The 8 best NotebookLM alternatives
NotebookLM scores 7.4 out of 10 here, and its weak spots are specific: weak as an editor: this is not where you write. These are the apps that fix that, ranked by overall score.
Grape
Take the note. The AI does the filing, the studying and the searching.
Mac / Win / Linux / iOS / Android
Gains you: speaker identification, meeting recording, handwriting / stylus. Same territory: ai-first.
$3/mo
Notion
The all-in-one workspace that swallowed the note app category.
Win / Mac / iOS / Android / Web
Gains you: speaker identification, meeting recording, quick capture. Same territory: ai-first.
$12/mo
GoodNotes
Handwriting on a tablet, done better than anyone else.
iOS / Mac / Win / Android / Web
Gains you: handwriting / stylus, drawing canvas, ocr / handwriting search. Same territory: students & study.
$9.99/yr
RemNote
Take notes and generate the flashcards in the same keystroke.
Web / Win / Mac / Linux / iOS / Android
Gains you: handwriting / stylus, drawing canvas, quick capture. Same territory: students & study.
$8/mo
Granola
Meeting notes that write themselves, with no bot in the call.
Mac / Win / iOS / Android
Gains you: speaker identification, meeting recording, quick capture. Same territory: ai-first.
$14/mo
Heptabase
Notes on whiteboards, for when the outline is not the shape of the idea.
Win / Mac / Linux / iOS / Android / Web
Gains you: drawing canvas, tags, multi-level folders. Same territory: students & study.
$11.99/mo
Microsoft OneNote
An infinite paper notebook that has quietly been free for twenty years.
Win / Mac / iOS / Android / Web
Gains you: speaker identification, meeting recording, handwriting / stylus. Same territory: students & study.
Free
Capacities
A studio for your mind, organised by object type instead of folders.
Web / Mac / Win / iOS / Android
Gains you: meeting recording, quick capture, tags. Same territory: ai-first.
$12.99/mo
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