# How do I export or download sources from NotebookLM?

Source: https://nlmexporter.com/guides/questions/how-to-export-notebooklm-sources  
Section: Questions  
Last verified: November 2026  
Plan: Free + Pro

NotebookLM does not offer a download of your sources or of the text it extracted from them. With NotebookLM Ultra Exporter, select sources in the Sources panel and download their extracted text as Markdown or TXT for free, or as Word or PDF within the daily allowance.

## What to know

- The export is the text NotebookLM extracted, not the original file layout.
- Sources that failed to process have no text to export.
- Free handles 5 sources per batch.

> Google changes these menus often. The item's own menu in your notebook shows what is built in today.

## Frequently asked questions

### Can I get a YouTube transcript this way?

If NotebookLM extracted a transcript for the video, that text is what the source export contains.

## Related guides

- [Export NotebookLM sources to Markdown](https://nlmexporter.com/guides/export/sources-to-markdown)
- [Export NotebookLM sources to plain text](https://nlmexporter.com/guides/export/sources-to-txt)
- [Download original source files from NotebookLM](https://nlmexporter.com/guides/export/sources-download-originals)
- [How do I export a NotebookLM data table to Excel?](https://nlmexporter.com/guides/questions/how-to-export-a-notebooklm-data-table-to-excel)
- [How do I export NotebookLM to Markdown?](https://nlmexporter.com/guides/questions/how-to-export-notebooklm-to-markdown)
- [How do I save a NotebookLM infographic?](https://nlmexporter.com/guides/questions/how-to-save-a-notebooklm-infographic)