QUESTIONS · EXPORTING
How do I keep citations when copying from NotebookLM?
Short answer
You cannot by copy and paste: the numbered citation chips in NotebookLM are interactive elements, so they vanish from pasted text. Export instead. NotebookLM Ultra Exporter writes the citation markers into the file and can turn them into footnotes that name each cited source.
What to know
- Works for notes, reports and the chat.
- Footnotes identify the source NotebookLM cited; they are not formatted academic references.
- For a reference list, use the bibliography tool in the Sources panel.
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
Do citations link back to the passage?
In NotebookLM, yes. In an exported file they name the source; the click-to-passage behaviour exists only inside the notebook.
Related guides
When you export a note, report or chat from NotebookLM, Ultra Exporter can convert the inline citation markers into numbered footnotes.
How to export NotebookLM chat history to Word. You get the conversation as an editable .docx, with each turn laid out as a section and citations carried over.
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.
NotebookLM does not offer a download of your sources or of the text it extracted from them.
NotebookLM sends data tables to Google Sheets only. To get a file for Excel, open the data table with NotebookLM Ultra Exporter installed, click Export and.
NotebookLM has no Markdown export. NotebookLM Ultra Exporter adds one for notes, reports, chat history, sources, mind maps, flashcards, quizzes and data.
Open the infographic in the Studio panel and download it; NotebookLM saves a PNG image. NotebookLM Ultra Exporter also saves it as PNG, JPG or WebP for free.
Partly. NotebookLM (Gemini Notebook) can send notes and reports to Google Docs, data tables to Google Sheets, and download slides, flashcards, infographics.