Google’s NotebookLM has dramatically expanded its Audio Overviews feature to include 76 additional languages beyond English. Users can now generate AI-hosted podcasts from uploaded documents in languages ranging from Arabic to Japanese, complete with interactive questioning capabilities. The multilingual upgrade serves students, teachers, and professionals working across cultural boundaries. NotebookLM Plus subscribers enjoy five times more audio capacity, perfect for research-heavy users. This global audio revolution might just change how you tackle that mountain of foreign-language reading material.
Globalization just got a major boost in the digital note-taking space. Google’s NotebookLM has expanded its Audio Overviews feature to a whopping 76 additional languages as of April 2025, transforming what was once an English-only affair into a veritable United Nations of AI-powered podcasting.
Remember when you needed to be an English speaker to get those nifty AI-generated podcast summaries of your documents? *Those days are officially ancient history, folks.* Users can now toggle between languages using the new “Output Language” setting, switching from Afrikaans to Azerbaijani faster than you can say “polyglot AI assistant.”
Gone are the days when English was your AI podcast ticket—now your digital assistant speaks more languages than your multilingual cousin.
The language roster reads like the line at an international airport: Arabic, Bengali, Catalan, and multiple flavors of Spanish and French (because apparently Canadian French and European French needed their own separate invitations to this digital party).
Asian languages made the cut too, including Japanese and various regional dialects that would make any linguistics professor swoon.
What does this mean for you? Well, if you’ve been uploading course readings or legal documents to NotebookLM, you can now transform them into engaging AI-hosted podcasts in virtually any major language. Studying Spanish? Generate audio in Spanish. Working with international clients? Create materials in their native tongue. The possibilities are as endless as TikTok scrolling sessions.
Teachers can leverage this feature to create inclusive learning environments by generating study materials from multilingual resources on topics like the Amazon rainforest.
Behind the scenes, Google’s Gemini technology is doing the heavy lifting, synthesizing information across language barriers while maintaining that all-important grounding in your original sources.
The interactive feature allows users to join audio conversations and ask questions during the Audio Overview, making language learning more dynamic and personalized.
And yes, your content remains private—NotebookLM promises your uploaded documents won’t become training fodder for their AI.
For the premium crowd, NotebookLM Plus subscribers (launched back in December 2024) enjoy five times more Audio Overview capabilities along with expanded notebook and source limits.
Because sometimes, you need to go big or go home with your AI research assistant.
The multilingual audio revolution has arrived—and it speaks your language. Literally.
Like AI-powered virtual assistants that manage schedules efficiently, NotebookLM’s expanded language capabilities streamline productivity across cultural boundaries.
