surf
The premium Open Source alternative to NotebookLM
🎯 Best for:Users requiring offline AI note-taking with full data sovereignty.
What is surf?
A self-hosted alternative to NotebookLM for private document analysis. It supports local LLM execution to ensure data privacy and model flexibility across files and webpages.
Tech Stack
TypeScriptKnowledge Base & Wiki
Why surf?
- • Local-first architecture
- • Agnostic model support
- • Webpage and file integration
Limitations
- • Requires local hardware for LLMs
- • Initial setup complexity
- • Limited mobile synchronization
3/5/2026
Last Update
235
Forks
21
Issues
Apache-2.0
License
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Competitor Cost
-$1,440
/ year (est. based on NotebookLM)
Self-Hosted
$0
/ year
Team Size10 Users
150+
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