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Follow up on the latest improvements and updates.

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Hello! After the big release of
Chat with Knowledge Base and Advanced Search
, we’ve been heads-down bashing bugs for a smoother experience. We’ll continue to focus on small improvements and fixes before shifting our attention back to the bigger roadmap.
Here’s what we fixed:
Mobile Fixes:
  • Fixed the Back button on mobile.
UI improvements to Chat with Knowledge Base on mobile:
  • Automatically close the drawer when a user selects a chat history item or starts a new chat.
  • Automatically focus the cursor in the chat input when the user starts a new chat.
  • Fixed an issue where the chat input wouldn’t stick to the bottom of the screen when a chat response was streaming.
  • Fixed an issue where the same source chip was returned repeatedly after a response in Chat.
Extension & Migration Fixes:
  • Fixed an issue where multiple tab groups would open in your browser when migrating or doing a bulk import.
  • Fixed data migration issues for legacy Recall users.
  • Added Copy and Rate Chat features (still pending Chrome approval for the browser extension). @bou1958 FYI I know you were waiting for this.
What we’re working on:
  • Focusing the correct point in the reader/notebook when a reference is clicked in a chat response.
  • Adding the option to cancel or stop a chat response while it’s streaming.
  • Speeding up syncing between devices.
  • Improvements to bulk imports.
  • Ability to zoom in on PDFs added to Recall.
  • Copy button for Reader
Do keep the feedback coming as we look to our users to guide our next features: https://feedback.getrecall.ai/feature-requests
The moment is finally here! We’ve just launched what we can confidently say is the biggest update to Recall yet- bringing far more utility and flexibility to your knowledge base.
We’re also live on Product Hunt today, if you have a moment, we’d so appreciate your support.
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Chat with your knowledge base
Recall now acts as a curated chatbot - built from the trusted sources you choose. Ask anything across everything you’ve saved, and get answers in seconds. You can also add context to your chat:
  • Use @ followed by the name of a specific note to chat with that item.
  • Use @ followed by a folder or tag name to chat with everything in that group.
Advanced search (full-text + semantic)
Find exactly what you need, when you need it! You can easily switch between standard (full-text) search or AI-powered semantic search when you can’t remember what it was called.
Save full Wikipedia pages and chat with them
When expanding connections or adding new ones, we now grab entire Wikipedia pages and let you tap into their knowledge anytime, right inside Recall.
An upgrade to notes you create yourself
  • You can now chat with and summarize notes you create yourself
  • You can also generate connections by going to the connections tab on a note you create yourself.
A huge, huge, huge shoutout to the incredible, resilient, and passion-fueled Recall team who poured in countless all-nighters to get us here. And another huge thank you to our beta testers — they drove the incremental improvements you see live today.
Thank you so much for being part of this journey. While we still have a long way to go and so much more to give, today marks a huge step forward for Recall — and, if we dare say, for knowledge management as a whole.
This week, we made progress on two of our biggest upcoming features: improved search and chat with your full knowledge base. These will roll out gradually over the next 1-2 weeks.
Get notified
of the launch here!
We also kicked off development of a markdown import feature, making it easier to migrate notes from tools like Notion and Obsidian.
What’s New
Bulk Markdown Import (Part 1)
You can now import up to 10,000 markdown files at once—perfect for Obsidian vaults or Notion exports.This is our third most requested feature on Canny with 195 upvotes.
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A few things to note:
  • Supports Obsidian vaults and Notion
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    exports.
  • Uses your existing tags (no AI-generated tags—yet). You will see a markdown and date tag added as well - this was added so that you can easily find your markdown imports and take bulk actions (for now, that is just to bulk delete).
  • Chatting with or summarizing these notes will launch next week as part of the chat with knowledge base launch.
ChatGPT Conversation URL Support
You can now save ChatGPT conversations via public share URLs (browser extension only for now). Do note that the full reader is not stored but you can summarize and chat with the content.
Bug Fixes
  • Fixed the iOS share sheet bug where Recall wasn't appearing in certain apps.
  • Resolved issues with online PDFs on sites like arXiv.org
  • Fixed problems with local PDF files opened in-browser. Note: You’ll need to enable “Allow access to file URLs” in your browser’s extension settings.
  • Eliminated duplicate images showing in the reader on some webpages
Improvements
  • Upgraded our proxy infrastructure to make saving content across the app more reliable.
  • Implemented smarter caching for public pages — if someone’s saved it before, it will load faster for you
In Progress
We’re deep in development on Advanced Search and Chat with Your Knowledge Base. Beta testing is underway, and we're now refining the chat model and working to ensure a smooth migration to the new app.
We're continuing to expand the types of content Recall supports — while actively testing some big new features: chat, search, and bulk import of personal markdown.
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What’s new:
  • TikTok support: Save and summarize TikTok videos.
  • Long YouTube videos: Videos over 5 hours are now supported (if they have a transcript).
  • Mobile UX improvements: Fixed scroll jumping & Back button now closes drawers and modals properly
Still working on:
  • Mobile share intent: Fixing Recall not showing in the share list.
  • Offline mode: First version — your Notebook will be available offline.
  • Referral fixes: Account verification & referrals.
  • PDFs in extension: Solving issues with local & arxiv.org PDFs.
  • Language Expansion: Support summaries and AI features in many more languages.
  • OCR for image-based PDFs: Add support for PDFs that contain only images (no text layer).
Testing:
  • Chat with all your content: Ask questions across your entire knowledge base.
  • Next-gen Search: Better full-text and semantic search in Reader and Chats.
  • Markdown, Notion, and Obsidian import: smoother bulk import to make migrating easier
It’s been a big week at Recall, packed with meaningful improvements. We're continuing to make strides on search, chat with your knowledge base, and bulk content importing from markdown, which will soon make it much easier to migrate from other note-taking apps.
👉 Get notified of our upcoming Product Hunt Launch here.
What’s New
  • Vimeo Support:
    You can now save and summarize Vimeo videos directly in Recall!
  • Larger PDF Upload:
    The upload limit for PDFs has been increased to 100MB.
  • Faster & Smarter Question Generation:
    We’ve switched to a faster reasoning model, dramatically improving the speed of question generation. We’ve also increased the number of questions generated for longer content to ensure better topic coverage.
  • Podcast Transcription Fix:
    Resolved a bug affecting transcription for certain podcasts on Apple and Spotify.
What we are working on still:
  • Next iteration of Search:
    Full-text and semantic search in the Reader and Chats.
  • Markdown Import:
    Continue improving bulk import to simplify migration from other tools.
  • Chat with your entire knowledge base:
    Ask questions across all your saved content.
  • Language Expansion:
    Support summaries and AI features in many more languages.
  • OCR for image-based PDFs:
    Add support for PDFs that contain only images (no text layer).
Last week, we continued making progress on two major features: improved search and chat with your full knowledge base. These are large updates that will take approximately 3–4 weeks to roll out fully. We’ve also begun development on a markdown file import feature, which will make it easier to migrate notes from tools like Notion and Obsidian.
What’s New
  • YouTube Shorts Support:
    You can now save and summarize YouTube Shorts directly in Recall!
  • Search Filters:
    You can now filter your search results by tags and date, making it easier to find exactly what you’re looking for.
  • Language Fixes (YouTube):
    We’ve addressed several language-related bugs (pending full rollout on the Chrome extension): Fixed an issue where chapter titles appeared in the wrong language. Corrected cases where the summary was generated using the incorrect transcript language.
Coming Soon
  • Next iteration of Search:
    Full-text and semantic search in the Reader and Chats.
  • Markdown Import:
    Continue improving bulk import to simplify migration from other tools.
  • Chat with your entire knowledge base:
    Ask questions across all your saved content.
  • Language Expansion:
    Support summaries and AI features in many more languages.
  • OCR for image-based PDFs:
    Add support for PDFs that contain only images (no text layer).
The major release this week is the
first version of our new Search UI
. Search now opens in its own dedicated modal, giving you more space and control when exploring results. This is just the beginning—more powerful search upgrades are on the way (see what’s coming below).
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Also released this week:
  • Pocket Import Improvements:
    You can now import up to 1,000 Pocket saves at a time, making migration smoother. 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.
  • Mobile Link Fix:
    Fixed a bug where source links wouldn’t open properly on mobile (no back button). Links now open reliably in your native mobile browser.
  • Video Transcript Enhancements:
    Improved how we generate transcripts for videos that don’t come with one.
What’s Coming Next:
  • Search Enhancements:
    Smarter results with semantic and full-text search in the Reader and Chats. Filter searches by tags, sources, and dates
  • Bulk Markdown Import:
    Easily migrate your notes from other apps
  • Chat with Your Knowledge Base:
    Ask questions and explore insights directly from your saved content
  • Multilingual Support:
    Expanded AI actions and summaries in many more languages
  • OCR for Image-Only PDFs:
    Extract text from scanned PDFs and documents
With many Pocket users hunting for alternatives, we fast-tracked a Pocket import feature—and it’s here. You can now import up to 500 Pocket saves at a time directly into Recall. This is the first version, and we’re excited to improve it based on your feedback.
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Other quick wins:
  • Fixed a bug that caused a double scrollbar on the left menu on mobile, which prevented scrolling.
  • Added a new Careers page to our website—we're hiring developers!
  • Improved the performance of our editor for a smoother experience.
  • Fixed an edge case where the editor would lose your last change after pasting in content.
  • Improved reliability when transcribing podcasts that don’t already have captions.
What’s coming next:
  • Improved Search — Faster, smarter, and more intuitive. The first version rolls out next week.
  • Chat with Your Knowledge Base — Ask questions and get answers from all your saved content.
  • Multilingual Support — Expanding summaries and AI actions to many more languages.
While we’re heads down on bigger updates like improving search and enabling chat with your entire knowledge base, we’re excited to share a few new improvements in the meantime:
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Improvements:
  • Support for Apple and Spotify Podcasts:
    It’s here! You can now share your favorite podcast episodes from Apple and Spotify directly into the Recall app. This is our first version, so you might notice a bit of lag—please share any issues you run into so we can improve it quickly.
  • Reader now available in Firefox:
    We’re getting closer to full parity between our Chrome and Firefox extensions. Reader is now supported in Firefox!
Bugs:
  • External links now open correctly in your native mobile browser.
  • Fixed a long-standing issue with YouTube transcripts—Recall will now more reliably fetch transcripts, even in edge cases where they already existed.
Coming Soon:
  • Improved Search:
    Faster and more intuitive search experience.
  • Chat with Your Knowledge Base:
    Interact directly with your saved content.
  • Multilingual Support:
    Expanding AI actions and summaries to support many more languages.
  • Highlights in Reader & Bulk Content Import:
    Starting with Pocket saves.
This week, we focused primarily on our larger initiatives—improving search and enabling chat with your knowledge base. However, we still managed to ship the following updates:
Improvements:
  • Support for YouTube Videos with No Transcripts:
    We now generate our own transcripts for YouTube videos that don’t already have them. If a video lacks a transcript, you’ll see a message indicating that we're generating one. It may take a bit longer than usual to receive your summary.
  • 1-Click Share:
    It’s now easier to share cards with others (even if they don’t have an account). Simply click the link icon in the top right corner of the card. When you share the link, others can view the content—no sign-up required.
  • Improved Code Block Support:
    Code blocks now feature better formatting and syntax highlighting within the editor.
  • Table Pasting via Markdown:
    You can now paste Markdown that contains tables directly into the Notebook, and it will render correctly.
  • Improved Copy-Paste:
    The Copy button in the Notebook now copies content in multiple MIME types (not just Markdown), making it compatible with a wider range of editors.
  • Table & Code Block Support Within Reader:
    Content that includes tables and code blocks is now seamlessly stored and displayed within Recall.
Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed a scrolling issue in the Reader that occurred when typing in the Notebook while in split-screen view.
  • Resolved a bug with book importing where the number of imports did not update correctly.
Coming Soon:
  • Editable Notebook in Firefox Extension
  • Podcast Support: Apple and Spotify podcast support is on the way.
  • Image-Only PDFs: We’re adding OCR to handle PDFs that contain only images.
Bigger Features in Progress:
  • Improved Search: Faster and more intuitive search experience.
  • Chat with Your Knowledge Base: Interact directly with your saved content.
  • Multilingual Support: Expanding AI actions and summaries to support many more languages.
  • Highlights in Reader & Bulk Content Import: Starting with Pocket saves.
Feedback Needed!
If you're interested in having
highlights in the Reader
, we’d love your input.Please take a few minutes to fill out this form so we can better understand how highlights should flow through Recall: https://forms.gle/8gstuwNayqdZMXXy7
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