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Google NotebookLM Now Supports Public Sharing for Your Notebooks and AI Podcasts

Easily share your AI-powered notes and podcasts with others, enhancing collaboration and knowledge sharing.

by Ogbonda Chivumnovu

Updated June 04, 2025

Once limited to word processors and spreadsheets, real-time collaboration is now entering the world of AI. Google’s AI-powered note-taking app, NotebookLM, is the latest to join the club, now letting you share smart notebooks via public links. Think Google Docs or Slides, but built on AI.

First launched as an experimental tool in 2023, NotebookLM has gradually expanded its capabilities, becoming a more useful part of Google’s growing lineup of AI-powered services. It’s designed to help users make sense of content from various sources, PDFs, Google Docs, YouTube videos, slide decks, by generating summaries, FAQs, and even podcast-style audio briefings.

Sharing in NotebookLM now works a lot like it does in familiar Google tools like Docs, Sheets, or Slides. You hit the “Share” button, change access to “Anyone with the link,” and just like that, your notebook becomes a collaborative touchpoint. While viewers can’t edit your notes, they can still interact with the AI to ask questions or explore summaries, FAQs, and briefings generated from your content. For more controlled sharing, you can still add people by email and assign view or edit permissions, just like the rest of Google Workspace.

With the recent launch of its mobile app, Google is clearly positioning NotebookLM as a go-to productivity tool, whether you’re prepping for a group project, collecting research sources, or coordinating with classmates or teammates across departments.

Unlike traditional note-taking apps like OneNote or Evernote, NotebookLM blends collaborative flexibility with AI interactivity. Tools like Notion AI also offer summaries, but NotebookLM’s focus on source-linked responses and shareable briefings could give it a more academic and professional spin.

As AI moves from assistant to infrastructure, Google’s NotebookLM is a strong signal of where things are headed. Public sharing isn’t just about convenience, it’s about turning AI into a shared workspace.