Is Open Notebook available in the EU?

Open Notebook is available in the EU. MIT-licensed software that is self-hosted via Docker, so it can run anywhere including the EU with data kept on the user's own infrastructure; no regional restrictions found. The UI includes several EU languages.

What is the best alternative to Open Notebook in the EU?

Gemini Notebook by Google is the closest match we track that EU users can use (available in the eu). Google's AI research and note-taking assistant (formerly NotebookLM) that answers from sources you upload.

How are these alternatives chosen?

We compare tools by meaning (embeddings of their descriptions), keep those in the same category, and show only tools whose EU status is available or limited. Closest match first.

Alternatives that work in the EU

Open Notebook alternatives for the EU.

Open Notebook is available in the EU. Here are 8 similar tools in the same space, 8 of them verified available.

Available in EUUpdated 14 Nov 2026

At a glance

Open Notebook compared with 8 alternatives: EU status, pricing, licence and release date
Tool	EU status	Pricing	Open source	Released	Mentions
Open Notebook (this)	Available in EU	Open source	Yes	21 Oct 2024	1
Gemini Notebook	Available in EU	Freemium	No	Jul 2023	5
Odysseus	Available in EU	Open source	Yes	n/a	1
Inkling Small	Available in EU	Open source	No	27 Jul 2026	2
GLM 5.3 Flash	Available in EU	Freemium	Unknown	n/a	6
Buzz	Available in EU	Open source	Yes	6 Mar 2026	2
Codex Voice Mode	Available in EU	Freemium	No	n/a	1
ChatGPT Voice	Available in EU	Freemium	No	n/a	1
GPT Live 1	Available in EU	API pricing	No	n/a	1

The alternatives, closest match first

01GN
Gemini Notebook
App · Google
Google's AI research and note-taking assistant (formerly NotebookLM) that answers from sources you upload.
By Google. 5 mentions in creator videos.
Available in EUFreemiumJul 202313:04on Matt Wolfe
02OD
Odysseus
App · PewDiePie
Open-source, self-hosted AI workspace for chat, agents, deep research, documents, email, notes and calendar.
By PewDiePie. 1 mention in creator videos.
Available in EUOpen sourceOpen source0:00on Matt Wolfe
03IS
Inkling Small
Model · Thinking Machines
Open-weights multimodal MoE model (276B total, 12B active) from Thinking Machines; text, image and audio in, text out.
By Thinking Machines. 2 mentions in creator videos.
Available in EUOpen source27 Jul 202613:37on AI Search
04G5
GLM 5.3 Flash
Model · Zhipu AI
Zhipu AI's GLM-5.3-Flash, a fast open-weights LLM for coding and agentic tasks, available via Z.ai chat and API.
By Zhipu AI. 6 mentions in creator videos.
Available in EUFreemium18:13on Matthew Berman
05BU
Buzz
App · Block
Open-source, self-hostable workspace from Block where humans and AI agents share channels on a Nostr-based relay.
By Block. 2 mentions in creator videos.
Available in EUOpen sourceOpen source6 Mar 20265:03on Matthew Berman
06CV
Codex Voice Mode
App · OpenAI
Native voice mode in OpenAI's Codex that lets you speak to start and control coding agent threads.
By OpenAI. 1 mention in creator videos.
Available in EUFreemium1:38on Matthew Berman
07CV
ChatGPT Voice
App · OpenAI
OpenAI's conversational voice mode in ChatGPT, supporting spoken dialogue and tool use in the web and mobile apps.
By OpenAI. 1 mention in creator videos.
Available in EUFreemium6:25on Matthew Berman
08GL
GPT Live 1
API · OpenAI
OpenAI API for realtime voice assistants that keep talking while background agents work.
By OpenAI. 1 mention in creator videos.
Available in EUAPI pricing8:40on Matt Wolfe

Frequently asked

Is Open Notebook available in the EU?: Open Notebook is available in the EU. MIT-licensed software that is self-hosted via Docker, so it can run anywhere including the EU with data kept on the user's own infrastructure; no regional restrictions found. The UI includes several EU languages.
What is the best alternative to Open Notebook in the EU?: Gemini Notebook by Google is the closest match we track that EU users can use (available in the eu). Google's AI research and note-taking assistant (formerly NotebookLM) that answers from sources you upload.
How are these alternatives chosen?: We compare tools by meaning (embeddings of their descriptions), keep those in the same category, and show only tools whose EU status is available or limited. Closest match first.

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