--- title: I don't 'watch' YouTube videos anymore, I consume them... description: A personal account of using Google's NotebookLM to process long-form YouTube videos more efficiently. By adding YouTube URLs as sources in NotebookLM... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/i-don-t-watch-youtube-videos-anymore-i-consume-them-using-notebooklm-h2okysdsc twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: I don't 'watch' YouTube videos anymore, I consume them using NotebookLM | daily.dev og:description: A personal account of using Google's NotebookLM to process long-form YouTube videos more efficiently. By adding YouTube URLs as sources in NotebookLM... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/i-don-t-watch-youtube-videos-anymore-i-consume-them-using-notebooklm-h2okysdsc og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/h2okySdSC.png og:image:alt: I don't 'watch' YouTube videos anymore, I consume them using NotebookLM og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # I don't 'watch' YouTube videos anymore, I consume them using NotebookLM **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 6 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A personal account of using Google's NotebookLM to process long-form YouTube videos more efficiently. By adding YouTube URLs as sources in NotebookLM notebooks, the author extracts transcripts and interacts with the content via Q&A, summaries, Audio Overviews, and Mind Maps — replacing passive watching with active, personalized learning. The approach is especially useful for educational interviews and explainer videos, saving hours while improving information retention. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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