Can I Make YouTube Videos with Notebook LM? Yes – Here's How (2026 Guide)

Before Notebook LM can learn from a channel, you need its video URLs. The fastest way is the Link Grabber Chrome extension.

Using Link Grabber on a YouTube Channel:

Step 1: Install the Link Grabber Chrome extension from the Chrome Web Store.
Step 2: Open the YouTube channel you want to clone or learn from. Go to the channel's *Videos* tab.
Step 3: Scroll to load all videos (YouTube uses infinite scroll – load as many as you need, typically 10–50).
Step 4: Click the Link Grabber extension icon in your Chrome toolbar.
Step 5: Click "Grab All" to collect all the URLs on the page.
Step 6: Filter for video links: set the include pattern to `youtube.com/watch` to exclude channel pages, playlists, and Shorts.
Step 7: Select all video URLs and copy to clipboard (or export to CSV if you prefer).

🧠 Alternative – Selection Mode: Hold Ctrl (or Command on Mac) and drag to select the area containing video links.

Link Grabber highlights URLs in that region – copy them in one shot. Useful when you only want links from a specific section (e.g., one playlist on a channel page).

💡 Need more extraction options?
See our full guide: How to Copy Links from YouTube – it covers playlists, Multi-Page, and Link Crawler for recursive extraction.

In under two minutes, you can turn a channel's expert content into a searchable private database – ready to chat with.

Step 1: Open Notebook LM and click Create New.
Step 2: Click Add Sources → Website.
Step 3: Paste the YouTube video URLs you copied with Link Grabber (one per line or comma-separated, depending on the interface).
Step 4: Wait for Notebook LM to process the sources. It will fetch transcripts and content from each video.
Step 5: (Optional) Add PDFs, text files, or blog posts for richer context. More high-quality sources improve output.

Limits: Free plan supports ~50 sources; paid Notebook LM Pro supports up to 300.

Step 1: Give your notebook a clear title (e.g., "Psychology Explainer Channel").
Step 2: In the chat panel, use a prompt like:
```
I want to clone a channel like this. Go through these sources and understand the niche, script, title, and tone format.
```

Notebook LM will return calls to action, hooks, script structure, and topic patterns.

Step 3: Ask for channel name ideas:
```
Give me 2-word, 10 channel name ideas for a channel like this.
```

Step 4: Generate video ideas with a structured prompt:
```
Generate 10 video ideas for this channel. For EACH idea, include:
1) Title
2) Hook
3) Execution plan (6–10 scenes)
4) On-screen text
5) Voiceover outline
```

Notebook LM's **Video Overview** feature turns a script or idea into a full whiteboard-style video.

Step 1: Copy one generated idea and create a new notebook for it (each video should have its own notebook for better SEO and clarity).
Step 2: Add the idea as a source (paste the text and click Insert).
Step 3: In the right sidebar, click Video Overview.
Step 4: Click Generate → choose Whiteboard (or your preferred style).
Step 5: Wait for the video to generate. The free plan allows about 3 videos per day.
Step 6: For titles, ask in chat: "Give me 10 high-click YouTube title ideas for this video." Pick the strongest one.