QUESTIONS · BACKUP AND MOVING
Can you duplicate a NotebookLM notebook?
Short answer
NotebookLM has no dependable one-click duplicate for a whole notebook with its notes and chats. Two workarounds exist with NotebookLM Ultra Exporter: save the notebook as a template to start new notebooks with the same sources and setup, or archive it and restore the ZIP as a new notebook with Pro.
What to know
- A template copies the setup and packaged sources, not chat history.
- Restore copies sources and notes; Studio items return as text.
- A copy is independent: later changes do not sync between the two.
Google changes these menus often. The item's own menu in your notebook shows what is built in today.
Free or Pro?
The basics are free; the advanced options listed on this page need Ultra Exporter Pro. Pro covers the extension only; it does not include a Google subscription or raise NotebookLM's own limits. Current prices are on the pricing page.
Frequently asked questions
Which should I use?
A template for repeated project starts; restore for a one-off copy or a move to another account.
Related guides
A notebook template saves the setup of a NotebookLM notebook, including its tags, collection, reference sources, starter note and Studio preset, so a new.
To rebuild a notebook from a backup, or move it to another Google account, use Restore archive in NotebookLM Ultra Exporter Pro.
Yes. Gemini Notebook now keeps the conversation in each notebook so it is there when you return, which older versions of NotebookLM did not do.
Sharing a notebook requires the other person to have a Google account and open NotebookLM. To send the content itself, export it as a file: a PDF or Word.
NotebookLM has no backup or full export, so the only copy of your notes, chats and Studio outputs is in your Google account.
NotebookLM cannot transfer ownership of a notebook. You can share it with the other account, which leaves the original owner in control, or rebuild it there.
There is no built-in way to export every notebook. With NotebookLM Ultra Exporter you archive notebooks one at a time for a single free archive, or with Pro.
NotebookLM lists notebooks in one flat grid and has no folders of its own. NotebookLM Ultra Exporter adds collections, which behave like folders, plus tags.