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Open Notebook - Start Here

Open Notebook is a privacy-focused AI research assistant. Upload documents, chat with AI, generate notes, and create podcasts—all with complete control over your data.

Choose Your Path

🚀 I want to use OpenAI (Fastest)

5 minutes to running. GPT, simple setup, powerful results.

→ OpenAI Quick Start

☁️ I want to use other cloud AI (Anthropic, Google, OpenRouter, etc.)

5 minutes to running. Choose from 17+ AI providers.

→ Cloud Providers Quick Start

🏠 I want to run locally (Ollama or LMStudio, completely private)

5 minutes to running. Keep everything private, on your machine. No costs.

→ Local Quick Start

What Can You Do?

  • 📄 Upload Content: PDFs, web links, audio, video, text
  • 🤖 Chat with AI: Ask questions about your documents with citations
  • 📝 Generate Notes: AI creates summaries and insights
  • 🎙️ Create Podcasts: Turn research into professional audio content
  • 🔍 Search: Full-text and semantic search across all content
  • ⚙️ Transform: Extract insights, analyze themes, create summaries

Why Open Notebook?

Feature Open Notebook Notebook LM
Privacy Self-hosted, your control Cloud, Google's servers
AI Choice 17+ providers Google's models only
Podcast Speakers 1-4 customizable 2 only
Cost Completely free Free (but your data)
Offline Yes No

Prerequisites

  • Docker: All paths use Docker (free)
  • AI Provider: Either a cloud API key OR use free local models (Ollama)

Next Steps

  1. Pick your path above ⬆️
  2. Follow the 5-minute quick start
  3. Create your first notebook
  4. Start uploading documents!

Need Help? Join our Discord community or see Full Documentation.