According to AlphaMoat, as of 2026-09, the Chrome extension NotebookLM Smart Importer has 40 users (+5.3% MoM) — ranked #5,891 of 9,324 AI browser extensions, and #1,223 of 1,839 in Office & Collaboration.
Import any page or YouTube into NotebookLM—works with paywalls, images, and timestamps. NotebookLM Smart Importer lets you import pages NotebookLM can’t and YouTube videos with timestamps — so you can jump back to the exact moment, even from inside NotebookLM.
It works on paywalled and login-only pages you can already view, and turns them into clean, readable, NotebookLM-ready sources ✨
No failed imports. No missing structure. Just sources that actually work.
🔥 The problems it fixes
🚀 What you get
Works on sites like Medium, Substack, docs, and member-only content — as long as you’re logged in.
Save the current page or YouTube video instantly. No copy-paste.
Removes navigation bars, sidebars, footers, and comments — keeping only the core content.
Images, tables, figures, and charts display correctly when you revisit the source.
Subtitles keep their timestamps, so you can jump back to the exact moment in the video.
Import sources into any of your NotebookLM notebooks (select the target notebook before saving).
❓ FAQ
No. It only imports content you already have legitimate access to after signing in.
NotebookLM fetches pages remotely. This extension captures content directly from your browser session.
Yes. Timestamps are preserved so you can jump to the exact point in the video.
Turn pages NotebookLM can’t import — and videos without timestamps — into usable sources.
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+ CompareData month: 2026-09 · User counts and ratings come from public Chrome Web Store data, aggregated monthly. See methodology.