A second brain for the TikToks you save
The second-brain idea is simple: offload the things worth remembering to a system that's better at remembering than you are. For short-form video, nothing has actually done this. Sftir is that system for TikTok, Reels, Shorts, and more — a place your saves live, searchable and useful.
How sftir helps
Capture without thinking
The best second-brain systems are ones you don't have to think about. Save via share sheet or extension, and Sftir handles every downstream step — transcribe, summarize, tag, index.
Retrieval is the whole point
A pile of saves isn't a second brain. A system where you can find the exact video, quote, or moment in seconds is. Full-text search across transcripts makes retrieval trivial.
Surface connections across topics
Topic tags let you see patterns — every TikTok you saved about a topic, clustered. It's how scattered saves turn into actual knowledge.
How it works
Capture: save whatever matters
Scroll, save, move on. The second-brain principle is minimum friction at capture time.
Organize: AI does the structuring
Sftir writes the summary, extracts key moments, assigns topic tags. Human curation is optional, not required.
Retrieve: search when you need it
Ask the question. The answer (probably) is already in a TikTok you saved three months ago.
For the PKM practitioner
Wes runs his life on a personal knowledge management stack — Obsidian, Readwise, a daily note ritual. TikTok was the one input that didn't fit. Sftir is now the piece that connects short-form video to his broader system, via API exports into Obsidian whenever he wants a transcript to live alongside his notes.
Frequently asked questions
Is this like Readwise for TikTok?
That's a fair comparison. Readwise captures highlights from text sources; Sftir captures transcripts and summaries from video sources. Similar philosophy, different content type.
Does it integrate with Obsidian / Notion / Logseq?
Via API. Every plan includes API keys. Many users pipe Sftir transcripts into their PKM tool of choice via lightweight automation.
How long do saves stay?
Forever, as long as your account is active. There's no rolling window or auto-expiry. Your saved transcripts and summaries persist even if the original video gets deleted from the platform.
Is there a mobile app?
The main mobile experience is the iOS share sheet shortcut — it's how most people save videos while scrolling. A dedicated mobile app is on the roadmap but not shipping at launch.
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