 100 MB each. You can upload them one at a time, or upload multiple PDFs at once on Recall's Plus and Max plans. Text-based PDFs summarize most reliably; scanned or image-only documents may work less well.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "Can Recall summarize scanned PDFs?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Recall works best with text-based PDFs that have selectable text. Scanned or image-only PDFs can still be uploaded, but they may not summarize or support chat as reliably as text-based documents. For the best results, use a PDF with real, selectable text rather than a photo or scan.", }, }, ], } # Save, Summarize, Organize, and Learn from PDFs You download a 200-page report, a research paper, or a course reading, and it sits in your downloads folder until you forget why you saved it. PDFs are dense and valuable, but they're also the hardest format to skim, search, and come back to. Recall turns any PDF into a summarized, searchable card in your knowledge base, so you can skim it in minutes and find it again the moment you need it. ## Why use Recall for PDFs - **Never lose a document again:** the papers, reports, and readings you care about live in one place and are organized for you automatically, instead of scattered across folders and downloads. - **Skim before you commit:** read a summary in two minutes and decide whether a long document is worth your full attention. - **Get to the exact point:** chat with a PDF to jump straight to the section you need or pull out the key findings, without scrolling page by page. - **Still read, just faster:** prefer audio? Have the summary read back to you with Listen Mode, so you get a long document in a few minutes on your next walk or commute. - **Turn reading into lasting knowledge:** review what you save so the ideas actually stick, instead of fading a week later. For example, you receive a 40-page industry report. You upload it to Recall, read the summary, and save the three sections that matter. Recall tags it and connects it to articles and notes you saved on the same topic. Two months later you're writing a brief, search the topic, and instantly find the report and your highlights. ## See it in action Upload a PDF through **Add Content** in the Recall web app. You can add one file at a time, or upload multiple PDFs at once on Plus and Max. ## The PDF workflow, step by step Whatever you save, the flow is the same: save, summarize, organize, chat, remember, and connect. Expand any step to see what it looks like with a PDF. Recall automatically generates an AI summary of the document, so a long paper or report becomes something you can read in a couple of minutes. - **Concise or detailed:** get a quick overview of the key points, or a more detailed breakdown when you want the full picture. - **Pre-screen before you commit:** read the summary first and decide whether the full document is worth your time. - **Listen to the summary:** prefer audio? With **Listen Mode**, have the summary read aloud in a natural voice, or even one you've cloned, so you can absorb a long document in a few minutes while you commute or work out. *(Available on Plus.)* - **Capture the parts that matter:** pull the specific takeaways you care about into your own notes on the card. **Example:** A 60-page research paper becomes a short list of the hypothesis, methodology, key findings, and limitations, so you get the value even on a day you don't have an hour to read the full thing. A summary you can't find later is no better than a forgotten PDF. Recall keeps every document organized so it resurfaces when it's relevant. - **Automatic tagging:** Recall reads the document and tags it by topic, so it lands in the right place without any effort. - **Your own tags:** add tags that match how you think, like `research`, `coursework`, or a specific project. **Example:** You tag a paper on climate policy with `research`, and the next time you open that tag, the PDF is sitting alongside every article and note you've saved on the subject. This is where a PDF stops being something you read once and becomes something you can interrogate. Chat with the document: ask questions about that specific PDF, like "What were the main findings?" or "How did they define the sample size?" Answers are grounded only in that document, so they stay accurate to the source.; Go deeper than the summary: follow up, ask for clarification, or have a dense section explained in simpler terms. **Example:** After saving three papers on the same topic, you ask across all of them, "What do these studies agree and disagree on?" and get a synthesized answer with the points of consensus and conflict. Saving and summarizing get the ideas in; this step keeps them with you. Search: find any idea from any PDF using natural language, months after you read it. **Example:** Three months after reading a report, you're preparing a presentation. You search a key statistic and instantly find the PDF and the page where it came from. This is where PDFs get powerful. Instead of sitting in isolation, every document joins a growing web of ideas across everything you've saved. **Example:** You save three PDFs and a few articles on a topic you're researching. Without linking anything by hand, Recall connects them around shared concepts, so when you open the topic later, the whole theme is already tied together. ## How PDFs become part of your second brain A PDF you read once tends to vanish into a downloads folder you never reopen. In Recall, every document you save joins everything else in your library: your articles, podcasts, videos, and notes. Each one is summarized, tagged, and connected, so a research paper resurfaces next to the articles and notes you've saved on the same subject. That connected, searchable library is your second brain: a place where what you read compounds into knowledge you can actually use. See how it all fits together in the [AI Second Brain guide](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/workflow/the-co-founder-guide-to-recall). ## Supported platforms and limitations Recall works with the PDFs you already have. Here's what's supported today and what to know before you save. ### Supported - **PDF uploads:** add any text-based PDF through Add Content in the web or mobile app. - **Online PDFs:** paste a URL to a PDF hosted on the web. - **Bulk upload:** upload multiple PDFs at once on Plus and Max. ### Limitations - **100 MB file size limit** per PDF. - **Scanned or image-only PDFs** (without selectable text) may not summarize or chat as reliably as text-based documents. - **Google Docs and Slides** are also supported separately with the same 100 MB limit. See the [Google Docs and Slides guide](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/content-type/google-docs-and-slides). For the full list of content Recall supports, see [All Supported Content](https://docs.recall.it/supported-content/all-supported-content). ## Frequently asked questions To summarize a PDF in Recall, upload it through Add Content in the web or mobile app, share it from your phone, or paste a link to a PDF hosted online. Recall generates a concise or detailed AI summary of the document and saves it as a searchable card you can chat with, organize, and revisit, so a long report becomes a two-minute read. ChatGPT can summarize a PDF you upload into a chat, but the result isn't saved, organized, or connected to your other documents. Recall summarizes PDFs and keeps them: each document becomes a card in your knowledge base that's automatically tagged, linked to related content, and available to chat with or search months later, so your reading compounds instead of disappearing. Yes. In Recall you can chat with any PDF you've saved on its card, asking questions like what the main findings were or how a term is defined, with answers grounded only in that document so they stay accurate. To chat across several PDFs at once, open **global chat** in the left panel by clicking the **AI icon** and compare what different papers or reports say on the same topic. Recall supports PDFs up to 100 MB each. You can upload them one at a time, or upload multiple PDFs at once on Recall's Plus and Max plans. Text-based PDFs summarize most reliably; scanned or image-only documents may work less well. Recall works best with text-based PDFs that have selectable text. Scanned or image-only PDFs can still be uploaded, but they may not summarize or support chat as reliably as text-based documents. For the best results, use a PDF with real, selectable text rather than a photo or scan. ## Related guides - [AI for Students](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/audience/for-students) - [AI for Writing and Research](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/workflow/ai-for-writing-and-research) - [AI for Lifelong Learners](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/audience/ai-for-learning) --- # How to Summarize Google Docs and Slides in Recall Source: https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/content-type/google-docs-and-slides AugmentedBrowsingBullet, AutomaticConnectionsBullet, GlobalChatBullet, GoogleDocsSaveOptions, KnowledgeGraphBullet, ManualConnectionsBullet, SpacedRepetitionReviewBullet, } from '../../../components/use-cases/WorkflowStepBullets' "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "FAQPage", mainEntity: [ { "@type": "Question", name: "How do I summarize a Google Doc in Recall?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "To summarize a Google Doc in Recall, paste the document link into the app or save it in one click with the Recall browser extension while you're reading. Recall generates a concise or detailed AI summary and saves it as a searchable card you can chat with, organize, and revisit, so a long doc becomes a two-minute read without leaving Google Docs behind.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "Can Recall summarize Google Slides?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Yes. Recall summarizes Google Slides presentations the same way it handles Google Docs. Paste the Slides link or save it with the browser extension, and Recall creates a summarized, searchable card with the key points from the deck, so you can skim a long presentation in minutes.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "Can ChatGPT summarize a Google Doc?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "ChatGPT can summarize a Google Doc if you paste the text into a chat, but it won't save the result, organize it, or connect it to your other documents. Recall summarizes Google Docs and Slides directly from a link, then stores each one in your knowledge base where you can search it, chat with it, and connect it to related content months later.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "Can I chat with a Google Doc?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Yes. In Recall you can chat with any Google Doc or Slides deck you've saved on its card, asking questions like what the main argument was or what a slide recommended, with answers grounded only in that document so they stay accurate. To chat across several saved docs at once, open global chat in the left panel by clicking the AI icon and compare what different sources say on the same topic.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "What is the file size limit for Google Docs and Slides in Recall?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Recall supports Google Docs and Google Slides up to 100 MB each. Paste the share link to a doc or deck, or save it with the browser extension while you're viewing it. The document must be accessible to you when you save it, so private docs you can open in your browser will work.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "Do I need to export a Google Doc as a PDF first?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "No. Recall works directly from the Google Docs or Slides URL. Paste the link or save with the browser extension, and Recall handles the rest. You don't need to download or export the file yourself.", }, }, ], } # Save, Summarize, Organize, and Learn from Google Docs and Slides You have a shared Google Doc with meeting notes, a strategy deck in Slides, or a long draft someone sent you. It's useful right now, but a week later it's buried in Drive and you can't find the part you needed. Recall turns any Doc or Slides deck into a summarized, searchable card in your knowledge base, so the ideas stay at your fingertips instead of lost in Drive. ## Why use Recall for Google Docs and Slides - **Never lose a doc again:** the documents and decks you care about live in one place and are organized for you automatically, instead of scattered across shared folders and tabs. - **Skim before you commit:** read a summary in two minutes and decide whether a long doc or deck is worth your full attention. - **Get to the exact point:** chat with a document to jump straight to the section you need or pull out the key takeaways, without scrolling page by page or slide by slide. - **Still read, just faster:** prefer audio? Have the summary read back to you with Listen Mode, so you get a long document in a few minutes on your next walk or commute. - **Turn reading into lasting knowledge:** review what you save so the ideas actually stick, instead of fading a week later. For example, a colleague shares a 40-page strategy doc in Google Docs. You save it to Recall with the browser extension, read the summary, and tag it `planning`. Recall connects it to articles and notes you saved on the same topic. A month later you're preparing for a review, search the project name, and instantly find the doc and your highlights. ## The Google Docs and Slides workflow, step by step Whatever you save, the flow is the same: save, summarize, organize, chat, remember, and connect. Expand any step to see what it looks like with a Google Doc or Slides deck. Recall automatically generates an AI summary of the document or deck, so a long doc or slide-heavy presentation becomes something you can read in a couple of minutes. - **Concise or detailed:** get a quick overview of the key points, or a more detailed breakdown when you want the full picture. - **Pre-screen before you commit:** read the summary first and decide whether the full doc or deck is worth your time. - **Listen to the summary:** prefer audio? With **Listen Mode**, have the summary read aloud in a natural voice, or even one you've cloned, so you can absorb a long document in a few minutes while you commute or work out. *(Available on Plus.)* - **Capture the parts that matter:** pull the specific takeaways you care about into your own notes on the card. **Example:** A 50-slide quarterly review becomes a short list of the headline metrics, the main decisions, and the open questions, so you get the value even on a day you don't have time to click through every slide. A summary you can't find later is no better than a forgotten doc in Drive. Recall keeps every document organized so it resurfaces when it's relevant. - **Automatic tagging:** Recall reads the document and tags it by topic, so it lands in the right place without any effort. - **Your own tags:** add tags that match how you think, like `planning`, `team`, or a specific project name. **Example:** You tag a shared strategy doc with `q3-planning`, and the next time you open that tag, the doc is sitting alongside every article and note you've saved on the same project. This is where a Google Doc or Slides deck stops being something you read once and becomes something you can interrogate. Chat with the document: ask questions about that specific doc or deck, like "What were the main recommendations?" or "What did slide 12 say about budget?" Answers are grounded only in that document, so they stay accurate to the source.; Go deeper than the summary: follow up, ask for clarification, or have a dense section explained in simpler terms. **Example:** After saving three Google Docs from different teams on the same initiative, you ask across all of them, "Where do these plans align and where do they conflict?" and get a synthesized answer without rereading every doc. Saving and summarizing get the ideas in; this step keeps them with you. Search: find any idea from any doc or deck using natural language, months after you first read it. **Example:** Three months after saving a shared doc with product requirements, you're scoping a feature. You search a key term and instantly find the doc and the section where it was defined. This is where Google Docs and Slides get powerful. Instead of sitting in isolation in Drive, every document joins a growing web of ideas across everything you've saved. **Example:** You save a Google Slides deck, a few articles, and meeting notes on a topic you're researching. Without linking anything by hand, Recall connects them around shared concepts, so when you open the topic later, the whole theme is already tied together. ## How Google Docs and Slides become part of your second brain A doc you read once tends to stay in Drive until you forget why you opened it. In Recall, every Google Doc and Slides deck you save joins everything else in your library: your articles, podcasts, PDFs, and notes. Each one is summarized, tagged, and connected, so a shared strategy doc resurfaces next to the articles and meeting notes you've saved on the same project. That connected, searchable library is your second brain: a place where what your team writes compounds into knowledge you can actually use. See how it all fits together in the [AI Second Brain guide](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/workflow/the-co-founder-guide-to-recall). ## Supported platforms and limitations Recall works with Google Docs and Google Slides you can open in your browser. Here's what's supported today and what to know before you save. ### Supported - **Google Docs:** save any document you can access by pasting its URL or using the browser extension. - **Google Slides:** save any presentation you can access the same way. ### Limitations - **100 MB file size limit** per document or deck. - **You must be able to open the doc when you save it.** If a document is private or restricted, save it while logged in with the browser extension so Recall can access what you can see. - **Google Sheets** is not listed as a supported content type today. For spreadsheets, export as PDF and use the [PDF guide](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/content-type/pdfs) if needed. For the full list of content Recall supports, see [All Supported Content](https://docs.recall.it/supported-content/all-supported-content). ## Frequently asked questions To summarize a Google Doc in Recall, paste the document link into the app or save it in one click with the Recall browser extension while you're reading. Recall generates a concise or detailed AI summary and saves it as a searchable card you can chat with, organize, and revisit, so a long doc becomes a two-minute read without leaving Google Docs behind. Yes. Recall summarizes Google Slides presentations the same way it handles Google Docs. Paste the Slides link or save it with the browser extension, and Recall creates a summarized, searchable card with the key points from the deck, so you can skim a long presentation in minutes. ChatGPT can summarize a Google Doc if you paste the text into a chat, but it won't save the result, organize it, or connect it to your other documents. Recall summarizes Google Docs and Slides directly from a link, then stores each one in your knowledge base where you can search it, chat with it, and connect it to related content months later. Yes. In Recall you can chat with any Google Doc or Slides deck you've saved on its card, asking questions like what the main argument was or what a slide recommended, with answers grounded only in that document so they stay accurate. To chat across several saved docs at once, open **global chat** in the left panel by clicking the **AI icon** and compare what different sources say on the same topic. Recall supports Google Docs and Google Slides up to 100 MB each. Paste the share link to a doc or deck, or save it with the browser extension while you're viewing it. The document must be accessible to you when you save it, so private docs you can open in your browser will work. No. Recall works directly from the Google Docs or Slides URL. Paste the link or save with the browser extension, and Recall handles the rest. You don't need to download or export the file yourself. ## Related guides - [Save, Summarize, Organize, and Learn from PDFs](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/content-type/pdfs) - [AI for Writing and Research](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/workflow/ai-for-writing-and-research) - [AI Second Brain (Co-founder's Guide)](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/workflow/the-co-founder-guide-to-recall) --- # How to Summarize Articles and Web Pages in Recall Source: https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/content-type/articles-and-web AugmentedBrowsingBullet, AutomaticConnectionsBullet, GlobalChatBullet, KnowledgeGraphBullet, ManualConnectionsBullet, SaveContentOptions, SecondBrainGuideLink, } from "../../../components/use-cases/WorkflowStepBullets" "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "FAQPage", mainEntity: [ { "@type": "Question", name: "How do I summarize an article?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "To summarize an article in Recall, save the page with the browser extension while you're reading, paste its URL into the app, or share it from your phone. Recall generates a concise or detailed AI summary and saves the full article as a searchable card you can chat with, organize, and revisit, so a long read becomes a two-minute summary you keep forever.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "Can AI summarize a web page or article?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Yes. Recall summarizes articles, blog posts, and web pages directly from a link or the browser extension, then saves each one to your knowledge base. Unlike a one-off chatbot summary, Recall keeps the article, tags it automatically, connects it to related content, and lets you search or chat with it long after you first read it.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "Can I save articles to read later?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Yes. Recall works as a read-it-later app with a memory: save any article with one click and Recall stores the full content plus an AI summary, so you can pre-screen it in two minutes and decide whether to read the whole thing. Everything you save stays organized and searchable in your knowledge base instead of getting lost in bookmarks.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "Can Recall summarize paywalled articles?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Recall can save paywalled articles when you use the browser extension while logged in to the site, since the extension reads the page you can already see. Pasting a paywalled URL on its own may not capture the full text, so the extension is the most reliable way to save and summarize subscriber-only content in Recall.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "How do I save and organize articles I read online?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Save an article to Recall and it becomes a card that's automatically tagged by topic and connected to related content you've saved. You can add your own tags, capture notes, and later search or chat across everything on a subject, so the articles you read online build into an organized knowledge base instead of a pile of links.", }, }, ], } # Save, Summarize, Organize, and Learn from Articles and Web Pages You open ten tabs, bookmark three articles, and tell yourself you'll read them later. A week passes and they're buried in your reading list, or gone entirely. The web is full of valuable writing, but it's built for browsing, not for building on. Recall turns any article or web page into a summarized, searchable card in your knowledge base, so you can skim it fast and come back to the ideas whenever you need them. ## Why use Recall for articles and web pages - **Never lose an article again:** the writing you care about lives in one place and is organized for you automatically, instead of scattered across tabs, bookmarks, and read-it-later apps. - **Skim before you commit:** read a summary in two minutes and decide whether a long article is worth your full attention. - **Get to the exact point:** chat with an article to jump straight to the insight you need or pull out the key arguments, without rereading the whole thing. - **Still read, just faster:** prefer audio? Have the summary read back to you with Listen Mode, so you get a long article in a few minutes on your next walk or commute. - **Turn reading into lasting knowledge:** review what you save so the ideas actually stick, instead of fading a week later. For example, you come across a long Substack essay on a topic you're researching. You save it with the browser extension, read the summary, and add a note on the section that matters most. Recall tags it and connects it to three other articles you saved on the same subject. A month later you search the topic and instantly find the essay alongside everything else you've gathered. ## See it in action You can save an article from your browser. ### On desktop (browser extension) While reading any article or web page, save it in one click with the Recall browser extension. Install it for [Chrome](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/recall-web-extension/ldbooahljamnocpaahaidnmlgfklbben) or [Firefox](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/getrecall/). ## The article workflow, step by step Whatever you save, the flow is the same: save, summarize, organize, chat, remember, and connect. Expand any step to see what it looks like with an article or web page. Saving is one step, from wherever you happen to be reading.} scrollContext="You're reading a long TechCrunch article at your desk. You click the Recall extension, save it, and keep reading. The summary is ready by the time you finish, and the full article is stored in your library forever." /> Recall automatically generates an AI summary of the article, so a long piece becomes something you can read in a couple of minutes. - **Concise or detailed:** get a quick overview of the key points, or a more detailed breakdown when you want the full picture. - **Pre-screen before you commit:** read the summary first and decide whether the full article is worth your time. - **Listen to the summary:** prefer audio? With **Listen Mode**, have the summary read aloud in a natural voice, or even one you've cloned, so you can absorb a long article in a few minutes while you commute or work out. *(Available on Plus.)* - **Capture the parts that matter:** pull the specific takeaways you care about into your own notes on the card. **Example:** A 4,000-word essay on AI policy becomes a short list of the main arguments, the evidence cited, and the author's conclusion, so you get the value even on a day you don't have twenty minutes to read the full piece. A summary you can't find later is no better than a forgotten bookmark. Recall keeps every article organized so it resurfaces when it's relevant. - **Automatic tagging:** Recall reads the article and tags it by topic, so it lands in the right place without any effort. - **Your own tags:** add tags that match how you think, like `research`, `news`, or a specific project. **Example:** You tag an article on startup fundraising with `business`, and the next time you open that tag, the article is sitting alongside every podcast and note you've saved on the subject. This is where an article stops being something you read once and becomes something you can interrogate. Chat with the article: ask questions about that specific piece, like "What was the main argument?" or "What data did they cite?" Answers are grounded only in that article, so they stay accurate to the source.; Go deeper than the summary: follow up, ask for clarification, or have a dense section explained in simpler terms. **Example:** After saving five articles on a topic you're researching, you ask across all of them, "What are the main points of disagreement?" and get a synthesized answer pulling from each source. Saving and summarizing get the ideas in; this step keeps them with you. Search: find any idea from any article using natural language, months after you read it.; Quiz and spaced repetition: turn key articles into quizzes and review them over time so the ideas stick. See Quiz and spaced repetition. **Example:** Three months after reading an article, a colleague mentions a framework from it. You search the name and instantly find the article and the section where it was introduced. This is where articles get powerful. Instead of sitting in isolation, every piece joins a growing web of ideas across everything you've saved. **Example:** You save four articles and two podcasts on a topic you're exploring. Without linking anything by hand, Recall connects them around shared ideas, so when you open the topic later, the whole theme is already tied together. ## How articles become part of your second brain An article you read once usually ends up as a forgotten bookmark. In Recall, every page you save joins everything else in your library: your podcasts, videos, PDFs, and notes. Each one is summarized, tagged, and connected, so a piece you read today resurfaces next to a podcast from last month and a note from last year. That connected, searchable library is your second brain: a place where what you read online compounds into knowledge instead of getting lost in tabs. ## Supported platforms and limitations Recall works with the articles and web pages you already read. Here's what's supported today and what to know before you save. ### Supported - **Articles, blogs, and web pages:** save any public page by URL or browser extension. - **Substack and WordPress:** articles from these platforms save with full content and headings. - **Google Docs and Slides:** paste a link or save via the browser extension. See the [Google Docs and Slides guide](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/content-type/google-docs-and-slides). - **Apple News:** save articles directly from the Apple News app. ### Limitations - **Landing pages** may not parse as reliably as article-style pages. - **Paywalled content** requires the browser extension to access the full text while you're logged in. - **Google Docs and Slides** have a 100 MB file size limit. For the full list of content Recall supports, see [All Supported Content](https://docs.recall.it/supported-content/all-supported-content). ## Frequently asked questions To summarize an article in Recall, save the page with the browser extension while you're reading, paste its URL into the app, or share it from your phone. Recall generates a concise or detailed AI summary and saves the full article as a searchable card you can chat with, organize, and revisit, so a long read becomes a two-minute summary you keep forever. Yes. Recall summarizes articles, blog posts, and web pages directly from a link or the browser extension, then saves each one to your knowledge base. Unlike a one-off chatbot summary, Recall keeps the article, tags it automatically, connects it to related content, and lets you search or chat with it long after you first read it. Yes. Recall works as a read-it-later app with a memory: save any article with one click and Recall stores the full content plus an AI summary, so you can pre-screen it in two minutes and decide whether to read the whole thing. Everything you save stays organized and searchable in your knowledge base instead of getting lost in bookmarks. Recall can save paywalled articles when you use the browser extension while logged in to the site, since the extension reads the page you can already see. Pasting a paywalled URL on its own may not capture the full text, so the extension is the most reliable way to save and summarize subscriber-only content in Recall. Save an article to Recall and it becomes a card that's automatically tagged by topic and connected to related content you've saved. You can add your own tags, capture notes, and later search or chat across everything on a subject, so the articles you read online build into an organized knowledge base instead of a pile of links. ## Related guides - [AI for ADHD](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/audience/ai-for-adhd) - [AI for Writing and Research](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/workflow/ai-for-writing-and-research) - [AI Second Brain (Co-founder's Guide)](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/workflow/the-co-founder-guide-to-recall) --- # How to Save YouTube Shorts in Recall Source: https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/content-type/social/youtube-shorts AugmentedBrowsingBullet, AutomaticConnectionsBullet, BrowseByTagBullet, GlobalChatBullet, KnowledgeGraphBullet, ManualConnectionsBullet, QuizStudyWorthyBullet, SaveContentOptions, SecondBrainGuideLink, } from "../../../../components/use-cases/WorkflowStepBullets" "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "FAQPage", mainEntity: [ { "@type": "Question", name: "How do I save a YouTube Short to Recall?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "To save a YouTube Short to Recall, paste the Short's link into the app, save it in one click with the Recall browser extension, or share it from the YouTube app on your phone. Recall stores it as a searchable card in your knowledge base, so the tip or tutorial stays accessible instead of disappearing into your Shorts feed.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "Can Recall summarize a YouTube Short?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Yes. Recall summarizes the spoken content of a YouTube Short into its key points, so even a fast 60-second tip becomes something you can read, search, and revisit. The Short itself is saved alongside the summary, so you keep the original too.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "How is saving a Short to Recall different from liking it on YouTube?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Liking or saving a Short on YouTube drops it into a list you can't search or organize, and likely won't find again. Recall keeps each Short as a tagged, searchable card in your knowledge base, summarized and connected to your other content, so the tip you saved actually resurfaces when it's useful.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "How do I organize saved YouTube Shorts?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "In Recall, saved Shorts are automatically tagged by topic and connected to related content you've saved. You can also add your own tags, like cooking, fitness, or a skill you're learning, so quick tips on the same subject sit together instead of getting lost in your feed.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "Can I save Shorts to learn a skill over time?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Yes. Recall is great for turning scattered Shorts into a real learning resource. Save the tips and mini-tutorials on a skill you're building, tag them, and they become a searchable, connected collection you can review and chat with, instead of a pile of clips you watched once and forgot.", }, }, ], } # Save, Summarize, Organize, and Learn from YouTube Shorts YouTube Shorts are deceptively useful. A 60-second cooking technique, a quick coding trick, a one-minute explainer. The problem is the format: they're built to keep you scrolling, not to help you remember. The tip that was genuinely helpful is gone the moment the next Short autoplays. Recall pulls the Shorts worth keeping into your knowledge base as summarized, searchable cards, so the tip you actually wanted is there when you need it instead of lost to the feed. ## Why use Recall for YouTube Shorts - **Never lose a tip again:** the techniques and tricks you actually want to use live in one place instead of vanishing into your Shorts feed. - **Read the tip in seconds:** Recall summarizes the spoken content, so you can recall a technique without rewatching and waiting for the relevant second. - **Organize the way you think:** tag a Short `cooking` or with the skill you're learning, so quick tips sit together in topic collections. - **Find it exactly when you need it:** search "knife skills" while you're in the kitchen and pull up the Short, instead of trying to find it in your history. - **Connect it to your bigger learning:** a Short on a topic links itself to the longer videos and articles you've saved on the same subject. For example, you see a Short with a clever spreadsheet trick. Instead of liking it (and never finding it again), you save it to Recall, which summarizes the steps. You tag it `spreadsheets`. Next time you're building a sheet, you search the trick and it's there in plain text. ## See it in action Watching Shorts in the YouTube app? Tap share and choose Recall, or paste the Short's link into the Recall app. If you don't see Recall in the share sheet the first time, tap **More** to find it, where you can enable it for next time. Download Recall on the [App Store](https://apps.apple.com/app/recall-summarize-save/id6445893722) or [Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.recall.wiki). ## The YouTube Shorts workflow, step by step Whatever you save, the flow is the same: save, summarize, organize, chat, remember, and connect. Expand any step to see what it looks like with a Short. Saving is one step, from wherever you happen to be watching.} scrollContext="You catch a Short with a quick stretch for back pain. You share it to Recall and keep scrolling. It's summarized and saved under `fitness` by the time you want it." /> Shorts are fast, and the useful second is easy to miss. Recall captures the substance so you don't have to rewatch. - **The tip in text:** Recall summarizes the spoken content into the key points or steps. - **No rewatching:** recall a technique by reading it, instead of scrubbing a video for the relevant moment. - **Keep the Short:** the original is saved alongside the summary, so you can rewatch when you want to. **Example:** A 45-second Short on a knife technique becomes a few written steps, so you can follow it at the counter without replaying the clip. A Short you can't find later is no better than one you scrolled past. Recall keeps every saved Short where you'll find it. - **Automatic tagging:** Recall reads the Short and tags it by topic, so it lands in the right place without any effort. - **Your own tags:** add tags that match how you think, like `cooking`, `coding`, or a skill you're building. - **Topic collections:** over time, Shorts on the same subject sit together, building into a real resource. Learn more in [Tagging](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/tagging). **Example:** You tag five saved Shorts `excel`. Open that tag and you have a quick-reference collection of spreadsheet tricks, instead of clips lost in your history. Even short clips can be worth interrogating, especially across several. Chat with the Short: ask "what are the exact steps?" and get an answer grounded in that Short.; Capture your own notes: add a note to the card with a tweak or reminder. **Example:** After saving several Shorts on running form, you ask across them, "what do these say I should fix?" and get a combined checklist. Saving a Short only helps if you can find it again. Recall makes every saved Short searchable and brings it back when it's relevant. Search: find any saved Short with natural language, months after you watched it. **Example:** Weeks after saving a Short on a guitar chord, you sit down to practice, search the chord name, and pull up the Short and your note. Instead of sitting in isolation, saved Shorts join a growing web of ideas across everything you've saved. **Example:** You save Shorts, a full tutorial, and notes while learning to cook. Without linking anything by hand, Recall connects them around the cuisine, so your quick tips and deeper lessons sit together. ## How YouTube Shorts become part of your second brain On their own, saved Shorts are just clips you'll never find again. In Recall, every Short you keep joins everything else you've saved: your full-length videos, articles, podcasts, and notes. They get summarized, tagged, and connected, so a tip you saved today resurfaces next to the longer videos and articles you've saved on the same skill. That growing, connected library is your second brain: a place where the useful seconds you scroll past compound into knowledge you can actually use. ## Supported platforms and limitations Recall works with public YouTube Shorts. Here's what's supported today and what to know before you save. ### Supported - **YouTube Shorts:** save any public Short by URL, browser extension, or mobile app. Recall summarizes the spoken content where available. ### Limitations - **Private and members-only content** is not supported. - **Shorts without spoken audio** can still be saved, but there may be little to summarize. For longer videos, see the [YouTube guide](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/content-type/youtube). For the full list of content Recall supports, see [All Supported Content](https://docs.recall.it/supported-content/all-supported-content). ## Frequently asked questions To save a YouTube Short to Recall, paste the Short's link into the app, save it in one click with the Recall browser extension, or share it from the YouTube app on your phone. Recall stores it as a searchable card in your knowledge base, so the tip or tutorial stays accessible instead of disappearing into your Shorts feed. Yes. Recall summarizes the spoken content of a YouTube Short into its key points, so even a fast 60-second tip becomes something you can read, search, and revisit. The Short itself is saved alongside the summary, so you keep the original too. Liking or saving a Short on YouTube drops it into a list you can't search or organize, and likely won't find again. Recall keeps each Short as a tagged, searchable card in your knowledge base, summarized and connected to your other content, so the tip you saved actually resurfaces when it's useful. In Recall, saved Shorts are automatically tagged by topic and connected to related content you've saved. You can also add your own tags, like `cooking`, `fitness`, or a skill you're learning, so quick tips on the same subject sit together instead of getting lost in your feed. Yes. Recall is great for turning scattered Shorts into a real learning resource. Save the tips and mini-tutorials on a skill you're building, tag them, and they become a searchable, connected collection you can review and chat with, instead of a pile of clips you watched once and forgot. ## Related guides - [Save, Summarize, Organize, and Learn from YouTube Videos](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/content-type/youtube) - [AI for Lifelong Learners](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/audience/ai-for-learning) - [AI for Hobbyists](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/audience/ai-for-hobbyists) --- # How to Save TikTok Videos in Recall Source: https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/content-type/social/tiktok AugmentedBrowsingBullet, AutomaticConnectionsBullet, BrowseByTagBullet, GlobalChatBullet, KnowledgeGraphBullet, ManualConnectionsBullet, QuizStudyWorthyBullet, SaveContentOptions, SecondBrainGuideLink, } from "../../../../components/use-cases/WorkflowStepBullets" "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "FAQPage", mainEntity: [ { "@type": "Question", name: "How do I save a TikTok video to Recall?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "To save a TikTok video to Recall, share it from the TikTok app on your phone using the share sheet, paste the video URL into the Recall app, or save it in one click with the Recall browser extension on desktop. Recall stores it as a searchable card in your knowledge base, so the recipe, tip, or tutorial stays accessible instead of disappearing into your For You feed.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "Can Recall summarize a TikTok video?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Yes. Recall summarizes the spoken content of a TikTok into its key points, so even a fast 60-second tip becomes something you can read, search, and revisit. The video itself is saved alongside the summary, so you keep the original too.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "How is saving a TikTok to Recall different from favoriting it on TikTok?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Favoriting a TikTok drops it into a list you can't search or organize, and likely won't find again. Recall keeps each video as a tagged, searchable card in your knowledge base, summarized and connected to your other content, so the tip you saved actually resurfaces when it's useful.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "How do I organize saved TikTok videos?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "In Recall, saved TikToks are automatically tagged by topic and connected to related content you've saved. You can also add your own tags, like recipes, fitness, or a skill you're learning, so quick tips on the same subject sit together instead of getting lost in your favorites.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "Can I save TikToks to find recipes or workouts later?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Yes. Recall is ideal for this. Save the recipe and workout TikToks you want to try, tag them by type, and they become a searchable collection you can pull up any time. Instead of scrolling your favorites hoping to find that pasta recipe, you search recipes in Recall and it's there.", }, }, ], } # Save, Summarize, Organize, and Learn from TikTok Videos TikTok is full of things you mean to come back to: the recipe you want to cook tonight, the workout you'll try tomorrow, the productivity hack that actually clicked. The problem is the format. TikTok is built to keep you scrolling, not to help you remember. The tip that was genuinely useful is gone the moment the next video autoplays. Recall pulls the TikToks worth keeping into your knowledge base as summarized, searchable cards, so the idea you actually wanted is there when you need it instead of lost to the feed. ## Why use Recall for TikTok - **Never lose a video again:** the recipes, tips, and tutorials you care about live in one organized place instead of a bottomless TikTok favorites folder. - **Read the tip in seconds:** Recall summarizes the spoken content, so you can recall a technique without rewatching and waiting for the relevant second. - **Organize the way you think:** tag a TikTok `recipes` or with the skill you're learning, so quick tips sit together in topic collections. - **Find it exactly when you need it:** search "pavlova recipe" while you're baking and pull up the TikTok, instead of scrolling your favorites hoping to spot it. - **Connect it to the rest of your life:** a saved cooking TikTok links itself to the recipe Reels, articles, and notes you've saved on the same theme. For example, you see a TikTok with a clever meal-prep trick. Instead of favoriting it (and never finding it again), you share it to Recall, which summarizes the steps. You tag it `recipes`. Next time you're planning the week, you search the trick and it's there in plain text. ## See it in action In the TikTok app, tap share on a video and choose Recall, or paste its link into the Recall app. If you don't see Recall in the share sheet the first time, tap **More** to find it, where you can enable it for next time. Download Recall on the [App Store](https://apps.apple.com/app/recall-summarize-save/id6445893722) or [Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.recall.wiki). ## The TikTok workflow, step by step Whatever you save, the flow is the same: save, summarize, organize, chat, remember, and connect. Expand any step to see what it looks like with a TikTok. Saving is one step, usually right from the TikTok app.} scrollContext="You catch a TikTok with a quick stretch for back pain. You share it to Recall and keep scrolling. It's summarized and saved under `fitness` by the time you want it." /> TikToks are fast, and the useful second is easy to miss. Recall captures the substance so you don't have to rewatch. - **The tip in text:** Recall summarizes the spoken content into the key points or steps. - **No rewatching:** recall a technique by reading it, instead of scrubbing a video for the relevant moment. - **Keep the video:** the original is saved alongside the summary, so you can rewatch when you want to. **Example:** A 45-second TikTok on a knife technique becomes a few written steps, so you can follow it at the counter without replaying the clip. A TikTok you can't find later is no better than one you scrolled past. Recall keeps every saved video where you'll find it. - **Automatic tagging:** Recall reads the video and tags it by topic, so it lands in the right place without any effort. - **Your own tags:** add tags that match how you think, like `recipes`, `fitness`, or a skill you're building. - **Topic collections:** over time, TikToks on the same subject sit together, building into a real resource. Learn more in [Tagging](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/tagging). **Example:** You tag five saved TikToks `recipes`. Open that tag and you have a quick-reference collection of dishes to try, instead of clips lost in your favorites. Even short clips can be worth interrogating, especially across several. Chat with the video: ask "what are the ingredients?" or "what are the steps in this routine?" Answers are grounded in what you saved.; Capture your own notes: add a note to the card with a tweak or reminder. **Example:** After saving several workout TikToks, you ask across them, "build me a simple weekly routine from these," and get a plan drawn from the ones you saved. Saving a TikTok only helps if you can find it again. Recall makes every saved video searchable and brings it back when it's relevant. Search: find any saved TikTok with natural language, months after you watched it. **Example:** Weeks after saving a TikTok on a guitar chord, you sit down to practice, search the chord name, and pull up the video and your note. Instead of sitting in isolation, saved TikToks join a growing web of ideas across everything you've saved. **Example:** You save TikToks, Instagram Reels, and notes while planning a kitchen renovation. Without linking anything by hand, Recall connects them around the project, so the whole vision is in one place. ## How TikTok videos become part of your second brain On their own, saved TikToks are just clips you'll never find again. In Recall, every TikTok you keep joins everything else you've saved: your articles, videos, podcasts, and notes. They get summarized, tagged, and connected, so a recipe you saved today resurfaces next to the cooking notes and Reels you've saved on the same theme. That growing, connected library is your second brain: a place where the useful seconds you scroll past compound into knowledge you can actually use. ## Supported platforms and limitations Recall works with public TikTok videos. Here's what's supported today and what to know before you save. ### Supported - **Public TikTok videos:** save any public video by URL, browser extension, or mobile share sheet. Recall summarizes the spoken content where available. ### Limitations - **Private videos** are not supported. - **Timestamps are not included** in saved transcripts. - **TikToks without spoken audio** can still be saved, but there may be little to summarize. For similar short-form video, see the [YouTube Shorts guide](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/content-type/social/youtube-shorts). For the full list of content Recall supports, see [All Supported Content](https://docs.recall.it/supported-content/all-supported-content). ## Frequently asked questions To save a TikTok video to Recall, share it from the TikTok app on your phone using the share sheet, paste the video URL into the Recall app, or save it in one click with the Recall browser extension on desktop. Recall stores it as a searchable card in your knowledge base, so the recipe, tip, or tutorial stays accessible instead of disappearing into your For You feed. Yes. Recall summarizes the spoken content of a TikTok into its key points, so even a fast 60-second tip becomes something you can read, search, and revisit. The video itself is saved alongside the summary, so you keep the original too. Favoriting a TikTok drops it into a list you can't search or organize, and likely won't find again. Recall keeps each video as a tagged, searchable card in your knowledge base, summarized and connected to your other content, so the tip you saved actually resurfaces when it's useful. In Recall, saved TikToks are automatically tagged by topic and connected to related content you've saved. You can also add your own tags, like `recipes`, `fitness`, or a skill you're learning, so quick tips on the same subject sit together instead of getting lost in your favorites. Yes. Recall is ideal for this. Save the recipe and workout TikToks you want to try, tag them by type, and they become a searchable collection you can pull up any time. Instead of scrolling your favorites hoping to find that pasta recipe, you search `recipes` in Recall and it's there. ## Related guides - [Save Instagram Posts and Reels](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/content-type/social/instagram) - [Save YouTube Shorts](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/content-type/social/youtube-shorts) - [Recipes](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/interest/recipes) - [AI for Hobbyists](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/audience/ai-for-hobbyists) --- # How to Save X Posts in Recall Source: https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/content-type/social/x AugmentedBrowsingBullet, AutomaticConnectionsBullet, BrowseByTagBullet, GlobalChatBullet, KnowledgeGraphBullet, ManualConnectionsBullet, QuizStudyWorthyBullet, SaveContentOptions, SecondBrainGuideLink, } from "../../../../components/use-cases/WorkflowStepBullets" "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "FAQPage", mainEntity: [ { "@type": "Question", name: "How do I save an X post to Recall?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "To save an X post to Recall, paste the post URL into the app, save it in one click with the Recall browser extension while you're reading, or share it from the X app on your phone. Recall stores the post as a searchable card in your knowledge base, so it stays accessible long after it disappears from your timeline.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "Can I save X threads?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Yes. Recall saves full X threads, not just the first post. Paste the thread URL or save it with the browser extension or mobile share sheet, and Recall captures the whole conversation as one card you can search, organize, and chat with later.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "Can Recall summarize a long X thread?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Yes. When you save a long X thread to Recall, it summarizes the whole chain into a few key points, so you get the substance without rereading every post. The full thread is saved alongside the summary, so you can always go back to the original.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "How do I organize saved tweets?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "In Recall, saved X posts are automatically tagged by topic and connected to related content you've saved. You can also add your own tags, like ai or a project name, so threads on the same subject sit together instead of getting lost in a pile of bookmarks.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "How do I find a tweet I saved months ago?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Search your Recall library with natural language, like the topic, the author's name, or a phrase you remember from the thread. Because every saved X post lives in your knowledge base with tags and connections, you can find it months later even when it's long gone from your timeline.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "Can ChatGPT save X posts for me?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "ChatGPT can summarize a post you paste into a chat, but it won't save it, organize it, or let you find it again. Recall is built for keeping what matters: save any public X post or thread in one step, tag it automatically, connect it to related articles and notes, and search or chat with it whenever you need it.", }, }, ], } # Save, Summarize, Organize, and Remember X Posts X is where ideas break first. A sharp thread on a topic you follow, a technical breakdown, a founder's hard-won lesson. The problem is the timeline: the post that made you stop scrolling is gone an hour later, and "I'll find it again" almost never happens. Recall pulls posts and threads off the timeline and into your knowledge base as searchable cards, so the ideas you want to keep are there long after the feed has moved on. ## Why use Recall for X - **Never lose a post again:** the threads and takes you care about live in one place instead of disappearing into a timeline you'll never scroll back through. - **Get the gist of a long thread:** have a 20-post thread summarized into a few key points, so you can keep the substance without rereading the whole chain. - **Build topic libraries, not bookmark piles:** tag posts by subject so a thread on AI evaluation sits next to the articles and podcasts you've saved on the same theme. - **Find it months later:** search your library with natural language and pull up a post even when you can't remember who wrote it or when you saw it. - **Connect ideas across sources:** a thread on product strategy links itself to the blog posts, notes, and podcasts you've saved on the same topic, without any work on your part. For example, you come across a 15-post thread breaking down a new model release. Instead of bookmarking it (and never returning), you save it to Recall and tag it `ai`. Two months later you're writing about the topic, search "model release," and pull up that thread alongside the three articles you'd saved on the same theme. ## See it in action In the X app, tap share on a post and choose Recall, or paste its link into the Recall app or browser extension. If you don't see Recall in the share sheet the first time, tap **More** to find it, where you can enable it for next time. Download Recall on the [App Store](https://apps.apple.com/app/recall-summarize-save/id6445893722) or [Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.recall.wiki). ## The X workflow, step by step Whatever you save, the flow is the same: save, summarize, organize, chat, remember, and connect. Expand any step to see what it looks like with an X post. Saving is one step, from wherever you happen to be scrolling.} scrollContext="You're scrolling X on your commute and see a thread on habit stacking. You tap share, send it to Recall, and keep scrolling. By the time you reach your desk, the thread is saved and waiting in your library." /> Some posts speak for themselves, but a long thread can pack a lot into one chain. Recall summarizes the longer ones so you keep the substance without the scroll. - **Key points at a glance:** a 20-post thread becomes a few clear takeaways, so you get the argument without rereading every reply. - **Pre-screen before you dig in:** read the summary first and decide whether the full thread is worth your time. - **Keep the whole thing:** the full post and thread are saved alongside the summary, so nothing is lost. **Example:** A founder posts a 25-post thread on their fundraising mistakes. Recall summarizes it into five lessons, so months later you can remind yourself of the takeaways in seconds. X is fast and topic-driven, so organization is where saving posts pays off most. - **Automatic tagging:** Recall reads the post and tags it by topic, so it lands in the right place without any effort. - **Your own tags:** add tags that match how you think, like `ai`, `research`, or a specific project name. - **Topic libraries:** over time, posts on the same subject sit together instead of scattered across bookmarks you'll never open. Learn more in [Tagging](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/tagging). **Example:** You save three threads on AI evaluation and tag them `ai`. The next time you open that tag, the threads are sitting alongside the articles and podcasts you've saved on the same subject. For longer threads, chat helps you get to the point without rereading every post. Chat with the post: ask questions about that specific thread, like "What's the core argument here?" or "What are the three main takeaways?" Answers are grounded only in that post, so they stay accurate to the source.; Capture your own takeaways: add notes to the card for the ideas you want to remember or build on. **Example:** After saving five threads on a product launch, you ask across all of them, "What do these posts agree on about the pricing strategy?" and get a synthesized answer without rereading every thread. Saving a post only helps if you can find it again. Recall makes every saved post searchable and brings it back when it's relevant. Search: find any saved post with natural language, months after you first saw it. **Example:** Three months after saving a thread on startup fundraising, a friend asks for advice. You search "fundraising advice," and instantly find the thread alongside two articles you'd saved on the same topic. Instead of sitting in isolation, saved posts join a growing web of ideas across everything you've saved. **Example:** You save threads on productivity, a few articles, and a podcast episode. Without linking anything by hand, Recall connects them around shared ideas like "deep work" and "habits," so when you open the topic later, the whole theme is already tied together. ## How X posts become part of your second brain On their own, saved posts are just clippings. In Recall, every X post you keep joins everything else you've saved: your articles, podcasts, PDFs, and notes. They get tagged, connected, and made searchable together, so a thread you saved today resurfaces next to a podcast from last month and an article from last year when you need them. That growing, connected library is your second brain: a place where the best ideas from your feed compound instead of disappearing. ## Supported platforms and limitations Recall works with public X posts and threads. Here's what's supported today and what to know before you save. ### Supported - **X posts and threads:** save any public post or thread by URL, browser extension, or mobile app. ### Limitations - **Private or protected accounts** are not supported. Only public posts can be saved. - **X videos** are not yet supported (coming soon). For the full list of content Recall supports, see [All Supported Content](https://docs.recall.it/supported-content/all-supported-content). ## Frequently asked questions To save an X post to Recall, paste the post URL into the app, save it in one click with the Recall browser extension while you're reading, or share it from the X app on your phone. Recall stores the post as a searchable card in your knowledge base, so it stays accessible long after it disappears from your timeline. Yes. Recall saves full X threads, not just the first post. Paste the thread URL or save it with the browser extension or mobile share sheet, and Recall captures the whole conversation as one card you can search, organize, and chat with later. Yes. When you save a long X thread to Recall, it summarizes the whole chain into a few key points, so you get the substance without rereading every post. The full thread is saved alongside the summary, so you can always go back to the original. In Recall, saved X posts are automatically tagged by topic and connected to related content you've saved. You can also add your own tags, like `ai` or a project name, so threads on the same subject sit together instead of getting lost in a pile of bookmarks. Search your Recall library with natural language, like the topic, the author's name, or a phrase you remember from the thread. Because every saved X post lives in your knowledge base with tags and connections, you can find it months later even when it's long gone from your timeline. ChatGPT can summarize a post you paste into a chat, but it won't save it, organize it, or let you find it again. Recall is built for keeping what matters: save any public X post or thread in one step, tag it automatically, connect it to related articles and notes, and search or chat with it whenever you need it. ## Related guides - [AI for Writing and Research](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/workflow/ai-for-writing-and-research) - [AI for Curated Conversations](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/workflow/for-chatting-with-experts) - [AI for ADHD](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/audience/ai-for-adhd) --- # How to Save Reddit Posts in Recall Source: https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/content-type/social/reddit AugmentedBrowsingBullet, AutomaticConnectionsBullet, BrowseByTagBullet, GlobalChatBullet, KnowledgeGraphBullet, ManualConnectionsBullet, QuizStudyWorthyBullet, SaveContentOptions, SecondBrainGuideLink, } from "../../../../components/use-cases/WorkflowStepBullets" "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "FAQPage", mainEntity: [ { "@type": "Question", name: "How do I save a Reddit post to Recall?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "To save a Reddit post to Recall, paste the post URL into the app, save it in one click with the Recall browser extension while you're reading, or share it from the Reddit app on your phone. Recall stores the post and its discussion as a searchable card in your knowledge base, so the advice and answers stay accessible long after the thread drops off your feed.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "Can Recall save a Reddit thread with the comments?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Yes. Recall captures the Reddit discussion, not just the original post, so the answers and advice buried in the comments are saved too. Recall can also summarize a long thread into the key points, so you keep the useful conclusions without rereading hundreds of replies.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "How do I summarize a long Reddit thread?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Save the thread to Recall and it summarizes the discussion into a few clear takeaways, so a 300-comment thread becomes a short read. The full thread is saved alongside the summary, so you can always dig back into the original comments when you need the detail.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "How do I organize saved Reddit posts?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "In Recall, saved Reddit posts are automatically tagged by topic and connected to related content you've saved. You can also add your own tags, like a community name or project, so threads on the same subject sit together instead of getting lost in your saved posts on Reddit.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "Can ChatGPT summarize a Reddit thread?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "ChatGPT can summarize a thread you paste into a chat, but it won't save it, organize it, or let you find it again. Recall is built for keeping what matters: save any public Reddit post or discussion in one step, summarize the comments, tag it automatically, connect it to related content, and search or chat with it whenever you need it.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "Can I save posts from private subreddits?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Recall saves posts and threads from public subreddits. Private subreddits are not supported, so only content you could view without a membership can be saved to your Recall knowledge base.", }, }, ], } # Save, Summarize, Organize, and Remember Reddit Posts Reddit is where the real answers live. The honest product review, the niche troubleshooting fix, the advice thread that's better than any article. The problem is finding it again: you upvote a thread, tell yourself you'll come back, and it's gone in a sea of saved posts you never reopen. Recall pulls the threads worth keeping into your knowledge base as summarized, searchable cards, so the answer you found is there when you need it instead of buried in saved posts. ## Why use Recall for Reddit - **Never lose a thread again:** the answers, reviews, and advice you care about live in one place instead of buried in Reddit's saved posts. - **Get the gist of a 300-comment thread:** have a long discussion summarized into the key takeaways, so you keep the useful conclusions without rereading every reply. - **Build topic libraries, not bookmark piles:** tag threads by subject so a discussion on a camera you're researching sits next to the reviews and videos you've saved on the same theme. - **Find it months later:** search your library with natural language and pull up a thread even when you can't remember which subreddit it was in. - **Connect the crowd's wisdom to your own:** a thread on a topic links itself to the articles, videos, and notes you've saved on the same subject. For example, you find a 200-comment thread comparing two espresso machines. Instead of saving it on Reddit (and never returning), you save it to Recall, which summarizes the consensus into a few points. You tag it `coffee`. A month later you're ready to buy, search "espresso machine," and pull up the thread alongside the reviews you'd saved. ## See it in action In the Reddit app, tap share on a post and choose Recall, or paste its link into the Recall app or browser extension. If you don't see Recall in the share sheet the first time, tap **More** to find it, where you can enable it for next time. Download Recall on the [App Store](https://apps.apple.com/app/recall-summarize-save/id6445893722) or [Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.recall.wiki). ## The Reddit workflow, step by step Whatever you save, the flow is the same: save, summarize, organize, chat, remember, and connect. Expand any step to see what it looks like with a Reddit thread. Saving is one step, from wherever you happen to be reading.} scrollContext="You're researching a purchase late at night and find a detailed comparison thread. You send it to Recall and go to bed. The next morning, the thread is summarized and waiting in your library." /> Reddit's best answers are often buried 50 comments deep. Recall summarizes the discussion so you keep the conclusions without the scroll. - **Key points at a glance:** a long thread becomes a few clear takeaways, including what the community actually recommends. - **Pre-screen before you dig in:** read the summary first and decide whether the full thread is worth your time. - **Keep the whole thing:** the full post and comments are saved alongside the summary, so you can always go back to the detail. **Example:** A 300-comment "what's your best productivity tip" thread becomes a short list of the most-upvoted, most-repeated suggestions, so you get the wisdom of the crowd in seconds. Reddit is organized into communities, and Recall lets you organize what you save the same way you think about it. - **Automatic tagging:** Recall reads the thread and tags it by topic, so it lands in the right place without any effort. - **Your own tags:** add tags that match how you think, like `coffee`, `career`, or a specific project name. - **Topic libraries:** over time, threads on the same subject sit together instead of scattered across saved posts you'll never reopen. Learn more in [Tagging](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/tagging). **Example:** You save three threads on learning to code and tag them `coding`. The next time you open that tag, the threads sit alongside the tutorials and articles you've saved on the same subject. Reddit threads can be long and contradictory. Chat helps you get to a clear answer. Chat with the thread: ask questions like "what does the thread actually recommend?" or "what are the main objections?" Answers are grounded only in that thread, so they stay accurate to the source.; Capture your own takeaways: add notes to the card for the conclusions you want to remember or act on. **Example:** After saving five threads on a health question, you ask across all of them, "what do people agree and disagree on here?" and get a synthesized answer with the consensus and the caveats. Saving a thread only helps if you can find it again. Recall makes every saved thread searchable and brings it back when it's relevant. Search: find any saved thread with natural language, months after you first read it. **Example:** Three months after saving a thread on fixing a recurring bug, you hit the same error again. You search the error message and instantly find the thread and the fix that worked. Instead of sitting in isolation, saved threads join a growing web of ideas across everything you've saved. **Example:** You save Reddit threads, a few reviews, and a video while researching a purchase. Without linking anything by hand, Recall connects them around the product, so when you revisit the decision, the whole picture is already tied together. ## How Reddit posts become part of your second brain On their own, saved threads are just upvotes you'll never revisit. In Recall, every Reddit post you keep joins everything else you've saved: your articles, podcasts, videos, and notes. They get summarized, tagged, and connected, so a thread you saved today resurfaces next to the reviews and articles you've saved on the same topic. That growing, connected library is your second brain: a place where the best answers from Reddit compound into knowledge you can actually use. ## Supported platforms and limitations Recall works with public Reddit posts and threads. Here's what's supported today and what to know before you save. ### Supported - **Reddit posts and threads:** save any public post and its discussion by URL, browser extension, or mobile app. ### Limitations - **Private subreddits** are not supported. Only content from public subreddits can be saved. For the full list of content Recall supports, see [All Supported Content](https://docs.recall.it/supported-content/all-supported-content). ## Frequently asked questions To save a Reddit post to Recall, paste the post URL into the app, save it in one click with the Recall browser extension while you're reading, or share it from the Reddit app on your phone. Recall stores the post and its discussion as a searchable card in your knowledge base, so the advice and answers stay accessible long after the thread drops off your feed. Yes. Recall captures the Reddit discussion, not just the original post, so the answers and advice buried in the comments are saved too. Recall can also summarize a long thread into the key points, so you keep the useful conclusions without rereading hundreds of replies. Save the thread to Recall and it summarizes the discussion into a few clear takeaways, so a 300-comment thread becomes a short read. The full thread is saved alongside the summary, so you can always dig back into the original comments when you need the detail. In Recall, saved Reddit posts are automatically tagged by topic and connected to related content you've saved. You can also add your own tags, like a community name or project, so threads on the same subject sit together instead of getting lost in your saved posts on Reddit. ChatGPT can summarize a thread you paste into a chat, but it won't save it, organize it, or let you find it again. Recall is built for keeping what matters: save any public Reddit post or discussion in one step, summarize the comments, tag it automatically, connect it to related content, and search or chat with it whenever you need it. Recall saves posts and threads from public subreddits. Private subreddits are not supported, so only content you could view without a membership can be saved to your Recall knowledge base. ## Related guides - [AI for Writing and Research](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/workflow/ai-for-writing-and-research) - [AI for Hobbyists](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/audience/ai-for-hobbyists) - [AI for ADHD](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/audience/ai-for-adhd) --- # How to Save LinkedIn Posts in Recall Source: https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/content-type/social/linkedin AugmentedBrowsingBullet, AutomaticConnectionsBullet, BrowseByTagBullet, GlobalChatBullet, KnowledgeGraphBullet, ManualConnectionsBullet, QuizStudyWorthyBullet, SaveContentOptions, SecondBrainGuideLink, } from "../../../../components/use-cases/WorkflowStepBullets" "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "FAQPage", mainEntity: [ { "@type": "Question", name: "How do I save a LinkedIn post to Recall?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "To save a LinkedIn post to Recall, paste the post URL into the app, save it in one click with the Recall browser extension while you're reading, or share it from the LinkedIn app on your phone. Recall stores the post as a searchable card in your knowledge base, so the insight stays accessible long after it scrolls out of your feed.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "Can I save a LinkedIn article or newsletter?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Yes. Recall saves long-form LinkedIn articles and newsletter editions as well as standard posts. Save it with the browser extension or by pasting the URL, and Recall keeps the full piece with an AI summary you can search, organize, and chat with later.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "How do I summarize a long LinkedIn post?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Save the post to Recall and it summarizes it into the key points, so a long thought-leadership post becomes a quick read. The full post is saved alongside the summary, so you keep the original while getting the gist at a glance.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "How do I organize saved LinkedIn posts?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "In Recall, saved LinkedIn posts are automatically tagged by topic and connected to related content you've saved. You can also add your own tags, like leadership, hiring, or a specific project, so professional insights on the same subject sit together instead of getting lost in your feed.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "Can I build a swipe file of LinkedIn posts in Recall?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Yes. Recall is a natural home for a swipe file: save the posts whose format, hook, or framing you admire, tag them, and they become a searchable, connected reference library. When you sit down to write your own posts, you can pull up everything you've saved on a theme in one place.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "Can ChatGPT save LinkedIn posts for me?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "ChatGPT can summarize a post you paste into a chat, but it won't save it, organize it, or let you find it again. Recall is built for keeping what matters: save any public LinkedIn post or article in one step, summarize it, tag it automatically, connect it to related content, and search or chat with it whenever you need it.", }, }, ], } # Save, Summarize, Organize, and Remember LinkedIn Posts LinkedIn is where the best professional thinking shows up: a sharp take on your industry, a hiring framework, a career lesson, a post whose structure you wish you could write yourself. The problem is the feed. The post that made you stop scrolling is gone tomorrow, and "I'll find it again" rarely happens. Recall pulls the posts worth keeping off your feed and into your knowledge base as searchable cards, so the insights you want are there long after the feed has moved on. ## Why use Recall for LinkedIn - **Never lose a post again:** the insights, frameworks, and advice you care about live in one place instead of disappearing into a feed you'll never scroll back through. - **Get the gist of a long post:** have a long thought-leadership post or article summarized into the key points, so you keep the substance without the scroll. - **Build a professional knowledge base:** tag posts by theme so insights on leadership, hiring, or your field sit next to the articles and notes you've saved on the same topic. - **Keep a swipe file:** save posts whose hook or format you admire, so you have a reference library to draw on when you write your own. - **Find it months later:** search your library with natural language and pull up a post even when you can't remember who wrote it. For example, you read a post laying out a hiring framework you want to use. Instead of liking it (and never returning), you save it to Recall, which summarizes it into the core steps. You tag it `hiring`. Months later, when you're building a team, you search "hiring framework" and pull up the post alongside your own notes. ## See it in action In the LinkedIn app, tap share on a post and choose Recall, or paste its link into the Recall app or browser extension. If you don't see Recall in the share sheet the first time, tap **More** to find it, where you can enable it for next time. Download Recall on the [App Store](https://apps.apple.com/app/recall-summarize-save/id6445893722) or [Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.recall.wiki). ## The LinkedIn workflow, step by step Whatever you save, the flow is the same: save, summarize, organize, chat, remember, and connect. Expand any step to see what it looks like with a LinkedIn post. Saving is one step, from wherever you happen to be reading.} scrollContext="Between meetings you see a post breaking down a go-to-market strategy. You click the Recall extension, save it, and get back to work. It's summarized and waiting when you have a moment." /> LinkedIn posts can run long, and articles longer. Recall summarizes them so you keep the substance without the scroll. - **Key points at a glance:** a long post or article becomes a few clear takeaways. - **Pre-screen before you dig in:** read the summary first and decide whether the full piece is worth your time. - **Keep the whole thing:** the full post is saved alongside the summary, so nothing is lost. **Example:** A 1,500-word LinkedIn article on management becomes a short list of the author's core principles, so you can apply them without rereading the whole piece. Your professional learning is worth organizing as deliberately as your work. Recall keeps every saved post where you'll find it. - **Automatic tagging:** Recall reads the post and tags it by topic, so it lands in the right place without any effort. - **Your own tags:** add tags that match how you work, like `leadership`, `marketing`, or a specific project name. - **Topic libraries:** over time, posts on the same theme sit together instead of scattered across your feed. Learn more in [Tagging](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/tagging). **Example:** You save three posts on personal branding and tag them `branding`. The next time you open that tag, they sit alongside the articles and notes you've saved on the same subject. Turn a saved post into something you can interrogate and apply. Chat with the post: ask questions like "what's the framework here?" or "how would I apply this to my team?" Answers are grounded only in that post, so they stay accurate to the source.; Capture your own takeaways: add notes to the card for the ideas you want to act on. **Example:** After saving several posts on fundraising, you ask across all of them, "what do these say about pitching to investors?" and get a synthesized answer you can take into your next deck. Saving a post only helps if you can find it again. Recall makes every saved post searchable and brings it back when it's relevant. Search: find any saved post with natural language, months after you first read it. **Example:** Before a performance review, you search "feedback frameworks" and instantly pull up the posts and articles you'd saved on giving feedback. Instead of sitting in isolation, saved posts join a growing web of ideas across everything you've saved. **Example:** You save LinkedIn posts, a podcast, and a few articles on building a team. Without linking anything by hand, Recall connects them around shared themes like "hiring" and "culture," so the whole topic is tied together when you need it. ## How LinkedIn posts become part of your second brain On their own, saved posts are just likes you'll never revisit. In Recall, every LinkedIn post you keep joins everything else you've saved: your articles, podcasts, videos, and notes. They get summarized, tagged, and connected, so a post you saved today resurfaces next to the articles and episodes you've saved on the same theme. That growing, connected library is your second brain: a place where the best professional thinking from your feed compounds into knowledge you can apply. ## Supported platforms and limitations Recall works with public LinkedIn posts and articles. Here's what's supported today and what to know before you save. ### Supported - **Posts, articles, and videos:** save LinkedIn posts, long-form articles, and videos by URL, browser extension, or mobile app. ### Limitations - **Save a specific post or article, not a profile or feed.** Profile pages, feed views, and other non-post URLs cannot be saved, so paste a link to an individual post or article. - **Private, members-only, and company-internal posts** may not save. - **Embedded previews** appear only for embeddable post URLs. Other links fall back to the extracted text. For the full list of content Recall supports, see [All Supported Content](https://docs.recall.it/supported-content/all-supported-content). ## Frequently asked questions To save a LinkedIn post to Recall, paste the post URL into the app, save it in one click with the Recall browser extension while you're reading, or share it from the LinkedIn app on your phone. Recall stores the post as a searchable card in your knowledge base, so the insight stays accessible long after it scrolls out of your feed. Yes. Recall saves long-form LinkedIn articles and newsletter editions as well as standard posts. Save it with the browser extension or by pasting the URL, and Recall keeps the full piece with an AI summary you can search, organize, and chat with later. Save the post to Recall and it summarizes it into the key points, so a long thought-leadership post becomes a quick read. The full post is saved alongside the summary, so you keep the original while getting the gist at a glance. In Recall, saved LinkedIn posts are automatically tagged by topic and connected to related content you've saved. You can also add your own tags, like `leadership`, `hiring`, or a specific project, so professional insights on the same subject sit together instead of getting lost in your feed. Yes. Recall is a natural home for a swipe file: save the posts whose format, hook, or framing you admire, tag them, and they become a searchable, connected reference library. When you sit down to write your own posts, you can pull up everything you've saved on a theme in one place. ChatGPT can summarize a post you paste into a chat, but it won't save it, organize it, or let you find it again. Recall is built for keeping what matters: save any public LinkedIn post or article in one step, summarize it, tag it automatically, connect it to related content, and search or chat with it whenever you need it. ## Related guides - [AI for Writing and Research](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/workflow/ai-for-writing-and-research) - [AI Personas](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/workflow/ai-for-personalized-workflows) - [AI for ADHD](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/audience/ai-for-adhd) --- # How to Save Instagram Posts and Reels in Recall Source: https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/content-type/social/instagram AugmentedBrowsingBullet, AutomaticConnectionsBullet, BrowseByTagBullet, GlobalChatBullet, KnowledgeGraphBullet, ManualConnectionsBullet, SaveContentOptions, SecondBrainGuideLink, } from "../../../../components/use-cases/WorkflowStepBullets" "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "FAQPage", mainEntity: [ { "@type": "Question", name: "How do I save an Instagram post to Recall?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "To save an Instagram post to Recall, share it from the Instagram app on your phone using the share sheet, or paste the post URL into the Recall app or browser extension. Recall stores it as a searchable card in your knowledge base, so the recipe, tip, or idea stays accessible instead of getting lost in your Instagram saves.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "Can I save Instagram Reels?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Yes. Recall saves Instagram Reels as well as standard posts. Share the Reel to Recall or paste its link, and Recall keeps it as a card you can organize, search, and revisit, so the cooking technique or workout you wanted to try is there when you need it rather than buried in your feed.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "How do I organize my saved Instagram posts?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "In Recall, saved Instagram posts and Reels are automatically tagged by topic and connected to related content you've saved. You can also add your own tags, like recipes, fitness, or travel, so the things you save sit together in topic libraries instead of disappearing into one long list of Instagram saves.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "How is Recall better than saving posts in Instagram?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Instagram's own saves pile everything into one place you rarely reopen, with no way to search or organize. Recall keeps your saved posts and Reels as tagged, searchable cards in your knowledge base, connected to everything else you save, so a recipe you saved months ago actually resurfaces when you're planning dinner.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "Can I save Instagram posts to find recipes or workouts later?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Yes. Recall is ideal for this. Save the recipe Reels and workout posts you want to try, tag them by type, and they become a searchable collection you can pull up any time. Instead of scrolling your saves hoping to find that pasta recipe, you search recipes in Recall and it's there.", }, }, ], } # Save, Organize, and Remember Instagram Posts and Reels Instagram is full of things you mean to come back to: the recipe you want to cook, the workout you'll try next week, the travel spot you're saving for a trip, the design idea you love. You tap save, and it vanishes into a giant grid you never open again. Recall pulls the posts and Reels worth keeping into your knowledge base as organized, searchable cards, so you can actually find them when the moment comes. ## Why use Recall for Instagram - **Never lose a post again:** the recipes, tips, and inspiration you care about live in one organized place instead of a bottomless Instagram saves folder. - **Organize the way you think:** tag a recipe `recipes` or a trip idea `travel`, so what you save sits in topic collections instead of one endless feed. - **Find it exactly when you need it:** search "pasta recipe" when you're planning dinner and pull up the Reel, instead of scrolling your saves hoping to spot it. - **Keep the gist of a Reel:** for Reels with spoken tips or steps, Recall captures the substance so you remember what made you save it. - **Connect it to the rest of your life:** a saved recipe links itself to the cookbook notes and food articles you've saved on the same theme. For example, you see a Reel for a 20-minute dinner you want to make. Instead of saving it on Instagram (and forgetting it), you share it to Recall and tag it `recipes`. On a busy weeknight, you search "quick dinner" and the Reel is right there. ## See it in action In the Instagram app, tap share on a post or Reel and choose Recall, or paste its link into the Recall app. If you don't see Recall in the share sheet the first time, tap **More** to find it, where you can enable it for next time. Download Recall on the [App Store](https://apps.apple.com/app/recall-summarize-save/id6445893722) or [Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.recall.wiki). ## The Instagram workflow, step by step Whatever you save, the flow is the same: save, organize, chat, remember, and connect. Expand any step to see what it looks like with an Instagram post or Reel. Saving is one step, usually right from the Instagram app.} scrollContext="You're scrolling at night and see a Reel for a weekend hike. You share it to Recall and keep scrolling. When you plan your Saturday, it's saved and tagged, ready to go." /> This is where Recall beats Instagram's own saves. Instead of one endless grid, you get organized collections. - **Automatic tagging:** Recall reads the post and tags it by topic, so it lands in the right place without any effort. - **Your own tags:** add tags that match your life, like `recipes`, `fitness`, `travel`, or `home`. - **Topic collections:** over time, everything you save on a theme sits together, so your saved recipes are actually a recipe collection. Learn more in [Tagging](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/tagging). **Example:** You tag five saved Reels `recipes`. Open that tag and you have your own searchable cookbook, instead of hunting through hundreds of unrelated saves. For Reels and posts with real substance, chat helps you pull out what you need. Chat with the post: ask things like "what are the ingredients?" or "what are the steps in this routine?" Answers are grounded in what you saved.; Capture your own notes: add a note to the card, like a tweak you want to make to a recipe. **Example:** You saved several workout Reels. You ask across them, "build me a simple weekly routine from these," and get a plan drawn from the ones you saved. Saving a post only helps if you can find it again. Recall makes everything you save searchable and brings it back when it's relevant. Search: find any saved post or Reel with natural language, months after you saved it. **Example:** Planning a trip, you search "Lisbon" and pull up the café Reel, the neighborhood post, and the packing tip you'd each saved months apart. Instead of sitting in isolation, saved posts join a growing web of ideas across everything you've saved. **Example:** You save Instagram Reels, a few articles, and notes while planning a kitchen renovation. Without linking anything by hand, Recall connects them around the project, so the whole vision is in one place. ## How Instagram posts become part of your second brain On their own, saved posts are just a grid you'll never reopen. In Recall, every Instagram post and Reel you keep joins everything else you've saved: your articles, videos, podcasts, and notes. They get tagged, connected, and made searchable, so a recipe you saved today resurfaces next to the cooking notes and articles you've saved on the same theme. That growing, connected library is your second brain: a place where the inspiration you collect actually gets used instead of forgotten. ## Supported platforms and limitations Recall works with public Instagram posts and Reels. Here's what's supported today and what to know before you save. ### Supported - **Posts and carousels:** save photo posts and carousels (links with `/p/`). - **Reels:** save Reels (links with `/reel/`). - **IGTV:** save IGTV videos (links with `/tv/`). Captions and comments are extracted, and an embedded preview is shown when available. ### Limitations - **The browser extension gives the most reliable capture** for Instagram. - **Private posts** may not load. - **Profile pages, Stories, and Highlights** are not supported. Paste a link to a specific post, Reel, or IGTV video. For the full list of content Recall supports, see [All Supported Content](https://docs.recall.it/supported-content/all-supported-content). ## Frequently asked questions To save an Instagram post to Recall, share it from the Instagram app on your phone using the share sheet, or paste the post URL into the Recall app or browser extension. Recall stores it as a searchable card in your knowledge base, so the recipe, tip, or idea stays accessible instead of getting lost in your Instagram saves. Yes. Recall saves Instagram Reels as well as standard posts. Share the Reel to Recall or paste its link, and Recall keeps it as a card you can organize, search, and revisit, so the cooking technique or workout you wanted to try is there when you need it rather than buried in your feed. In Recall, saved Instagram posts and Reels are automatically tagged by topic and connected to related content you've saved. You can also add your own tags, like `recipes`, `fitness`, or `travel`, so the things you save sit together in topic libraries instead of disappearing into one long list of Instagram saves. Instagram's own saves pile everything into one place you rarely reopen, with no way to search or organize. Recall keeps your saved posts and Reels as tagged, searchable cards in your knowledge base, connected to everything else you save, so a recipe you saved months ago actually resurfaces when you're planning dinner. Yes. Recall is ideal for this. Save the recipe Reels and workout posts you want to try, tag them by type, and they become a searchable collection you can pull up any time. Instead of scrolling your saves hoping to find that pasta recipe, you search `recipes` in Recall and it's there. ## Related guides - [AI for Hobbyists](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/audience/ai-for-hobbyists) - [AI Notes](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/workflow/ai-notes) - [AI for ADHD](https://docs.recall.it/use-cases/audience/ai-for-adhd) --- # MCP Server Source: https://docs.recall.it/developer/mcp # MCP Server The Recall MCP server lets AI assistants connect to your knowledge base over the [Model Context Protocol](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/). Once connected, an assistant can search your cards, read their content, and explore your knowledge base on your behalf. The MCP server currently provides read-only access to your knowledge base. Write capabilities are coming soon. ## Quick Start 1. Open the [Recall web app](https://app.recall.it) and go to **Settings → API & MCP**. 2. Copy the server URL from the **MCP Server** section: ``` https://backend.getrecall.ai/mcp/ ``` 3. Paste it into your MCP-compatible client (Cursor, Claude Desktop, etc.). The client will open a browser window to complete the connection. No API key is required. Authentication is handled entirely in the browser. ## Client Setup Guides ### Cursor Use this flow to connect Recall as a remote MCP server in Cursor. 1. Open Cursor and go to **Settings → Tools & Integrations → MCP** (or **New MCP Server**). 2. Add a `recall` server entry pointing at the Recall MCP server URL. You can edit `~/.cursor/mcp.json` directly: ```json { "mcpServers": { "recall": { "url": "https://backend.getrecall.ai/mcp/" } } } ``` 3. Cursor will show the server as needing login. Click **Needs login** (or the OAuth prompt) and follow the browser prompts to authorize Recall. 4. Once connected, ask Cursor to search or summarize content from your Recall knowledge base. ### Claude Use this flow to connect Recall as a custom connector in Claude. 1. Open Claude and go to **Settings → Connectors** or **Customize → Connectors**. > ![Claude Connectors](https://docs.recall.it/images/mcp-claude-settings-connectors.webp) 2. Click **Add custom connector**. - For the name enter `Recall` and paste the Recall MCP server URL: `https://backend.getrecall.ai/mcp/` - Leave advanced OAuth credentials empty unless Claude asks for them. Recall uses OAuth discovery and browser-based authorization. > ![Add a new Connector](https://docs.recall.it/images/mcp-claude-settings-connectors-add-new.webp) 3. Add the connector, then click **Connect** and follow the browser prompts to authorize Recall. > ![Trigger OAuth](https://docs.recall.it/images/mcp-claude-settings-connectors-trigger-oauth.webp) > ![Recall Permissions](https://docs.recall.it/images/mcp-claude-settings-recall-permissions.webp) 4. In a new chat, open the connector or tools menu and enable Recall for the conversation. 5. Ask Claude to search or summarize content from your Recall knowledge base. For Team and Enterprise plans, an owner may need to add the connector from **Organization settings → Connectors** before members can connect it from their own settings. ### OpenAI / ChatGPT Use this flow to connect Recall as a custom MCP app in ChatGPT. 1. Open ChatGPT and go to **Settings → Apps**. > ![ChatGPT App Settings](https://docs.recall.it/images/mcp-openai-settings-apps-page.webp) 2. Click on **Advanced settings** and enable **Developer mode**. _This is necessary to allow adding custom MCPs._ > ![Developer Settings](https://docs.recall.it/images/mcp-openai-settings-apps-advanced-page.webp) 3. Click **Create** or **Create app** to add a custom app/connector. - For the name enter `Recall` and paste the Recall MCP server URL: `https://backend.getrecall.ai/mcp/` - Choose **OAuth** if ChatGPT asks for an authentication method. - Toggle **I understand and want to continue** > ![Add a new App](https://docs.recall.it/images/mcp-openai-settings-apps-add-new-app.webp) 4. Create the connector, then follow the browser prompts to authorize Recall. > ![Recall Permissions](https://docs.recall.it/images/mcp-openai-settings-recall-permissions.webp) 5. Start a new chat and ask ChatGPT to search or summarize content from your Recall knowledge base. ### Perplexity Use this flow to connect Recall as a custom connector in Perplexity. 1. Open Perplexity and go to **Account settings → Connectors**. > ![Perplexity Connectors](https://docs.recall.it/images/mcp-perplexity-settings-connectors.webp) 2. Click **+ Custom connector**. - For the name enter `Recall` and paste the Recall MCP server URL: `https://backend.getrecall.ai/mcp/` - Leave the **Advanced** toggle as is - it mainly shows auth options which are already configured to OAuth. - Toggle **I understand custom connectors can introduce risk** > ![Add a new Connector](https://docs.recall.it/images/mcp-perplexity-settings-connectors-add-new.webp) - **If the page does not redirect you, check if any pop-ups are blocked** 3. Create the connector, then follow the browser prompts to authorize Recall. > ![Recall Permissions](https://docs.recall.it/images/mcp-perplexity-settings-recall-permissions.webp) 4. Ask Perplexity to search your connected Recall knowledge base. ### Gemini CLI Gemini Web and Desktop custom MCP access is currently tied to Gemini Enterprise / BYO-MCP capabilities and is rolling out. If you do not see connector settings in the Gemini app, use Gemini CLI for now or check Gemini Enterprise availability with your Google admin or account team. Use this flow to connect Recall as a remote MCP server in Gemini CLI. 1. Open or create `~/.gemini/settings.json`. 2. Add a `recall` MCP server entry with the Recall MCP server URL and OAuth enabled: ```json { "mcpServers": { "recall": { "httpUrl": "https://backend.getrecall.ai/mcp", "oauth": { "enabled": true } } } } ``` 3. Start Gemini CLI. 4. Run `/mcp auth recall` and follow the browser prompts to authorize Recall. > ![Recall Permissions](https://docs.recall.it/images/mcp-gemini-cli-auth.webp) > ![Recall Permissions](https://docs.recall.it/images/mcp-gemini-cli-recall-permissions.webp) 5. Ask Gemini to search or summarize content from your Recall knowledge base. ## How Authentication Works The Recall MCP server uses an OAuth flow. The first time a client connects: 1. The client redirects you to a Recall authorization page. 2. You log in (or confirm your identity if already logged in). 3. You review the requested permissions and click **Allow access**. 4. The client receives a token and can begin making requests on your behalf. ### Requested scopes The client will request a single scope: | Scope | Description | |------------|-------------------------| | `kb:read` | Read your saved content | ## Tools The MCP server exposes four tools. All of them require the `kb:read` scope. | Tool | Use it to… | |-----------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------| | `search` | Find cards by meaning or keyword (semantic search). | | `filter_by_metadata` | List cards matching date, tag, or source filters (no semantic search). | | `get_document_content`| Read the full content of a specific card. | | `explore_kb` | Get an overview of your knowledge base (stats, tags, sources). | Start with `search` for question-answering tasks, `filter_by_metadata` when you just need a list of cards (e.g. "everything tagged #research from last month"), and `get_document_content` to read a specific card in full after finding it. ### search Search your saved content by combined semantic and keyword matching. | Parameter | Type | Required | Description | |-----------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | `queries` | list[str] | **Yes** | Search queries. | | `mode` | `"focused"` \| `"exhaustive"` | No (default: `"focused"`) | `focused`: top 5–10 cards with many chunks (best for answering questions). `exhaustive`: all matching cards (10–25) with 3 preview chunks each (best for listing/discovery). | | `card_id` | string | No | Search within a specific document only. | | `date_from` | string | No | Filter from date (ISO format). | | `date_to` | string | No | Filter to date (ISO format). | | `tag_ids` | list[str] | No | Tag IDs, OR logic. | | `source_url_contains` | string | No | Website domain filter. | ### filter_by_metadata List cards that match metadata filters, without running a semantic search. Returns previews containing `id`, `title`, and `created_at`. | Parameter | Type | Required | Description | |-----------------------|------------|----------|--------------------------------| | `date_from` | string | No | Filter from date (ISO format). | | `date_to` | string | No | Filter to date (ISO format). | | `tag_ids` | list[str] | No | Tag IDs, OR logic. | | `source_url_contains` | string | No | Website domain filter. | ### get_document_content Retrieve the content of a single card as deduplicated chunks. Use this after discovering a card via `search` or `filter_by_metadata`. | Parameter | Type | Required | Description | |---------------|---------|----------------------|--------------------------------------------| | `card_id` | string | **Yes** | Card ID from search/filter results. | | `focus_query` | string | No | Extract only sections matching this query. | | `max_chunks` | integer | No (default: 20) | Maximum chunks to return. | ### explore_kb Get a high-level overview of your knowledge base. Useful when an assistant is deciding where to look first. | Parameter | Type | Required | Description | |-----------|---------------------------------------------------|----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | `action` | `"get_stats"` \| `"list_tags"` \| `"list_sources"` | **Yes** | `get_stats`: total cards, date range, top tags, connections. `list_tags`: all tags with usage counts. `list_sources`: common domains/sources. | ## Looking for the REST API? If you want to build your own scripts or automations against your knowledge base, see the [API](https://docs.recall.it/developer/api). --- # API Source: https://docs.recall.it/developer/api # API The Recall API lets you access your knowledge base over HTTP. Use it to list and filter your cards, retrieve their content, and run semantic searches from your own scripts, automations, or applications. The API currently supports read-only operations. A write API is on the roadmap, stay tuned. **Base URL:** `https://backend.getrecall.ai/api/v1` ## Getting Started ### 1. Generate an API key 1. Open the [Recall web app](https://app.getrecall.ai) and log in. 2. Go to **Settings → API & MCP** and find the **API Keys** section. 3. Click **Create key**, give it a name, and choose an expiration: `Never`, `1 year`, `90 days`, `30 days`, or a **Custom** date. 4. Copy the generated key. It starts with `sk_`. You can have up to **10 API keys** at a time. Active keys are listed on the same settings page, and any key you delete stops working immediately. Your API key is only shown **once** at creation time. Copy it and store it somewhere safe immediately. You won't be able to see it again. If you lose it, delete the old key and create a new one. ### 2. Authenticate requests Every request must include your key in the `Authorization` header: ``` Authorization: Bearer sk_a1b2c3d4e5f6g7h8i9j0k1l2 ``` If your key is missing, invalid, or expired, the API returns `401 Unauthorized`. ### 3. Make your first request ```bash curl "https://backend.getrecall.ai/api/v1/cards" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer sk_a1b2c3d4e5f6g7h8i9j0k1l2" ``` ## Endpoints ### List cards ``` GET /api/v1/cards ``` Returns cards matching your filters. When no filters are provided, all of your cards are returned. **Query parameters** | Parameter | Type | Required | Description | |-----------------------|----------|----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| | `tags` | string[] | No | Filter by tag IDs (UUIDs). Max 50 items. | | `date_from` | string | No | Start of date range (ISO 8601, e.g. `2025-01-15T00:00:00Z`). | | `date_to` | string | No | End of date range (ISO 8601, e.g. `2025-01-20T00:00:00Z`). | | `source_url_contains` | string | No | Filter cards whose source URL contains this substring. 1-500 characters. | **Example** ```bash curl "https://backend.getrecall.ai/api/v1/cards?source_url_contains=example.com" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer sk_..." ``` **Response** ```json { "results": [ { "id": "card_abc123", "title": "My Card Title", "created_at": "Jan 15, 2025", "image": "https://example.com/image.png", "source_url": "https://example.com/article" } ], "total_count": 1 } ``` `image` and `source_url` are omitted when not available. --- ### Get a card ``` GET /api/v1/cards/{card_id} ``` Returns a single card along with its content chunks. **Path parameters** | Parameter | Type | Required | Description | |-----------|--------|----------|--------------------------------| | `card_id` | string | Yes | The card ID. 1-128 characters. | **Query parameters** | Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description | |---------------|---------|----------|---------|----------------------------------------------------------------| | `focus_query` | string | No | - | A query to focus which chunks are returned. 1-1000 characters. | | `max_chunks` | integer | No | 20 | Maximum number of content chunks to return. Range: 1-50. | If you're looking for specific information within a large card, pass a `focus_query` to get the most relevant chunks back instead of a generic selection. **Example** ```bash curl "https://backend.getrecall.ai/api/v1/cards/card_abc123?focus_query=pricing&max_chunks=10" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer sk_..." ``` **Response** ```json { "card_id": "card_abc123", "title": "My Card Title", "chunks": [ { "chunk_id": "chunk_001", "content": "The actual text content of this chunk...", "source": "page 3", "timestamps": ["01:23", "04:56"] } ], "created_at": "Jan 15, 2025", "image": "https://example.com/image.png", "source_url": "https://example.com/article" } ``` `image`, `source_url`, `source`, and `timestamps` are omitted when not available. --- ### Search ``` GET /api/v1/search ``` Runs a semantic search across your cards and returns the most relevant content chunks. **Query parameters** | Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description | |-----------------------|----------|----------|---------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| | `q` | string | **Yes** | - | Your search query. 1-1000 characters. | | `mode` | string | No | `"focused"` | `"focused"` (faster, fewer results) or `"exhaustive"` (broader coverage). | | `card_id` | string | No | - | Limit search to a specific card. 1-128 characters. | | `tags` | string[] | No | - | Filter by tag IDs (UUIDs). Max 50 items. | | `date_from` | string | No | - | Start of date range (ISO 8601, e.g. `2025-01-15T00:00:00Z`). | | `date_to` | string | No | - | End of date range (ISO 8601, e.g. `2025-01-20T00:00:00Z`). | | `source_url_contains` | string | No | - | Filter by source URL substring. 1-500 characters. | **Example** ```bash curl "https://backend.getrecall.ai/api/v1/search?q=spaced+repetition&mode=focused" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer sk_..." ``` **Response** ```json { "documents": [ { "card_id": "card_abc123", "title": "My Card Title", "created_at": "Jan 15, 2025", "image": "https://example.com/image.png", "source_url": "https://example.com/article", "chunks": [ { "chunk_id": "chunk_001", "content": "Relevant text passage...", "source": "page 3", "timestamps": ["01:23"] } ] } ], "total_cards": 1, "total_chunks": 1 } ``` `image`, `source_url`, `source`, and `timestamps` are omitted when not available. ## Validation Rules The API validates all inputs at the boundary. If a parameter doesn't meet the requirements below, you'll get a `422` response with details about what went wrong. | Rule | Detail | |-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Date format | Must be ISO 8601 (e.g. `2025-01-15T00:00:00Z`). Returns 422 if invalid. | | `date_from` <= `date_to` | When both are provided, `date_from` must not be after `date_to`. | | `tags` max length | At most 50 tag IDs per request. | | `q` length | 1-1000 characters. | | `source_url_contains` length | 1-500 characters. | | `focus_query` length | 1-1000 characters. | | `card_id` length | 1-128 characters. | | `max_chunks` range | Integer between 1 and 50 (default: 20). | ## Error Responses All errors return a JSON body. Validation errors (`422`) include details about which parameter failed. Server errors (`500`) and not-found errors (`404`) include a `request_id`. Share this with support if you need help troubleshooting. ### 401 Unauthorized Returned when your API key is missing, invalid, or expired. ```json { "detail": { "message": "Invalid API key" } } ``` ### 422 Validation Error Returned when a parameter doesn't meet the validation rules. ```json { "detail": { "message": "date_from must be before or equal to date_to" } } ``` ### 404 Not Found Returned when the requested resource doesn't exist. ```json { "detail": { "message": "The requested resource was not found.", "request_id": "a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890" } } ``` ### 500 Internal Server Error Returned when something unexpected goes wrong on our end. ```json { "detail": { "message": "An internal error occurred. Contact support with this request ID.", "request_id": "a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890" } } ``` If you receive a `404` or `500` error, note the `request_id` from the response. Our support team can use it to look up exactly what happened. ## Looking for MCP? If you're connecting an AI assistant (Cursor, Claude Desktop, etc.) rather than writing your own code, see the [MCP Server](https://docs.recall.it/developer/mcp) docs. --- # Become a Recall Affiliate Source: https://docs.recall.it/recall-affiliate # Share and Earn with Recall ## Welcome to the Recall Affiliate Program! Recall is your personal AI encyclopedia, a self-organizing knowledge base that turns scattered information into insights that get smarter as you use it. Add articles, videos, podcasts, notes, even thousands at once, and chat with your content to revisit your best ideas. Think, learn, and discover what’s possible when your mind is boundless. ***As one of our founding affiliates, you'll earn commissions while helping others unlock their knowledge potential.*** - **Give:** Users that you refer will get **10% off** a Recall subscription - **Get:** You will earn a one-time **30% commission** - that is up to **$20 per yearly** subscriber! ## How the Recall Affiliate Program Works ### Apply Fill in [this form](https://forms.gle/MEjsSSNp7csTQj5u7) to apply to be an affiliate ### Share Once approved, you'll receive: - Your unique referral URL, which can offer your invites to get 10% off Recall - Access to your tracking dashboard - Promotional resources and support ### Earn You earn 30% one-time commission on the sale: Potential earnings per subscription: - Monthly users: earn $2.40 per paying users - Yearly users: earn up to $20.16 per paying users, a bigger reward for high-value subscribers! We pay via PayPal, Wise, or direct bank transfer. ## Who Makes a Great Recall Affiliate? You're a perfect fit if you're a: - Content creator or educator - Productivity enthusiast - Personal Knowledge Management (PKM) community member - Student or lifelong learner - Anyone who loves Recall and wants to share it - You already have a paid subscription to Recall. - You must be 18 years or older. - You cannot use spam, misleading links, or violate any laws to promote Recall. - Commissions are paid only for legitimate paid subscriptions (no free trials). Questions? Contact us at support@recall.it --- # Recall Academic Ambassador Program Source: https://docs.recall.it/recall-academic-ambassador-program # Recall Academic Ambassador Program For academics who want to help their peers learn smarter, research faster and retain more. Academics are drowning in information from lectures, readings, papers, and videos. Most of it is forgotten within weeks. Recall changes that by helping you organize all your content, learn faster, and retain more: - **Get instant summaries:** Turn lengthy papers, videos, and lectures into key takeaways in seconds - **Chat with your content:** Ask questions across all your saved materials and get instant answers - **Beat the forgetting curve:** Personalized spaced repetition schedules help you remember what matters As an Academic Ambassador, you'll bring this to your institution. You're helping peers achieve better results, accelerate their research, and develop knowledge habits that last. You'll also work directly with startup founders, gaining real experience in marketing, community building, and leadership. **Immediate benefits:** - Free Recall Premium subscription - Early access to new features and beta testing opportunities - Direct access to co-founders for 1:1 feedback sessions **Earning potential:** - Commission on referrals (typically $20/yearly referral, top ambassadors earn $500+/month) - Bonus incentives for milestone achievements - Commission details and payout structure provided during onboarding **For your community:** - Free trials for your institution - Exclusive academic discount (details shared in onboarding) - Dedicated support, custom workshops and onboarding sessions **For the product:** - Direct influence on feature development through monthly feedback sessions - Help shape how academics use AI for knowledge management - Be part of building the future of learning and research tools ## Who We're Looking For If you love Recall and want to share it, we'll support you in making that happen. You should: - Be an active Recall user with genuine enthusiasm for the product - Be currently enrolled (undergrad through PhD) or employed at an academic institution (postdoc, professor, researcher, staff) - Have involvement in your academic community (clubs, organizations, departments, networks) - Want to help peers work smarter while shaping the future of knowledge management ## Responsibilities Below is a high-level overview of your responsibilities that can be tailored based on your current availability. | Area | Details | |------|---------| | **Time Commitment** | 5-10 hours per month (flexible), minimum 3-month commitment | | **Community Building** | Host a workshop or small group demo, build and manage a community, be the go-to Recall expert | | **Content Creation** | Create social media content, write testimonials or case studies, develop tutorials | | **Feedback & Product** | Gather feedback through surveys, participate in monthly feedback sessions, test new features | | **Outreach** | Represent Recall at campus events and conferences, partner with organizations | ## How to Join 1. **Apply:** Complete the online application form 2. **Selection:** Applications reviewed on rolling basis (response within 2 weeks) 3. **Onboarding:** 1:1 training with co-founder, receive toolkit and referral link 4. **Launch:** Coordinate institution-wide announcement and start building your community 5. **Ongoing Support:** Monthly calls, quarterly check-ins, 24/7 support channel Questions? Contact us at support@recall.it --- # Guidelines & Support Source: https://docs.recall.it/recall-academic-ambassador-program/policies # Ambassador Guidelines & Support ## Our Commitment to You We want you to succeed as an ambassador, and that means setting clear expectations while giving you the support and flexibility to do this well. These guidelines exist to protect you, your institution, and the Recall community. ## How We Work Together ### Authentic Promotion The best ambassadors are genuine advocates, not salespeople. Here's what that looks like: **Do:** - Share your real experience with Recall - Be transparent when you're an ambassador (e.g., "I'm a Recall ambassador, happy to answer questions!") - Focus on helping peers solve problems, not hitting quotas - Disclose your affiliate relationship when sharing referral links **Don't:** - Spam group chats, forums, or email lists - Make exaggerated claims about what Recall can do - Pressure people to sign up - Pose as an independent user when you're promoting through official channels **If you're unsure whether something crosses the line, ask us first.** We'd rather help you navigate gray areas than have you second-guess yourself. ### Respecting Your Institution **Your responsibilities:** - Follow your institution's policies on commercial activities, promotions, and student organization guidelines - If your school requires approval for ambassador/affiliate programs, let us know. We'll provide documentation to help you get it - Respect your professors' classroom policies (e.g., don't demo Recall mid-lecture unless invited) **Our support:** - We'll provide a letter explaining the program for institutional review if needed - If your school says no, we'll work with you to find alternative ways to participate (e.g., content creation without campus promotion) - You're never penalized for institutional restrictions outside your control ### Community Standards Treat everyone with respect: peers, professors, Recall users, and non-users. This includes: - Welcoming questions and criticism (not everyone will love Recall, and that's okay) - Being inclusive in workshops and content (accessible language, diverse examples) - Protecting confidentiality when gathering feedback - Never collecting personal data without explicit consent ## Program Expectations ### Staying Active **What counts as "active":** - Hosting a workshop or demo - Publishing social content or a tutorial - Participating in a feedback session - Representing Recall at an event - Engaging regularly in the ambassador community **Life happens:** Exams, research deadlines, personal issues. We get it. If you need a month off, just let us know. We're flexible as long as you communicate. ### Program Duration **Semester/annual cycles:** - Most ambassadors commit to one semester (3-6 months) initially - At the end of each cycle, you'll decide whether to renew, scale up/down, or transition out - No automatic renewals. We'll check in with you before each new term **Renewal criteria:** - Met minimum activity requirements (or communicated when you couldn't) - Followed community guidelines - Mutual interest in continuing ## Transitions & Next Steps ### If You Leave Your Institution **You don't lose everything.** Ambassadors who graduate or move on can: - Transition to **Alumni Ambassador** status with flexible requirements - Continue earning affiliate commissions on referrals - Stay connected to the founder network and community - Mentor new ambassadors if interested ### If You Need to Step Down We only ask for **30 days' notice** if possible, so we can: - Transition any active initiatives you're managing - Conduct a quick exit interview to learn from your experience - Ensure you get credit for work in progress **No penalties, no burning bridges.** People leave programs for all kinds of reasons. We're just grateful for the time you contributed. ## If Something Goes Wrong ### Our Approach to Issues We believe in **education over punishment**. If something goes sideways, here's what happens: **First time:** We'll reach out to understand what happened and help you course-correct. Most issues are honest mistakes or miscommunications. **Ongoing concerns:** If problems continue despite guidance, we'll have a direct conversation about whether the program is still a good fit. **Serious violations:** Only immediate removal happens in cases of: - Intentional fraud or misrepresentation - Harassment or discrimination - Violating data privacy laws - Ignoring repeated guidance after multiple warnings **You'll always know where you stand.** We won't blindside you with sudden removal. We'll communicate concerns clearly and give you a chance to address them. ## Legal & Privacy Basics ### Data Privacy - **Never collect personal information** (emails, names, demographic data) without explicit consent - If you're gathering feedback through surveys, use our approved templates that include privacy notices - Don't share student/colleague information with Recall without permission - All data handling must comply with GDPR (EU) and local privacy laws **We'll provide:** Privacy-compliant survey templates, guidance on consent, and review of any data collection plans. ### Institutional Compliance **Your responsibility:** Ensure this program complies with your institution's policies. Some schools restrict commercial activities, require approval for student organization partnerships, or have rules about using campus spaces for promotions. **Our support:** - We'll provide documentation explaining the program (official letters, FAQs, program structure) - If your institution requires review, we'll work with you through that process - If you discover a conflict with school policy, let us know immediately. We'll find a solution together **Not sure about your school's rules?** Start by checking with student affairs, your department, or your student organization advisor. We're here to help you navigate this. --- ## Questions About Guidelines? If anything here is unclear, or you're not sure how a policy applies to your situation, **just ask.** Email support@recall.it --- # FAQ Source: https://docs.recall.it/recall-academic-ambassador-program/faq # Frequently Asked Questions If you have any specific questions that are not covered below, feel free to email us at support@recall.it --- ### Do I need to be a student? No! We welcome undergrads, graduate students, postdocs, professors, researchers, and academic staff. If you're part of an academic institution and love Recall, you're eligible. ### What's the academic discount you mention? We offer tiered discounts for institutional partnerships (typically 20-40% off). Exact terms depend on group size and commitment level. We'll work with you to create something that fits your community. ### Can I be an ambassador if I'm graduating soon? Yes! You can transition to Alumni Ambassador status after leaving your institution. You'll continue earning commissions with more flexible requirements and stay connected to the founder network. ### What if my institution already has an ambassador? Great! Depending on your institution's size, we may accept multiple ambassadors. You could partner together on workshops, split different departments, or focus on different audiences (undergrads vs. grad students, for example). We'll help you coordinate. ### Can international academics apply? Yes, as long as you're legally able to receive payments in your country. We work with ambassadors globally and can discuss payment options during onboarding. ### What happens if I can't meet the minimum activity requirements? Life happens. If you need a break for exams, research, or personal reasons, just communicate with us. We're flexible. If after 3 months you're consistently unable to participate, we can transition you to a casual affiliate role where you still earn commissions but without the structured program requirements. ### Can I quit if it's not working out? Yes. We ask for a 3-6 month minimum commitment so we can properly support you, but if circumstances change, we understand. Just give us two weeks' notice. ### I'm already telling people about Recall informally. Why should I formalize it? Formalizing means you get: (1) paid for referrals you're already making, (2) free Premium access, (3) institutional discounts to offer your peers, (4) direct product influence, and (5) career development support. Plus, a LinkedIn recommendation from our founders. --- # Recall Roadmap Source: https://docs.recall.it/recall-roadmap # Recall Roadmap Here is a sneak peek into what's to come in the first half of 2026. Thank you to our community for helping us shape this roadmap. We hope that you will be delighted by the updates below. You can see all these features on our [Canny board](https://feedback.recall.it). Upvote the ones you're most excited about to help us prioritize, and add your comments to help shape them. ## Recall 2.0 At the start of 2025, Recall was a great content summarizer, and over the year grew into something bigger - a place where everything you learn, save, and create comes together in one AI knowledge base. A core problem is that the best tools for managing knowledge are scattered. You have one app for saving articles, another for taking notes, a third for studying, and maybe a chatbot on the side. As a result, your knowledge is scattered, while a fundamental principle is having all your knowledge connected in one place so you can holistically extract value from it. So we brought it all together - summarization, note-taking, quizzing, read-it-later, and chat - all while being mindful of avoiding becoming a bloated one-size-fits-all AI product. The goal here is to truly bring utility to the content you consume, to move away from just passively consuming content to actively engaging with it, and as a result to bring back the joy of learning - creating something that is so useful that it genuinely makes your day better. Recall 2.0 isn't just about new features. It's Recall continuing its evolution, becoming best-in-class across everything we do, genuinely helping you remember and connect what you learn. ### Graph View 2.0: Discover hidden connections in your knowledge [Launched in Jan 2026 - Learn more →](https://docs.recall.it/deep-dives/graph/overview) The Knowledge Graph is a visual representation of everything you have saved in Recall. Instead of browsing through lists and folders, you can see all your cards as an interactive map where connections between ideas become visible at a glance. ### Quiz 2.0: Offset your forgetting curve in a fun and customizable way [Upvote feature request →](https://recall.canny.io/feature-requests/p/recall-review-quiz-20) This will include more question options, such as open-ended questions and flashcards, and a lot more customization with the number of questions, topic-based questions, and more gamification with timed quizzes and streaks. ### Chat 2.0: A significantly smarter chat experience [Upvote feature request →](https://recall.canny.io/feature-requests/p/agentic-rag-smarter-conversations) Your saved content becomes an intelligent system that actually understands context and connections. Ask questions about your saved content by combining time ranges, semantic content understanding, source filters, and automatic synthesis. Along with basic improvements like custom saved prompts, we're really excited about the power of a smarter chat. ### Text-to-speech for listening on the go [Launched - Learn more →](https://recall.canny.io/changelog) This one is live. With **Listen Mode**, any content you save (articles, podcasts, YouTube videos, PDFs, web pages) can be read back to you as audio. Pick from our library of built-in voices or clone your own, listen in 30+ languages, and play your content right from the browser extension while you commute, cook, or work out. ### Improved read-it-later - Better article parsing. This will allow you to save more forms of content to Recall while ensuring the reader is of high quality. - Highlights! This is a fundamental feature of a read-it-later app, ensuring that you are able to highlight content in the reader and have it pop up in a single place for you to review. [Upvote →](https://recall.canny.io/feature-requests/p/highlight-in-source-text-transcript) - Speedy mobile sharing, so your experience on mobile continues to improve. ### A more intuitive search flow [Upvote feature request →](https://feedback.recall.it/feature-requests/p/improved-search-ui-ux) Finding what you saved should be instant and intuitive. We're moving search outside the constraints of a modal so you can search and easily take action. ### More content support [See all supported content →](https://docs.recall.it/supported-content/all-supported-content) We've shipped direct saving from X, Reddit, LinkedIn, and Instagram, plus text and Markdown file uploads. We're continuing to expand what you can save to Recall, from OCR for images and documents to Coursera, Udemy, MP4 uploads, Facebook, and email forwarding. See the full list on our [Supported Content](https://docs.recall.it/supported-content/all-supported-content) page. ### More language support [Upvote feature request →](https://feedback.recall.it/feature-requests/p/support-other-languages) There has been growing demand across the globe for Recall to support more languages. We're really excited to expand our language support. ### Smarter tagging and connections You can expect upgrades to how tags and connections are extracted, so that quality continues to improve. ### Improved performance and speed This is a foundational investment ensuring that Recall continues to scale and perform reliably when you need it most.