Google tests notebook collections for NotebookLM

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Google tests notebook collections for NotebookLM

Google is testing a 'collections' feature in NotebookLM to help power users organize their increasingly large libraries of notebooks.

What: Google is developing a top-level organizational structure for NotebookLM, allowing users to group multiple project notebooks under single headings within a dedicated navigation tab.

Why it matters: As NotebookLM evolves from a document Q&A tool into a complex research-to-output hub integrated with Gemini, navigation management is becoming a key usability hurdle for power users.

Decoder

NotebookLM: An AI-powered research and note-taking tool from Google that lets users ground responses in their own uploaded documents, PDFs, or web sources.

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Google is testing a collections feature for NotebookLM that would let users organize multiple notebooks under a single heading, addressing a long-standing limitation for managing large notebook libraries.

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