Open source NotebookLM alternatives
Every project in the catalog is MIT, Apache or BSD licensed. 2 projects explicitly describe themselves as a NotebookLM alternative; 0 more are in the category where NotebookLM is a typical product.
Projects that call themselves a “NotebookLM alternative”
Source: the project's GitHub description or README.
MODSetter · Web Scraping & Automation
Alternative to (project's own claim): NotebookLM
Common commercial products in this category: Bright Data, Apify, ScrapingBee
- You do research on your documents by selecting local or remote language models.
- You convert, edit, and create new content from supported file formats.
- You transcribe and analyze audio recordings on your device.
- • NeutralHacker News
SurfSense a Knowledge Graph Brain for World Wide Web Surfers
“When I’m browsing the internet, I tend to save a ton of content—but remembering when and what I saved? Is hard to remember! That’s where SurfSense comes in. SurfSense is like a Knowledge Graph Brain for anything you see on the World Wide Web. Now, you’ll never forget any…”
souzatharsis · Podcasts & Live Streaming
Alternative to (project's own claim): NotebookLM
Common commercial products in this category: Riverside, StreamYard, Restream
- You convert websites, PDF files and YouTube videos into voice chats.
- You translate images and user-provided topics into multilingual audio content.
- Using the programmatic interface, you create custom audio content production processes.
- • NeutralHacker News
Show HN: Podcastfy AI – Open-source tool to generate AI audio conversations
“I am excited to release Podcastfy.ai: An open-source Python package and CLI tool that transforms multi-modal content into engaging, multi-lingual audio conversations using GenAI; akin to Google's NotebookLM but open, programmatic, and customizable. You can simply 'pip install…”
- ↑ PositiveHacker News
Show HN: Podcastfy AI – Open-source tool to generate AI audio conversations
“Nice. I asked a few days ago about alternatives to NotebookLM with an API and didn't get good answers. I have started creating some audio podcasts of popular hacker news threads here: Will probably do a "Show HN" about it tomorrow or friday. If I get the chance I will try to do…”