# How to save and export your NotebookLM notes > Save and export your NotebookLM notes as PDF, Word or Markdown in one click. Free Chrome extension, batch export, citations and formatting kept — all local. (NotebookLM is now called Gemini Notebook.) _Markdown version of https://gemini-notebook-hub.online/guides/save-notebooklm-notes — for AI and LLM crawlers. Content is identical to the web page._ --- _4 min read · updated 17 Jul 2026_ Keep your saved NotebookLM notes outside the app — as a PDF, Word or Markdown file you can share or edit. --- **NotebookLM was renamed Gemini Notebook** in July 2026. This guide covers the same product under its new name — everything below still applies whether you know it as NotebookLM or Gemini Notebook. > **Quick answer** > Install the free **NotebookLM to PDF** Chrome extension, open your notebook on **notebooklm.google.com**, click **Export** and choose a format — **PDF**, **Word** or **Markdown**. The file downloads instantly with your notes, their formatting and their citations intact. In NotebookLM, a note is a snippet you save inside a notebook — pinned from an answer or written yourself. Those notes are useful, but they live behind a Google login with no real download button. This guide shows the clean, one-click way to get them out and into a file you actually own. ## Why export your notes Saved notes are trapped in the app. You cannot open them on a flight, paste them into a doc, or hand them to a teammate without copy-paste — and copy-paste drops the citations and the formatting. Exporting fixes all of that. People do it to: - **Read offline** — keep a fixed PDF you can open without a login or a connection. - **Keep editing** — drop a Word or Markdown copy into your own writing and rework it. - **Share or archive** — send a clean file to a colleague or file it alongside the rest of a project. ## How to save your NotebookLM notes, step by step 1. **Install the extension.** Add [NotebookLM to PDF](/guides/export-notebooklm-to-pdf) from the Chrome Web Store. It is free, needs no account, and stays idle until you open NotebookLM. 2. **Open your notebook.** Go to notebooklm.google.com and open the notebook that holds the notes you want to keep. 3. **Click Export and choose a format.** Use the export button the extension adds, then pick **PDF**, **Word** or **Markdown** — and select which notes to include. 4. **Save the file.** The file is built in your browser and lands in your downloads in a second or two — ready to read, edit or share. ## Choosing a format for your notes All three keep your notes intact. Pick by what you plan to do next. - **PDF** — A fixed copy to read, print or share — it looks the same everywhere. - **Word (.docx)** — An editable copy you can rework in Word, Google Docs or Pages. - **Markdown** — A portable, plain-text copy for Obsidian, Notion or any note app. ## Exporting several notes at once For one note, a single click is enough. Working through a whole project? Select several saved notes and export them together in one file. That is the quick way to archive a research log or hand a full set of notes to someone else — no exporting one note at a time. > **Tip** > Not sure which format you want? Export **more than one at once** — for example a PDF to share and a Markdown copy to keep editing — from the same menu, in the same click. ## Is it private? Yes. NotebookLM to PDF builds every file in your browser. There is no account to create and no server to send your notes to — the extension reads the notebook you are already viewing, builds the file on your own machine, and hands it to you. Nothing is uploaded. ## FAQ ### Can you download your NotebookLM notes? Yes. The free NotebookLM to PDF extension downloads your saved notes as a PDF, Word or Markdown file in one click, keeping their formatting and citations — all locally in your browser. ### Can I export all my notes at once? Yes. Select several notes in a notebook and export them together in a single file, instead of saving each one separately. ### Do the notes keep their formatting and citations? Yes. Headings, lists, code blocks and the inline source citations NotebookLM adds are all preserved, and the text stays selectable. ### Is NotebookLM the same as Gemini Notebook? Yes. Google renamed NotebookLM to Gemini Notebook in July 2026 — it's the same product, same features, just a new name.