SurfSense

Open NotebookLM-style researcher that crawls the live web and chats with your files.

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Platforms: Linux, Macos, Windows, Docker
Operating systems: Linux, macOS, Windows
Ram floor: 8 GB
Gpu: Optional · 6 GB VRAM helps
Docker: Yes
Setup: Intermediate
Deploy as: Local, Self-hosted
Commercial use: Check the license

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Fetched Sep 12, 2026¹

License: Other
Stars: 16.1k¹
Forks: 1.5k¹
Open issues: 127¹
Language: Python¹
Last commit: Sep 12, 2026¹
Tags: ragresearchnotebooklm

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SurfSense is an open NotebookLM alternative: it crawls URLs, Reddit, YouTube, and files you feed it, then chats with the collected graph. Docker Compose plus your model keys gets it running. Check the license file before product use.

web connectors · chat with crawl graphs · Docker Compose · OCR ingestion

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