Is Gemini Notebook the same as NotebookLM?

Yes. In July 2026 Google renamed NotebookLM to Gemini Notebook. It's the same standalone research product — sources, source-grounded chat, and AI-generated notes — now branded under the Gemini family, with tighter integration into the Gemini app and, per Google, AI Mode in Search. Existing notebooks carry over.

Can Gemini Notebook summarize a Loom video?

Gemini Notebook is Google's research tool designed for sources like documents, PDFs, and web pages; it isn't built around Loom's share-link workflow, so summarizing a Loom recording isn't its native use case. Loomscribe is purpose-built for exactly that: paste a Loom link and get a summary, action items, and topics. If you specifically want to use Gemini Notebook, you can export a transcript from Loomscribe's free transcript tool and add that text as a source — a handy bridge between the two.

What happened to NotebookLM?

Nothing was discontinued — NotebookLM was renamed to Gemini Notebook on July 16, 2026. Google announced it as the same product doing more across the Google ecosystem, alongside an under-the-hood upgrade that gives each notebook a secure cloud computer for running code against your sources. If you're looking for our original NotebookLM guide, it's still up to date.

Is Loomscribe affiliated with Google or Gemini Notebook?

No. Loomscribe is an independent product and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Google, Gemini Notebook, or NotebookLM. Gemini Notebook is a Google product; Loomscribe simply offers a similar source-grounded workflow that is purpose-built for Loom recordings.

How do I chat with my Loom videos?

Add your Loom recordings to a notebook by pasting their share links, then open the chat panel and ask questions in plain language. Loomscribe retrieves the relevant moments from your transcripts and answers with citations, so responses stay grounded in what was actually said.

Do I need a paid Loom subscription to use Loomscribe?

No. Loomscribe works from a public or unlisted Loom share link — you don't need a paid Loom plan, and you don't even need a Loom login for public links. Paste the URL and Loomscribe handles transcript extraction, summaries, topics, and chat.

✦ Gemini Notebook — formerly NotebookLM

Gemini Notebook for Loom videos? Meet Loomscribe

Last updated: July 17, 2026

On July 16, 2026, Google renamed NotebookLM to Gemini Notebook — same standalone research tool, new name, deeper ties into the Gemini app and Google Search. If you've used it to chat with documents and PDFs and wished you could do the same with your Loom recordings, that's exactly what Loomscribe does.

Gemini Notebook remains designed for research sources like documents and web pages — it isn't built around Loom's share-link workflow. Loomscribe is: paste a Loom share link and it extracts the transcript, labels the speakers, and generates a summary, action items, and key topics — then lets you chat with the recording, grounded in what was actually said.

Loomscribe is not affiliated with Google, Gemini Notebook, or NotebookLM. It's an independent product that mirrors the same source-grounded notebook workflow, built from the ground up for Loom recordings — including Loom-native extras like speaker labels and AI dubbing. Knew the tool by its old name? Our NotebookLM for Loom guide covers the same ground.

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✦ The rename

What changed when NotebookLM became Gemini Notebook

Per Google's announcement, the rename is about doing more across the Google ecosystem — not a different product.

New name, same product

Gemini Notebook is NotebookLM renamed — the same standalone research tool, now branded under the Gemini family. Your existing notebooks, sources, and workflows carry over; nothing about the core “add sources, then chat with them” idea changed.

A cloud computer per notebook

Alongside the rename, Google is rolling out a secure cloud computer for each notebook, letting Gemini Notebook write and run code natively for deeper data analysis grounded in your sources.

Deeper Google integration

Notebooks now sync between the standalone Gemini Notebook experience and the Gemini app, and Google has said notebooks are coming to AI Mode in Search — the tool is spreading across the Google ecosystem.

✦ Side by side

Gemini Notebook vs Loomscribe for Loom recordings

Both give you a source-grounded notebook. The difference is what each is built around.

Feature	Gemini Notebook	Loomscribe for Loom
Purpose	General AI research and note-taking assistant grounded in the sources you add.	AI notebook purpose-built for Loom video recordings.
Input type	Designed for research sources like documents, PDFs, and web pages.	Built around Loom's share-link workflow — paste a Loom URL to import a recording.
Summaries	Summarizes the sources inside a notebook.	Auto-generates a summary for every Loom recording.
Source-grounded chat	Chat grounded in the sources you provide.	RAG chat grounded in your Loom transcripts across your whole library, with citations.
Action items	Generates notes and answers from your sources.	Extracts action items and next steps from each recording.
Dubbing & translation	Centered on research and note-taking over your sources.	AI dubbing and translation into 30+ languages (Pro).
Price	A Google product — see Google for current availability and pricing.	Free plan available; Pro unlocks premium features like dubbing.

Gemini Notebook (formerly NotebookLM) is a Google product. Loomscribe is not affiliated with Google or Gemini Notebook, and the comparison above describes each tool's general design focus rather than any specific feature list.

✦ How to

Turn a Loom video into a notebook in 3 steps

From share link to a chat-ready notebook in a few seconds.

Step 1

Paste your Loom share link

Copy a Loom recording's share URL and paste it into Loomscribe. It imports the video and extracts the transcript with speaker labels — no upload, and no Loom login required for public or unlisted links.

Step 2

Get a summary, action items, and topics

Loomscribe automatically generates a summary, pulls out action items and next steps, and tags the key topics for the recording. The artifacts appear in your notebook within seconds.

Step 3

Chat with your Loom library

Ask questions in plain language and get answers grounded in your recordings' transcripts, with citations to the moments they came from — the same source-grounded workflow you'd expect from Gemini Notebook, built for Loom.

✦ FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

✦ Get started

Give your Loom recordings a Gemini Notebook-style brain

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