Google Brings NotebookLM Inside Gemini With New Notebooks Feature

Google has rolled out one of its most practical AI updates yet: NotebookLM is now built into the Gemini app through a new feature called Notebooks.

What Changed

Until now, Gemini and NotebookLM were separate products. Gemini was the chatbot for quick questions and conversations. NotebookLM was the research tool for uploading documents and getting AI-generated summaries, audio overviews, and infographics. Using both meant switching between apps and manually moving files.

That friction is gone. Notebooks give you a dedicated space inside Gemini to organise chats, files, and custom instructions around a specific project. Upload a PDF in Gemini, and it automatically appears in NotebookLM. Add a YouTube video in NotebookLM, and Gemini can reference it when you ask questions. Everything stays in sync.

What You Can Do With It

Each notebook acts as a personal knowledge base. You can add PDFs, documents, website URLs, YouTube videos, and pasted text. When you ask Gemini a question inside a notebook, it draws on those sources alongside its standard web search and tools to give you a grounded answer.

Because notebooks sync with NotebookLM, you also get access to its standout features — like Audio Overviews that turn your research into a podcast-style discussion between two AI hosts, and Infographics that visualise key points from your documents. You can start a project in Gemini and use those tools without ever opening NotebookLM separately.

Who Gets It

Notebooks are rolling out now for Google AI Ultra, Pro, and Plus subscribers on the web. Mobile access on iOS and Android is coming in the next few weeks, with free-tier users getting access after that.

What This Means for You

This is a meaningful step toward making AI tools feel less fragmented. Instead of juggling separate apps for chatting, researching, and organising, you can do it all in one place. If you are a student, researcher, or anyone who works with lots of documents, Notebooks could become a core part of your workflow.

For a deeper look at how to get the most out of Google’s research tool, see our NotebookLM tutorial. You might also want to explore what multimodal AI means and why it matters for tools like this. And if you are new to AI tools in general, our getting started page is the best place to begin.