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Open-source, self-hosted alternative to NotebookLM. Chat with your documents, generate audio summaries, and ground AI in your own sources—built with Supabase and N8N on a React frontend.
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# InsightsLM: The Open Source NotebookLM Alternative
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> What if the power of a tool like NotebookLM wasn't locked away in a closed system? What if you could build a private, self-hosted alternative that can be customized for your business needs, all without writing a single line of code?
That's exactly what we've done with **InsightsLM**. This project is an open-source, self-hostable alternative to NotebookLM. It's designed to be a powerful AI research tool that grounds its responses exclusively in the sources you provide, making it a reliable window into your company's knowledge base.
## About The Project
NotebookLM is one of the most powerful AI research tools available today. However, its closed-source nature limits its potential for customization and private hosting. InsightsLM was created to bridge this gap.
This isn't just a basic prototype. It's a robust application with some killer features, developed using a "vibe-coding" approach with Loveable for the Javascript frontend and a powerful backend combination of Supabase and N8N.
We are open-sourcing InsightsLM so you can install it, customize it, improve it, and even commercialize it. The ability to deploy AI agents grounded in a company's specific knowledge (a concept known as Retrieval-Augmented Generation or RAG) represents one of the biggest commercial opportunities for generative AI today.
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## Fully Local Version
This version of InsightsLM relies on cloud AI services like OpenAI and Gemini.
If you'd like to setup a fully local version of this that uses Ollama and Qwen3 along with Whisper and CoquiTTS, then check out our other repo below
[Fully Local InsightsLM](https://github.com/theaiautomators/insights-lm-local-package)
## Join Our Community
If you're interested in learning how to customize InsightsLM or build similar applications, join our community, The AI Automators.
https://www.theaiautomators.com/
## Key Features
* **Chat with Your Documents:** Upload your documents and get instant, context-aware answers.
* **Verifiable Citations:** Jump directly to the source of the information to ensure the AI isn't hallucinating.
* **Podcast Generation:** Create audio summaries and discussions from your source materials, just like in NotebookLM.
* **Private and Self-Hosted:** Maintain complete control over your data by hosting it yourself. Use local models if you wish.
* **Customizable and Extensible:** Built with modern, accessible tools, making it easy to tailor to your specific needs.
## Demo & Walkthrough
For a complete demonstration of InsightsLM, an overview of its architecture, and a step-by-step guide on how to set it up, check out our YouTube video:
### Original Video
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### Updated Walkthrough (Jan 2026)
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## Built With
This project is built with a modern, powerful stack:
* **Frontend:**
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