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Google Expands NotebookLM With In-Drive Search for Docs and Slides

The update adds plain-language retrieval from personal documents with Drive permission safeguards.

Overview

  • Discover Sources now searches the contents of Google Docs and Slides in Drive rather than just filenames.
  • Users can ask questions in natural language and see relevant passages pulled from inside matching files.
  • Located documents can be added as sources for research or notes, and updates sync automatically from Drive.
  • NotebookLM only surfaces files the user owns or has access to, preserving the privacy of personal documents.
  • The capability rolled out quietly in recent weeks and is currently focused on Docs and Slides, targeting time savings for heavy document users.