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Alternatives to Deta Surf
Deta Surf: A notebook and browser in one that turns web pages, YouTube videos and PDFs into notes you can question with AI. Here are 10 other products that do a similar job. Of these, 7 have a free plan, 1 sells for a one-off price, 1 carries proof such as verified revenue, update history or uptime.
- Zotero
Free tool for researchers and students to collect sources while browsing, organise them and build citations and bibliographies.
Free plan · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Alt
Records meetings and lectures and transcribes, translates and summarises them with AI that runs on your own device.
Since 2025
Free · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Annotate.tv
Take notes tied to moments in YouTube videos, query the transcript and send your notes to Notion, Obsidian or Readwise.
Since 2020
Free plan · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Pinto Notes
A free Mac notes app that Claude and other AI assistants can read and change with your approval.
Free · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Cosmonote
Records lectures and meetings or scans pages, then writes summaries, action items and flashcards you can question.
Subscription · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Deepmark
Collects saves from X, YouTube, Instagram and your browser into a private library that AI describes so you can search in plain language.
Since 2026
Free plan · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Inboxy AI
Turns saved Reels, TikToks and YouTube videos into searchable notes, reading on-screen text and checking claims against sources.
Since 2026Updated 5 days ago
Free plan · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Notanic
A note app on an endless canvas with nested pages, Markdown, sketching and live collaboration, for people who think visually.
Since 2025
Subscription · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- smry
Follow feeds and save articles, then get short summaries and ask questions about what you have read.
Since 2023
Free plan · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Starcat
Mac app for developers that indexes their starred GitHub repos, tags and summarises them with AI, and tracks new releases.
One-off payment · Developer tools · Developers