open-notebook

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Open Notebook

Overview

Open Notebook is an open-source, self-hosted alternative to Google's NotebookLM that enables researchers to organize materials, generate AI-powered insights, create podcasts, and have context-aware conversations with their documents — all while maintaining complete data privacy.

Unlike Google's Notebook LM, which has no publicly available API outside of the Enterprise version, Open Notebook provides a comprehensive REST API, supports 16+ AI providers, and runs entirely on your own infrastructure.

Key advantages over NotebookLM:

Full REST API for programmatic access and automation

Choice of 16+ AI providers (not locked to Google models)

Multi-speaker podcast generation with 1-4 customizable speakers (vs. 2-speaker limit)

Complete data sovereignty through self-hosting

Open source and fully extensible (MIT license)

Repository: https://github.com/lfnovo/open-notebook

Quick Start