Question 1

How is Rinto different from asking ChatGPT to summarise something?

Accepted Answer

A summary compresses — it picks what to keep and silently drops everything else. Rinto maps. Every argument, every piece of evidence, every counterpoint from your source is preserved in a hierarchy you can navigate. Nothing is invented, nothing is omitted.

Question 2

Does Rinto make things up?

Accepted Answer

No. In Understand mode, every node comes directly from your source document. Learn and Brainstorm modes generate structured knowledge about a topic or idea — clearly framed as that, not as facts from a document you provided.

Question 3

What formats does Rinto support?

Accepted Answer

Understand mode: URLs, PDFs, Word docs (.docx), PowerPoint (.pptx), and pasted text. Learn mode: any topic you can name. Brainstorm mode: any idea, plan, or question.

Question 4

Is my content private?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Your documents and topics are sent to the AI only to generate your map. Nothing is stored, indexed, or used for training. Pro users can also use a local AI model to keep everything on their own machine.

Question 5

What does the free plan include?

Accepted Answer

3 free maps when you sign up — use them on any mode. After that, 1 free map per month. No credit card needed. Pro gives you 3 per month plus access to cloud AI models.

Question 6

Is there a Chrome extension?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Rinto works as a Chrome extension — click the icon while reading any article or web page and analyse it directly without leaving the tab.