Open Notebook: a free, local-first open-source NotebookLM alternative on GitHub
thisguyknowsai · x · 2026-09-16
Open Notebook is an open-source, locally runnable alternative to NotebookLM. It ingests PDFs, videos, audio, and web pages, answers questions about your sources, and turns research into podcasts. It supports 18+ AI providers including local models, and is free on GitHub (lfnovo/open-notebook).
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