lfnovo/open-notebook

Frontend Development: Help improve our modern Next.js/React UI
Testing &amp; Bug Fixes: Make Open Notebook more robust
Feature Development: Build the coolest research tool together
Documentation: Improve guides and tutorials

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Feature	Open Notebook	Google Notebook LM	Advantage
Privacy & Control	Self-hosted, your data	Google cloud only	Complete data sovereignty
AI Provider Choice	20+ providers, cloud or local (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Ollama, LM Studio, etc.)	Google models only	Flexibility and cost optimization
Podcast Speakers	1-4 speakers with custom profiles	2 speakers only	Extreme flexibility
Content Transformations	Custom and built-in	Limited options	Unlimited processing power
API Access	Full REST API	No API	Complete automation
Deployment	Docker, cloud, or local	Google hosted only	Deploy anywhere
Citations	Answers cite the sources, notes and insights they used	Comprehensive with sources	Research integrity
Customization	Open source, fully customizable	Closed system	Unlimited extensibility
Cost	Pay only for AI usage	Free tier + Monthly subscription	Transparent and controllable

Provider	LLM Support	Embedding Support	Speech-to-Text	Text-to-Speech
OpenAI	✅	✅	✅	✅
Anthropic	✅	❌	❌	❌
Google (GenAI)	✅	✅	✅	✅
Groq	✅	❌	✅	❌
Mistral	✅	✅	✅	✅
DeepSeek	✅	❌	❌	❌
xAI	✅	❌	❌	✅
OpenRouter	✅	✅	✅	✅
DashScope (Qwen)	✅	❌	❌	❌
MiniMax	✅	❌	❌	✅
Novita	✅	❌	❌	❌
SiliconFlow	✅	❌	❌	❌
Z.ai	✅	❌	❌	❌
PayPerQ (PPQ)	✅	✅	✅	✅
Cohere	✅	✅	❌	❌
Voyage	❌	✅	❌	❌
ElevenLabs	❌	❌	✅	✅
Deepgram	❌	❌	✅	✅
Ollama	✅	✅	❌	❌
oMLX	✅	✅	❌	❌
Azure OpenAI	✅	✅	✅	✅
Vertex AI	✅	✅	❌	✅
OpenAI Compatible*	✅	✅	✅	✅
Anthropic Compatible	✅	❌	❌	❌

A private, multi-model, 100% local, full-featured alternative to Notebook LM