The short version
Defuddle
By Steph Ango (Kepano / Obsidian)
Turn messy web pages into clean notes — no ads, no clutter, just the content you need.
NotebookLM Research & Podcast Automation
By Teng Lin
Have your AI run Google NotebookLM for you: add sources, ask questions, make podcasts.
What each one does
Defuddle
- Removes ads, navigation, and clutter from any web page
- Extracts clean article text in a note-friendly format
- Pulls out key metadata like title, description, and domain
- Saves cleaned content to files for later reference
NotebookLM Research & Podcast Automation
- Creates notebooks and adds sources such as web links, documents, and YouTube videos
- Answers questions using only your sources, with citations back to them
- Runs fast or deep web research on a topic and imports the results as sources
- Generates audio podcasts, videos, slide decks, reports, mind maps, quizzes, and flashcards
- Downloads the finished files to your computer
When to pick each one
Reach for Defuddle when…
- You're researching a topic and need to save articles without all the junk
- You want to capture blog posts or docs for your notes or knowledge base
- You're analyzing content from multiple sources and need clean text to work with
Reach for NotebookLM Research & Podcast Automation when…
- You want a podcast-style audio overview of a stack of articles or reports
- You need to research a topic across many sources and get cited answers
- You're turning course or training material into quizzes and flashcards
- You use NotebookLM a lot and want your AI assistant to do the clicking for you
Quick facts
| Defuddle | NotebookLM Research & Podcast Automation | |
|---|---|---|
| Made by | Steph Ango (Kepano / Obsidian) | Teng Lin |
| Category | Knowledge & Research | Knowledge & Research |
| Source | View ↗ | View ↗ |
| Detail page | Open | Open |