Have you ever had an important conversation get lost among dozens of chats, documents, and links? Google wants to solve that problem with Gemini’s new notebooks: dedicated spaces for bringing together information, instructions, and conversations about the same project.
A space to organize your projects
Notebooks work as personal knowledge bases that connect different Google products. For now, they’re launching inside the Gemini app and are designed for projects that require continuity, such as studying for an exam, researching a topic, or learning a new skill.
To create one, you simply need to select “New notebook” in Gemini’s side panel. From there, you can move previous conversations, add documents and PDF files, and write custom instructions to tell the AI how you want it to work.
What’s the advantage? Gemini no longer has to start from scratch every time you ask a question. It can use the sources you organized in the notebook, along with its tools and web search, to provide answers that are more closely connected to your goal.
Gemini and NotebookLM work together
The most important new feature is that notebooks sync with NotebookLM, Google’s tool for analyzing the sources you provide. Any file or material you add in one app will also appear in the other.
This lets you combine the strengths of both platforms. You can start a research project in Gemini, organize your conversations there, and then open the same notebook in NotebookLM to create resources such as Video Overviews and infographics.
For example, a student could upload class notes to a notebook and ask NotebookLM to generate a video summary. The next day, they could return to Gemini and request an essay outline based on exactly those same materials.
The idea isn’t to add yet another digital folder, but to preserve a project’s context so AI can help you more consistently.
Initial availability of notebooks
Google began rolling out notebooks this week to Google AI Ultra, Pro, and Plus subscribers in the web version of Gemini. The company says it will expand access to mobile devices, more European countries, and users on the free plan in the coming weeks.
The number of sources you can use will depend on your subscription plan. This means that larger, longer-term projects may require a paid account, although Google has yet to explain exactly what the limits will be for each plan.
It’s also worth remembering that these features don’t replace human review. If you use Gemini to study, conduct research, or prepare a document, check its answers and consult the original sources when accuracy matters.
Notebooks show a clear direction for Gemini: moving from a chatbot where you ask isolated questions to becoming a workspace with organized memory. For anyone managing classes, research, personal plans, or professional projects, bringing all the context together in one place could save time and reduce digital clutter.
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https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/products/gemini-app/notebooks-gemini-notebooklm