Who owns NotebookLM?
NotebookLM is made by Google. It was originally launched as Project Tailwind at Google I/O 2023 and rebranded to NotebookLM later that year. It's powered by Google's Gemini AI models.
In more detail
NotebookLM is a Google product, developed and operated by Google. It launched as Project Tailwind in May 2023 at Google I/O and was rebranded NotebookLM later that year. The underlying AI is Google's Gemini family of models. NotebookLM Plus is bundled into the Google One AI Premium subscription. Notebook Toolkit is an independent third-party Chrome extension that complements NotebookLM with source-capture capabilities — not affiliated with or made by Google.
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.
Install Notebook Toolkit