Am I the only one who wishes you could edit source text directly in the app?

AndrewH · 2026-09-26T12:30:46Z

Hey everyone, new user here. I've been trying NotebookLM for a few days to organize research for my sales team. I really like the idea, but I keep running into a small frustration. When I add a source and NotebookLM summarizes or misunderstands something, I just wish I could click into that source text and fix a typo or clarify a sentence right there in the app. Instead, I have to go back to my original document, edit it, and re-upload the whole thing. It breaks my flow. Is this a common pain point, or am I missing a workaround? For a tool built around your own sources, not being able to tweak them directly feels a bit limiting.

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27/09/2026 1:42 am

It's not just about the flow. It's about where the source of truth lives. You're now managing two documents: the real sales playbook and the one the AI thinks is real. That's a compliance risk waiting to happen.

Adding an edit button just moves the problem. The real fix is a live sync to a real document store. One file, always current.

Treating uploads as immutable artifacts is the wrong model for anything but finished research papers. For business use, it's broken.

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication

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