QUESTIONS · WORKING WITH OTHER TOOLS
How do I cite sources I used in NotebookLM?
Short answer
Cite the original documents, not NotebookLM. Use the citations in an answer to find the passage, confirm it in the source, and reference that source in your required style. NotebookLM Ultra Exporter can format the sources of a notebook as APA, MLA or Chicago, or as BibTeX or RIS for a reference manager.
What to know
- NotebookLM does not expose authors or publication dates, so generated entries use no-author, no-date forms with an access date.
- Import the BibTeX or RIS file into Zotero, Mendeley or EndNote and complete the metadata there.
- Follow your institution rules on disclosing AI assistance.
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
How do I cite NotebookLM itself?
Only if your style guide or institution asks you to disclose the tool. Follow its format for generative AI, and still cite the underlying sources.
Related guides
Cite NotebookLM sources in APA style. You get a reference list in APA style built from each selected source's title, link and access date.
How to export NotebookLM sources to BibTeX. You get BibTeX entries for the selected sources, to copy on Free or download as a .bib file with Pro.
NotebookLM does not connect to Zotero, but NotebookLM Ultra Exporter builds a bibliography from the sources in a notebook and outputs BibTeX or RIS, which.
NotebookLM has no automation of its own and no public consumer API. NotebookLM Ultra Exporter adds browser-side automation: rules that react to tags and.
No. NotebookLM runs on Google servers and needs a connection to chat or generate. What you can take offline are its outputs: export notes as PDF or Markdown.
Three ways. Play the overview in the NotebookLM mobile app; download the audio file on a computer and copy it to the phone; or publish overviews to a private.
There is no official connection, so you move Markdown in both directions. Out: export notes, chats and mind maps from NotebookLM as Markdown, or archive the.
NotebookLM and Notion do not connect directly. Export from NotebookLM as Markdown and import or paste it into Notion, which converts headings, lists, tables.