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NotebookLM (Gemini Notebook) guides
Answers for Gemini Notebook, formerly NotebookLM. For the numbers, see the statistics; for KastorFlow's own tools, the docs.
How to use NotebookLM
Tested step by step: sources, citations, Studio.
NotebookLM for students
The routine the research favors: test yourself, space it out.
What's new
Every update, newest first, dated and sourced. Checked weekly.
NotebookLM history
From Project Tailwind in 2022 to Gemini Notebook.
Is NotebookLM free? Limits
Is it free, how usage resets, how many sources and notebooks on every plan.
NotebookLM pricing
What NotebookLM costs: the free plan and Google AI Plus, Pro and Ultra.
Gemini student offer
A free year of Google AI Pro or AI Plus for students: who qualifies, how to claim by December 31.
Save AI chats
ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity or Grok into a notebook.
Export NotebookLM to PDF
Notes to Docs or PDF, sources, mind maps, slides, audio; everything at once.
NotebookLM vs ChatGPT
Grounded in your sources, or a general assistant; how to use both.
NotebookLM alternatives
Seven tools that do part of the job, what they cost, what you give up.
YouTube to NotebookLM
How to add videos, and what fails: 18 links tested.
YouTube playlists
Several videos at once, or a whole playlist as one source.
YouTube channels
A creator's recent videos as a notebook you can ask.
Summarize YouTube videos
Summaries, study guides and flashcards from videos.
Can it watch videos?
It reads the transcript; how to keep the slides.
YouTube won't import
Transcript not available, empty sources: causes and fixes.
NotebookLM MCP
Use your notebooks in Claude, Claude Code, Cursor and other AI agents.
What is Gemini Notebook?
What changed, how it works, what it won't do.
Delete sources and chat history
Remove one source, many at once, or a notebook's chat history.
NotebookLM use cases
Eight ways to use it, with test results.
NotebookLM flashcards
Make a deck, then study it in Anki: import the CSV or send it straight there.
Folders in NotebookLM
Group notebooks into collections and sources into folders.
Keep sources up to date
Drive syncs, web pages don't: refresh by hand or on a schedule.
NotebookLM for research
Fast and Deep Research tested, and working with papers.
NotebookLM vs Obsidian
Which to use, and what happens to your notes.
Audio Overviews as a podcast
Your own show, with an RSS link for any podcast app.
Import many at once
Several links, a CSV of links, open tabs, a feed or many files.
Extensions compared
Which NotebookLM extension does what, feature by feature.
The KastorFlow extension
What it adds to Gemini Notebook, by job and plan.