RS
Raj Shamani
INBusiness & Mindset
saved
AI one-liner
“Why 99% of Indian startups die in year 2 — and the 3 things founders ignore.”
12 takeaways · 7 topicsnext recall · day 3
Private beta · Claude, GPT & Gemini via OpenRouter
Watch once. Remember forever.
Recl turns every YouTube video you watch into structured AI summaries — then drips them back through Telegram on a spaced-repetition schedule so nothing fades.
signal
3 models
Claude · GPT · Gemini
signal
1 · 3 · 7 · 14 · 30
Spaced recall
signal
< 60s
First summary
Summary
The Future of AI · Lex Fridman
one-liner
“The most dangerous AI isn't the smarter one — it's the one we stop questioning.”
- 04:12Alignment > containment
- 27:35LLMs are evolving toward reasoning, not retrieval
- 54:08Interpretability is the next moat
AI safetyalignmentphilosophyLLMs
Recl Bot
Day 3 · recall cue
🧠 Quick check: What were the 3 pillars of AI safety Lex mentioned?
Interpretability
Robustness
Alignment
12345
Rate your recall
Model-agnostic
Claude 3.7 · GPT-4.1 · Gemini 2.0
Private by default
Your transcripts stay yours
Adaptive recall
SM-2 inspired, rating-driven
Works for any channel
If YouTube has a transcript, we do
How it works
A system for what you watch. Not a bookmark graveyard.
Three disciplined steps that turn casual watch time into durable knowledge.
- STEP 01
Save
Paste a YouTube URL, click the Chrome extension, or import a whole playlist. Recl ingests the transcript quietly in the background.
- Capture
- Extension · URL · Playlist
- Languages
- 50+ with auto-detect
- STEP 02
Summarize
An AI distills the talk into a one-liner, key takeaways with timestamps, topic tags, and a set of recall prompts — not a bullet dump.
- Structure
- One-liner · Takeaways · Prompts
- Models
- Claude · GPT · Gemini
- STEP 03
Recall
Telegram nudges arrive on day 1, 3, 7, 14 and 30. You rate how well you remembered — the schedule adapts to your actual memory.
- Cadence
- Adaptive SM-2 inspired
- Ratings
- 1–5 per card
Showcase
Real channels. Real summaries.
A glimpse of what Recl produces from creators our beta users already follow.
VM
Varun Mayya
INTech & Startups
saved
AI one-liner
“The AI stack that lets a solo founder replace a 10-person team.”
12 takeaways · 7 topicsnext recall · day 3
LF
Lex Fridman
USDeep Conversations
saved
AI one-liner
“The most dangerous AI isn't the smarter one — it's the one we stop questioning.”
12 takeaways · 7 topicsnext recall · day 3
JR
Joe Rogan
USPodcasts & Culture
saved
AI one-liner
“What 3-hour long-form interviews reveal that no 30-second clip ever could.”
12 takeaways · 7 topicsnext recall · day 3
Showcase samples are illustrative. Your library, your channels, your voice.
Features
Built for serious learners. Not highlight-reel hoarders.
Every surface exists for one reason: make what you watch, actually stick.
01
Chrome Extension
One-click save from any YouTube page. Overlay button, keyboard shortcut, auto-detect from subscribed channels.
Zero friction is the first memory rule — if saving is hard, you won't do it.
02
Telegram Nudges
Daily spaced-repetition messages. Rate your recall 1-5 — the algorithm adjusts the schedule so nothing fades.
Active recall beats rereading. A daily prompt is active recall, built-in.
03
Semantic Search
Search your entire video library by meaning, not keywords. Find that one quote across 100 hours of podcasts.
Finding a half-remembered quote is how memory actually consolidates.
04
Spaced Repetition
Day 1, 3, 7, 14, 30 — scientifically-timed reinforcement adapted to how well you actually remember.
The forgetting curve is real. Days 1, 3, 7, 14, 30 flatten it.
05
Knowledge Nuggets
Save terms, quotes, and articles. AI enriches each into a studyable card with spaced-repetition recall via Telegram.
Terms, quotes and articles stay in the same recall loop as videos.
private beta
Built with ten early users for whom forgetting was the problem.
Every feature shipped because a beta tester said “I lost a quote again.” We are still small. That is on purpose.
- Model-agnostic (swap models per tier)
- Keyboard-first dashboard
- Full library export · Markdown / Notion
- Works without a camera or microphone
Comparison
Others save or summarize. Recl closes the loop.
A bookmark tab is storage. A summary is a snapshot. Recall is a system.
Capability
Bookmarks
Saves the link. Forgets the lesson.
Generic Summarizers
Compresses once. Never returns.
Recl
Saves, summarizes, and closes the recall loop.
Saves videos
AI summary with timestamps
Spaced-repetition nudges
Telegram daily recall
Semantic search across library
Partial
Chrome extension + playlists
Partial
Retention-focused design
Bookmarks
Saves the link. Forgets the lesson.
- Saves videos
- AI summary with timestamps
- Spaced-repetition nudges
- Telegram daily recall
- Semantic search across library
- Chrome extension + playlists
- Retention-focused design
Generic Summarizers
Compresses once. Never returns.
- Saves videos
- AI summary with timestamps
- Spaced-repetition nudges
- Telegram daily recall
- Semantic search across library Partial
- Chrome extension + playlists Partial
- Retention-focused design
Recl
Saves, summarizes, and closes the recall loop.
- Saves videos
- AI summary with timestamps
- Spaced-repetition nudges
- Telegram daily recall
- Semantic search across library
- Chrome extension + playlists
- Retention-focused design
Daily nudges
A recall ritual. Not another notification.
Telegram is where your knowledge lives after Recl. One quiet prompt per day — phrased as a question, not a summary.
- Spaced repetition on days 1 · 3 · 7 · 14 · 30
- Rate recall 1–5 — algorithm adapts per card
- Pro: 1 nudge/day · Ultra: 3 nudges/day
- Pause, resume, or search via bot commands
Adaptive cadence
per saved video- 1Day 1★ 3/5
- 3Day 3★ 4/5
- 7Day 7incoming
- 14Day 14—
- 30Day 30—
Rate every card 1–5. Low ratings shorten the next interval. High ratings stretch it. Your memory sets the pace.
Recl Bot
online · adaptive
🧠 Recl Daily · May 6
From “The Future of AI” · Lex Fridman · day 7
07:32
💡 recall prompt
What were the three pillars of AI safety Lex named? Take 10 seconds before rating.
07:32
12345
Rate how well you remembered.
07:33
/rate 4
07:33
Next nudge in 7 days. Cadence adapted.
07:33
Preview approximation. Actual Telegram chat varies by client.
Pricing
Three tiers. One honest promise.
Free is a real demo — one video, one summary. Upgrade when you want the Telegram recall loop and your full library.
Pro
Most popularThe full recall system for everyday learners.
$39/ month
50 videos1 nudge / day
- 50 videos per month
- Chrome Extension + Playlist import
- Full AI summaries (takeaways, timestamps, topics)
- 1 Telegram nudge per day
- Spaced-repetition cards
- Semantic search across library
- Export to Markdown / Notion / Obsidian
All plans include semantic search · export · keyboard shortcuts · no watermark. Cancel anytime.
FAQ
Questions, answered plainly.
No sales language. Just the information you'd want before signing up.
If YouTube serves a transcript — auto-generated or manual — Recl can summarize it. No captions, no summary. Private and age-gated videos are not supported.
We try the YouTube Transcript API first, then fall back to an Innertube client. Non-English videos are supported — we detect the language and summarize in English (or the original, on Ultra).
Yes, on Pro and Ultra. Public and unlisted playlists work out of the box. Private playlists require a one-time Google consent so we can read them on your behalf.
Spaced repetition on days 1, 3, 7, 14 and 30 after you save a video. Each nudge asks you to rate recall 1–5, and the algorithm adapts the next interval per card. It's a loop, not a dump.
Your transcripts and summaries are yours. We never sell them. Google sign-in authenticates you and, if you opt in, reads playlists — not your watch history, not your search history.
Yes. Markdown, Notion, and Obsidian exports on Pro. PDF and CSV on Ultra. Your knowledge, portable by default.
Claude 3.7, GPT-4.1, and Gemini 2.0 via OpenRouter. Ultra gets a priority queue with the faster, higher-quality models.
Only if you want the recall nudges. Without Telegram you still get summaries, search, and spaced-repetition cards inside the dashboard.
Still have a question? hello@recl.app