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OpenBrief is built for turning long recordings into usable briefs. It handles video, audio, and screen recordings, using existing captions when available and transcribing when needed. Its transcript chat keeps answers tied to the source, while exports can include summaries, decisions, timestamps, and notes in Markdown. Local processing, on-device files and notes, no desktop account, and support for macOS, Windows, and Linux suit people who want a desktop workflow with optional AI-provider keys.

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    ChatPDF

    Free plan AndroidAPIExtension+5

    Conversational PDF research across devices — ChatPDF focuses on PDFs and other documents, with citations, folders, sharing, and mobile, web, desktop, and API access.

    7.6 Free plan Visit site
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    AskYourPDF

    Free plan AndroidAPIExtension+2

    Document chat, PDF forms, and embedded agents — AskYourPDF adds website agents, PDF form filling, browser and research plugins, and APIs for document extraction and chatbots.

    7.7 Free plan · paid from $11.99/mo (annual) Visit site
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    Summify

    Free plan iPhoneWeb

    Study summaries with quizzes and audio lessons — Summify targets PDFs, slides, YouTube, and articles with study lenses, flashcards, quizzes, mind maps, and optional audio.

    6.7 Free plan · paid from $4.99/mo Visit site
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    Aginsi

    Free plan APIExtensionWeb

    Research summaries with highlighted sources — Aginsi reads articles, papers, PDFs, threads, reports, and video transcripts, retaining highlighted passages, references, and compression details.

    7.6 Free plan · paid from $9/mo Visit site
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    genei

    Free plan ExtensionWeb

    Browser-based research and note organization — genei combines keyword definitions, semantic search, summaries, project notes, citation management, and a Chrome extension for webpages and PDFs.

    7.2 Free plan · paid from £3.99/user/mo (annual) · 14-day trial Visit site
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    Humata

    Free plan APIWeb

    Cited document comparison and embedded PDF AI — Humata answers across files with citations, document comparison, webpage embedding, an API, SAML single sign-on, and stated encryption.

    7.2 Free plan Visit site
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    Kenkyu.ai

    Free plan Web

    Academic paper discovery and translation — Kenkyu.ai searches more than 200 million research papers, ranks results, translates papers, and opens cited source paragraphs.

    7.0 Free plan · paid from 1,800 JPY/mo Visit site
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    Eightify

    Free plan AndroidExtensioniPhone+1
    7.6 Visit site
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    Podwise

    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+1
    7.2 Free plan · paid from $5.90/user/mo (annual) · 7-day trial Visit site
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    DistillBrief

    Free plan Web
    7.1 Free plan · paid from $9/mo Visit site
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    Scholarcy

    Free plan APIExtensionWeb
    7.0 Free plan · 7-day trial Visit site
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    NoteVox

    Free plan Web
    6.9 Free plan · paid from $4.99/mo Visit site
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    SciSummary

    Free plan APIExtensionWeb
    6.9 From $4/mo (annual) · 7-day trial Visit site
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    Paperlayer

    Free plan Web
    6.8 Visit site
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    PaperPilot

    Free plan Extension
    6.8 Free plan · paid from $9/mo Visit site
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    PdfGPT

    Free plan Web
    6.8 Free plan · paid from $4.99/mo Visit site
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    Resoomer

    Free plan ExtensionWeb
    6.8 Free plan Visit site
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    TLDR This

    Free plan APIExtensionWeb
    6.8 Free plan · paid from $4/mo Visit site
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    SMMRY

    Free plan APIWeb
    6.7 Free plan · paid from $7/mo (annual) Visit site
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    KondensMe

    Free plan Web
    6.6 Free plan Visit site
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    SummarizeDocs

    Free plan Web
    6.6 Free plan · paid from $4.99 Visit site
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    TurboSum

    Free plan ExtensionWeb
    6.6 Free plan · 3-day trial Visit site
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    Kagi Summarize

    Free trial AndroidAPIExtension+2
    6.4 From $5/mo Visit site

You may still want an alternative if your work centers on PDFs, webpages, research papers, or mobile access. OpenBrief does not summarize webpages, offers no paid tier or trial period, and some tasks require local disk space and a local inference stack. When switching, weigh supported inputs, citation and reference features, search across documents, sharing or embedding, browser and mobile availability, privacy handling, and recurring cost against OpenBrief’s recording-focused workflow.

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