Overview
- The new Public Notebooks feature enables anyone with the link to view NotebookLM research notebooks without needing to sign in or request permissions.
- Viewers can interact with AI-generated summaries, FAQs, audio overviews, chat prompts and key takeaways but they cannot edit the original content.
- Users activate public sharing by selecting the Share button in a notebook and switching the access setting to “Anyone with the link.”
- The update is designed to simplify distribution of educational resources such as study guides, project briefs and curriculum summaries at scale.
- Google recently launched a NotebookLM mobile app, extending the research tool’s AI-powered features and public sharing to smartphones and tablets.