AI tool that generates presentations, documents and websites from a prompt.
Google NotebookLM
AI Presentations & DocumentsGoogle NotebookLM is a research assistant that answers questions grounded in the sources you upload, such as PDFs, Google Docs, websites and YouTube videos, with inline citations. Its Studio panel turns sources into Audio Overviews, Video Overviews, reports, flashcards, infographics and slide decks, which can be exported as PDF or PPTX.
Pricing
Google NotebookLM pricing
Free plan: yes. Paid via Google AI Plus from $4.99/mo (NotebookLM Plus features); also in Workspace plans
Last checked September 2026 · Confirm on notebooklm.google.com
Features
What Google NotebookLM does
- Chat grounded in uploaded sources with inline citations
- Audio Overviews in podcast-style format
- Video Overviews including cinematic style
- Slide deck generation with PDF and PPTX export
- Reports, flashcards, quizzes and infographics
- Mobile apps for iOS and Android
Pros
- Answers stay grounded in your own sources with citations
- Free to use with a Google account
- Many output formats from the same set of sources
- Handles PDFs, Docs, websites and YouTube videos
Cons
- Slides are generated from sources, not a full design editor
- No brand kit or custom theme controls for decks
- Direct Google Slides editing is not yet available
- Higher usage limits require a paid Google AI plan
Fit
Who Google NotebookLM is for
Look elsewhere if: Teams that need branded, precisely designed presentations should use a dedicated slide tool.
For teams & enterprise
Enterprise readiness
Controls apply to NotebookLM Enterprise on Google Cloud (CMEK, VPC-SC); the consumer and Workspace editions differ in coverage.
- Business / enterprise plan
- Yes
- SSO (SAML / OIDC)
- Yes
- SCIM user provisioning
- —
- SOC 2
- Type II
- ISO 27001
- Yes
- HIPAA (BAA available)
- Enterprise (BAA)
- GDPR DPA
- Yes
- Data residency options
- US, EU, select countries
- No training on your data
- Yes
- Audit logs
- —
- Admin controls
- Yes
- Deployment
- Cloud (Google Cloud project)
From the vendor's own security documentation (trust center). "—" = not confirmed. Verify during your security review. Compare all tools.
| Presentations feature checklist | |
|---|---|
| Generate deck from prompt | From uploaded sources |
| PowerPoint export | Yes |
| Google Slides support | No |
| PDF export | Yes |
| Brand kit / themes | No |
| Real-time collaboration | Limited |
| Viewer analytics | — |
| Chat with documents | Yes |
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