# Open Notebook

An open source, privacy-focused alternative to Google's Notebook LM!

![New Notebook](https://fastly.jsdelivr.net/gh/lfnovo/open-notebook@main/docs/assets/asset_list.png)

In a world dominated by Artificial Intelligence, having the ability to think 🧠 and acquire new knowledge 💡, is a skill that should not be a privilege for a few, nor restricted to a single provider.



## 🔧 System Requirements

|             | Minimum Requirements                 | Recommended Requirements   |
| ----------- | ------------------------------------ | -------------------------- |
| **Memory**  | 2GB RAM                              | 4GB+ RAM                   |
| **CPU**     | 2 cores                              | 4+ cores                   |
| **Storage** | 10GB free space                      | 50GB+ free space           |
| **Network** | Internet connection for AI providers | Stable high-speed internet |



## Provider Support Matrix

Required models: chat model, conversion model, embedding model. At least one of each type must be configured. Open Notebook may not function properly without these when opened.

| Provider           | LLM Support | Embedding Support | Speech-to-Text | Text-to-Speech |
| ------------------ | ----------- | ----------------- | -------------- | -------------- |
| OpenAI             | ✅           | ✅                 | ✅              | ✅              |
| Anthropic          | ✅           | ❌                 | ❌              | ❌              |
| Groq               | ✅           | ❌                 | ✅              | ❌              |
| Google (GenAI)     | ✅           | ✅                 | ❌              | ✅              |
| Vertex AI          | ✅           | ✅                 | ❌              | ✅              |
| Ollama             | ✅           | ✅                 | ❌              | ❌              |
| Perplexity         | ✅           | ❌                 | ❌              | ❌              |
| ElevenLabs         | ❌           | ❌                 | ✅              | ✅              |
| Azure OpenAI       | ✅           | ✅                 | ❌              | ❌              |
| Mistral            | ✅           | ✅                 | ❌              | ❌              |
| DeepSeek           | ✅           | ❌                 | ❌              | ❌              |
| Voyage             | ❌           | ✅                 | ❌              | ❌              |
| xAI                | ✅           | ❌                 | ❌              | ❌              |
| OpenRouter         | ✅           | ❌                 | ❌              | ❌              |
| OpenAI Compatible* | ✅           | ❌                 | ❌              | ❌              |

*Supports LM Studio and any OpenAI-compatible endpoint



## ✨ Key Features

### Core Capabilities

  - **🔒 Privacy-First**: Your data stays under your control - no cloud dependencies
  - **🎯 Multi-Notebook Organization**: Manage multiple research projects seamlessly
  - **📚 Universal Content Support**: PDFs, videos, audio, web pages, Office docs, 和 more
  - **🤖 Multi-Model AI Support**: 16+ providers including OpenAI, Anthropic, Ollama, Google, LM Studio, 和 more
  - **🎙️ Professional Podcast Generation**: Advanced multi-speaker podcasts with Episode Profiles
  - **🔍 Intelligent Search**: Full-text and vector search across all your content
  - **💬 Context-Aware Chat**: AI conversations powered by your research materials
  - **📝 AI-Assisted Notes**: Generate insights or write notes manually

### Advanced Features

  - **⚡ Reasoning Model Support**: Full support for thinking models like DeepSeek-R1 and Qwen3
  - **🔧 Content Transformations**: Powerful customizable actions to summarize and extract insights
  - **🌐 Comprehensive REST API**: Full programmatic access for custom integrations
  - **🔐 Optional Password Protection**: Secure public deployments with authentication
  - **📊 Fine-Grained Context Control**: Choose exactly what to share with AI models
  - **📎 Citations**: Get answers with proper source citations

Learn more about our project at [https://www.open-notebook.ai](https://www.open-notebook.ai/)



## 🆚 Open Notebook vs Google Notebook LM

| Feature                     | Open Notebook                                              | Google Notebook LM           | Advantage                         |
| --------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| **Privacy & Control**       | Self-hosted, your data                                     | Google cloud only            | Complete data sovereignty         |
| **AI Provider Choice**      | 16+ providers (OpenAI, Anthropic, Ollama, LM Studio, etc.) | Google models only           | Flexibility and cost optimization |
| **Podcast Speakers**        | 1-4 speakers with custom profiles                          | 2 speakers only              | Extreme flexibility               |
| **Context Control**         | 3 granular levels                                          | All-or-nothing               | Privacy and performance tuning    |
| **Content Transformations** | Custom and built-in                                        | Limited options              | Unlimited processing power        |
| **API Access**              | Full REST API                                              | No API                       | Complete automation               |
| **Deployment**              | Docker, cloud, or local                                    | Google hosted only           | Deploy anywhere                   |
| **Citations**               | Comprehensive with sources                                 | Basic references             | Research integrity                |
| **Customization**           | Open source, fully customizable                            | Closed system                | Unlimited extensibility           |
| **Cost**                    | Pay only for AI usage                                      | Monthly subscription + usage | Transparent and controllable      |

**Why Choose Open Notebook?**

- 🔒 **Privacy First**: Your sensitive research stays completely private
- 💰 **Cost Control**: Choose cheaper AI providers or run locally with Ollama
- 🎙️ **Better Podcasts**: Full script control and multi-speaker flexibility vs limited 2-speaker deep-dive format
- 🔧 **Unlimited Customization**: Modify, extend, 和 integrate as needed
- 🌐 **No Vendor Lock-in**: Switch providers, deploy anywhere, own your data