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Saving YouTube to Flocci Recall
Save YouTube video, short to Flocci Recall from the share sheet or a pasted link, then find them later by describing what they were about.
Paste or share any YouTube link into Flocci Recall and it is filed as video or short, whichever the link actually is, with its real title, author and cover image resolved from official YouTube oEmbed — no API token needed. Recall then writes a summary, key takeaways and bilingual keywords so you can find it by describing what it was about.
What YouTube links become in Recall
Recall recognises YouTube by host and files each save under a real content type instead of dumping it into an undifferentiated list. The /shorts/ path is matched before the general video rule, so Shorts stay Shorts.
- Video
- Short
Example link shape
youtube.com/watch?v=… or youtu.be/…
Why YouTube's own saved list is not enough
Watch Later is an unsearchable queue, and a 'Liked videos' list of 4,000 items is not a memory.
What Recall adds to every YouTube save
- The real title, author, publisher and cover image, resolved from the platform's own record rather than a scrape.
- A one-paragraph AI summary and three to five key takeaways, so the point survives even if you never reopen the source.
- Topics and entities — people, places, products, ingredients and concepts — extracted as separate searchable fields.
- Bilingual keywords in the original script, its transliteration and English, capped at eighteen per item.
- A verbatim transcript of the spoken audio where a transcription endpoint is configured, in whatever language it was spoken.
How to save it
- From a phone: tap Share in the YouTube app and pick Recall (Android) or the Save to Recall Shortcut (iPhone).
- From a laptop: copy the link and paste it into Recall's Save composer.
- Confirm: the card appears in about a hundred milliseconds; the AI understanding grafts on a few seconds later.
Questions people ask about saving YouTube content
Can Recall save YouTube links?
Yes. YouTube is one of the platforms Recall recognises by host, so a YouTube link is filed under the right content type automatically rather than as a generic website. The /shorts/ path is matched before the general video rule, so Shorts stay Shorts.
Does Recall download YouTube content?
No. Recall uses official platform embeds only — Official YouTube oEmbed — no API token needed. It never downloads media, never scrapes behind a login wall and never uses dummy accounts. That is a stated owner policy, not a limitation.
Why is finding an old YouTube save so hard today?
Watch Later is an unsearchable queue, and a 'Liked videos' list of 4,000 items is not a memory. Recall solves that by storing a title, a summary, three to five key takeaways, topics, entities and bilingual keywords for every save, so a description is enough to find it again.
How do I save a YouTube link from my phone?
On Android, install Recall to your home screen and it appears in the share menu of every app. On iPhone, install the signed "Save to Recall" Apple Shortcut and it appears in the share sheet next to Mail and Messages, because iOS does not admit web apps to the share sheet directly.
Related guides
- Video memoryWhat Recall does with every video you save
- Short memoryWhat Recall does with every short you save
- Save from the iPhone share sheetThe signed Apple Shortcut
- Save from the Android share menuShare-target capture
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