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# Open Notebook - Start Here
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**Open Notebook** is a privacy-focused AI research assistant. Upload documents, chat with AI, generate notes, and create podcasts—all with complete control over your data.
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## Choose Your Path
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### 🚀 I want to use OpenAI (Fastest)
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**5 minutes to running.** GPT-4, simple setup, powerful results.
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→ [OpenAI Quick Start](quick-start-openai.md)
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### ☁️ I want to use other cloud AI (Anthropic, Google, Groq, etc.)
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**5 minutes to running.** Choose from 15+ AI providers.
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→ [Cloud Providers Quick Start](quick-start-cloud.md)
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### 🏠 I want to run locally (Ollama, completely private)
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**5 minutes to running.** Keep everything private, on your machine. No costs.
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→ [Local Quick Start](quick-start-local.md)
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## What Can You Do?
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- 📄 **Upload Content**: PDFs, web links, audio, video, text
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- 🤖 **Chat with AI**: Ask questions about your documents with citations
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- 📝 **Generate Notes**: AI creates summaries and insights
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- 🎙️ **Create Podcasts**: Turn research into professional audio content
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- 🔍 **Search**: Full-text and semantic search across all content
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- ⚙️ **Transform**: Extract insights, analyze themes, create summaries
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## Why Open Notebook?
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| Feature | Open Notebook | Notebook LM |
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| **Privacy** | Self-hosted, your control | Cloud, Google's servers |
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| **AI Choice** | 15+ providers | Google's models only |
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| **Podcast Speakers** | 1-4 customizable | 2 only |
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| **Cost** | Pay what you use | Free (but your data) |
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| **Offline** | Yes (with Ollama) | No |
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## Prerequisites
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- **Docker**: All paths use Docker (free)
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- **AI Provider**: Either a cloud API key OR use free local models (Ollama)
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- **Browser**: Modern browser (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge)
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## System Requirements
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- **RAM**: 4GB minimum (8GB recommended)
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- **Storage**: 2GB for app + space for documents
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- **CPU**: Any modern processor
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- **Network**: Internet for cloud AI (optional for local)
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## Next Steps
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1. Pick your path above ⬆️
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2. Follow the 5-minute quick start
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3. Create your first notebook
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4. Start uploading documents!
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**Need Help?** Join our [Discord community](https://discord.gg/37XJPXfz2w) or see [Full Documentation](../index.md).
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