insights-lm-public is a free, open-source alternative to NotebookLM. It can be used without subscription fees — and its source code is open for anyone to inspect, modify and self-host.
Open-source, self-hosted alternative to NotebookLM. Chat with your documents, generate audio summaries, and ground AI in your own sources—built with Supabase and N8N on a React frontend. Its license (MIT) is permissive: free to use, modify and redistribute — including inside commercial and proprietary products.
What switching gets you
No subscription, no per-seat pricing — free forever, for individuals and companies alike.
Your data stays with you: it can run locally or on your own servers, with no vendor lock-in.
The source code is public — auditable, extensible and maintained in the open by its community.