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Open Notebook

Open-source, privacy-focused NotebookLM alternative with multi-model AI support, local deployment, podcasts, and intelligent research tools.

Alternative to: Notion and Obsidian
AI NotebookLM Alternative Knowledge Management Self-Hosted Research Privacy Productivity Open Source
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About Open Notebook

Open Notebook is an open-source and privacy-first AI research workspace designed as a fully self-hosted alternative to Google NotebookLM. It enables users to organize, search, analyze, and interact with multi-modal content such as PDFs, videos, audio files, webpages, Office documents, and notes while maintaining complete control over their data. Open Notebook supports over 18 AI providers including OpenAI, Anthropic, Ollama, LM Studio, Groq, Google Gemini, and many OpenAI-compatible APIs, allowing users to switch between cloud and local AI models freely. The platform features intelligent full-text and vector search, AI-powered contextual chat, multi-speaker podcast generation, AI-assisted notes, citations, REST API access, MCP integration, customizable content transformations, and advanced notebook organization. Built with FastAPI, Next.js, React, LangChain, and SurrealDB, Open Notebook is highly extensible, self-hostable with Docker, and focused on giving users complete privacy, flexibility, and ownership over their AI-powered research workflows.

Key Features

  • Privacy-focused self-hosted AI research workspace
  • Supports 18+ AI providers including OpenAI, Anthropic, Ollama, and LM Studio
  • Full-text and vector search across all notebook content
  • AI-powered contextual chat with citations
  • Professional multi-speaker podcast generation
  • Supports PDFs, videos, audio, webpages, and Office documents
  • REST API for automation and integrations
  • Docker-based deployment with local hosting support
  • MCP integration for AI clients and workflows
  • Customizable AI content transformations
  • Optional password protection for deployments
  • Multi-language user interface support
  • AI-assisted notes and research workflows
  • Notebook organization for multiple projects
  • Open-source MIT licensed architecture

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