FOSS NotebookLM with no data limits

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Summary

SurfSense is an open-source, privacy-focused alternative to Google's NotebookLM that removes data limits, vendor lock-in, and adds real-time multiplayer support with 25+ external data source integrations.

NotebookLM is one of the best and most useful AI platforms out there, but once you start using it regularly you also feel its limitations leaving something to be desired more. 1. There are limits on the amount of sources you can add in a notebook. 2. There are limits on the number of notebooks you can have. 3. You cannot have sources that exceed 500,000 words and are more than 200MB. 4. You are vendor locked in to Google services (LLMs, usage models, etc.) with no option to configure them. 5. Limited external data sources and service integrations. 6. NotebookLM Agent is specifically optimised for just studying and researching, but you can do so much more with the source data. 7. Lack of multiplayer support. ...and more. SurfSense is specifically made to solve these problems. For those who dont know, SurfSense is open source, privacy focused alternative to NotebookLM for teams with no data limit's. It currently empowers you to: * **Control Your Data Flow** \- Keep your data private and secure. * **No Data Limits** \- Add an unlimited amount of sources and notebooks. * **No Vendor Lock-in** \- Configure any LLM, image, TTS, and STT models to use. * **25+ External Data Sources** \- Add your sources from Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, Notion, and many other external services. * **Real-Time Multiplayer Support** \- Work easily with your team members in a shared notebook. * **Desktop App** \- Get assistance in your OS. Check us out at [https://github.com/MODSetter/SurfSense](https://github.com/MODSetter/SurfSense) if this interests you or if you want to contribute to a open source software
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