NotebookLM set to support public notebooks and video summaries

Google is progressing on several fronts with NotebookLM, pointing toward broader public functionality and richer media capabilities. One of the most tangible updates is the upcoming public sharing for notebooks, which is now indicated by a new label in the UI.

Although still unreleased, the presence of a publicly accessible NotebookLM project summarizing the recent Google I/O suggests this capability is being tested externally.

Once enabled, it would allow researchers, educators, and content creators to distribute curated knowledge bases without requiring recipients to register or duplicate the content.

Another in-development feature centers on multimedia summaries. A redesigned tile in the right-hand panel hints at deeper support for video overviews, expanding upon the current system which only supports audio. While users can already control the duration of these audio summaries and use an interactive playback experience, video functionality appears to be gated behind ongoing backend development. Video generation will likely roll out only once this revamped panel and its associated components are stable.

These improvements fit into Google’s broader push to make NotebookLM a dynamic assistant for research and content repurposing. By layering in public sharing and media summarization, the tool is becoming more attractive for public-facing content strategies, especially for education and media documentation workflows. All of these developments are visible in the live app or spotted in production code, suggesting gradual rollout rather than distant planning.