How to export NotebookLM (Gemini Notebook) Studio notes, slides and mind maps

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Install the Kortex extension, open the notebook, and click Export Studio outputs in the Kortex bar. Tick the notes, slides, mind maps or audio you want. Then click Download Selected. You cannot export quizzes or flashcards.

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How to export NotebookLM (Gemini Notebook) Studio notes, slides and mind maps
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Here's how to download Studio notes, slides, mind maps and audio from Gemini Notebook, formerly NotebookLM, as files. Open the notebook. In the Kortex bar, the Studio part shows how many outputs you have of each type.

Export Studio outputs sits beside it. Click it, and the Download Notes window opens. It lists Documents, like briefings and study guides, and Visual Assets, like slides, mind maps and audio.

Tick the items you want. Quizzes and flashcards aren't in the list, because Kortex can't export them. Pick Markdown, text or PDF for documents.

Slides come as PDF. Infographics and mind maps come as PNG. Video and Audio Overviews come as MP4.

Click Download Selected. One file downloads as it is. Several files arrive as a ZIP.

To download from every notebook at once, open the Kortex Workspace and choose Artifacts. Filter by type, tick the rows, then click Download. Find the full steps and fixes on the Kortex website.

  1. Open the notebook and find the Studio part

    Kortex adds one bar under the notebook's title. Its Studio part shows how many outputs you have of each type. Export Studio outputs is beside it.

    A notebook page with the Kortex bar under the title: collection chips, Chat Copy and Export, Sources buttons, Studio export and a Prompts button.
    The Kortex bar on a notebook. Collections, chat, sources, Studio and prompts sit in one row.
  2. Click Export Studio outputs

    The Download Notes window opens. It lists Documents, such as briefings and study guides. It also lists Visual Assets, such as slides, mind maps and audio.

    The Download Notes dialog over a notebook: a briefing and a study guide ticked, Markdown chosen and a Download Selected (6) button.
    Download Notes lists the notes and artifacts the Studio holds.
  3. Tick what you want

    Tick the items you want. Quizzes and flashcards are not in the list. Kortex cannot export them.

  4. Choose a format for documents

    Pick Markdown, text or PDF for documents. Slides come as PDF. Infographics and mind maps come as PNG. Video and Audio Overviews come as MP4.

  5. Download

    Click Download Selected. One file downloads as it is. Several files arrive as a ZIP.

  6. Or download from every notebook at once

    Open the Kortex Workspace and choose Artifacts. It lists the Studio outputs of all your notebooks. Filter by type and tick rows. Then click Download, or Download All.

If it doesn’t work

My quiz or flashcards are not in the list
Kortex does not export quizzes or flashcards. Documents, slides, infographics, mind maps, video and Audio Overviews can be exported.
The Studio part of the bar is empty
The notebook may not have any outputs yet. Make one in Gemini Notebook's Studio panel first. Then reload the page so the Kortex bar shows it.

Questions people ask

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Can I export slides as PowerPoint?

No. Kortex exports slides as PDF. It cannot export Studio outputs to PowerPoint, Word or Google Docs.

Can I export one note on its own?

Yes. An open note has its own export button. You can choose Markdown, HTML, text or PDF.

What format are mind maps and infographics?

PNG images. Audio Overviews and video export as MP4. Documents export as Markdown, text or PDF. Slides export as PDF.

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