QUESTIONS · BACKUP AND MOVING
How do I export all my NotebookLM notebooks?
Short answer
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 select several notebooks in the workspace and archive them together. Each notebook becomes its own indexed ZIP or synced folder.
What to know
- Archiving several notebooks at once requires Pro.
- Media files make archives large; leave them out if you only need text.
- Run it again later: folder sync writes only what changed.
Google changes these menus often. The item's own menu in your notebook shows what is built in today.
Free or Pro?
Requires Ultra Exporter Pro (annual or one-time). 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 long does a full export take?
It depends on the number of items, since each note, chat and Studio output is read from NotebookLM. Text-only archives are much faster than archives with audio and video.
Related guides
Back up a whole NotebookLM notebook as a ZIP archive. You get one ZIP with folders for sources, notes, reports, chats and Studio files, a README.md index and.
Sync a NotebookLM notebook to a local folder. You get a folder on your disk that mirrors the archive.
The workspace is a full-page dashboard for NotebookLM. It lists every notebook, source, Studio output and Audio Overview across your account, with search.
NotebookLM has no dependable one-click duplicate for a whole notebook with its notes and chats.
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.