FIG. 01 FEATURE BY FEATURE
How Notebooker compares to Gemini Notebook
The same cited answers, podcasts, and study material - plus the things you only get when it's built in the open: your choice of model, your own storage, and a door out.
| Feature | Notebooker | Project Tailwind / NotebookLM / Gemini Notebook |
|---|---|---|
| Your keys, your data | ||
| Choose your AI model › OpenAI, Anthropic, a local model, or Notebooker's own | ✓ | Gemini only |
| Bring your own API keys › Pay your provider directly, or use ours | ✓ | - |
| Bring your own storage › Any S3-compatible bucket: R2, Spaces, AWS | ✓ | - |
| Never trains AI on your material › | ✓ | ✓ |
| Export everything, delete in one click › Zip your whole library; wipe your account instantly | ✓ | Takeout |
| Transparent usage costs › See what AI and services cost as you go, capped by a budget that defaults to $0 | ✓ | Bundled |
| Built on top of open source › Runs on the Open Notebook platform: inspect it, fork it, self-host it · View on GitHub → | ✓ | - |
| Collect from anywhere | ||
| Links, PDFs, audio & video › | ✓ | ✓ |
| Auto-import from RSS & YouTube feeds › New posts become sources on their own | ✓ | - |
| Webhooks & personal API keys › Send from any app or workflow | ✓ | - |
| Browser extensions & mobile share sheet › | ✓ | Partial |
| Ask your library | ||
| Cited answers › Every claim links back to the source you saved | ✓ | ✓ |
| Answer coverage meter › See how many of your sources made it into the answer | ✓ | - |
| Full-text search across everything › | ✓ | ✓ |
| Turn sources into material | ||
| Podcasts in five formats › Deep dive, quick brief, critique, debate, walkthrough | ✓ | Audio Overview |
| Subscribe by private RSS › Listen in any podcast player | ✓ | - |
| Flashcards with spaced repetition › Plus one-click Anki export | ✓ | - |
| Mindmaps, infographics, charts & textbooks › | ✓ | Partial |
| Insight personas › Professor, Critic, Debate, Beginner's Guide | ✓ | - |
| Everywhere you are | ||
| Web, iOS & Android › | ✓ | ✓ |
| Native desktop apps › macOS, Windows, Linux | ✓ | - |
Google's notebook moves quickly, so this reflects what's publicly available and is checked periodically. Every feature name links to its guide. The through-line stays the same: Notebooker runs on your keys, your models, and your storage.
FIG. 02 OWNERSHIP
Own your notebook
Free to try - no card, no setup. Bring your own keys whenever you're ready - only Notebooker AI and service usage is ever counted.