How do I move my Recall library to BrainTube?

Export your library from Recall as a Markdown zip, then open Import → Recall in BrainTube and upload the zip. You can also paste your own Recall API key instead of uploading a file. Tags and source links come across with each card.

Does BrainTube keep my Recall API key?

No. The key is used once, in your browser, to read your Recall library, and it is never stored.

How many Recall items can I import for free?

200 items in total on the Free plan, shared between Import → Recall and the link-list importer. Paid plans aren't limited by that allowance.

How do I get SWITCH50?

Finish a Recall or link-list import and the app offers SWITCH50: 50% off Starter for your first 3 months on monthly billing. It's applied by the app, so it can't be typed into the checkout page.

Is Import → Recall finished?

It works, but it's new. Try a small export first, check a few cards, then bring the rest. If something comes across wrong, tell us at brain-tube.com/contact.

Does Recall have an MCP server?

Yes. As of 4 October 2026 Recall's MCP server and REST API are read only, and its changelog lists write access as coming next. BrainTube's MCP server can read and write on every plan, Free included.

Switch from Recall

Bring your Recall library into BrainTube

Export from Recall, drop the zip into Import → Recall, and your cards come across with their tags and source links. The first 200 items are free. Then ask Claude about them.

By Ilian Raykov, founder of BrainTube

What you get for switching

Free plan200 items free
A one-time allowance of 200 items through Import → Recall and the link-list importer. Paid plans aren't limited by it.
After your import50% off Starter for 3 months
Finish an import and the app offers it on its own. Starter is normally $9 a month. There's nothing to type at checkout.
Code SWITCH50
All plans, Free includedClaude reads and writes
Add BrainTube to Claude.ai as a connector and sign in. Claude can search what you saved and save new things into it, Free plan included.

Import → Recall is new. Try a small export first, check a few cards, and then bring the rest.

What moves over

Import → Recall reads the Markdown zip that Recall exports. If you'd rather not download a file, paste your own Recall API key instead. The key is used once, in your browser, and BrainTube never stores it. Each card arrives with its tags and its source link, so you can still click back to the original video or article.

On the Free plan you can bring in 200 items in total through Import → Recall and the link-list importer. Saving stays free and unlimited after that, on every plan. Only AI actions like search and chat spend credits.

What you get on the other side

Your YouTube library, inside Claude. In Claude.ai you add BrainTube as a custom connector and sign in with OAuth, with no API key to paste. Claude can then search what you saved and save new things into it in the same conversation. As of 4 October 2026, Recall's MCP server is read only: four tools and one read scope, with write access listed on its changelog as coming next.

In BrainTube's own chat, answers cite your saved sources, and a video citation shows the timestamp of the moment it came from. You can also connect your YouTube account to import and keep syncing your playlists and Liked videos.

Where Recall is still better

I build BrainTube, so weigh this with that in mind. Recall has native iOS and Android apps, extensions for Chrome, Firefox, Edge and Safari, and a more polished reading view. Its paid entry is cheap too, with unlimited summaries on Plus at $10 a month billed yearly. BrainTube runs in the browser as an installable web app plus a Chrome extension, and there's no native mobile app yet. If you live on your phone, that matters.

Capability	BrainTube	Recall
Import from the other tool	Import → Recall: Markdown export zip or your Recall API key	No BrainTube importer
MCP for Claude and other AI clients	Read and write, on all plans	Read only (4 tools, one read scope)
Free plan	30 credits a month, unlimited saves	Unlimited saves, 10 AI summaries a month, no chat
Cheapest paid plan	Starter $9 a month ($84 a year)	Plus $12 a month ($10 billed yearly)
Native mobile apps	Not yet (installable web app and Chrome extension)	iOS and Android
Browser extensions	Chrome	Chrome, Firefox, Edge and Safari

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Recall facts as of 4 October 2026, from recall.it/pricing, Recall's developer docs and its public changelog. More detail in BrainTube vs Recall.

Frequently asked

How do I move my Recall library to BrainTube?: Export your library from Recall as a Markdown zip, then open Import → Recall in BrainTube and upload the zip. You can also paste your own Recall API key instead of uploading a file. Tags and source links come across with each card.
Does BrainTube keep my Recall API key?: No. The key is used once, in your browser, to read your Recall library, and it is never stored.
How many Recall items can I import for free?: 200 items in total on the Free plan, shared between Import → Recall and the link-list importer. Paid plans aren't limited by that allowance.
How do I get SWITCH50?: Finish a Recall or link-list import and the app offers SWITCH50: 50% off Starter for your first 3 months on monthly billing. It's applied by the app, so it can't be typed into the checkout page.
Is Import → Recall finished?: It works, but it's new. Try a small export first, check a few cards, then bring the rest. If something comes across wrong, tell us at brain-tube.com/contact.
Does Recall have an MCP server?: Yes. As of 4 October 2026 Recall's MCP server and REST API are read only, and its changelog lists write access as coming next. BrainTube's MCP server can read and write on every plan, Free included.

Start the Recall import

Free account, no card. 200 items free, then SWITCH50 once your import is done.

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New accounts: after sign-up, open Import and choose Recall if it doesn't open on its own.