AI Quick Tips 333: NotebookLM supports PowerPoint sources

For a long time, if you tried to upload a PowerPoint deck into NotebookLM, the app would tell you no. You had to convert your slides into a PDF first.

But things change fast in the AI world. I went back to double-check my assumptions, and it turns out NotebookLM has finally updated things.

I tested this with a 10-slide deck and it worked (and not the weird way where it strips out the images and leaves you with a skeleton of bullet points). One thing to note is that it did take a while compared to other file types. My 10-slide deck took about 5 minutes to upload (it actually a good sign since it likely means that it is processing the images)

How to Upload Your Slides

If you want to try this yourself, the process is dead simple, though you might need a little patience:

• Head to NotebookLM: Go to notebooklm.google.com.
• Open a notebook: Open an existing notebook or start a fresh one for your project.
• The Upload Menu: Click Add Sources. If you hover over the “and more” text in the upload window, you’ll see PPTX listed in the supported formats.
• Drag and Drop: Toss in your file or upload it manually.

For the other technical types out there, NotebookLM specifically supports .pptx. Other PowerPoint formats likely won’t work.

Watch a video demo: