Export NotebookLM to PDFwith citations, code and notes intact.
NotebookLM has no download button. This extension typesets your chats and notes into a finished document — and builds the file on your own machine.
- Formats
- PDF · DOCX · MD
- Rendered
- In your browser
- Installs
- 40,000+
Quick answer
To export NotebookLM to PDF: install the NotebookLM to PDF Chrome extension, open your NotebookLM chat or notes, click Export to PDF, choose options, and save. All processing happens locally.
- 01Install from the Chrome Web Store.
- 02Open a NotebookLM conversation or notes.
- 03Click Export to PDF and save.
How to export NotebookLM to PDF
Five steps, about a minute the first time. Nothing after step one requires thought.
- 01
Install the extension
Add NotebookLM to PDF from the Chrome Web Store. No account, no sign-up. It stays idle until you open a notebook.
- 02
Open your notebook
Go to notebooklm.google.com and open the chat, note or report you want to keep.
- 03
Click Export to PDF
Use the export button the extension adds to the page toolbar, or open it from the extension popup.
- 04
Choose what goes on the page
Page size, timestamps, code and LaTeX formatting, inline citations. Include one chat or several at once.
- 05
Save the file
The document renders in your browser and lands in your downloads a second later, text selectable throughout.
What survives the export
A screenshot loses everything below the surface. Copy-paste loses the citations. Here is what lands on the page instead.
| Artifact | On the page |
|---|---|
| Inline citations | The numbered source references stay attached to the claims they support, and carry into footnotes. |
| Code blocks | Monospacing, indentation and line structure survive. The code is still selectable text, not a picture. |
| Math & LaTeX | Inline and display equations are typeset properly rather than flattened into an image or dropped. |
| Headings & flow | Questions, answers and notes keep their reading order and hierarchy, so the file reads as a document. |
| Tables | Columns hold their alignment and stay inside the page instead of being clipped at the right margin. |
Nothing leaves the browser
The extension reads the notebook you already have open, builds the file on your machine, and hands it to you. There is no upload, no account, and no server in the path — because there is no server.
Questions
- How do I export NotebookLM to PDF?
- Install the extension, open your chat or notes in NotebookLM, click Export to PDF, choose your options, then save.
- Is my data private?
- Yes. Everything is processed locally in your browser. No content leaves your device, and there is no server to send it to.
- Does it work with chats and notes?
- Yes. Both chats and notes are supported, including code blocks, math formulas and citations.
Turn a notebook into a document
Free, no sign-up. Browse the guides if you want the detail first.