How to use NotebookLM better than 99% of People?

Learn the NotebookLM to Gemini to Claude Code pipeline. Turn any YouTube video, PDF, or document into a working app. I built one with zero coding.

NotebookLM is not just a learning tool anymore.

Most people use it to summarize PDFs. Generate audio overviews. Maybe create a few flashcards.

That’s 1% of what it can do.

The real power? NotebookLM connects to Gemini. Gemini connects to Claude Code. Together, they form a pipeline that turns any YouTube video, PDF, or document into a working application.

I built a live app using this workflow. No coding background. Just prompts.

In this guide, you’ll learn the complete pipeline. By the end, you’ll know how to build apps from any content you consume.

1. What Is NotebookLM and How Does It Work?

NotebookLM might be the best Google's AI product.

It processes your uploaded sources like PDFs, YouTube videos, Google Docs, and URLs.

Unlike ChatGPT, it only answers from your data.(less hallucination possibility).

You create a notebook by adding multiple sources. (up to 50)

It generates summaries, comparisons, flashcards, infographics(using Nanobanana pro), data tables from your content.

Before you build apps, you need to master the basics.

How to Create a Notebook?

Visit notebooklm.google.com.

1. Click “Try”

2. Next, click on “Create New.”

3. Add your sources: PDFs, Google Docs, URLs, or YouTube videos

4. Name your notebook

That’s it.

NotebookLM now understands your content.

Quick Prompts That Work

These prompts work because NotebookLM only answers from your sources. No hallucination. No random internet results. Just your data.

1. For summaries

Summarize the key points from all sources in bullet format.

2. For comparisons

Compare the main arguments across these sources. What do they agree on? Where do they differ?

3. For extraction

Extract all actionable steps mentioned in these sources.

4. For teaching

Explain [concept] from these sources as if I’m a beginner.

2. How Do You Connect NotebookLM to Gemini?

This is where most people stop. They use NotebookLM in isolation. Big mistake.

Google quietly shipped something powerful: NotebookLM notebooks can upload directly into Gemini. Your processed sources become a live AI app.

How to Connect ?

1. Create your NotebookLM with sources

2. Open [Gemini](https://gemini.google.com)

3. Click the “+” button

4. Select NotebookLM as a source

5. Choose your notebook

6. Prompt: “Develop app from attached Notebook”

One button. Your sources become the brain. Gemini becomes the interface.