🎯 What you'll have at the endYou'll turn long reports into a short podcast-style briefing you can listen to, and ask questions with answers linked to the source.

⚡ One-click install

Checked install pages (app stores, official sites and template pages): tap to get it straight away.

⬇️ Get Gemini Notebook on AndroidGoogle Play ⬇️ Get Gemini Notebook on iPhoneApp Store

🧰 Before you start

A Google account
The documents: PDFs, Google Docs, website links or YouTube videos

⏱️ Time needed10 minutes

💵 Rough costFree; business tiers available

🪜 Step by step

🐣 Beginner mode: showing the 7 essential steps only. Extra steps are hidden; tap 🚀 Advanced at the top to see all 7.

✅ 0 of 7 steps done 📄 Printable page

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Open Gemini Notebook
Go to notebooklm.google.com (now called Gemini Notebook) or install the app (buttons on this page).
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Create a notebook
Click New notebook and give it a name, e.g. 'Johor market Q3'.
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Add sources
Upload PDFs, link Google Docs, paste website links. Sources are the documents it is allowed to use.
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Ask questions
Type questions in the chat. Answers include numbered citations; click them to see the exact passage.
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Create an Audio Overview
Click Audio Overview (in the Studio panel). Choose a format like Brief or Deep Dive, add instructions (prompt below) and generate.
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Listen on the go
Play it in the app while driving or walking.
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Try a Video Overview
For presentations, generate a Video Overview, a narrated slide-style explainer.
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💬 Copy-paste prompts

Tap Copy prompt, paste it into your AI (Grok, ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini), then replace the [yellow bits] with your own details.

💬 Audio Overview instructions

Make this briefing for a busy property investor. Focus on: [e.g. prices, rental demand, new infrastructure, risks].
Explain any jargon simply, include the key numbers, and end with 3 things to watch next quarter. Keep it under [10] minutes.

💬 Due-diligence questions

Based only on these sources, list: the 10 most important facts about [project/area], any risks or red flags, conflicting information between sources, and questions I should ask the developer. Cite sources for each point.