I found an open-source NotebookLM alternative that's powerful, private - and free

There's an open-source alternative for NotebookLM that can be deployed to your local LAN and can work with locally-installed AI for better privacy.
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I started using NotebookLM with my favorite open-source notes app

Joplin is a free open-source note-taking and task management app that gives you markdown notes, notebooks, tags, and plugins ...