KondensMe vs Gemini Notebook (formerly NotebookLM)

Gemini Notebook is a notebook you question about your documents. KondensMe starts from a video or a podcast and hands you the article a specialist would write.

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Google renamed NotebookLM to Gemini Notebook in July 2026. You gather sources in it (PDFs, Google documents, web pages, audio files, public YouTube videos with captions), then ask it questions: its answers cite your sources. It also makes study guides, podcast-style audio overviews, videos, mind maps, slides, flashcards and quizzes from them.

KondensMe does not ask you to build a notebook. Paste a YouTube link, or follow a channel or a podcast, and it writes an expert article that goes beyond the source: researched on the web, with diagrams, an action plan, questions to test yourself and links to go further.

KondensMe and Gemini Notebook, side by side

Criterion	KondensMe	Gemini Notebook
How it works	You paste a link, it writes the article for you	You gather sources in a notebook, then question it or ask for overviews
What you give it	A YouTube video (paste the link), a podcast or a YouTube channel you follow, a PDF, Word, text, audio or video file up to 5 GB	Documents (PDF, Word, Google Docs, Slides, Sheets), web pages, images, audio files, public YouTube videos with captions
What you get	An expert article that goes beyond the video: researched on the web, with diagrams, an action plan, questions to test yourself and links to go further	Answers that cite your sources, study guides, audio and video overviews, mind maps, slides, flashcards and quizzes
Many sources at once	One source per analysis	Up to 50 sources per notebook for free, 300 with Google AI Pro
Where you use it	A web app: you paste a link	Web app, Android, iPhone and iPad apps
Languages	Translation into more than 30 languages	More than 80 languages
Price	Free with an account, no credit card.	Free with a Google account, within usage limits; more sources from $4.99 a month (Google AI Plus)

Choose KondensMe if

You want the article written for you: paste a link, read the brief, no notebook to set up.
You want more than the source says: KondensMe researches the web around the video and gives links to go further.
You follow channels and podcasts and want each new episode analyzed for you.
You also want the minutes of your Google Meet and Microsoft Teams meetings.

Choose Gemini Notebook if

You work across many documents at once and want answers that cite them.
You would rather listen: its audio overviews turn your sources into a podcast-style conversation, in more than 80 languages.
You already have Google Workspace: Gemini Notebook comes with every Workspace plan.

Questions

Are NotebookLM and Gemini Notebook the same thing?

Yes. Google renamed NotebookLM to Gemini Notebook in July 2026; the old address leads to the new one.

What is the difference between KondensMe and Gemini Notebook?

Gemini Notebook is a notebook: you add your sources, then ask it questions or ask for overviews, and its answers cite your sources. KondensMe starts from one video or podcast and writes the article for you, researched on the web, with diagrams, an action plan and questions to test yourself.

Can Gemini Notebook summarize a YouTube video?

Yes: a public YouTube video with captions can be a source in a notebook (Google's help, November 2026).

How much do they cost?

Gemini Notebook is free with a Google account, within usage limits, and Google AI plans raise them from $4.99 a month. KondensMe: Free with an account, no credit card.

Which AI does KondensMe use?

AI models from Anthropic and Google, through OpenRouter.

What this page says about Gemini Notebook comes from its own pages, read in November 2026:

Try it on your next long video

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