How do I save YouTube videos to NotebookLM?
Paste the YouTube URL into NotebookLM's Add Sources panel, or install Notebook Toolkit and click the capture button below any YouTube video for one-click save with full transcript, timestamps, and metadata.
In more detail
Manual: open NotebookLM, click Add Sources, choose YouTube, paste the URL. NotebookLM fetches the transcript. Better: install Notebook Toolkit. Visit any YouTube video; a capture button appears below the player. One click saves the video title, description, full transcript with timestamps, and channel metadata directly to your NotebookLM workspace. For batch capture (entire courses or playlists), Notebook Toolkit Pro handles bulk imports.
Get one-click capture for NotebookLM
Notebook Toolkit saves ChatGPT, Claude, YouTube, Reddit, and any web page to NotebookLM in one click. Free to install.
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