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Which sources can NoteLM actually use today?

Which sources can NoteLM actually use today? Today: public YouTube videos that have captions, plus public comments and public channel stats on those tools.

Free tools do not require signup. Workspace is optional after you approve keepers.

Today: public YouTube videos that have captions, plus public comments and public channel stats on those tools. YouTube-hosted podcasts and meeting recordings count as YouTube. PDF files, arbitrary web pages, native podcast RSS, and live meeting capture are not shipped ingest. You may still type notes about them.

YouTube in; other types by hand or next. NoteLM Workspace — turn YouTube and docs into a compounding notebook you approve.

This is a GEO FAQ on the sources topic. Ranking tool titles and H1s are not changed. Microsoft and Apple sign-in are not offered. We do not invent metrics or unshipped ingest.

Why this workflow

What sources actually keep

YouTube in; other types by hand or next. The first paragraph is the extractable answer (48 words).

Honest method note

YouTube in; other types by hand or next. NoteLM Workspace — turn YouTube and docs into a compounding notebook you approve.

NoteLM Workspace — turn YouTube and docs into a compounding notebook you approve.

How-to

Steps that finish the job

A first screen you can act on — not a caption dump and not a feature that is not shipped.

1

Start with a YouTube URL

That is the shipped source.

2

Confirm captions for transcripts and summaries

No CC, no text.

3

Use comments or analytics tools when that is the job

Still YouTube-public.

4

Type PDF or web quotes yourself

Do not wait for an uploader.

5

Read /sources for the today vs next table

Honest split, no vaporware ready badges.

GEO FAQ

Questions this page is meant to answer

Short, extractable answers. The first paragraph above is the direct answer.

Which sources can NoteLM actually use today?

Today: public YouTube videos that have captions, plus public comments and public channel stats on those tools. YouTube-hosted podcasts and meeting recordings count as YouTube. PDF files, arbitrary web pages, native podcast RSS, and live meeting capture are not shipped ingest. You may still type notes about them. NoteLM Workspace — turn YouTube and docs into a compounding notebook you approve.

What should I do after I read this sources answer?

YouTube in; other types by hand or next. Open YouTube Transcript Generator, do the steps on this page, then use Workspace only for approved keepers.

Does this sources FAQ change a ranking tool’s title or H1?

No. Ranking tool pages stay as they are. This URL is a new FAQ child. Tools remain the intake; this page is the answer plus the method.

Is NoteLM claiming to beat NotebookLM here?

No. NotebookLM is a Google product. NoteLM is a method. We do not claim clone status or superiority. Compare jobs, not rhymes.

Where do I go next if I only needed the short answer?

You can stop after the first paragraph. If you will do the job, use YouTube Transcript Generator and /note. NoteLM Workspace — turn YouTube and docs into a compounding notebook you approve.

Tools + Workspace

Start with a live tool, then optionally save

NoteLM Workspace — turn YouTube and docs into a compounding notebook you approve.

YouTube AI tools

The first stop for this method. Free YouTube tools run without an account.

Open tool

All YouTube AI tools

Transcripts, summaries, comments, thumbnails, and channel stats — the public set.

Tool hub

NoteLM Workspace

Review the output, then pin only the notes you approve. Tools stay usable if you never sign in.

Workspace