QUESTIONS · BACKUP AND MOVING
Does NotebookLM save chat history?
Short answer
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. What is still missing is a way to download it. To keep a copy outside Google, export the chat with NotebookLM Ultra Exporter.
What to know
- History is per notebook and per account.
- Clearing the chat removes it.
- Saving a reply as a note keeps the text, but copying drops citations.
Google changes these menus often. The item's own menu in your notebook shows what is built in today.
Free or Pro?
Free, with no daily export quota and no website account needed. 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
Can collaborators see my chat?
Sharing behaviour is set by Google and has changed over time. Check the share dialog of your notebook for what viewers and editors can see.
Related guides
Not with NotebookLM itself. Gemini Notebook saves your chat history to the notebook but has no export or download for it; you can only copy a single reply or.
How to export NotebookLM chat history to Markdown. You get the selected questions and answers as a .md file with citation markers kept, with no daily limit.
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 has no dependable one-click duplicate for a whole notebook with its notes and chats.
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.