Summarize 5 articles and videos in 5 minutes with Google NotebookLM
Upload up to 50 sources - PDFs, links, videos - and get a ready-made summary with citations for every paragraph
- 1.Open NotebookLM and sign in with your Google account. Click «Create new notebook».
The service is free, no card required. Don't upload personal documents with sensitive data - they are processed on Google's servers.
Google NotebookLM ↗ - 2.In the left «Sources» panel, click «+ Add» and add sources: paste links to articles, upload PDFs, connect YouTube videos by URL, or add a Google Doc. Maximum - 50 sources per notebook, up to 500,000 words per source.
YouTube videos must have subtitles, otherwise NotebookLM can't read them.
Google NotebookLM ↗ - 3.In the central input field (Chat), paste the prompt below. Replace the text in square brackets with your topic.
NotebookLM answers only based on the uploaded sources, not on general internet knowledge - this reduces hallucinations.
Google NotebookLM ↗PromptSummarize the key points about [your topic] from the sources I uploaded. Organize the summary as a numbered list of 7 - 10 bullet points. For each bullet, cite the source title in parentheses. At the end, list 3 follow-up questions I should explore next.
What this prompt doesThis prompt asks NotebookLM to summarize your topic from the uploaded sources as a numbered list of 7 - 10 items, with the source cited in parentheses after each item, and to suggest 3 questions for further exploration at the end. Replace [your topic] with your query, for example 'transformer architecture' or 'new Gemini API features'. - 4.After the answer, hover over any paragraph - footnote numbers will appear. Click a footnote to jump to the original source passage and verify accuracy.
This is NotebookLM's key advantage: every phrase in the answer is backed by a citation pointing to the exact spot in the source.
Google NotebookLM ↗ - 5.In the right «Studio» panel, click «Notes» -> «Create» and choose a format - «Study guide», «Briefing doc», or «FAQ» - to generate a structured document from your sources in one click. Save it with the «Save to note» button.
The generated note can be edited, pinned, and exported as text.
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- freeGoogle NotebookLMThe service is completely free when you sign in with a Google account; limit - 100 notebooks per account, up to 50 sources each.
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