Google's AI research assistant grounded in your own sources.
Gemini Notebook — renamed from NotebookLM in July 2026 — is Google's AI research and note-taking tool. Upload documents, PDFs, links or videos and it becomes an expert on just those sources: answering with citations, summarizing, and generating an audio 'deep dive' you can listen to. Pro users now get a secure cloud computer that runs code inside notebooks, and it syncs across the Gemini app and Google Search.
Responds using only your uploaded sources, with citations.
Turns your material into a podcast-style spoken summary.
A secure cloud computer executes code inside your notebooks.
Auto summaries, timelines, FAQs and study guides from your docs.
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