Does NotebookLM have Text Input?

NotebookLM supports Text Input.

Does NotebookLM have Image Upload / Vision?

NotebookLM supports Image Upload / Vision.

Does NotebookLM have Image Generation?

NotebookLM supports Image Generation.

Does NotebookLM have Voice Mode?

NotebookLM partially supports Voice Mode.

Does NotebookLM have Video Understanding?

NotebookLM supports Video Understanding.

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NotebookLM

by Google

12M / mo

Free / $19.99/mo

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NotebookLM is Google's AI-powered research tool that lets you upload documents, PDFs, and notes and then ask questions, get summaries, and generate study guides entirely grounded in your source material. Its Audio Overview feature transforms a document collection into a conversational podcast-style discussion. Researchers, students, and analysts use it to synthesise knowledge from large document sets without risking hallucinated facts.

NotebookLM features and capabilities, including which plan they need and how they compare in the CanIUse matrix.

googleAdded 2025-01-01Catalog rank 8

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✨ Modalities

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Text Input

Yes, requires free plan. Chat with a notebook to get answers grounded in your uploaded sources.

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Image Upload / Vision

Yes, requires free plan. Help documents Gemini Notebook working across text, graphs, and images, and accepting Google Slides and other visual sources.

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Image Generation

Yes, requires plus plan. Studio can produce infographics and slide decks from sources. Google AI Plus/Pro raise those generation limits; it is not a general art model.

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Voice Mode

Partial. Audio Overviews have an Interactive Mode (beta, English) where you can join the hosts. That is not a full duplex voice chat with the notebook.

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Video Understanding

Yes, requires free plan. Public YouTube URLs are a supported source type. Video Overviews are a separate studio output with plan limits.

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Video Generation

No. Not a video generation product.

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File Upload (PDF, DOCX)

Yes, requires free plan. PDFs, Google Docs, Google Slides, ePub, copied text, and Drive sources are documented. Pro raises the per-notebook source cap (up to 300).

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Code Execution

Yes, requires pro plan. A secure cloud computer can write and run code in the notebook. Google says Ultra and some Workspace tiers have it now; Pro on the web is rolling out.

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Audio Input

Yes, requires free plan. Audio files are a documented source type. Audio Overviews are generated output, not just playback of uploads.

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Canvas / Artifact Editor

Yes, requires free plan. Studio transforms sources into study guides, briefings, mind maps, slides, and reports — a dedicated output canvas beside chat.

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Screen Sharing / Computer Use

No. No computer-use / screen-control product. You add sources, you do not hand over the desktop.

🧠 Memory & Context

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Persistent Memory

Partial. Sources and chats persist inside a notebook. There is no global cross-notebook user-memory profile like ChatGPT Memory.

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Large Context Window

Unknown. Google publishes source-count limits, not a token window for Gemini Notebook chat.

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Custom Instructions

Unknown. A global custom-instructions setting was not confirmed in the help articles checked.

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Conversation History

Yes, requires free plan. Notebooks persist. Cross-app sync keeps the same notebook in the Gemini app and the standalone product.

🔌 Integrations

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Web Search / Browsing

Yes, requires free plan. Discover sources via Fast Research (web or Drive) and Gemini Deep Research inside Notebook, which can browse many sites and import the report.

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Plugins / Extensions

No. No third-party plugin marketplace. Sources and Google apps are the integration surface.

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API Access

No. Gemini Notebook is a consumer/Workspace product. There is no public NotebookLM generate API documented in the help center.

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Zapier Integration

Unknown. No first-party Gemini Notebook Zapier app was checked.

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Custom GPTs / Bots

No. You do not publish Custom GPT-style bots. A notebook is a private (or shared) source collection.

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Real-time Collaboration

Partial. Notebooks can be shared. Upgrade help says sharing does not change another collaborator’s source limit. Live multiplayer cursor editing is not documented.

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Live Social Data Integration

No. Not a live social-firehose product. You can add public web/YouTube URLs as sources.

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Live Citation Mapping

Yes, requires free plan. Chat answers include in-line citations back to the notebook sources.

👨‍💻 Developer

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Function Calling

Partial. The secure cloud computer can produce files (CSV, JSON, code). That is not a developer tool-calling API for third-party functions.

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Streaming Responses

Unknown. Chat streams in the UI, but token streaming is not documented as a product guarantee.

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Fine-Tuning

No. You ground on sources. There is no custom-weight training product.

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Embeddings API

No. Not an embeddings API. Retrieval stays inside the notebook.

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Structured Output (JSON)

Partial. Cloud-computer outputs can include CSV and JSON. Everyday chat is cited prose, not a JSON-schema API.

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Reasoning / Thinking Mode

Unknown. Overlapping columns disagreed (yes vs partial); left unverified rather than copying a no.

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Local Execution

No. The new “cloud computer” is hosted by Google, not a local runtime.

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Open Weights

No. Closed Gemini models.

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Multi-Agent Orchestration

Partial. Deep Research is an agentic researcher. It is not a general multi-agent SDK.

📱 Platforms

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Web App

Yes, requires free plan. Standalone app at notebooklm.google.com / notebooklm.google.

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iOS App

Yes, requires free plan. Google AI Pro help lists Gemini Notebook on web, iOS, and Android.

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Android App

Yes, requires free plan. Official Android app help: phones and tablets, Android 10+, Audio Overviews, share-to-notebook from the device.

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Desktop App

No. Desktop use is the browser. No native Gemini Notebook desktop client is documented.

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Chrome Extension

Unknown. Not documented as a Chrome Web Store extension in the help articles checked.

🔒 Privacy

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GDPR Compliant

Unknown. Needs a current Google DPA read for Gemini Notebook specifically.

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Opt Out of Data Training

Unknown. Workspace/admin controls exist at Google generally; a Notebook-specific training opt-out was not checked here.

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Enterprise Privacy Mode

Yes, requires enterprise plan. Workspace business and Education accounts can use Gemini Notebook when an admin enables it. Ultra Access / AI Expanded Access get the cloud computer first.

💼 Workspaces

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Projects / Folders

Yes, requires free plan. Each notebook is a project with its own sources. Auto-label kicks in at 5+ sources.