NotebookLM
An assistant grounded entirely in the documents you upload — ask questions and get answers cited back to your own sources.
ToolFree + paid tiersBeginner-friendlyBusiness privacy controlsArabic: Partial
Best for
- Questions across your own documents
- Grounded summaries that cite your sources
- Studying from your notes and PDFs
Not ideal for
- General web research
- Languages with limited support
Strengths
- Answers grounded in the files you upload
- Citations point back to your sources
- Good with dense reports and PDFs
Limitations
- Limited to the material you provide
- Arabic and some languages are less robust
Getting good results
- Upload all relevant sources first
- Ask for citations to specific passages
- Use it to compare documents side by side
Prompt template
Starter prompt for NotebookLM
Based only on the uploaded sources, [question]. Cite the source and section for each point. If the answer isn't there, say so.
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