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Open Notebook
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AI notebook for reading, annotating and synthesising research papers and long documents.

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About this workspace

What is Open Notebook?

Open Notebook is an open-source AI research notebook for reading, annotating and synthesising research papers and long documents. Built for researchers, writers and knowledge workers who need to process large volumes of information.

Supports OpenAI-compatible API endpoints for flexible model connectivity.

Why we recommend it

Built For Developers.

Research-First

Built specifically for research workflows.

AI Synthesis

Synthesise findings across multiple papers.

Structured Notes

Organised, searchable notebooks with AI summaries.

Open Source

MIT licensed. Community maintained.

Use cases

Who Uses Open Notebook?

Literature Review

Process large volumes of research papers.

Academic Research

Build structured notes from papers and articles.

Content Creation

Synthesise research into drafts and outlines.

Knowledge Management

Organise research across long-running projects.

Technical Writing

Draft technical documents from source material.

Note-Taking

AI-enhanced notes with auto summarisation.

Features

What Open Notebook Provides.

Document Reading

Read and annotate PDFs and long documents.

AI Synthesis

Generate summaries across multiple documents.

Notebook Structure

Organised, searchable notebooks.

Custom Endpoints

OpenAI-compatible — Adorbis for 40+ models.

Search across notebooks and annotations.

Export

Export notes in standard formats.

Licensing

Open Source Under MIT.

MIT License

What the MIT License means for you

Open Notebook is MIT licensed — use, modify, distribute and deploy freely. Retain the original licence notice. Always verify in the official repository before production deployment.

Adorbis integration

How Adorbis Connects.

Open Notebook is an independent open-source project. Adorbis does not own, control or maintain it.

What Adorbis provides

Starter credits — 1,000 free Adorbis Credits on first connection

AI routing — 40+ models through a single Adorbis key

Starter Pack — pre-built configuration for connecting Open Notebook to Adorbis

Setup guidance — step-by-step documentation and integration resources

Adorbis does not make privacy guarantees or compliance claims on behalf of Open Notebook.

Setup guide

Getting Started in Five Steps.

Visit the official repository

https://github.com/lfnovo/open-notebook

Install the application

Follow the installation instructions in the official README

Download the Adorbis Starter Pack

Get the Open Notebook Starter Pack from github.com/adorbistech/workspace-packs

Configure Adorbis connectivity

Apply the Starter Pack configuration to connect to the Adorbis API

Activate free credits

FAQ

Common Questions About Open Notebook.

What is Open Notebook? ↓

An AI research notebook for reading, annotating and synthesising documents.

Who maintains it? ↓

The Open Notebook community.

Does Adorbis own it? ↓

No. Adorbis provides integration resources.

Can I use it without Adorbis? ↓

Yes.

How to connect to Adorbis? ↓

Get the Starter Pack from github.com/adorbistech/workspace-packs.

Licence? ↓

MIT.

Get started

Ready To Explore Open Notebook?

Download Open Notebook, install the Adorbis Starter Pack, and start with 1,000 free credits.