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Google Gemini is rolling out dedicated spaces to help you organize your files, conversations, research, and more into individual projects.
The new feature, called notebooks, lets you keep everything related to a single topic in a dedicated space. Google says to think of these as “personal knowledge bases" shared across all of its products.
The option to add a new notebook will appear in Gemini's side panel, so you can build out each project. It’ll ask for a notebook name, and then there’s an Add sources button to start building out the knowledge base.
You can use relevant files from your computer or Google Drive, as well as link to websites you want to use as references. There’s also an option to import text, or you can pull your previous conversations with Gemini into the notebook.
If you add a source to notebooks within Gemini, you'll also find that accessible through NotebookLM and vice versa. Google says, "This continuity means you can use unique features of each app, like Video Overviews and Infographics in NotebookLM, even if you started a notebook in the Gemini app."
The feature is rolling out now on the web for Google AI Plus, Pro, and Ultra subscribers, but it won’t appear for those with Workspace or Education accounts. Google also confirmed that it won’t work for users under 18.
It’s unclear why that is, especially given that Google has focused on the educational benefits of notebooks in its marketing, highlighting how they're helpful for studying for projects or revising for exams.
Google says it plans to bring the notebook feature to its free users in the “coming weeks," plus there are plans to bring the tools to the mobile version of Gemini soon.
ChatGPT has a similar organizational feature called Projects, where you can store files and conversations in one place to ensure you don't lose track of things and build helpful knowledge bases.