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SurfSense

SurfSense is a self-hosted AI & machine learning tool that provides AI-powered research assistant.

Apache-2.0 Free modsetter/surfsense · 13K surfsense.com Python 2 deploy options Plugins

Overview

Open source alternative to NotebookLM for teams. Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/ejRNvftDp9 Connect any LLM to your internal knowledge sources and chat with it in real time alongside your team. SurfSense is an open source alternative to NotebookLM, built for enterprise AI search and knowledge management. The project has 13K+ GitHub stars and is licensed under Apache-2.0.

Key Features

Source: GitHub README

  • OSS Alternative
  • 50+ File Formats
  • Hybrid Search
  • Cited Answers
  • Deep Agent Architecture
  • Universal LLM Support
  • Privacy First
  • Team Collaboration
  • Video Generation
  • Presentation Generation

Normalized Features

Source: tool-features-normalized.json

docker, docker compose, elasticsearch, plugins.

Deploy

Docker

Self-host with Docker Compose

Coolify

One-click via Coolify panel
elestio

Elestio

Managed hosting from $9/mo
pikapods

PikaPods

Simple managed hosting

Features

Integrations & APIs

  • Plugin / Extension System

Category

AI & Machine Learning (93)

Replaces

NotebookLM
2 tools
Perplexity
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