YouTube to NotebookLM
Import a single video or an entire channel into Google NotebookLM in one click. Shorts, playlists, and full channels — with built-in duplicate detection.
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Videos, Shorts, playlists, and full channels — all with one click.
Single Videos
Save any YouTube video to your NotebookLM notebook with a single click. Web Clipper automatically extracts the video's full metadata — title, channel name, publish date, and description — so your sources are always properly attributed and easy to search.
- One-click save from any video page
- Full metadata preserved — title, channel, date, description
- Works from the side panel or the injected clip button
- Video appears as a source in your notebook immediately
YouTube Shorts
YouTube Shorts are treated as first-class sources, not afterthoughts. Clip a Short directly from its page, or include Shorts automatically when you import a channel or playlist in bulk.
- Clip Shorts directly from their dedicated pages
- Included automatically in channel and playlist imports
- Same metadata extraction as regular videos
- Filter Shorts in or out during bulk imports
Full Playlists
Import every video from a YouTube playlist into your notebook in one action. Whether it's a 10-lecture university course or a 200-video tutorial series, Web Clipper handles the full import with progress tracking and automatic duplicate detection.
- Import entire playlists with a single click
- Real-time progress tracking during bulk imports
- Automatic duplicate detection skips existing videos
- Works with playlists of any size
Entire Channels
Pull a creator's entire YouTube library into your notebook with one click. Every video, every Short — Web Clipper crawls the channel and imports everything. Perfect for deep-diving into a creator's body of work or building comprehensive research sources.
- Import every video and Short from any channel
- Automatic crawling handles channels of any size
- Duplicate detection prevents re-importing
- Ideal for research, content analysis, and study
Duplicate Detection
Web Clipper checks every video against your notebook's existing sources before importing. Whether you're clipping a single video or importing a 500-video channel, duplicates are automatically detected and skipped — keeping your notebooks clean without any manual effort.
- Automatic detection before every import
- Works across single clips and bulk imports
- Checks against all existing notebook sources
- Zero manual effort — duplicates are silently skipped
How People Use It
From students building study material to creators mining content ideas — here's how people put YouTube imports to work in NotebookLM.
Study Lecture Series
Import a semester's worth of lecture recordings, then ask NotebookLM to generate flashcards, study guides, and exam prep materials across all videos.
Research Through Video Essays
Pull together talks, interviews, and essays from across YouTube. Let NotebookLM find connections and themes across your video research.
Repurpose Video Content
Import videos from your niche to identify trends, extract talking points, and generate content briefs powered by real video sources.
Testimonials
Loved by Researchers & Professionals
Great extension! I love how I can clip a YouTube video and have NotebookLM summarize it for me. Perfect for research.
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