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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.
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.
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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).
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.
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:
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/8gstuwNayqdZMXXy7Hello everyone, more tweaks and bug fixes just landed. We appreciate your patience as we work through our bigger milestones - we had a delay as we faced some UI/UX challenges. The good news is that our designs are in the final stages, and we’ll be sharing flow previews of search for your feedback next week in Discord!
Improvements:
- Better Copy and Paste:Links and formatting are now correctly preserved when copying content from Recall to other apps.
- Undo/Redo on Mobile:The editor toolbar now includes undo/redo options, extending this functionality to mobile.
Bug Fixes:
- Resolved speed issuesfor generating summaries on certain content types.
- Fixed the "Failed to parse content" erroraffecting some YouTube videos.Note this still needs to be released on our extensions, it should take 1 - 2 days.
- Corrected backlink mentiontext not appearing in connections.
- Fixed aUI bug with the entity searchdropdown misaligning on mobile.
- Addressed several smaller bugs toimprove overall stability.
Coming Soon:
These are all in the final stages of testing!
- YouTube Transcripts:Generating our own transcripts for videos that don’t already have them.
- Podcast Support: Apple and Spotify podcasts coming soon.
- Image-Only PDFs: Adding OCR to handle PDFs that contain only images.
Bigger Projects in Progress:
- Improved Search:Making it faster and more intuitive.
- Chat with Your Knowledge Base: Interact directly with your saved content.
- Multilingual Support:Expanding AI actions and summaries to many more languages.
Hello everyone!
We just released a fresh update with a mix of improvements and bug fixes. Here’s what’s new:
Reader
- Reader now includes all medium to large images from source content — making things much more visual.
- Fixed an issue where the Reader didn’t work properly on pages with special non-Latin characters.
- Augmented browsing no longer affects YouTube video titles.
Tags, Cards & Entity Search
- You can now resize the left side menu — great for viewing long tag or card names.
- Fixed bugs around entity extraction and tag generation.
- Preview images are now showing again in entity search.
Quiz question Improvements
- Better question generation for quizzes — especially for longer content. We switched to a reasoning model, so it might take a bit longer, but the questions are much higher quality. We're working on speeding this up next.
Text Editor
- Big infrastructure update under the hood! This sets the stage for upcoming features like tables, better code blocks, and support for formulas.
Smaller UI Tweaks
- Buttons are now more consistent throughout the app.
- Improved popup notifications.
- Moved the split screen button in the card view to make it easier to find.
- Updated entity reference link colour to better match our branding.
- Tabs in the extension are now ordered to match the web app.
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This release is live on the
web app
, mobile app
, and Firefox add-on
. We're still waiting on
Chrome extension approval
— it should go through by Monday
.Hello everyone!
Over the past few weeks, we've been busy squashing bugs that popped up after our latest release. Here’s an update on the key fixes with many more quick wins coming soon.
Augmented Browsing:
- Ensured that highlights no longer overlay other elements while browsing.
Content:
- Improved tag generation — you should notice more relevant tags now.
- Fixed a bug where sharing cards with users who don’t have a Recall account didn’t work.
- Added an empty line after images and AI actions to make it easier to focus the cursor.
User Experience:
- Fixed layout issues for users on smaller tablets.
- Improved error messaging when a card cannot be created.
- Made small improvements to the onboarding steps.
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