Open Notebook
Open source NotebookLM alternative
145 followers
Open source NotebookLM alternative
145 followers
All the familiar UI of NotebookLM but with fully customizable apps like video generators, podcast creators, and more. Remix existing apps or create your own.
Open Notebook
Hey Product Hunt 👋 I’m Nazar, the creator of Open Notebook, and I’m excited to share it with you today!
📖 Open Notebook is a customizable AI tool for self-learning. You upload your sources (PDFs, research papers, URLs, etc.), then you can either chat with an AI about them or run “apps” that transform your sources. Apps can do anything - right now I’ve built two:
• 🎬 Turn a source into a short, fun video overview
• 📝 Summarize a source into digestible takeaways
I built Open Notebook to solve one of my own biggest problems - the pain of learning something new. Like many of you, I love learning new things - I’m a programmer by background, but I constantly dive into adjacent fields like electronics, space, and math.
The problem? Self-learning today feel like a slog (yes, even with ChatGPT):
• 😴 Long, boring YouTube videos or courses
• 🤖 ChatGPT conversations that quickly get tiring and repetitive
• 📜 And the worst of them all - reading long PDFs and textbooks
When I saw NotebookLM, I was intrigued - it promised to make learning content more engaging. But I was disappointed by how rigid it was. The outputs weren’t bad, but they weren’t _mine_. There was no way to tweak, remix, or really control the process.
✨ 📖 So I built Open Notebook - an open, customizable alternative. Instead of locking you into defaults, it exposes the entire source of the AI workflows (LLM prompts, steps, formats) behind outputs like videos, podcasts, or summaries. You can see exactly how your content is generated, remix it however you like, and even share your workflows with others to reuse in their own notebooks.
If you're looking to improve your self-learning sessions using AI to make them just a bit more fun and efficient, give Open Notebook a try.
Reach out if you have any questions or just want to chat about AI in education in general!
@nazar_ilamanov I am so happy to see this app and i have some questions is this totally free of cost
@harshit_paradox no, it's paid, if you want something free use notebooklm
Interesting, will try later today. Love that it's open source, but where is the repo?
Open Notebook
@aeromaniax Thank you Constantine! The AI workflows are built using a no-code builder (https://noodleflow.ai/canvas). I attached a gif showing how you can access the full source of the workflows within this no-code builder (you can also edit/remix the workflows
Agnes AI
Been wrestling with endless PDFs lately, so seeing an AI tool where I can actually tweak and remix the learning process is such a breath of fresh air! Super curious—are there plans for more creative "apps" beyond videos and summaries?
Open Notebook
@cruise_chen Yep, working on them! Do send requests if you have any or you can also build your own custom ones.
The UI looks super familiar and easy to jump into, great job on the design!
remio - Your Personal ChatGPT
Congrats on your launch, Nazar! Your focus on customizable AI workflows for self-learning really addresses the frustrations many of us face with rigid tools. The ability to remix and share workflows sounds powerful and unique. What kinds of content or subjects have you found users are most excited to explore with Open Notebook so far?🤔
Open Notebook
@lvyanghuang Thank you Shake! So far people have been using it to create a short video overview of articles in their read-it-later lists/bookmarks
Wingman Studio
is this landing page generated with Lovable?
Open Notebook
@david_sipos Nope, the copy is all manual but I did use Codex and Claude Code for some of the UI design!
Got excited when I saw this but unfortunately this isn't open source. Open source to the development community means something completely different than what the author intended to communicate.