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Google Rolls Out Gemini 'Notebooks' That Sync With NotebookLM

The sync with NotebookLM creates a shared workspace that carries context across Google’s AI tools.

Overview

  • Google began rolling out the notebooks feature on Wednesday to AI Ultra, Pro, and Plus subscribers on the web.
  • Notebooks let users group topic-based chats, set custom instructions, and attach sources like Drive files, PDFs, websites, or pasted text that Gemini can use for answers.
  • A new Add to notebook option in each Gemini chat moves conversations into a project space so prompts draw on the chosen sources.
  • Sources added in Gemini appear in NotebookLM and vice versa, enabling cross-app workflows like Video Overviews and Infographics on material started in Gemini.
  • Google says mobile access, wider regional availability including Europe, and free-tier access will follow in the coming weeks, with accuracy warnings still in place and some under-18 and certain education accounts reported as excluded.