NotebookLM alternative
A NotebookLM alternative that chats with any document
Doxy groups your sources into notebook-style projects and answers your questions with citations — with more file types, web links, YouTube and quizzes than NotebookLM.
Why look for a NotebookLM alternative?
Google NotebookLM popularized the idea of chatting with your own sources inside notebook-style projects. But it limits the file types you can add, keeps you inside Google's ecosystem, and has no paid tier for higher limits or extra study tools.
Doxy is a NotebookLM alternative built around the same core idea — grounded, cited answers from documents you provide — while adding a wider range of inputs and features for power users and small teams.
How Doxy compares to NotebookLM
| Doxy | NotebookLM | |
|---|---|---|
| Notebook-style projects | Yes | Yes |
| Answers with citations | Yes | Yes |
| File types | PDF, Office, images, audio, HTML, CSV, ZIP, EPUB and more | More limited |
| Web links & YouTube | Yes | Partial |
| Quizzes from your sources | Yes (Pro / Business) | No |
| Paid tiers for higher limits | Yes | No |
More file types, web links and YouTube
Upload anything Microsoft MarkItDown can convert — PDFs, Word, PowerPoint and Excel files, images, audio, HTML, CSV, ZIP archives and EPUB — or paste a web link or YouTube URL. Doxy reads the page or pulls the video transcript directly, so every source becomes something you can question. See the full list on the chat-with-PDF page.
Quizzes, projects and citations
Group your sources into projects so context never leaks between topics. Every answer shows the exact documents it used, so responses stay grounded and verifiable. On Pro and Business plans, Doxy can also turn a set of sources into a multiple-choice quiz with explanations — useful for studying or checking comprehension.
Guides: choosing a NotebookLM alternative
Still weighing your options? Our guides go deeper than this page. Start with The Best NotebookLM Alternatives in 2026, a side-by-side comparison of the tools competing for the same job and who each one suits best. Then read What Is RAG?for a plain-language explanation of the retrieval technique that keeps answers grounded in your own sources instead of the model's imagination. And if your first source is a PDF, How to Chat With a PDF Using AI walks through the whole workflow step by step, from upload to cited answer.
Frequently asked questions
Is Doxy a free NotebookLM alternative?+
Yes — you can start for free. The free plan covers a few documents and a monthly question allowance, with Pro and Business plans for higher upload and question limits plus quizzes.
How is Doxy different from NotebookLM?+
Both chat with your sources and cite their answers, but Doxy supports a wider range of file types, web links and YouTube transcripts, adds quiz generation, and offers paid tiers for higher limits.
Does Doxy show sources like NotebookLM?+
Yes. Every response lists the source documents it used, so you can click through and verify each answer against the original material.
Do I need a Google account to use Doxy?+
No. Doxy is independent of Google's ecosystem — you sign up with an email address and your sources live in your own projects. That also means it works the same whether your files come from Google Drive, your laptop, or anywhere else.
Can I organize sources into separate notebooks?+
Yes. Like NotebookLM, Doxy groups documents and conversations into projects, so each topic keeps its own sources and chat history. Questions in one project never pull context from another.
Start chatting with your documents
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