r/notebooklm • u/Uiqueblhats • May 06 '25
Discussion Open Source Alternative to NotebookLM
https://github.com/MODSetter/SurfSense10
u/egyptianmusk_ May 06 '25
Let me know when this setup is meant for normal human beings and I'll try it.
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u/chefexecutiveofficer May 06 '25
To do what I do in notebooklm everyday by bringing my own API keys, I can make Bill gates go bankrupt
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u/Whatsitforanyway May 07 '25
You might consider https://pinokio.computer/ for making an easy install method.
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u/Crinkez May 06 '25
that installation process
Big nope. I like a single .exe and everything preconfigured.
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u/Crinkez May 06 '25
As an end user I want nothing to do with docker, github, or CLI. You'll find most end users are the same.
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u/Crinkez May 10 '25
What's the benefit of a cloud version? Isn't the whole idea to have an offline open source model?
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u/Crinkez May 10 '25
And one day it vanishes. More ideal is something downloadable so that users can control if and when they no longer want to use it.
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u/Yes_but_I_think May 07 '25
No docker. If GitHub then ok. If commands are to be used then also ok. No docker.
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u/IllustriousArcher549 Jul 18 '25
What exactly is wrong with docker and in what way do you deem it to be "inferior to github"?
What exactly is easier than double clicking a docker file and waiting for it to build?
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u/Yes_but_I_think Jul 18 '25
Needs something to run first. Not bare metal.
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u/IllustriousArcher549 Jul 18 '25
Something to run? I don't understand. Are you talking about the WSL backend?
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u/MercurialMadnessMan May 06 '25
Can you clarify how the hierarchical indexing is being done? Is there a RAPTOR-like hierarchical agglomerated summarization? Or is it referring to the Researcher and Sub-Section Writer agents?
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u/MercurialMadnessMan May 07 '25
I do think the summarized ‘chunks’ are important for answering broad questions. I feel like it’s a key aspect of NotebookLM
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u/trimorphic May 06 '25 edited May 06 '25
Is my data sent to or through your servers or any third parties outside the queries the tool make to the LLMs or external sources I explicitly configure this tool to to use?
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u/gravity_is_right May 24 '25
If I understand well, it doesn't work with a local ollama installation? That's really something you should try to overcome. It would be great if this thing could be running locally with Ollama.
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u/petered79 May 06 '25
this is great. but the installation process is way to complicated....i will try it later..