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96 lines
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# Open Notebook
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An open source, privacy-focused alternative to Google's Notebook LM!
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In a world dominated by Artificial Intelligence, having the ability to think 🧠 and acquire new knowledge 💡, is a skill that should not be a privilege for a few, nor restricted to a single provider.
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## 🔧 System Requirements
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| | Minimum Requirements | Recommended Requirements |
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| ----------- | ------------------------------------ | -------------------------- |
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| **Memory** | 2GB RAM | 4GB+ RAM |
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| **CPU** | 2 cores | 4+ cores |
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| **Storage** | 10GB free space | 50GB+ free space |
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| **Network** | Internet connection for AI providers | Stable high-speed internet |
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## Provider Support Matrix
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Required models: chat model, conversion model, embedding model. At least one of each type must be configured. Open Notebook may not function properly without these when opened.
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| Provider | LLM Support | Embedding Support | Speech-to-Text | Text-to-Speech |
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| ------------------ | ----------- | ----------------- | -------------- | -------------- |
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| OpenAI | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
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| Anthropic | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
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| Groq | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ |
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| Google (GenAI) | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ |
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| Vertex AI | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ |
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| Ollama | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
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| Perplexity | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
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| ElevenLabs | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ |
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| Azure OpenAI | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
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| Mistral | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
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| DeepSeek | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
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| Voyage | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
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| xAI | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
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| OpenRouter | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
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| OpenAI Compatible* | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
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*Supports LM Studio and any OpenAI-compatible endpoint
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## ✨ Key Features
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### Core Capabilities
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- **🔒 Privacy-First**: Your data stays under your control - no cloud dependencies
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- **🎯 Multi-Notebook Organization**: Manage multiple research projects seamlessly
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- **📚 Universal Content Support**: PDFs, videos, audio, web pages, Office docs, 和 more
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- **🤖 Multi-Model AI Support**: 16+ providers including OpenAI, Anthropic, Ollama, Google, LM Studio, 和 more
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- **🎙️ Professional Podcast Generation**: Advanced multi-speaker podcasts with Episode Profiles
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- **🔍 Intelligent Search**: Full-text and vector search across all your content
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- **💬 Context-Aware Chat**: AI conversations powered by your research materials
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- **📝 AI-Assisted Notes**: Generate insights or write notes manually
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### Advanced Features
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- **⚡ Reasoning Model Support**: Full support for thinking models like DeepSeek-R1 and Qwen3
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- **🔧 Content Transformations**: Powerful customizable actions to summarize and extract insights
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- **🌐 Comprehensive REST API**: Full programmatic access for custom integrations
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- **🔐 Optional Password Protection**: Secure public deployments with authentication
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- **📊 Fine-Grained Context Control**: Choose exactly what to share with AI models
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- **📎 Citations**: Get answers with proper source citations
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Learn more about our project at [https://www.open-notebook.ai](https://www.open-notebook.ai/)
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## 🆚 Open Notebook vs Google Notebook LM
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| Feature | Open Notebook | Google Notebook LM | Advantage |
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| --------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
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| **Privacy & Control** | Self-hosted, your data | Google cloud only | Complete data sovereignty |
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| **AI Provider Choice** | 16+ providers (OpenAI, Anthropic, Ollama, LM Studio, etc.) | Google models only | Flexibility and cost optimization |
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| **Podcast Speakers** | 1-4 speakers with custom profiles | 2 speakers only | Extreme flexibility |
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| **Context Control** | 3 granular levels | All-or-nothing | Privacy and performance tuning |
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| **Content Transformations** | Custom and built-in | Limited options | Unlimited processing power |
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| **API Access** | Full REST API | No API | Complete automation |
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| **Deployment** | Docker, cloud, or local | Google hosted only | Deploy anywhere |
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| **Citations** | Comprehensive with sources | Basic references | Research integrity |
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| **Customization** | Open source, fully customizable | Closed system | Unlimited extensibility |
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| **Cost** | Pay only for AI usage | Monthly subscription + usage | Transparent and controllable |
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**Why Choose Open Notebook?**
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- 🔒 **Privacy First**: Your sensitive research stays completely private
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- 💰 **Cost Control**: Choose cheaper AI providers or run locally with Ollama
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- 🎙️ **Better Podcasts**: Full script control and multi-speaker flexibility vs limited 2-speaker deep-dive format
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- 🔧 **Unlimited Customization**: Modify, extend, 和 integrate as needed
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- 🌐 **No Vendor Lock-in**: Switch providers, deploy anywhere, own your data
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