Open source alternatives to NotebookLM
4 free tools that do the job of NotebookLM, most stars first. All are web apps you can run on your own server.
4 alternatives
Sorted by most stars.-
AnythingLLM
Chat with your documents using any model, in a private AI workspace.
Also an alternative to ChatGPT
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Open Notebook
An open-source implementation of NotebookLM for researching your own sources with AI.
Web app
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Khoj
A personal AI that answers from the web and your notes, and can run research and automations.
Also an alternative to Perplexity
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SurfSense
A private, self-hostable AI research assistant in the style of NotebookLM.
Web app
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