Open Notebook just hit 26K stars on GitHub — and it’s the most capable open-source NotebookLM alternative available. Self-hosted via Docker in under 2 minutes. 18+ AI providers (OpenAI, Anthropic, Ollama, Groq, Mistral, Deepgram, xAI + more). Multi-speaker podcast generation with 1-4 customizable voices. Full REST API. MIT license. Your data stays yours.

In this deep-dive we cover all 12 chapters: the head-to-head comparison vs Google NotebookLM, the Docker install walkthrough, the 18+ AI provider matrix, multi-modal content ingestion, podcast generation deep-dive, the full UI tour, search and chat with citations, privacy and cost math, and the v1.9.0 release highlights.

— CHAPTERS
0:00 Introduction
1:08 Open Notebook vs NotebookLM
2:04 What Open Notebook Is
2:53 The 2-Minute Docker Install
3:50 18+ AI Provider Support
4:39 Multi-Modal Content Ingestion
5:32 Multi-Speaker Podcast Generation
6:37 Frontend & UI Tour
8:36 Search, Chat & AI-Powered Notes
9:50 Privacy, Self-Hosting & Cost Math
10:45 v1.9.0 Release Highlights
11:43 Final Verdict & Star Drop

— FREE PDF GUIDE (install commands, provider matrix, changelog)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vBr3yIZx-x-C1sLSrpi2EiTdBdW8aV_4/view

— OPEN NOTEBOOK
GitHub: https://github.com/lfnovo/open-notebook
Homepage: https://www.open-notebook.ai
Maintainer: lfnovo (Luis Novo)
License: MIT · Stars: 26,105 · Latest: v1.9.0 (June 2, 2026)

— INSTALL (2 minutes)
curl -o docker-compose.yml https://raw.githubusercontent.com/lfnovo/open-notebook/main/docker-compose.yml
docker compose up -d
Open http://localhost:8502

— FEATURES
✓ Self-hosted via Docker (one docker-compose.yml)
✓ 18+ AI providers: OpenAI · Anthropic · Ollama · LM Studio · Groq · Mistral · Deepgram · xAI · ElevenLabs · Google
✓ Multi-speaker podcast: 1-4 customizable speakers (vs Google’s 2-fixed)
✓ Multi-modal: PDFs · YouTube · Audio · Video · Web pages
✓ Full-text + vector search with inline citations
✓ Full REST API (NotebookLM has none)
✓ 8-locale UI: English · Portuguese · Chinese (Simplified + Traditional) · Japanese · Russian · Bengali · Spanish
✓ MIT license — own your deployment
✓ Trendshift #1 Repository of the Day

— v1.9.0 HIGHLIGHTS
★ Mistral Voxtral STT/TTS (multilingual podcast generation)
★ Deepgram Aura TTS (fast, high-quality voices)
★ xAI TTS integration
★ Esperanto 2.22 provider abstraction update

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