Recall review

Recall treats a video summary as the start of a note rather than a one-off answer. You save a YouTube video, podcast, article or PDF, and Recall produces a concise or detailed summary with timestamps, then files it as a card with smart tags and links it to related cards in a knowledge graph. The Plus plan at $10 a month billed yearly unlocks unlimited AI summaries, chat across everything you have saved or the open web, Listen Mode with custom voices, and quizzes with spaced repetition. The free plan is permanent and saves unlimited content, but only 10 items a month get AI summaries. Max, at $38 a month billed yearly, adds a choice of frontier models and bulk actions on up to 100 items. Recall runs on the web, in four browsers and on iOS and Android, offers a 30-day refund and gives students 20% off by email. It is less suited to people who just want a quick summary and nothing saved.

Who it is for

lifelong learners building a library of summaries

Price

Free plan with 10 AI summaries a month; Plus $10 per month billed yearly; Max $38 per month billed yearly.

Plus $ 10 per month, billed yearly For your lifelong AI knowledge base
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 13, 2026.

Key features

• Summaries of YouTube videos, podcasts, articles and PDFs with timestamps, concise or detailed
• Plus includes unlimited AI summaries, smart tags and AI chat with your saved knowledge
• Automatic knowledge graph links related content
• Quiz and spaced repetition built from saved content
• Web app, Chrome, Firefox, Edge and Safari extensions, plus iOS and Android

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Free forever plan saves unlimited content and includes 10 AI summaries a month
• Strength: Listen Mode reads summaries aloud with custom voices on Plus
• Strength: Refund within the first 30 days and a 20% student discount by email
• Weakness: Only 10 AI summaries a month on the free plan
• Weakness: Choosing the AI model yourself requires Max at $38 a month billed yearly
• Weakness: Bulk AI actions on up to 100 items at once are limited to Max

Key facts

• Free plan: Yes, 10 AI summaries a month
• Plus: $10 a month billed yearly
• Platforms: Web, Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari, iOS, Android
• Refund window: 30 days

Where it ranks

Recall is No. 3 in our Best AI Video Summarizers verdict.