tom1030507 / OpenNotebookLM
Self-hosted alternative to Google's NotebookLM: import PDFs, web pages and YouTube transcripts, then get answers with citations back to the source. Hybrid dense + BM25 retrieval over a local SQLite database, with Claude, any OpenAI-compatible provider, or a model on your own machine.
Why this job: topics: rag, retrieval-augmented-generation, embeddings, hybrid-search



What it does
A self-hosted alternative to Google NotebookLM for reading, asking questions, and turning source material into notes, reports, mind maps, audio, and slides.
Get started
git clone https://github.com/tom1030507/OpenNotebookLM.git
cd OpenNotebookLM
cp .env.example .env - Maintenance
- Active
- Last commit 14 days ago
- Stars
- 123
- +11 this week
- Licence
- MIT
- Allows business use
- Downloads for
- None listed
- No release files
- Latest version
- v0.1.0
- Released 2 months ago
- Built with
- Python
- 65% of the code
Is it looked after?
- Contributors
- 1
- Last 90 days
- Issues
- 97% closed
- 3 still open
- Pull requests
- 127 merged
- 1 waiting
- Releases
- 1
- 1 in the last year
- No contributing guide
- No security policy
- No code of conduct
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More: languages, topics and project record
Languages
- Python 65%
- TypeScript 34%
- CSS <1%
- Batchfile <1%
Topics
- bm25
- embeddings
- fastapi
- hybrid-search
- llm
- nextjs
- notebooklm
- rag
- retrieval-augmented-generation
- self-hosted
- sentence-transformers
- sqlite
Project record
- JobRAG and search
- StatusListed
- Commits329
- Forks19
- Watching0
- Stars in 28 days+58
- CreatedAug 11, 2025
- First seen by usNov 7, 2026
- CheckedNov 7, 2026
