Google + Recalo + ChatGPT
How to save Google AI Overviews and use them in ChatGPT
Tap Show more on the AI Overview, tap Share and pick Recalo. Recalo saves the whole answer as a page, adds it to a page you already have, or turns it into a recipe, place or book. Connect Recalo to ChatGPT once and ChatGPT can read all of it. No computer needed.
What you need
- Recalo on your iPhone. A free app that keeps the recipes, places, books and movies you save from other apps in one organized, searchable place. Download here.
- A ChatGPT account. Any plan works, including Free. Or any other AI that supports plugins or MCP connectors, like Claude or Perplexity.
- About two minutes. One to save your first answer, one to connect ChatGPT.
Save a Google AI Overview to Recalo
Recalo shows up in your iPhone's share menu like any other app. It works from the Google app and from Safari.
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Open the full answer.
Search on Google as usual. When the AI Overview shows up, tap Show more so the whole answer is on screen.
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Tap Share and choose Recalo.
That's the one tap. Recalo saves the full answer, not just the link, along with what you searched for.
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Recalo files it for you.
A new answer becomes its own page. A follow-up on something you already saved goes into that page. A recipe becomes a recipe, a restaurant becomes a place, a book becomes a book.
The same tap works for Google AI Mode answers and for shared ChatGPT and Claude conversations, so every AI answer you want to keep ends up in one place.
Connect Recalo to ChatGPT (one time)
You only do this once. After that, ChatGPT can read every answer you save. Works from your phone or your computer, and there is no URL to paste.
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Open Recalo in ChatGPT.
Open Recalo in ChatGPT's plugin directory and tap Install plugin. On your iPhone it opens right in the ChatGPT app.
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Sign in to Recalo.
Use the same account as the app and approve access. That's it, ChatGPT can now read everything you've saved.
More detail, and what else to ask, is on the Recalo in ChatGPT page.
Using Claude or another AI? Connect Recalo there
Connect Recalo to Claude
Everything on this page works in Claude once Recalo is added as a connector. Using another assistant? See all the ways to connect Recalo.
In ChatGPT
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Open Recalo in ChatGPT.
Go to Recalo in ChatGPT's plugin directory and click Install plugin. Works on every ChatGPT plan, including Free.
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Sign in to Recalo.
ChatGPT opens a Recalo window. Sign in with the same account as the app, or sign up there if you are new, and approve access.
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Use it in a chat.
Start a new chat and type @Recalo, or just mention Recalo. Ask it something small, like "what recipes do I have in Recalo?"
In Claude
https://my.recaloapp.com/api/mcp
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Open your connector settings.
In Claude on the web, click your name, then Settings, Customize, Connectors. Or go straight to claude.ai/new#settings/customize-connectors. Custom connectors work on every Claude plan, including Free.
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Add a custom connector.
Click Add, then Add custom connector. Name it Recalo, paste the connector URL above into Remote MCP server URL, leave the advanced OAuth fields blank, and click Add.
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Sign in to Recalo.
The connector says you are not connected yet. Click Connect, sign in with the same account as the app, or sign up there if you are new, and approve access.
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Use it in a chat.
In any conversation, ask something small, like "what recipes do I have in Recalo?" Using the Claude desktop app? Same settings, and the exact clicks are at /claude.
Things to ask ChatGPT
Everything you saved is fair game, not just the last answer.
Mention Recalo, or type @Recalo, and ask in plain words:
- "What did I save from Google about sourdough starters?"
- "Turn the AI answers I saved about Lisbon into a three day plan and save it to Recalo."
- "Compare what Google and ChatGPT told me about standing desks."
ChatGPT confirms every save with a link, and it shows up in the Recalo app on your phone right away.
Keep adding to it
Your saves and your ChatGPT chats feed the same library.
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Search again, share again.
Saw a better answer a week later? Share it to Recalo and it lands with what you already have on that topic.
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Save from ChatGPT too.
Ask ChatGPT to "save this to Recalo" and the result sits right next to your Google answers.
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Find it from anywhere.
Search in the Recalo app, on the web, or just ask ChatGPT. Same library everywhere.
Good to know
No computer needed. Saving, connecting ChatGPT and asking it questions all work from your iPhone.
Free to try. A free Recalo account includes 50 saves through connected apps like ChatGPT. Saving from the share menu is separate, and reading what you have saved never counts. Recalo Pro ($3.49 a month or $34.99 a year) removes the cap.
ChatGPT only sees your own library. You sign in to Recalo when you connect, and you can disconnect from ChatGPT at any time.
Questions
Can I save a Google AI Overview on my iPhone?
Yes. Tap Show more on the AI Overview, tap Share, and choose Recalo. Recalo keeps the full answer, so it is still there after Google changes it or you lose the tab.
Do I need a browser extension?
No. Recalo works from your iPhone's share menu, in the Google app or Safari. There is nothing to install in Chrome or any other browser.
How do I get a Google AI Overview into ChatGPT?
Save it to Recalo, then connect Recalo to ChatGPT once. After that, ask ChatGPT about the topic and it reads the answer straight from your Recalo library, no copy and paste.
Does it work with Google AI Mode?
Yes. Share an AI Mode answer to Recalo the same way. Shared ChatGPT and Claude conversations work too.
Do I need a computer?
No. Saving, connecting ChatGPT and asking it about what you saved all work on your iPhone.
