NotebookLM Documentation Scraper

This project provides a web scraper that automatically extracts and formats the complete documentation from Google's NotebookLM Help Center. The scraper generates a comprehensive Markdown file containing all documentation sections, making it easy to read and reference offline.

What it does

The script performs the following operations:

• Navigates through the NotebookLM Help Center
• Expands all collapsible sections
• Extracts content from each documentation page
• Formats the content into a clean Markdown structure
• Saves everything to a single notebook_lm_documentation.md file

Requirements

selenium
beautifulsoup4
chrome/chromium browser

How to use

1. Clone this repository
2. Install the required dependencies:

pip install selenium beautifulsoup4

3. Run the script:

python app.py

Technical Details

The scraper uses:

• Selenium for browser automation and handling dynamic content
• BeautifulSoup for parsing HTML and extracting text content
• Headless Chrome mode for efficient scraping
• Automatic handling of expandable sections and nested lists
• Smart content formatting with proper Markdown hierarchy

Output

The script generates a notebook_lm_documentation.md file that includes:

• Complete NotebookLM documentation
• Properly formatted headers (H1-H3)
• Nested lists and paragraphs
• All sections from the Help Center organized hierarchically

Note

This is an unofficial tool for educational purposes. The generated documentation is sourced from Google's public Help Center for NotebookLM.