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Gemini Notebook (formerly NotebookLM)

by Google

Answers and audio overviews from your own sources

Formerly NotebookLM: add your sources and get summaries, audio overviews and grounded answers.

Free versionLimited checks · 3 checksBeginner-friendlyBrowser · iPhone · Android
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How it runs for you

Simulation starting …

Illustration, not a real test run

What you get

What you get

  1. 01Upload PDFs, notes, links and videos as sources
  2. 02Get answers that point back to your sources
  3. 03Generate audio overviews to listen to

For you if …

  • Students and learners with lots of material
  • Teams that want to grasp reports and documents quickly

Pick something else if …

  • Anyone wanting answers from the whole web, not their sources
  • Anyone not allowed to upload confidential files to Google

How to start

In three steps.

What you need
  • Browser or app
  • Google account
  • Google AI plan for more use
  • No prior knowledge
  1. 1Open notebooklm.google or the app and sign in
  2. 2Create a notebook and add your sources
  3. 3Ask questions or generate an audio overview

Part of these packages

Gemini Notebook (formerly NotebookLM) works together with other software.

Automate a workflow

Recurring tasks run on their own: emails, forms, sheets, approvals.

4 steps1–2 days for the first workflowMedium

Research & knowledge

Answers with sources, studies in minutes, your knowledge in one place.

4 steps10 minutesEasy

Safety check

Limited checks · 3 checks

3 of 3 possible checks passed. Fewer than four automated checks are possible here, so we show no trust score.

Limited checks · 3 checks
Is it maintained?
  • Website reachable
  • Prices on the maker’s site
Technical details & what we don’t check
  • Website loads fast
  • Website protection settings: 4 of 6 (website only, not the software)CSP, nosniff, Frame-Schutz, Permissions-Policy

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Runs onBrowser, iPhone, Android
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