YOUR KNOWLEDGE IS YOUR EDGE
Your Second BrainFor Research, Writing & Lifelong Learning
Save what matters. Write what you think.Recall summarizes, organizes, and connects it for you.Then chat with your knowledge, before the generic internet.
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WHY IT MATTERS
Stop Outsourcing Your Thinking
Most people now ask chatbots before they ask themselves. A second brain changes the order: your own notes, articles, videos, PDFs, and ideas become the first source of context, not an archive you forget.
Frictionless Capture
Save articles, YouTube videos, podcasts, PDFs, and notes from the web or your phone in one click, so useful knowledge stops disappearing into tabs and bookmarks.
Self-Organizing Library
AI summaries and automatic tags sort everything you save, so your knowledge stays organized without folders to maintain by hand.
Chat With Your Knowledge
Chat across your full library, selected sources, or the web. Recall cites your own saved sources first, so old articles, videos, notes, and PDFs become context for new questions.
Connected Knowledge Graph
Recall links related ideas in a knowledge graph and resurfaces related content while you browse, so you see how your knowledge connects and rediscover it in context.
Enhanced Long-Term Memory
Built-in quizzes and spaced repetition resurface the most important ideas on schedule, turning what you save into lasting memory.
Private and Portable
Recall never trains AI on your content. Export everything anytime, and use the API or MCP to connect your knowledge to the AI tools and workflows you already use.
BUILT FOR YOUR WORK
The Best Second Brain for Research, Writing, and Lifelong Learning
One knowledge base that grounds every answer in what you've saved, whatever you're working on.
Research
- Capture sources the moment you find them
- Chat across your whole library at once
- Every answer cites the sources it used, so you can verify each claim
Writing
- Save past writing so drafts match your voice
- Build on ideas and best practices you've already worked out
- Pull in your own highlights, summaries, and notes
Lifelong Learning
- A knowledge base that compounds over a lifetime
- Keep notes, ideas, and journals connected and searchable
- Revisit and chat with the thoughts that shaped you
HOW TO BUILD A SECOND BRAIN
Build a Second Brain That Compounds
Start small, save what matters, and let your knowledge compound over time.
01
Capture What Resonates
One click to save articles, YouTube videos, podcasts, PDFs, webpages, and notes.
Take rich notes with tables and to-do lists in our block-style editor.
Use browser extensions, iOS, Android, or mobile share sheets wherever you already learn.
Business
Design
Technology
Education
Culture
02
Summarize and Organize Automatically
AI summaries distill the key ideas as soon as you save.
Automatic tags and categories replace manual folders.
A knowledge graph connects related ideas across your full library.
03
Ask Your Own Knowledge First
Chat with your full archive, selected sources, a single card, or the internet.
Recall cites your saved sources so answers stay grounded in what you learned.
MCP and API access bring your saved knowledge into external AI workflows.
MULTIPLE CHOICE
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04
Review, Remember, and Reuse
AI quizzes turn saved content into active recall.
Spaced repetition resurfaces important ideas before they fade.
Use your knowledge base to write, research, study, and make better decisions.
SIDE BY SIDE
Recall vs. Traditional Second Brain Apps
A quick look at what changes when your knowledge system is built around AI capture, retrieval, and memory instead of manual filing.
| Feature | Recall | Traditional Notes Apps |
|---|---|---|
| Capture | ||
Best for | A lifelong AI knowledge base for web content, videos, podcasts, PDFs, and notes | Self-authored notes, manual workspaces, or project-specific research |
Supported sources | Articles, YouTube videos, podcasts, PDFs, webpages, highlights, and rich notes. See all supported content | Usually strongest for typed notes, documents, or manually imported sources |
| Organization | ||
Setup required | Automatic summaries, tags, categories, and knowledge graph connections | Folders, templates, tags, backlinks, or databases you maintain yourself |
| Connections | ||
Linking related content | Automatically connects related content, resurfaces it while you browse, and maps it in a knowledge graph you can also edit by hand | Manual backlinks and tags you create and maintain yourself |
| Retrieval | ||
Finding old knowledge | Semantic search and library-wide chat that cites your saved sources first | Search, backlinks, folders, or manual graph navigation |
| Memory | ||
Long-term retention | Built-in quizzes and spaced repetition | Usually requires flashcard plugins, manual review, or a separate study tool |
| Workflow | ||
AI assistant access | MCP and API access connect your saved knowledge to external AI workflows MCP docs | Often limited to exports, plugins, or one-app AI features |
Free plan | Unlimited saves with limited AI summaries | Varies by app; many limit sync, storage, AI, or collaboration |
Quick comparison: choose a manual notes app if you want to design every folder, tag, and template yourself. Choose Recall if you want an AI knowledge base that captures, summarizes, organizes, resurfaces, and remembers knowledge automatically.
USER REVIEWS
People Use Recall as Their Second Brain
Join over half a million people using Recall to learn faster and remember more.
Based on 464 reviews
I use Recall on a daily basis to cultivate and build a hand-picked database of information. The end result is like having a personalized AI loaded with sources pre-screened for quality.
Roses
Human Rights Worker
I've been building several second brains for years. Recall is one of those tools that feels like a drastic improvement on what you're already using.
Dave Katague
AI Educator
I run two parallel careers, which means staying current across rapidly evolving topics. Recall is the front door to my entire knowledge workflow.
Fernand
Head of Technology
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SECURITY POLICY
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We do not use your data for any other purpose than providing a service to you.
Data ownership
Your data is yours and you have full control over it. We do not use your data for any other purpose than providing a service to you.
Data portability
You can export all your data anytime in Markdown format, putting the power of portability and accessibility directly in your hands.
Privacy focused
Augmented browsing is local first, your knowledge base is stored safely in the cloud.
CAPTURE EVERYWHERE
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Your knowledge system only works if capture is effortless. Recall helps you save from the places where you already learn.
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