Most Gemini Notebook users type the same kinds of questions over and over. "Summarize the key findings." "What are the main arguments?" "Give me a list of the most important concepts." "Compare these two perspectives."
The Prompt Library in Notebook OS gives you 23 pre-written prompts designed for common knowledge work tasks — organized by what you are trying to accomplish. One click, and the prompt appears in the Gemini Notebook chat input ready to send (or edit).
Prompt Categories
The built-in prompts are organized into several categories:
Summarization — different types of summaries: executive summary, technical summary, beginner-friendly summary, bullet-point key points, and one-paragraph overview. Each is optimized for a different audience or purpose.
Analysis — prompts for identifying themes, comparing perspectives, finding gaps, evaluating methodology, and extracting arguments. Useful for literature reviews and critical reading.
Extraction — prompts for pulling out specific types of content: definitions, key terms, statistics, quotes, dates and events, and action items.
Generation — prompts for creating new content from your sources: study questions, quiz questions, a glossary, an outline, and discussion prompts.
Research — prompts for exploring your source material more deeply: finding contradictions between sources, identifying consensus, spotting unanswered questions, and mapping the evidence for and against a claim.
How to Use a Prompt
Open the Prompt Library in the Notebook OS side panel. Browse or search for a prompt. Click it and it appears in the Gemini Notebook chat input. You can send it immediately or edit it first to add specifics — a particular subtopic, a specific source name, or a format preference.
Saving Custom Prompts
The built-in prompts cover common cases. Your work may need something specific. Use the custom prompt editor to write and save your own prompts for the tasks you do repeatedly.
Free users can save up to 5 custom prompts. Pro users get unlimited saved prompts.
Good candidates for custom prompts:
- Prompts specific to your field — medical summary format, legal analysis structure, financial summary template
- Prompts for recurring project types — competitive analysis, literature review structure, client briefing format
- Prompts with specific tone or audience requirements — "explain this to a non-specialist" or "summarize for a clinical audience"
Prompts vs. Studio Recipes
The Prompt Library and Studio Recipes are related but different tools. A prompt is a single instruction you send to the Gemini Notebook chat. A Studio Recipe generates a structured prompt for Gemini Notebook's artifact generator — it produces a full document, audio, slides, or other formatted output.
Use the Prompt Library for conversational exploration of your sources. Use Studio Recipes when you want a finished artifact. Most effective research workflows use both: prompts to explore and refine your understanding, then a recipe to produce the final output.