Public Notebooks
Important: Public sharing is only enabled for consumer accounts. It's currently disabled for Workspace Enterprise or Education accounts.
You can make your notebook public and share a link with anyone with a Google account. Public sharing makes NotebookLM an even more powerful tool for exploration, understanding, and creation.
How to share a Public Notebook
- Create a new notebook or open an existing notebook.
- Select the “Share” button in the top-right corner of your notebook.
- Set the access to “Anyone with a link.”
- If you have upgraded NotebookLM to include premium features, you can specify if you want to share your notebook “chat only” or “full notebook”. Sharing your notebook “chat only” will prevent viewers from interacting directly with artifacts and sources.
- Copy and share the link to anyone with a Google account to have them view your notebook.
Owners of public notebooks with paid subscriptions can view usage analytics in the analytics tab. Learn more about Usage Analytics.
Only notebook owners and editors can generate a public share link to a notebook and manage its public access. As an owner or editor, you can turn off public sharing by revoking public access in the sharing panel. Any changes made by owners and editors will show up in shared public notebooks without needing to regenerate a link.
Once a public notebook is deleted or made private, any previously generated public share link will no longer work.
Tip: to confirm if your notebook is public, you will see a globe icon next to the Share button.
How to visit public notebooks
Once you open the URL link, the public notebook will show on your homepage. You can interact with a public notebook by asking it questions or viewing content generated by owners or editors, such as audio overviews, FAQs or briefing documents.
To remove a public notebook from your homepage, select “Remove notebook” from the three dots menu.
How to disable public sharing
- As an owner or editor, open a publicly shared notebook
- Select the “Share” button in the top-right corner of your notebook
- Set Notebook Access back to Restricted.
Once public sharing is disabled, new visitors to previously generated links will no longer be able to access your notebook. Previous visitors will no longer see your notebook available in their shared notebooks page.
Featured Notebooks
Important: the “featured notebooks” tab is only enabled for consumer accounts. Workspace Enterprise or Education accounts can only access featured notebooks through URLs.
Featured notebooks are designed to help you engage deeply with curated knowledge on a range of topics. These notebooks are pre-loaded with highest quality sources curated by authors, researchers, publications, and nonprofits around the world, covering topics from in-depth scientific explorations to practical travel guides to advice from experts.
How to browse a featured notebook
You can browse featured notebooks in the “Featured notebooks” tab.
As a viewer, you can read the original sources, ask questions about them in chat mode, or consume pre-formatted artifacts like Audio Overviews or Study Guides. You will not be able to generate your own artifacts.
NotebookLM will use only these materials (and your current chat history) to answer questions or generate summaries. You won’t be able to add your own sources, but you can select or deselect specific sources in the left-hand source panel.
Accepted Use
Respect Copyright Laws: Respect copyright laws. Do not share copyrighted content without the necessary rights to do so. It’s our policy to respond to clear notices of alleged copyright infringement. Repeated infringement of intellectual property rights, including copyright, will result in account termination. If you see a violation of Google's copyright policies, report copyright infringement.
Terms of Service: Your use of NotebookLM is subject to the relevant terms of services. NotebookLM may remove notebooks and Audio Overviews when our systems detect a possible violation of the Google Terms of Service, including the Prohibited Use Policy. Users with a Google Workspace or Google Workspace for Education account may be subject to different terms and policies.
For users sharing notebooks through your work accounts with a qualified Workspace edition, the Google Workspace Terms of Service apply. For users sharing notebooks through your Workspace for Education accounts, the Google Workspace for Education Terms of Service apply.
For other users sharing notebooks, the Google Terms of Service apply.
Remember that NotebookLM answers and outputs, including those within public notebooks, are generated by AI based on user-provided sources and instructions. Do not rely on NotebookLM for medical, legal, financial, or other professional advice. Any content regarding those topics is provided for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for advice from a qualified professional.
Report public or featured notebooks
If you encounter a violation in a public or featured notebook, you can submit an abuse report. Learn how to report a problem or send general feedback.