Google has introduced Notebooks in the Google Gemini app to help users structure chats, files, and ongoing work in a single space. The feature extends the earlier connection with NotebookLM and is designed to support organized handling of study material, research inputs, and multi-step projects by grouping related content together and maintaining context across tools.
Notebooks in Gemini
Notebooks provide a dedicated workspace within Google Gemini where users can group and manage related content around a specific topic. They can be created from the side panel using the “New notebook” option, after which users can add existing chats, attach supporting files such as PDFs and documents, and define custom instructions to guide responses within that notebook.
The content stored in a notebook is used as contextual input for Gemini’s responses along with its built-in capabilities and web search. Notebooks are also shared across Google products and stay synchronized with NotebookLM, allowing the same sources to be accessed in both apps without re-adding them.
Key features
- Notebook creation from the Gemini side panel
- Centralized organization of topic-based content
- Ability to move or consolidate past chats into a notebook
- Support for adding reference files such as PDFs and documents
- Custom instruction support for controlling notebook-specific behavior
- Shared source access across Google Gemini and NotebookLM
- Access to NotebookLM outputs like Video Overviews, Infographics, and Cinematic Video Overviews
- Handling of multiple sources within a single notebook environment
- Scaling capabilities based on subscription plan limits for larger workloads
- Continuous sync to ensure data consistency across both apps
Availability
Notebooks in Gemini are rolling out on the web starting this week for users subscribed to Google AI Ultra, Pro, and Plus plans.
The rollout will expand over the coming weeks to mobile platforms, additional regions across Europe, and eventually to free users. The feature is not available for users under 18, nor for Workspace and Education accounts.