Open Notebook

An open-source, privacy-focused alternative to Google's Notebook LM with AI-powered research and note-taking

★ 5,3 mil AI Note-taking Knowledge base Research Learning RAG

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Author: Luis Novo · License: MIT

Version: 1.0.0a2 ·

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An open-source, privacy-focused alternative to Google's Notebook LM with full control over your research and learning workflows.

Open Notebook empowers you to take control of your learning and research process with AI assistance while maintaining complete privacy.

Open Notebook Interface


Features

  • 🔒 Privacy First: Your data stays under your control - self-hosted with no cloud dependencies
  • 🎯 Multi-Notebook Organization: Manage multiple research projects seamlessly with separate contexts
  • 📚 Universal Content Support: PDFs, videos, audio, web pages, Office docs, and more
  • 🤖 Multi-Model AI Support: 16+ providers including OpenAI, Anthropic, Ollama, Google, LM Studio, and more
  • 🎙️ Professional Podcast Generation: Advanced multi-speaker podcasts with customizable Episode Profiles
  • 🔍 Intelligent Search: Full-text and vector search across all your content
  • 💬 Context-Aware Chat: AI conversations powered by your research materials with citations
  • 📝 AI-Assisted Notes: Generate insights or write notes manually
  • Reasoning Model Support: Full support for thinking models like DeepSeek-R1 and Qwen3
  • 🔧 Content Transformations: Powerful customizable actions to summarize and extract insights
  • 🌐 Comprehensive REST API: Full programmatic access for custom integrations
  • 🔐 Optional Password Protection: Secure public deployments with authentication