# NotebookLM

## Docs

- [How NotebookLM's AI chat works with your sources](https://google-40.mintlify.app/concepts/ai-chat.md): NotebookLM's AI chat answers questions using only your sources. Learn how to ask effective questions, read citations, and get the most from your AI assistant.
- [Notebooks: your research workspaces in NotebookLM](https://google-40.mintlify.app/concepts/notebooks.md): Notebooks are the core organizational unit in NotebookLM. Learn how they work, how to create and name them, and how to manage multiple notebooks.
- [Sources: what they are and how NotebookLM uses them](https://google-40.mintlify.app/concepts/sources.md): Sources are the documents and content that ground NotebookLM's AI. Understand what counts as a source, how many you can add, and how the AI uses them.
- [NotebookLM frequently asked questions and answers](https://google-40.mintlify.app/faq/general.md): Answers to the most common questions about NotebookLM—what it costs, which accounts work, language support, mobile access, and how it differs from Gemini.
- [NotebookLM privacy, data handling, and security](https://google-40.mintlify.app/faq/privacy-data.md): Understand how NotebookLM handles your uploaded sources, who can see your notebooks, how to delete your data, and how Google encrypts your content.
- [Troubleshoot common NotebookLM problems and errors](https://google-40.mintlify.app/faq/troubleshooting.md): Fix common NotebookLM problems including failed source uploads, AI not finding information, Audio Overview errors, sign-in issues, and slow loading.
- [Create an Audio Overview from your sources](https://google-40.mintlify.app/features/audio-overview.md): NotebookLM's Audio Overview turns your uploaded sources into a podcast-style discussion between two AI hosts. Generate, listen, and download.
- [Chat with your sources using NotebookLM AI](https://google-40.mintlify.app/features/chat.md): Ask questions, request summaries, and explore your uploaded sources through NotebookLM's AI chat—every answer cites the exact source passage used.
- [Understanding citations in NotebookLM answers](https://google-40.mintlify.app/features/citations.md): Every NotebookLM AI answer includes inline citations that link back to the exact passage in your source. Learn how to use them to verify information.
- [Generate study guides and summaries with Notebook Guide](https://google-40.mintlify.app/features/notebook-guide.md): Notebook Guide auto-generates summaries, FAQs, study guides, timelines, and briefing docs from your NotebookLM sources with one click.
- [Sign in to NotebookLM with your Google Account](https://google-40.mintlify.app/getting-started/sign-in.md): NotebookLM uses your existing Google Account—no separate sign-up needed. Learn how to sign in, switch accounts, and access notebooks across devices.
- [How to run a research project with NotebookLM](https://google-40.mintlify.app/guides/research-workflow.md): Use NotebookLM to organize sources, extract key insights, compare documents, and synthesize findings—from first source to final write-up.
- [Share a NotebookLM notebook with collaborators](https://google-40.mintlify.app/guides/sharing-notebooks.md): Invite collaborators to your NotebookLM notebook as viewers or editors so your team can explore sources and use the AI assistant together.
- [Use NotebookLM to study smarter and ace exams](https://google-40.mintlify.app/guides/study-guide.md): Turn lecture notes, textbook PDFs, and course materials into AI-generated study guides, practice questions, timelines, and audio reviews using NotebookLM.
- [NotebookLM: AI research grounded in your documents](https://google-40.mintlify.app/introduction.md): NotebookLM is Google's AI note-taking and research tool. Learn what it is, who it's for, and how it differs from general-purpose AI chatbots.
- [Get started with NotebookLM: create your first notebook](https://google-40.mintlify.app/quickstart.md): Create your first NotebookLM notebook, upload a source, and receive your first AI-generated answer with inline source citations in under five minutes.
- [How to add sources to your NotebookLM notebook](https://google-40.mintlify.app/sources/adding-sources.md): Upload PDFs, link Google Docs, paste URLs, import YouTube videos, and add audio files to a NotebookLM notebook as sources for your AI assistant.
- [Manage, rename, and remove sources in NotebookLM](https://google-40.mintlify.app/sources/managing-sources.md): Rename sources, view indexed content, select which sources the AI draws from, and remove sources you no longer need in your NotebookLM notebook.
- [Source types and file formats NotebookLM supports](https://google-40.mintlify.app/sources/supported-formats.md): NotebookLM accepts PDFs, Google Docs, Google Slides, websites, YouTube videos, audio files, and copied text. Full format details, size limits, and requirements.