SurfSense

NotebookLM is handy, but everything goes to Google, which rules out sensitive documents. SurfSense is an air-gapped, open source NotebookLM alternative that turns your documents, web pages and tool data into a knowledge base you can chat with.

It runs local Ollama models, connects many sources, cites answers and generates podcasts, self-hosted.

Features

Air-gapped:Data stays inside.

Sources:Docs, web and apps.

Citations:Traceable answers.

Podcasts:Notes to audio.