NotebookLM by Google
About This Resource
Upload PDFs and generate insights/summaries. Great for synthesizing research and keeping track of external notes. I use it to chat with my own documents and generate audio overviews for learning on the go. As of February 2026, NotebookLM can now generate and edit slides directly from your uploaded sources -- a much-requested and anticipated feature. You can go from a stack of papers to a polished presentation without leaving the tool. This makes it genuinely useful for lecture prep, journal clubs, and conference presentations.
How to use it
- Uploading and organizing research documents
- Asking targeted questions across multiple papers
- Generating audio overviews for study on the go
- Getting source-grounded answers (no hallucinations)
- Creating study guides and summaries
- NEW: Generating and editing slides directly from your sources
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