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    An open source, privacy-focused alternative to Google's Notebook LM!
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## A private, multi-model, 100% local, full-featured alternative to Notebook LM

![New Notebook](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.

**Open Notebook empowers you to:**
- 🔒 **Control your data** - Keep your research private and secure
- 🤖 **Choose your AI models** - 20+ providers including OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Mistral, Ollama and any OpenAI-compatible server (LM Studio, vLLM)
- 📚 **Organize multi-modal content** - PDFs, videos, audio, web pages, and more
- 🎙️ **Generate professional podcasts** - Advanced