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Open Notebook vs PrivateGPT
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| Fact | Open Notebook | PrivateGPT |
|---|---|---|
| Language | TypeScript | Python |
| Licence | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Stars | 40k | 58k |
| Latest | v1.15.0 | v1.0.1 |
| Last push | 2026-10-05 | 2026-10-06 |
| Release cadence | about 4 days between releases | about 339 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 28 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 15 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Both replace NotebookLM. Alternatives to NotebookLM →
Full replacementOpen NotebookNotebooks of sources with chat, notes and podcast generation, on any model provider.
PartialPrivateGPTQ&A over your documents through an API and a simple UI, with everything running locally.
Open Notebook
- v1.15.02026-10-04v1.15.0 — Quiet Green, new providers and sturdier ingestion
- v1.14.02026-07-21v1.14.0 — New Providers & Hardened Provider Connections
- v1.13.02026-07-14v1.13.0 — Content Core 2.0: Our Biggest Content-Processing Upgrade
- v1.12.02026-07-12v1.12.0 — Maintainability & Correctness
- v1.11.02026-07-11v1.11.0 — Security Hardening & Quality of Life
PrivateGPT
- v1.0.12026-06-18add missing docker database deps (#2264) (4302bd6)
- v1.0.02026-06-03This release merges two years of work from our private fork back into the open source repo.
- v1.0.0-rc72026-06-03pre-release
- v1.0.0-rc62026-06-02pre-release
- v0.6.22024-08-08We are excited to announce the release of PrivateGPT 0.6.2, a “minor” version, which brings significant enhancements to…
Open Notebook
✓ signed The latest release, v1.15.0, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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PrivateGPT
✓ signed The latest release, v1.0.1, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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