Google adds notebooks to Gemini app for better project organization

Google is adding a notebooks feature to the Gemini app, giving users a dedicated space to organize chats, files, and documents around specific topics or projects. The company describes notebooks as personal knowledge bases that will eventually work across multiple Google products.

Users can create a notebook from the side panel in the Gemini app. Once inside, they can add sources such as documents, PDFs, websites, and copied text. They can also move existing chats into a notebook and give Gemini custom instructions about tone and response style. Gemini then draws on those sources alongside its regular tools and web search when answering questions.

A key part of the feature is its connection to NotebookLM, Google’s existing AI research tool. Notebooks sync between the two apps automatically. A source added in Gemini will appear in NotebookLM and vice versa. This allows users to take advantage of features specific to each app. For example, a student could add class notes to a notebook in Gemini, then switch to NotebookLM to generate a video overview of that material, and later return to Gemini to draft an essay.

According to 9to5Google, all existing chats now include an option to add them to a notebook.

Google is rolling out the feature first to Google AI Plus, Pro, and Ultra subscribers on the web. Access for mobile users, free users, and more European countries is planned for the coming weeks.

Sources: Google Blog, 9to5Google