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Learn what you want when you want as much as you want anytime you want where ever you want. Just ask and let it research, then decide how you want to learn: Test, quiz, review, study prep, or as a preparation for a presentation, yes, it will even generate visuals for you, and great visuals to enhance your learning.. Personally, I ask at bed time, it comes back with the research, I select how I want to learn: Podcast, Visuals, Charts, Flash cards, Quiz (Light or In depth) and in the morning everything it’s all ready for me to start my day. In reality, I’m like a kid at Christmas, I can’t wait until morning, my notifications pops up and open up the app look at the chart and graphs, then I start listening to the podcasts while I close my eyes and listen until I fall asleep or most times, I’ll play the next podcast and fall into a deep sleep and wake up inside my podcast and like a VR headset I’m experiencing learning in a whole different world! Can you drink from a fire hydrant? Touch the app and give it a try! I haven’t yet, but I’m close! Enough said. Back to learning!

For the last two years of using every LLM available, I’ve been writing off Google because they were Google and didn’t really pay attention to the quality of their AI tools. I used to open the eyes tools and tropics perplexity all of them. But of course, Google being a software giant who have developed so many different high-quality products they would dedicate their best to build an AI suite of products then my humble opinion have leap, frogged everyone to the front. The combination of Gemini + NotebookLM + Antigravity in their partnership with Anthropic I completely changed how software is built as well as products. NotebookLM is amazing. Doing research building architectures building agents, creating images, presentations, audio overviews, mind, maps, and how well integrated it is with Gemini and Antigravity, has made me rethink and begin canceling all my other AI subscriptions. NotebookLM is Google’s flagship AI product supported by Gemini Antigravity Google suite, Google workspace, and the power of GCP. Amazing productivity tool.

★★★★★ NotebookLM has become my favorite AI tool and, without question, my most-used tool. It’s difficult to fully describe just how useful it is because it has become integrated into nearly every part of my life. At first glance, it looks like a note-taking and research tool, but for me it’s so much more than that. I use it to organize documents, manage business information, analyze contracts, sort through ideas, prepare arguments, explore complex topics, and make sense of large amounts of information that would otherwise be overwhelming. What truly sets it apart is its ability to act as a neutral, third-party sounding board. I’ve used it to examine disagreements, identify misunderstandings, isolate areas of nuance, challenge assumptions, and explore multiple perspectives without the emotional baggage that often clouds human conversations. It helps me think more clearly, communicate more effectively, and arrive at better conclusions. Whether I’m researching a complicated subject, organizing my business, working through a personal issue, or diving deep into a philosophical or theological question, NotebookLM consistently delivers thoughtful, well-structured insights grounded in my own source material. It’s not just a better way to take notes. It’s a better way to think. For the punk and the scholar alike, this tool is an absolute game-changer. If I could give it more than five stars, I would. NotebookLM isn’t just an app I use, it’s become part of how I learn, work, solve problems, and navigate life. Highly recommended. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐+

Notebook LM has come a long way on the iPhone since its initial release. The app is smoother, more responsive, and overall much improved. However, there are still a few rough edges to smooth out. For example, audio doesn’t play correctly through my Bluetooth earbuds—though I have noticed better volume levels when using the iPhone’s built-in speaker. One major difference compared to the web version is the lack of the Discover feature. On the web, you can research a topic and instantly get ten curated sources, or even explore random topics—features that make Notebook LM truly unique and powerful. Unfortunately, none of that is currently available on the iPhone. That said, I’m optimistic. Once Google brings feature parity between the iOS app and the web version, this will be a five-star app. I look forward to future updates!

NotebookLM feels like discovering a diamond still sleeping inside the rock. At first glance, it appears ordinary. A quiet stone resting among thousands of others. Its surface is matte, unassuming, almost easy to overlook. But the moment you begin to turn it in your hands, something catches the light. A glimmer. A suggestion that depth lives beneath the dust. Working inside NotebookLM is the act of chiseling with intention. Each source you upload becomes a careful strike of the tool. Each question becomes a measured tap along the fault line. Slowly, patiently, the excess falls away. What once felt dense and impenetrable begins to reveal structure, clarity, and unexpected brilliance. The platform does not hand you the diamond polished. It invites you into the excavation. It rewards curiosity, precision, and the willingness to look again at what you thought you already knew. Patterns emerge from scattered notes. Insights refract from transcripts and research like light through newly cut facets. There is something deeply poetic about watching your own knowledge crystallize. Ideas that lived separately begin to recognize each other. Threads weave themselves into narrative. What was once buried becomes articulate, reflective, alive. NotebookLM is not merely a tool for storage. It is a geological process for thought. Pressure, time, and inquiry transforming raw intellectual sediment into something rare and lucid. You walk in carrying rocks. You leave holding diamonds you uncovered yourself. 💃🌀🪨🌀💃🌀🔥💎💃🌎

While the NotebookLM mobile app is a great way to listen to your Audio Overviews on the go, there's a frustrating quirk for iOS users with AirPods (and likely other wireless headphones). It appears the app streams the audio using a 'phone call' or 'voice chat' playback method, rather than the standard 'media/music' method. The main issue this causes is a lack of convenient controls: taking one AirPod out does not automatically pause the audio. For users accustomed to seamless media playback controls, having to manually reach for their phone to pause or resume the audio significantly disrupts the flow and convenience of listening. Shifting the playback method to a standard media channel would greatly enhance the user experience on iOS.

It's mind-blowing that this incredible AI tool is completely free and I'm very grateful for that. This tool practically solves the AI hallucination issue (not totally, but almost) by doing an excellent job of only referencing the sources that you toggle on or off. You can use it for any topic in the world, including for personal use such as medical records, household appliance manuals, a RAG for LLM thread history exports, software user guides that are hundreds of pages long, you can upload your external SSD's entire list of files and folders and have it teach you things about yourself you would never have thought of or remind you of abandoned projects that you'd like to revisit, art and music generation prompt writing, literally anything in the world. I definitely recommend everyone try it out!

Google NotebookLM is honestly one of the most powerful tools I’ve used. It takes complex information and breaks it down in a way that actually makes sense. Whether you’re studying, creating content, or just trying to understand something deeper, it feels like having a personal researcher working with you. What really stands out is how it organizes information and helps you connect ideas instead of just giving surface-level answers. It’s fast, intuitive, and makes learning feel effortless. If you’re serious about leveling up your knowledge, productivity, or even your creative projects, this is a must-have. Easily one of the best tools out right now.

This app is truly awesome. When I first heard about it, I set the notification when it is first available. Today, I finally got to try it out and I’ve experimented with a few documents to see if the podcast voice overview works. And yes, It works incredibly well. The only issue I’ve encountered so far is that the interactive feature, which is still in its beta phase, doesn’t seem to be working properly. When I click on it, it just appears on the screen and does not do anything. Other than that, I’m impressed with the concept and its potential, especially as a student. I’m hopeful that the developer team will work on fixing this issue. I’m eagerly looking forward to future updates.

I really enjoy notebook lm on desktop more than iPhone. I utilize the mind map a lot and I assume because of how much information there can be, you can’t get that on mobile which is fine. It does make it easier to listen to the podcast because I used to have to download it or open it through chrome on my phone. Now I can just go on the app and listen. Not as many tools on the mobile version, but it’s good if you want to listen to the podcast in your commute or on the go. You still have the chat to ask questions and you can upload resources on mobile too. Not bad, but for long study sessions I would probably use my laptop desktop version. On the go or if I need to look at something real quick I’d use the mobile app.

By far this is the most well done app for learning as AI can be a great tool to assist in making my busy schedule easier getting my degree in medicine. I hope they keep up the great work with this app and add features like interleaving information and spaced repetition timers/reminders. I hope this stays a great “tool” for learning and not a crutch as many of my peers used AI during undergrad but this was just memorizing info rather than understanding it. So for later classes that required understanding biological functions they struggled. As this app has mind maps and more it makes it even easier to grasp functions as well. Truly my favorite study app, please keep up the good work!

I’m only writing a one star review because the App is not as a great as the websites Audio overview. The Audio is way too low and there is a night and day difference between the Website and the App in terms of loudness. It’s also inconvenient paying for Google one and still not being able to adjust the length of the podcast and what to focus on (which I believe is a free feature). It does take too long to generate and loud podcasts but that’s the same on both the website and the app. It’s something I hope gets better with time. As with what I stated before, that is withholding me from using the app to it’s full potential, so I just use the website.

This app is really awesome and extremely helpful for studying! I always dread reading long complex things especially since I’m in medicine. Now when I read a new study or article I also make a podcast of it! Helps me learn more and keeps it engaging!! I only wish it was more intuitive when it comes to selecting a podcasts from a notebook that has multiple podcasts. That one I can’t seem to figure out on the app. I wish there was a list/gallery view to then select it. This way I wouldn’t have to make a new notebook for each subject especially as I study for my board exams! Can’t wait until that is a staple among its features!! Let me know when it happens!!

Google NotebookLM has been fantastic for taking long lessons and succinctly explaining the concepts and theories contained therein. It’s also very useful at combining multiple texts and file types into a cohesive and comprehensive study guide. I was an early adopter as I’d been waiting for a tool like this for quite a while. It does not disappoint. The output options as podcast or slideshow or video recap presentations are incredibly helpful and useful. This is a true 5 Star App. The fact that it syncs between my laptop, phone and IPad all 3 is also incredibly helpful. If you haven’t tried it yet, do yourself a favor and get it. This is one of Googles most powerful tools. Again, 5 Stars!

Organizing notes and ideas has always been a weak point justifying not pursuing worthy projects, creative or professional. AI in general is a huge help but this Google bot is next level. I gather together all my notes and resources, ask it for some more relevant ones, and generate a 45 min podcast (my easiest way of learning) and internalize what I’m doing. I’m not one to have AI CREATE for me but it’s sure one hell of an assistant, leaving my naturally fickle interests to have staying power. Already well into two books with all the concepts and aims set straight through simple rambling at my robot. Thanks google.

I feel weird giving this app only 4 stars. Quality-wise, this might be the best self-teaching tool out there for students, period. However, I have some nitpicks about the Studio section on the mobile app: 1) cannot control media with external controllers (like airpods), so I can’t pause on my AirPods or pause when I remove AirPods. 2) cannot rename generated media or check the custom prompts on the mobile app (can on web). This means I can’t easily sort and reference the podcasts I made for myself, or be sure it is covering the content I think based on the generated title. 3) no ability to export files on mobile app. On web, you can easily export audio and flashcard files. This capability is impossible on mobile app, which is the easiest way for me to get around the lack of AirPods control. 4) background refresh fails more often than web. When I try to run a chat in the background, it will fail unless kept in slide over on iPad or on the screen on iPhone. This is frustrating, since on larger notebooks it can sometimes take 60 seconds plus for a query to run

First, let me just say that having access to such-cutting edge technology is a dream come true. This tool has the capacity to streamline studying in a way that's never been done before, connecting some of the dots between an LLM like Gemini, and a tool that's more explicitly catered to learners. However, not all of the functionality is smoothed out yet. Sources sometimes take multiple tries to be added, and the podcast feature seems to only work when using the interactive variant. I haven't actually tried interacting with the podcast though, as I was worried about it bugging out. When I first got it to play, swiping a notification off-screen caused the application's UI to think the podcast wasn't playing anymore, but it was. Now, in the application's defense, I was using nearly 500 pages of sources, consisting of both web pages and PDFs. The podcast itself was nearly flawless. There were some terms it failed to pronounce properly, but most were industry specific. To be fair yet again, I am studying for the CompTIA CySA+ certification. That's a lot of strange phrases and acronyms to cover. I feel like I've been harsh, so let me say again that this is a wonderful tool! I see what this is going to become and I simply want to contribute. I actually have a few feature suggestions: - A flashcard generator. - A practice problem generator. - A quiz/exam simulator. - A tool to plan out and keep track of a study plan's progress. - And possibly a way for NotebookLLM to plan an entire syllabus worth of lesson plans. Definitely some big asks here! I also realize that an LLM can handle some of these things out of the box, but I thought a special UI or a place to store generated items like flashcards, user-typed notes, or quizzes would be helpful. Please, please, please keep making awesome stuff!

The best feature of this software is the fact that it won’t pull information from outside the sources and material you give it. So many times do other AI software’s distort or add or even fabricate information at times to help support the answers to the questions they give you, however, NotebookLM can’t make anything up. It will only use the information you give it to help you study. This is a great tool to help summarize long lecture slide decks, and Help, you study with solid practice, quizzes, flashcards, video and audio, summarizations, and one of my favorite tools, summarized slideshow generations.

OK, so I needed a good notebook application. something better than the iOS Notes app or OneNote. Something that I could actually use to get 30+ years of artist writing , friction non-fiction poetry, prose, biographical writing, all of it in one spot so I can organize it and make sense of it all . I’m currently in the process of uploading everything that I’ve ever written as source knowledge in NotebookLM and the results have been without a doubt, the most profound end for rewarding experience I could’ve possibly gotten. Thank you to all who are responsible for making this happen.

I’ve been using this app since January 2026 because I don’t like to read, I learn better when I see or hear things, but to read it I lose interest quickly and find it boring. This app allows me to remember because of how the pod case and other features breaking a the materials across. It is detailed and doesn’t miss. My grades kept improving since I’ve been using this. I have been failing courses before I started using NotebookLM. I love it and I hope to continue using it until I’m finished school with my goal GPA of 4.0 God willing.

I found this app last semester when I was studying for finals, and let me tell you, it is a definite game changer!! You put your own sources in a notebook. I have a system in place to upload my notes to a pdf, and use those. And once those sources are in, you’re able to create a variety of different study materials to help retain information better! In addition, the chat function essentially functions like chatGPT but only pulls info from your sources. My favorite way to study is to make an audio podcast using the studio tab, and play games while listening to the audio! This is also really helpful if you have professors that don’t provide study guides for tests. You can ask in the chat box to create a study guide for an exam based on the sources you provide. I could go on and on, but in summary, you put your own sources into a single spot and it helps you understand the concepts better.

I like that you can upload way more documents per notebook than say a ChatGPT thread, but there are definitely some things that could improve. Be able to create and save, within the notebook, multiple podcasts so you can focus on different aspects of the material. Save the chat thread so it can be reviewed later vs having to re-ask questions. Have multiple chat threads so each person accessing the notebook can have their own chat thread and view other threads with the option to set your own thread as private. Also, better formatting for when you request to be quizzed, look to Notability and ChatGPT.

Underrated as hel!. Not talked about nearly enough. Incredible use cases in a number of ways. Not just for students or keeping notes. Desktop version is > the a phone app but the app is catching up on a regular basis. It’s a great way to summarize large amounts of data. Using google’s Gemini models and by working well with google’s suite of ai integrated apps, you can upload files and search the internet, compiling sources within a specific topic. Then you’ll be able to synthesize all the data to o create reports, find trends, create an interactive podcast and more.

I am floored by how real the podcast sounds! The only giveaway was the mispronunciation of a medical word as I am studying for nursing school. It’s a great way to condense information and hear it while you’re driving in the car or walking the dog. It’s a great study tool. I do wish that it wasn’t $20 a month because I will not be paying that. Too expensive. Maybe there will be more connections with colleges and schools in the future. I don’t think mine has it yet. Regardless, I am still very impressed with this app and it’s truly a compliment to how far AI has come!

Google NotebookLM has been an incredibly useful tool for studying and organizing complex material. I’ve been using it to go through railway operating books and manuals, and it’s made a big difference in how I understand and retain the information. Being able to break things down, interact with the material, and keep everything organized in one place is a huge advantage. It’s a very intuitive and powerful tool, especially for anyone working with detailed technical content. Highly recommend.

I’m blown away by this app, it’s a GameChanger for me. I’m a teacher in special education and this will save me countless hours of creating resources to teach students with different IEPs, and the output is premium. Also, with great prompts comes quality analysis of documents, uncovering biases and weak arguments, and the podcasts are incredible! I’m in awe and feel so fortunate to be alive at during a huge tech disruption. I can only imagine what’s next? Thanks for building an AI application that truly changes the way I engage with resources, going far beyond summary- this allows synthesis and new ideas.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An absolute game-changer for business building and neurodivergent brains! NotebookLM has completely changed my life on so many levels. As someone with ADD/ADHD, traditional ways of learning and consuming knowledge don't always work for me—I need different, more dynamic ways to process information. This tool gives me exactly that. It has been a massive asset in building my business. Every single day, I find a new way to use it and seamlessly integrate it into my life. The seamless connection with Gemini and the rest of the Google ecosystem makes it incredibly powerful and easy to use. I am so grateful for this tool and cannot recommend it highly enough for anyone who needs a smarter, more adaptive way to organize their mind and their work! Warmly, Danniella Serafina Founder & Managing Director | Creative Streak Holdings DBA: Creative Streak Inc. Host & Curator, The Haus Collective Lifestyle • Design • Curation

This zap is doing great and fantastic. However there are a couple points. I’m gonna make that I think should be nice for this app point number one, if we’re going to use this app, I hope you can add some features where you can customize the podcast voices so they don’t all sound the same if you decide to post them. Point number two I wish you could have the ability to download podcast on your phone so it would be saved into your files other than that this app is great thank you.

Ever since I started using this, I haven’t got below a 93% on a test. all I do is upload the slideshows my teacher’s post and the Notes packets that we are given and let the app cook. My favorite part of the app is the podcast making feature. It’s just nice to be able to talk to an AI without a time limit about any questions you have about that topic. AI model on this is very advanced and is able to connect the dots unlike any other AI highly recommend this to any other students if they want to get good grades.

Incredible app. Truly one of the most useful AI’s out there. What makes this special is you get to submit your own sources for reference and the best part- INLINE CITATIONS. Would like to see more use of web reference as an option in addition to personal sources with inline citations aswell. Some sort of toggle or bar to adjust how much outside sources to use could be helpful. Great app! I also like how you can import sources from anywhere at any point. Some more tutorials from google would be nice to to know how to maximize the use of app.

My classmate recommended Google’s NotebookLM, and I’ve been really impressed so far. The app is intuitive and especially helpful when uploading materials from my professors—it even notes what slide or page the content was transcribed from, which is a game-changer for studying. I did notice that the level of detail and functionality feels a bit more robust on the iPad app compared to the web version, which is interesting. However, I ran into one issue: when switching my iPad’s orientation from landscape to portrait, my chat would disappear each time I made the change. That was frustrating. Also, unlike the browser version, the app doesn’t let me navigate back and forth as easily, which can be limiting during study sessions. Overall, though, it’s a fantastic tool that’s helped me solidify my study guides and stay organized for my classes. Highly recommend it to students!

Is there anything AI can’t do! I struggled to learn large amounts of information when given to me in a very dry clinical manner. I’m blown away at how these podcast are so realistic they are able to process all of the information given so I don’t have to worry about something being left out. The podcast is so relatable. It takes heavy subject matter and brings it down to a very digestible speed. The voices of the podcast host are almost fun to listen to. This is a very enjoyable way of learning.

NotebookLM has been an outstanding and deeply appreciated resource. I have relied on it as a meaningful component in a court case, and it has consistently provided clarity, perspective, and well-considered insight when those qualities matter most. Its ability to organize complex material and present information with precision has been immensely beneficial. I am sincerely grateful for the support it has provided, and I would recommend it with full confidence to anyone who values intelligence, usefulness, and a truly refined research experience.

When it works it’s great but when it doesn’t, you’re on your own and there’s no way to get help. All you can do is submit feedback and what good is that? I’m paying for the pro version and all I’m getting is “Service is currently unavailable. Try again later” I’ve tried on my phone, on my Mac, on my iPad, I’ve deleted chat history, closed the app and reopened and nothing is working. What am I paying for at this point?

This is the best offer that you provided to their customers and users and all the educators and learners from the AI stuffs and make it easy to to work on data and knowledge in different aspects as a technique, tools and enhancer thanks again. I’ll let us know as tried to do not be like other apps and services like not thinking to making it like a subscription types and fees payment to be available in different categories please make it as its now !! Thanks again.

I’ve been using notebook LM for about a month and a half now, and honestly, it’s almost perfect, and it keeps getting better. The one thing I hope they add is a built-in reader-out-loud feature. As someone with dyslexia, hearing the text read out loud really helps me understand and stay focused. Adding that option would make the app even more powerful for people like me. That’s the only reason why I can’t give it five stars.

Great tool just a lot to digest in its use. This is a great way to organize your thoughts- threads it just would help to have more reminders as notebooks are created the older Notebooks could possibly be useful in merge or an other execution which takes each notebook; organizes it into a spreadsheet and allows a system in context points or relative Contextual relevance to be used And that would help wih the user and you as well. It’s a great way to organize my thoughts just an overwhelming Scene when all of my thoughts are seen. Thank you Eric.

I really love all the features of this app. Being able to input your information source and have AI create flash cards slide decks videos and audio is pretty incredible as a student. However, I have been having issues with the sound in the podcast feature that AI makes. The app will not allow me to decrease the sound. It shows that it’s fully down but it’s not decreasing and audio output contains odd crackling noises that is not happening with I listen to other audio sources.

If you are a student in college, I would even say a student in high school would benefit tremendously for using this as a studying tool. I can easily upload my notes or my actual textbook and it will break things down make podcast make quizzes, make flashcards. This has single-handedly replaced Quizlet ChatGPT, Gemini. I think all of these people should be scared. They have created these forms of AI.

This app really is good, but I’m generally just speaking about NotebookLM. The ability to get accurate sourced information from 50 sources all at once is great. However, there are a few things that I specifically thought the app itself would have. Firstly, where are the other generative items?!? I downloaded the app so I could use the quiz and flashcard features on my phone for quick reference. Second - LaTeX rendering. For any mathematic subject, there is LaTeX citations (for example, $/mu = x$), but no native rendering on the chat interface.

They’re still working out some kinks but the potential this has is frankly unbelievable. AI has come such a long way in such a short time. If you’re a student in an intense didactic curriculum, you need to check this out. It can make study guides, turn any textbook chapter into a podcast, or you can ask it specific questions. Really just amazed at the potential of this in every way

Really smart idea. Please keep it free I’m a very broke student

I ended up trying this app randomly by trying the students trial of Google Gemini AI and what a nice surprise. It's actually good and it does great stuff within a few minutes. It's different from all the AI's I've been using so far because I'm also a big user of ChatGPT pro but this one is very unique and when you're a kind of auditive memory person, this helps a lot and it makes me gain a lot of time. It feels like listening to a YouTube video or something that explains my subject, the concepts that I'm studying. Also, the good thing about it is that you can import any kind of documents on it and it's gonna turn it into a kind of podcast and even the people that talk, I mean the AI voices are very human compared to other apps, I feel like the way they talk is very natural and almost human-like, that is so great, it makes it very nice. It makes it a great experience. Also, I like the fact that you have a lot of options, that you can make the audio longer or shorter, before the podcast making you can write what you're looking for specifically in the audio and you can use many sources at the same time. It also makes flashcards and quizzes. Which is very nice. I hope they're going to extend the possibilities and make this app greater than it already is. I am definitely going to keep using it and it's gonna help me a lot for my studies. I wish I discovered it earlier, thank you very much. They're probably gonna make me pay Gemini to use it, but I'm fine with it. It's worth it.

It'd be great if you could add more playback speed options between 1.0 and 1.5 in the next versions.

By using the audio thingy I actually understood the error bound for alt series so I would def recommend

Wonderful app. Provides a simple way to digest any source, using your preferred channel - chat, podcast, video, slides, etc. Amazing.

I love the podcast version to revise my presentations

This has helped me so much to understand all my nursing material. The best!

As a student this app has changed my life forever, sure sometimes it makes mistakes and sometimes it doesn’t go over exactly what I need but as a secondary learning source it was very effective.

Everything works great, but please add folders for different subjects. It would make it easier to find your way through multiple notebooks.

I have been consistently surprised by the amount of fun and useful things you can do with NotebookLM.

To make it short and sweet: think of the last scene of The Matrix when Neo realizes he can fly. And it’s you. It did concretely change my life. [It’s otherwise the soon to be one year anniversary of my discovering and working with NotebooLM; in so many different complex contexts, making them so easy to navigate and render content in all possible imaginable media. A closed-circuit, Private Tech Demiurge which like a Genie’s answers your wishes. A remarkable breath of hope and fresh air in this ever growing bubble under which NotebookLM ‘testifies that there is indeed an ocean. A first in history ; thank you Deepmind, GooG but especially the Brains behind it all. Props to the devs and allteams. My humble and most sincere thanks to every entity who made this a reality. E.M.

This app is great for references and making new material from the source material. It becomes extremely powerful when paired with other LLM’s and if you happen to be interested in coding, you can really personalize the outputs in a way that is only limited by your imagination.

Paradigm shift on how I learn new content and it keeps getting better.

Awesome

🥰🥰

Amazing

Everything in the app is both intuitive and easy to use, and the various tools are great and work well. My only honest problems is that sometimes prompt generations for the ai aspects tend to not mean much as to what the ai generates, mostly when generating videos. Quizzes are okay, flash cards are a little broken because every single answer was a “yes” when I played it, but the podcast feature thing is incredible. Well done. The only thing it needs is a little more consistency. Occasionally, the audio would cut out and then suddenly they’re talking about something completely different. Other than that though, great job! Keep at it!

I really enjoy using NotebookLM. I use it to learn all kinds of information and can put documents into a audio format, which helps while I am walking or driving.

Amazing job

It’s the perfect app for studying

Amazing easy organizational tool

It has a very good quiz and with feedback.

C’est vraiment un outil intéressant pour transformer de l’information dans le format préféré selon son type d’apprentissage

Cette application me permet de sauver énormément de temps avec mes cours universitaires. je peux faire faire des PowerPoint, Je peux faire résumé des textes que je ne comprends pas, je peux mieux comprendre la matière de mes cours, je peux faire faire un PowerPoint en français à partir d’un texte en anglais, des vidéos explicatives et plus encore. C’est précis et clair. Je ne pourrai plus m’en passer. Merci beaucoup

Game changer

For research and compiling assets for studying and sharing it really is one of the best software is that we have today. Take advantage of it.

It’s one of the most useful tools for me, I can create podcasts and videos to complement my studies

Truly incredible piece of software

I really like the web lay out where by you can have the chat section, sources and studio section all on one screen. It makes studying much faster and multitasking for example you can look up on the web and continue doing the quiz as well as having the chat going on and having all results coming in on one screen is pretty neat and time efficient. Overall Im well pleased with this app and i love it.

The app’s fire. it’s worth having, and it can help with much. it’s basically your ai, you choose what it knows and you choose if the developers get to see what you teach it. so basically if you rate a message then only will other people see it. it’s amazing, but i wish their wasn’t a daily chat limit

The team that made this has changed the world of possibilities for those lucky to find this.

Fantastic tool. I use it all of the time, especially for studying.

So far unbelievably cool i’d like to find a way of getting some of these data in the PDFs so I can use it

Traduction en Francais svp mes résultat sont en anglais quoi faire pour que ce soit en Francais? Le programme fonctionnais en Français lorsque je l’ai installé après l’avoir passé à la version pro les résultats sont en anglais quoi faire pour passer en Francais merci

Great tool, very easy to use, very efficient and budget friendly!

Amazing study tool for quizzes with annoying question wording, has helped a ton and is a great study tool I use to make sure I haven’t missed anything in my written notes, have used with math involving advancing graphing angle problems and SIN COS calculations seem alright so far. Give it a try if you want, recommend!

Pour les étudiants ça change une vie!!

This app is one of the best I've seen lately!

I'm very, very upset since i can't use this great app since my country (Russia) gone mad. I didn't choose that. I didn't choose war. I didn't choose sanctions. But very little is what I was able to choose is to write. I'm a writer & screenwriter. And I am pretty good at it. I used NotebookLM, it helped me to create storytelling without mistakes and make it stronger. But now i can't study, I can't check myself because some guys decided to beef. I mean let me live. Because i feel choked from both sides which is not cool. When i was a child i saw Google almost like Disneyland but for adults because for me it was about freedom and openness. But now? You can't use anything (except google search) because in one day, surprise, you were born in the country that's not welcome anymore. And i get it if it’s about country but i don't get it why it's about me. And all creative people who's trying to survive and making art no matter what. Once again, its upsetting. Google should educate people as always, not lock them in a cage because our government already did. Hope everything will figure out, best regards.

NotebookLM is a very clever tool for consolidating sources and learning. I especially like how it turns information into something easy and enjoyable to listen to—it feels like having a personalized podcast made just for you. That said, the mobile experience is frustrating. The iPhone app doesn’t function anywhere near as smoothly as the desktop version. While using it, my phone glitches and, strangely, it even triggers Apple Music to randomly start playing in the background. On top of that, the app doesn’t create separate audio files or podcasts that I can download, and it doesn’t automatically pull in new audio episodes. This means I’m forced to use my laptop if I want to get any real productivity out of it. Overall, I can see the potential here and appreciate the concept, but the app itself feels unfinished. Until the mobile version is stable and more functional, I’ll stick to using NotebookLM on my desktop.

Why do you companies always change the things that your customers want? I’m confused as to why in the world would you remove the "View Custom Prompt" option from the Audio Overview and Studio menus?!! What was the purpose? What was the reason? I uploaded a bunch of sources to multiple folders in my pro edition, and I usually just click on an old audio and copy and paste the prompt that was already there. I had a really good, and detailed prompt that was my go to, and all I had to do was just change a few words around, based on the topic that I needed. You guys chose to remove this feature and now I don’t have the prompt that I need for other folders and sources i’ve add and created. Please put it back because this is actually stupid to have to rewrite a new prompt for every audio or studio item I create. If you pay for the pro edition, it shouldn’t be this limited. Now I’m going to have to go on Reddit and find what other apps won’t limit me like this.

I love notebookLM, the web app is phenomenal and the custom silicon makes that all possible. I’ve been anxiously awaiting the web app so I can queue up content for commute. You can’t change the notebook names, you can’t curate the actual podcast for focuses??? The first point here begs the question, who QA’d this thing. The second point, this is such a necessary feature and so utilized in the web app and you cut it???! Was it that hard to have that extra form box for user insertion to curate the podcast. This is such a great product but fire the product manager sitting on top of this thing, my god. Sundar, your company sits on such great IP but the execution….

I generated a studio, but I had to hold it up to my ear like a phone call to hear it, which makes no sense. I tried to download it to my phone to listen to it some other way, but it didn’t go to the Apple Files, so I have no clue where it even downloaded, and it didn’t tell me. Then I tried to link a source from a Google doc, but there was no option to do so even though the desktop version did it no problem. I tried to link it in the “Website” option, but it said it couldn’t do it. I’m so frustrated at all the lost features on this app when the desktop version worked fine, but now I can’t even use it!

When this app is actually working, 5 stars absolutely fantastic. But more often than not, it won’t load the audio file. I’ve tried changing the source type, from pdf to text I’ve copied. I’ve tried closing the app and reopening. It will often show that it’s loading, go to the play screen. But show no audio loaded. Most often without an error message. Sometimes it will say couldn’t load content, or something similar. The only thing that fixes it is restarting my phone. Which isn’t something I want to each time I want to listen to my study guide podcast. If yall could fix whatever this issue is, I would give 10 stars if I could.

Work done via the web app specifically in the studio is not visible in the app. This would not be an issue however there are far less options to tailor audio overviews via the IOS app (I.e. summarizing specific sources). Unless I am completely missing a button or menu option you would need to create entirely new workbooks which leads to binning of information in an app designed to facilitate research from multiple sources in one place. Even a quick option to save my web app media to google drive would be better

Everything Google touches dies. The app version used to function like the web version and was highly functional and convenient. That’s not good enough for the feature creeps in Mountain View. After a forced upgrade, the new interface is utter rubbish. There is no longer an option to enter a prompt for a deep dive research. You can’t even open a new notebook unless you add a source first. Why? The chat area has no chat box to enter text. Why? This is why I have been migrating away from Google ecosystem entirely. NotebookLM was the exception, until now. Don’t bother with this app, just use the web experience until Google ruins that too.

9 times out of 10 it won’t ever load and play the podcasts that it generates. If the system functioned as it is intended to it would be great and the couple of PDFs that I was able to get it to generate a podcast for turned out well. Much better than reading the 30 pages. But like I said most of the time it spends hours generating the podcast from the PDF and then after it’s done it will never load the podcast for you to listen to. It just spins forever and eventually you get a message that couldn’t load. And I’m on WiFi so it’s not a bandwidth issue.

Useful but not reliable

Google’s NotebookLM has potential, but right now it’s just OK! The concept is solid—it’s noticeably slow to generate responses and I’ve had it crash more times than i can count. That kind of reliability really breaks the flow when you’re deep in research and working on something thoughtful. It’s a bit of a bummer especially since competitors like ElevanReader are delivering a much smoother and more refined experience. Google has the infrastructure and talent to lead in this space, but at the moment notebookLM is trailing behind. Would love to see it stabilizes, sped up, and more thoughtful integration into Google ecosystem, Right now, it feels like Beta that forgot it was launched.

The app asks for a rating every time I open it. I leave one, but it continues to ask for one after submitting ratings consistently. Maybe if I bring up this issue it will stop.

I used this as a journaling tool . No matter how many new sources I put in it , it continues to look at past sources . I continue to have to prompt the AI to pay attention to attention to new sources and check the time stamps on the sources. The audio overview is not good at all . If you want to use this for journaling and self analysis , use chat GPT.

It desapeared

Infographics aint free no more

The sound volume is unpredictable. It doesn't adhere to other apps. It became extremely and dangerously loud, blasting my ears

No matter how many slides I add for context it does not help, it will give wrong informations, takes so long to create slides, which are not even useful since it does not add any more detail, can't even create good examples to help you understand. It all shows that NotebookLM is a halfbaked AI model and I think its sole purpose is to get as many class notes as possible to train their main model (Gemini) because no matter how many examples and information you give, it will not be better than current models, even Copilot is more useful because it's at least fast...

The fact that I can only have 1 or 2 a day is terrible not just for me but for you guys. So please let us have more stuff

Audio often crashes and doesn’t work even after it’s ready and downloaded

Not working, cant even upload sources

Files and folders are needed also giving a title for the flashcards created