SurfSense

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About SurfSense

SurfSense is an open-source AI-powered knowledge management and research platform designed as a powerful alternative to Google NotebookLM. It allows users to organize, search, analyze, and collaborate on large collections of documents, notes, media, and external data sources without vendor lock-in or strict storage limitations. SurfSense supports unlimited notebooks and sources, integrates with more than 25 external services such as Google Drive, Dropbox, Slack, GitHub, Notion, Discord, and Jira, and provides advanced AI capabilities including cited answers, podcast generation, image generation, AI-assisted reports, smart file categorization, and autonomous research agents. The platform also includes a desktop application with Quick Assist, Screenshot Assist, and local folder synchronization, plus real-time multiplayer collaboration with shared chats and comments. SurfSense supports self-hosting, private LLMs through Ollama and vLLM, and compatibility with thousands of embedding and reranking models for complete control over AI workflows and data privacy.

Key Features

• Unlimited notebooks and document sources
• Self-hosted deployment with Docker support
• Supports private and local LLMs with Ollama and vLLM
• Real-time multiplayer collaboration and shared chats
• AI-powered search with citations and hybrid retrieval
• 25+ external connectors including Notion, GitHub, Slack, Dropbox, and Google Drive
• Desktop application with Quick Assist and Screenshot Assist
• Automatic AI-based file categorization and folder organization
• Podcast, image, report, and video generation tools
• Browser extension for saving webpages and authenticated content
• Support for 50+ file formats and document types
• AI agents powered by LangChain Deep Agents
• Cross-platform desktop support with local folder synchronization
• Configurable LLM, embedding, reranker, TTS, and STT providers
• Open-source and privacy-focused architecture

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