What file types can I analyze?

The platform can ingest a wide variety of sources including PDFs, YouTube videos, audio files, web URLs, and Microsoft Office documents.

Is my research data kept private?

Yes. Because Open Notebook is self-hosted via Docker on your own infrastructure, you maintain complete data sovereignty and privacy.

What is Open Notebook?

Open Notebook is an open-source, self-hosted alternative to Google NotebookLM designed for organizing and analyzing research materials with AI.

Does it support local AI models?

Yes, it supports Ollama and other local providers, allowing for free, private inference without sending data to external cloud APIs.

How does it differ from Google NotebookLM?

Unlike NotebookLM, Open Notebook provides a full REST API, supports over 16 different AI providers, and offers more customizable multi-speaker podcast generation.

Open Notebook AI Research Assistant

Name: Open Notebook AI Research Assistant
Author: Yezez9

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Data Science & ML

Organizes research materials and generates AI-powered insights, summaries, and multi-speaker podcasts using self-hosted infrastructure.

Open Notebook is an open-source, privacy-focused alternative to Google NotebookLM that allows researchers to manage diverse content sources including PDFs, videos, and web pages. It provides a robust REST API and supports over 16 AI providers, enabling context-aware document chat, semantic vector search, and customizable multi-speaker podcast generation. This skill is ideal for users who need a self-hosted environment for deep document analysis without being locked into a single AI provider or sacrificing data sovereignty.

Key Features

01Full REST API for programmatic automation and integration

02Advanced multi-speaker podcast generation from research materials

030 GitHub stars

04Multi-source ingestion for PDFs, videos, audio, web pages, and Office docs

05Context-aware chat and semantic vector search across notebooks

06Support for 16+ AI providers including local LLMs via Ollama for privacy

Use Cases

01Creating a private, self-hosted knowledge base for sensitive organizational data

02Conducting deep literature reviews with AI-cited source attribution

03Converting complex research papers into digestible multi-speaker podcasts

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add yezez9/research-agent open-notebook

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

Key Features

01Full REST API for programmatic automation and integration

02Advanced multi-speaker podcast generation from research materials

030 GitHub stars

04Multi-source ingestion for PDFs, videos, audio, web pages, and Office docs

05Context-aware chat and semantic vector search across notebooks

06Support for 16+ AI providers including local LLMs via Ollama for privacy

Use Cases

01Creating a private, self-hosted knowledge base for sensitive organizational data

02Conducting deep literature reviews with AI-cited source attribution

03Converting complex research papers into digestible multi-speaker podcasts

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add yezez9/research-agent open-notebook

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT