NovisNovis vs Gemini Notebook (formerly NotebookLM)
Google renamed NotebookLM to Gemini Notebook in July 2026. It is excellent at answering questions about your own sources, with citations, and it can make flashcards and quizzes from them. What it does not document is a review schedule: it does not plan which cards to see again on which day. That schedule is the core of Novis.
Pick Gemini Notebook if
- You mainly want to ask questions about a large set of readings and get cited answers.
- You like audio or video overviews of your material.
- You already pay for Google AI Pro, or want a large free tier.
Pick Novis if
- You need to remember the material on exam day, not only understand it today.
- You want each card reviewed on an FSRS schedule that stops before your exam date.
- You want to explain a concept back and be graded, and to move decks to and from Anki.
Side by side
| Feature | Novis | Gemini Notebook |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free account with 100 AI credits to start. Student $8.99/mo, Pro $19.99/mo, Power $34.99/mo. | Free tier (100 notebooks, 50 sources each). Higher limits come with Google AI plans, such as Google AI Pro at $19.99/mo. |
| Built for | Remembering your course material: cards, reviews and an exam plan. | Understanding your sources: cited answers, summaries, audio and video overviews. |
| Flashcards and quizzes | Generated from your files, saved to decks you keep and edit. | Generated from your sources; mark cards Got it or Missed it, re-practice missed ones, export to CSV. |
| Review schedule | FSRS (version 6) decides when each card comes back. | No spaced repetition scheduling documented in Google's help pages. |
| Exam date | Reviews are capped at your exam date and the recall target rises as it gets closer. | No exam planner documented. |
| Explain it back | Type or say an explanation and get graded; the grade feeds the schedule. | You can chat with your sources; there is no documented grading that feeds a schedule. |
| Anki | Imports and exports Anki .apkg decks. | Takes documents, sites and YouTube as sources, not decks. Flashcards export to CSV. |
| Platforms | Web, Windows, iPhone and iPad. No Android or Mac app yet. | Web, iPhone, iPad and Android. |
Facts about Gemini Notebook were checked against its own website, help pages and app store listings on October 2, 2026. Prices and features change; see the sources at the end of the page.
Switching from Gemini Notebook
- Keep using Gemini Notebook to read and ask questions. The two work well together.
- Upload the same PDF or slides to Novis to make cards you will review on a schedule, or import the CSV of flashcards you exported from Gemini Notebook as pasted text.
- Add your exam date so the reviews are planned to land before it.
Questions
Is NotebookLM the same as Gemini Notebook?
Yes. Google renamed NotebookLM to Gemini Notebook in July 2026, and notebooklm.google now redirects to notebook.google.
Does Gemini Notebook have spaced repetition?
Google's help pages describe flashcards you mark Got it or Missed it and can re-practice, but no spaced repetition schedule that spreads reviews over days. Novis schedules every card with FSRS.
Can I use both?
Yes. Use Gemini Notebook to understand a reading and Novis to remember it until the exam. Flashcards exported from Gemini Notebook as CSV can be pasted into Novis.
Try it on your own lecture material
Upload a PDF or a slide deck, check the cards Novis makes, and let the schedule plan around your exam. Novis opens October 20.