NotebookLM Export Formats and Free / Pro Limits
Every export format by content type, the shared free daily quota, Pro-only features, import limits, templates, automation and private podcast storage for Ultra Exporter.
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Ultra Exporter Free has no daily quota for basic text formats and allows 5 successful premium-format exports per local calendar day. Pro removes the extension's daily quotas and unlocks Pro-only features. Google's own NotebookLM limits always still apply.
What are the three kinds of limits?
- Basic formats: supported text and structured exports such as Markdown, CSV, TXT, JSON, HTML, LaTeX and OPML do not use the premium daily quota. Not every content type offers all of them.
- Premium-format quota: Word, PDF, image PPTX, long image and video for other content share 5 successful exports per local calendar day in the browser on Free. The eight basic single-deck flashcard formats (including ordinary PDF) and basic single-quiz exports do not consume this allowance. It is not 5 per format. Failed exports do not count, and the quota resets on the next local day.
- Pro-only features: editable PPTX, the Study Pack, merged exports, custom branded templates and similar features require Pro. Remaining free exports cannot unlock them.
Free document exports may carry an Ultra Exporter credit; Pro removes it. Not every binary media file gets a footer.
Which formats are available for each content type?
| Content | Free | Pro additions |
|---|---|---|
| Notes, reports | Markdown, LaTeX; Word and PDF count toward the shared daily quota | Word / PDF without the extension's daily quota; branded templates and merged exports |
| Chats | Choose turns and citations; Markdown, HTML, TXT, JSON, LaTeX; Word and PDF count toward the daily quota | Edit before export, custom document templates; Word / PDF without the daily cap |
| Source text | Text and document formats from the detail / download entry; up to 5 items per batch; Word / PDF count toward the daily quota | No 5-item batch limit; downloads organized by notebook |
| Slides | Images, ZIP, image PDF / PPTX, long image; PDF / PPTX / long image count toward the daily quota | Editable PPTX, outline and per-slide speaker script rebuilt from readable slide text |
| Mind maps | HTML, PNG, SVG, Markdown, FreeMind, OPML, JSON; whole map or one branch; no daily quota; 5 results per batch | Same 7 formats; removes the 5-item batch limit |
| Flashcards | CSV, Markdown, Anki TSV, Quizlet text, ordinary PDF, offline HTML, XLSX, JSON; unlimited single-deck exports | .apkg, local card-set merging, professional duplex PDF; included in existing Pro, no per-export charge |
| Quizzes | Unlimited single-quiz documents, PDF, basic PPTX, offline HTML, data and platform files, including Quizlet, GIFT, Moodle XML and QTI ZIP | .apkg, teaching packs, exam versions, presets and question bank |
| Data tables | CSV, TSV (opens in Excel), Markdown, LaTeX; Word / PDF count toward the daily quota | Word / PDF without the daily cap. This is not a native .xlsx workbook editor |
| Infographics | PNG / JPG / WebP and PDF; PDF counts toward the daily quota | PDF without the daily cap |
| Audio | Download the original audio file when available; no promise of MP3 transcoding | Paid Pro can use private podcast cloud hosting |
| Video | Video-format export uses the premium quota; original media download keeps the source's actual format | No premium daily cap |
| Bibliographies | Preview / copy APA, MLA, Chicago, BibTeX, RIS for up to 5 sources | No source cap, plus downloadable bibliography files |
| Whole-notebook archive | 1 successful single-notebook ZIP archive in total, stored locally | Repeat and multi-notebook archives, folder sync and archive restore |
Editable PPTX reorganizes text. It does not turn charts and complex layouts inside the original images into editable objects. Equations and citations also depend on the data the source exposes, so check them after export.
How do Free and Pro compare?
| Item | Free | Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Premium-format exports | 5 successful per local calendar day, shared | No extension daily quota |
| Batch export / download / import | Up to 5 items per batch; imports also have a daily quota | No 5-item batch limit; specific tools still have task caps |
| Source imports | 20 successful sources per local calendar day | No extension daily source quota |
| Basic import methods | Links, pasted text, local files, tabs, current page, RSS, YouTube, merged text | All basic methods |
| Advanced import methods | Not included | Website / sitemap, book chapters, papers / DOI, CSV lists, archive restore, ChatGPT / Claude chat history |
| Saved import recipes | 1, run manually | Multiple recipes, schedules and routing rules |
| Personal prompts | 10 plain prompts; browse the official library | More prompts, variables, folders, bulk import |
| Saved source views | 2 per notebook, 5 across all notebooks | No extension limit |
| Notebook / source / note templates | 1 custom template per kind | No such free limit |
| Custom Word / PDF branded templates | Not included | Supported, up to 20 saved |
| Studio batch generation | One output type, up to 3 items per job | Multiple types, up to 50 items per job |
| Automation rules | Up to 1 | No free rule limit |
| Custom workflows | Up to 1, with 3 successful workflow runs in total | No free workflow or successful-run limit |
| Switching between Google work accounts | Single account by default | Requires a paid licence |
| Private podcasts | Not included | Annual: 10 shows / 500 MB; one-time: 10 shows / 1 GiB |
| Signed-in browsers | No website account needed for basic features | Up to 5; a 6th sign-in signs out the least recently used one |
The 3 workflow runs do not reset daily. Failures do not consume successful runs, and a running job temporarily holds a slot. It does not mean all automation rules only run 3 times. The single archive run is also not a daily allowance.
“No limit” only means the corresponding free commercial quota is removed. NotebookLM account permissions, source capacity, generation quotas, network limits, and each tool's own safety and task caps still apply. For example, Studio generation allows at most 50 items per job, and import candidate previews have a cap.
Does Pro include a Google subscription?
No. There is no new automatic Pro trial. The website account restores an annual or one-time licence you have purchased. Private podcasts and multi-account switching require a paid licence. Prices and availability are shown on the pricing page and at checkout. Pro neither includes nor raises Google NotebookLM's paid quotas.
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Getting Started: Install and Export from NotebookLM
Install the Chrome extension, complete your first free export from NotebookLM (Gemini Notebook), and find the in-page controls, popup, side panel, workspace and import center.
Export NotebookLM to Word, PDF, LaTeX and Editable PowerPoint
How to export NotebookLM (Gemini Notebook) notes, reports and chats to Word, PDF, Markdown and LaTeX, how equations are handled, and how image PPTX differs from Pro editable PPTX.