Alternatives to Trott
Trott: Phone app for people who save lots of reels: it reads each one and keeps the key details so you can find or ask about them later. Here are 10 other products that do a similar job. Of these, 8 have a free plan, 1 carries proof such as verified revenue, update history or uptime.
- 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
- 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
- Betula
Single-user bookmark manager you host yourself to save, tag, archive and share links, with followers on the fediverse.
Free · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- thèque
Save books, films and places from any page and it builds cards sorted onto shelves in your private library.
Since 2026
Free · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Ultrathink
Fast capture for screenshots, links, files and voice memos that AI sorts and labels for later, designed for people with ADHD.
Since 2026
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
- 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
- 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