Gemini Notebook

Gemini Notebook
Other namesNotebookLM
Original authorGoogle
DeveloperGoogle Labs
Release2023; 3 years ago (2023)
Stable release(s) [±]
Android1.63.1 (Build 1002728510) / October 1, 2026; 29 days ago (2026-10-01)
iOS1.64.1 / October 23, 2026; 7 days ago (2026-10-23)
Operating systemAndroid 10+, iOS 17+
Included withGemini
Websitenotebook.google
An example of an AI-generated conversation by NotebookLM (January 2025)

Gemini Notebook, formerly known as NotebookLM, is an online research and note-taking retrieval-augmented generation tool developed by Google Labs that uses artificial intelligence (AI), specifically Google Gemini, to assist users in interacting with their documents.

Gemini Notebook is known for its Audio Overviews feature, which generates podcast-like discussions about the uploaded content. Google describes Gemini Notebook as a "virtual research assistant". People involved in the product's creation include popular science author Steven Johnson and product manager Raiza Martin.

Another feature is Video Overviews, which turn uploaded content into AI-generated video summaries with narration and visuals. As of June 2026, Gemini Notebook uses a Gemini 3.5 model.

History

The tool was introduced in 2023 with the name "Project Tailwind". Later that year, Google rebranded the tool as NotebookLM and released it as an experimental product.

In October 2024, Google removed the "experimental" label from NotebookLM's user interface. In December 2024, the company launched a paid tier named NotebookLM Plus for enterprise customers, available through Google's Agentspace platform, Google Workspace, and Google Cloud. In February 2025, Google released NotebookLM Plus for individual users through the Google One AI Premium subscription plan.

On July 16, 2026, Google rebranded NotebookLM as Gemini Notebook.

Features

Gemini Notebook can generate summaries, explanations, and answers based on content uploaded by users. In addition to plain text, the service can process websites, PDF documents, Google Docs, and Google Slides. It can also analyze YouTube videos from their transcripts.

The "Audio Overviews" feature, released in September 2024, generates conversational, podcast-like discussion between two AI hosts based on user-selected sources. The feature received attention for its ability to condense complex or lengthy documents into accessible audio summaries, although it has also been criticized for flattening content into a standardized format and generating content from an American cultural context rather than that of the uploaded documents. In December 2024, Google added a "Join" function to Audio Overviews, allowing users to join the AI-generated conversations and ask the hosts questions.

In 2025, Gemini Notebook added a new Video Overviews feature. Google expanded audio and video overviews to support more than 80 languages later that year. In November 2025, Gemini Notebook added "Infographic" and "Slide Deck" as new types of content that can be generated, with both features being powered by Google's image-generation model Nano Banana Pro. In December 2025, Google introduced a new Data Table output.

In March 2026, the Cinematic Video Overviews feature was released to Google AI Ultra subscribers.

Adoption

The 2024 Spotify Wrapped used NotebookLM to generate podcast-style overviews of individual listening habits.

In 2026, journalist and former NPR host David Greene sued Google, alleging that NotebookLM's AI podcast-generation feature reproduced his distinctive voice without permission, a claim the company denied.

Notes

  1. 1 2 Including iPadOS

References

  1. ↑ "Gemini Notebook". Google Play. Retrieved October 28, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Gemini Notebook 1.63.1.1002728510". APKMirror. October 19, 2026. Retrieved October 28, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Gemini Notebook". App Store. Retrieved October 28, 2026.
  4. 1 2 Orland, Kyle (September 23, 2024). "Fake AI 'podcasters' are reviewing my book and it's freaking me out". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on September 24, 2024. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
  5. ↑ Levy, Steven. "Google's NotebookLM Aims to Be the Ultimate Writing Assistant". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Archived from the original on October 8, 2024. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
  6. ↑ Rogers, Reece. "How to Generate an AI Podcast Using Google's NotebookLM". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Archived from the original on October 10, 2024. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
  7. ↑ "NotebookLM video overviews and studio upgrades". Google Blog.
  8. ↑ "NotebookLM's Gemini 3.5 upgrade adds a cloud computer and help finding sources". 9to5Google. December 19, 2025.
  9. ↑ Pierce, David (September 22, 2024). "The chatbot becomes the teacher". The Verge. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
  10. 1 2 Martin, Raiza; Johnson, Steven (July 12, 2023). "Introducing NotebookLM". Google. Retrieved October 19, 2026.
  11. ↑ Li, Abner (October 17, 2024). "Google drops 'experimental' status for NotebookLM". 9to5Google. Archived from the original on January 1, 2025. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
  12. ↑ Wiggers, Kyle (December 13, 2024). "Google debuts NotebookLM for enterprises". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on December 29, 2024. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
  13. ↑ Jagmeet, Singh (February 10, 2025). "Google expands NotebookLM Plus to individual users". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on February 10, 2025. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
  14. ↑ Roth, Emma (July 16, 2026). "Google is renaming NotebookLM to Gemini Notebook". The Verge. Archived from the original on July 16, 2026. Retrieved July 18, 2026.
  15. 1 2 David, Emilia (September 19, 2024). "Google's NotebookLM evolves: What IT leaders need to know about its enterprise applications". VentureBeat. Archived from the original on September 25, 2024. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
  16. ↑ Roth, Emma (September 26, 2024). "Google's NotebookLM can help you dive deeper into YouTube videos". The Verge. Archived from the original on December 9, 2025. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
  17. ↑ "NotebookLM now lets you listen to a conversation about your sources". Google. September 11, 2024. Archived from the original on September 25, 2024. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
  18. ↑ Malik, Aisha (September 11, 2024). "Google's AI note-taking app NotebookLM can now explain complex topics to you out loud". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on September 25, 2024. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
  19. ↑ Boran, Marie (September 23, 2024). "Five productivity hacks using Google's new AI podcast creator". Newsweek. Archived from the original on September 25, 2024. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
  20. ↑ Rettberg, Jill Walker (May 21, 2026). "AI-generated podcasts: Synthetic intimacy and cultural mistranslation in audio overviews from Google's NotebookLM". Media, Culture & Society. arXiv:2511.08654. doi:10.1177/01634437261452160. ISSN 0163-4437.
  21. ↑ "New interactive features in NotebookLM". Google. December 2024. Retrieved December 29, 2024.
  22. ↑ Malik, Aisha (July 29, 2025). "Google's NotebookLM rolls out Video Overviews". TechCrunch. Retrieved October 19, 2026.
  23. ↑ "NotebookLM expands audio and video summaries to more languages". Google. 2025. Archived from the original on August 25, 2025. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
  24. ↑ Faisal, Mahnoor (November 24, 2025). "Here are all the new features Google added to NotebookLM this week". XDA. Retrieved October 19, 2026.
  25. ↑ "NotebookLM now uses Gemini 3, adds new 'Data Tables' output". 9to5Google. December 19, 2025.
  26. ↑ "Generate your own Cinematic Video Overviews in NotebookLM". Google. March 4, 2026. Retrieved October 19, 2026.
  27. ↑ Perez, Sarah (December 4, 2024). "Spotify Wrapped 2024 adds an AI podcast powered by Google's NotebookLM". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on December 26, 2024. Retrieved December 29, 2024.
  28. ↑ Oremus, Will (February 15, 2026). "He spent decades perfecting his voice. Now he says Google stole it". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 15, 2026.