As an admin, you can control who uses NotebookLM and NotebookLM Plus in your organization. Previously they were available as additional services. Beginning on February 5, 2025, NotebookLM and NotebookLM Plus are available as core services in qualified editions of Google Workspace.
NotebookLM will remain an additional service for some editions of Google Workspace.
Learn more about NotebookLM and NotebookLM Plus.
On this page...
- Google Workspace editions that include NotebookLM as a core service
- Google Workspace editions that include NotebookLM Plus as a core service
- NotebookLM as an additional service
- How NotebookLM stores your data
- Turn NotebookLM or NotebookLM Plus on or off
Google Workspace editions that include NotebookLM as a core service
- Business Starter
- Frontline Starter
- Frontline Standard
- Essentials Starter
- Essentials
- Enterprise Essentials
- Enterprise Essentials Plus
- Nonprofits
Google Workspace editions that include NotebookLM Plus as a core service
- Business Standard
- Business Plus
- Enterprise Standard
- Enterprise Plus
- Gemini for Google Workspace Business*
- Gemini for Google Workspace Enterprise*
* The Gemini for Google Workspace Business and Enterprise add-ons are no longer available for purchase. Learn more.
NotebookLM as an additional service
For Workspace editions not listed above, NotebookLM is currently available as an additional service, governed by Google Terms of Service.
Note: You can't turn NotebookLM off as an additional service if you have an email-verified account.
How NotebookLM stores your data
When users import files from Drive, NotebookLM creates a new copy of each file. This new file is stored with the user's NotebookLM data, not in their Drive. Your organization's file sharing and data region settings do not apply to data in NotebookLM.
Turn NotebookLM on or off
Before you begin: To turn a service on or off for certain users, put their accounts in an organizational unit (to control access by department) or add them to an access group (to allow access for users across or within departments).
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Sign in with an administrator account to the Google Admin console.
If you aren’t using an administrator account, you can’t access the Admin console.
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Go to Menu
Generative AI > NotebookLM.
Requires having the Services > Gemini app > Gemini Settings administrator privilege.
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Click Service status.
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To turn a service on or off for everyone in your organization, click On for everyone or Off for everyone, and then click Save.
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(Optional) To turn a service on or off for an organizational unit:
- At the left, select the organizational unit.
- To change the Service status, select On or Off.
- Choose one:
- If the Service status is set to Inherited and you want to keep the updated setting, even if the parent setting changes, click Override.
- If the Service status is set to Overridden, either click Inherit to revert to the same setting as its parent, or click Save to keep the new setting, even if the parent setting changes.
Note: Learn more about organizational structure.
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(Optional) To turn on a service for a set of users across or within organizational units, select an access group. For details, go to Use groups to customize service access.
- Click Save.
Can't turn on NotebookLM? There might be restrictions against using that service in your area. For details, go to Unable to turn on a service.
Next steps
Get started with NotebookLM and NotebookLM Plus
