Notebook2Anki

1What it does

A Chrome extension that exports Quizzes and Flashcards from Gemini Notebook (formerly NotebookLM) straight into Anki — closing the gap where NotebookLM generates good source-grounded study material but offers no spaced-repetition export. Three export paths ship in one extension: AnkiConnect sends cards directly into a running Anki desktop (creating the deck under a NotebookLM:: parent and its own note types automatically); .apkg download produces a portable Anki package that imports on desktop, mobile or AnkiWeb without Anki running; and CSV export gives a universal file for Anki, Quizlet or any other tool. Cards render mathematical notation via MathJax, and the UI matches Gemini Notebook's dark theme. Two note types are created in Anki: "NotebookLM Quiz" (15 fields — question, hint, four options with flags and per-option rationales) and "NotebookLM Flashcard" (simple Front/Back).

2When to use it

Reach for it when study output is the goal — students turning lecture sources into review material, self-learners building spaced-repetition decks from research. The three export paths cover the realistic setups: AnkiConnect when Anki is open on the same machine, .apkg when you want a file to move or archive, CSV when the destination isn't Anki at all. Skip it if you don't use Anki or only generate a handful of cards — a dozen cards are faster to retype than to pipeline. It needs Chrome (or a Chromium-based browser that loads unpacked extensions); there's no Firefox or Safari build.

3How to get started

Install from source today: clone the repo, open chrome://extensions/, enable Developer mode, and "Load unpacked" the folder — a Chrome Web Store listing is marked coming soon but not yet live. Then the flow is two clicks: open a notebook in Gemini Notebook, generate a Quiz or Flashcards with the built-in feature, and either click the extension's popup icon to choose an export method, or use the "Anki Export" button the extension injects directly into the quiz/flashcard panel. For AnkiConnect export you need Anki desktop running with the AnkiConnect add-on installed; the .apkg and CSV paths work entirely in the browser.

4Configuration

Configuration is minimal — the extension handles note types, deck structure (NotebookLM:: parent deck) and field mapping on its own. The one real choice is export method per session: AnkiConnect for direct-to-deck, .apkg for portable output, CSV for non-Anki destinations. AnkiConnect is a local HTTP bridge — Anki must be running and the add-on installed; if the send fails silently, Anki-not-running is the first suspect. The generated cards arrive as generated — spot-check a few before a study session; NotebookLM's grounding is good but not infallible, and a wrong card reviewed fifty times is worse than a ten-second check now.

5Things to know

• Quiz export is the differentiator — most tools in this niche handle only flashcards; this one exports multiple-choice questions with per-option rationales into a 15-field note type.
• Unpackaged extension today — Chrome Web Store listing is announced but not yet live; install is the developer-mode path, which is also how you audit exactly what runs.
• Source-generated cards inherit source quality — review the quiz/flashcard panel in Gemini Notebook before exporting; the extension moves the content, it doesn't verify it.
• README declares MIT but ships no LICENSE file — GitHub's auto-detection misses it; reuse is fine, attribution is the courteous path.
• Small project (7 stars at listing time) but the codebase is readable — content scripts, a service worker for AnkiConnect, and a popup UI; auditing it is an hour, not a day.
• The injected button vs popup choice is workflow preference — the button is one-click for a panel you're looking at; the popup exposes all three export methods from anywhere.

6Related on the map

References

• Repository
• NotebookLM help center