# Kortex Dashboard for NotebookLM Notebooks


The Kortex dashboard is a full browser tab where you manage all your Gemini Notebook (formerly NotebookLM) notebooks at once. It has tables for notebooks, sources and Studio outputs. You can search, tag, file and act on many items together.

<img src="/docs/img/docs/shot-dashboard-all-notebooks.webp" alt="The dashboard, opened on the Notebooks table" width="720" />

## Why use the dashboard?

Gemini Notebook shows one notebook at a time. The dashboard shows all of them in tables. You can search them, tag them, sort them into collections and act on many at once.

## How do I open it?

1. Open the Kortex side panel by clicking the Kortex icon in the Chrome toolbar.
1. Click the dashboard button in the header of the side panel.
1. A new tab opens. It starts on your notebooks, unless you chose another start page (see below).

## Finding your way: the sidebar

The sidebar on the left has three groups. Press `Ctrl+\` to hide it or bring it back.

### Views

- **Now**: what is running and what needs you. See [Now](/docs/dashboard-now).
- **Notebooks**: all your notebooks in one table. See [All Notebooks](/docs/all-notebooks).
- **Sources**: every source from every notebook. See [All Sources](/docs/all-sources).
- **Artifacts**: everything Studio has made. See [All Artifacts](/docs/all-artifacts).
- **Chat Library**: opens your saved AI chats in a new tab. See [Chat Library](/docs/chat-library).
- **Manage Space**: your tags, collections and more. See [Manage Space](/docs/manage-space).

### Organize

- **Collections**: folders for notebooks. See [Collections](/docs/collections).
- **Favorites**: notebooks you starred. See [Favorites](/docs/favorites).
- **Podcasts**: your private podcast feeds. See [Podcasts](/docs/podcasts-view).

### Tools

- **Agents** and **Workflows**: see [Agents and Workflows](/docs/dashboard-agents).
- **Merge Notebooks** and **Compare**: see [Merge Notebooks](/docs/merge-notebooks) and [Compare Notebooks](/docs/compare-notebooks).
- **Automation**: rules that run by themselves. See [Automation Rules](/docs/automation-rules).
- **Prompts**: see [Prompts Library](/docs/prompts-library).
- **Bulk Import**: see [Bulk Import](/docs/bulk-import).
- **Notebook Templates**, **Source Templates** and **Note Templates**: see [Templates](/docs/templates).

Some of these need Kortex Pro. Each page says so near the top. See [pricing](https://www.kortex-notebooklm.com/#pricing).

## Search everything

The search box at the top says **Search everything...**. Press `/` anywhere to jump into it. Type a few letters. Kortex looks through your notebooks, collections, tags, podcasts, sources and notes at the same time.

<img src="/docs/img/docs/shot-dashboard-command-palette.webp" alt="The search box opened as a command palette" width="560" />

## The command palette

The same box is also a list of commands. Press `Ctrl+K` (`⌘K` on a Mac) and leave it empty. You will see things you can do without touching the mouse:

- Jump to any page.
- Make a new notebook, collection or podcast.
- Switch light or dark mode.
- Switch row density. Compact rows fit more on the screen.
- Show the keyboard shortcuts, or replay the tour.

<img src="/docs/img/docs/shot-dashboard-density-compact.webp" alt="Compact rows, which fit more notebooks on the screen" width="720" />

## Keyboard shortcuts

Press `Ctrl+/` to see the list. Here are the main ones.

- `Ctrl+\`: hide or show the sidebar.
- `/`: search.
- `Ctrl+R`: refresh your data.
- `Esc`: close a window.
- `C` then `N`, `C` or `P`: make a new notebook, collection or podcast.
- `G` then `N`, `S`, `P` or `A`: go to Notebooks, Sources, Podcasts or Automation.

<img src="/docs/img/docs/shot-dashboard-shortcuts-help.webp" alt="The Keyboard Shortcuts window" width="560" />

## What's New

After Kortex updates, a slim bar appears above the page that says what is new. Click it to open it. It shows one new feature at a time, with a picture. Use **Back** and **Next** to go through them.

<img src="/docs/img/docs/shot-dashboard-whats-new-collapsed.webp" alt="The slim What's new bar above the page" width="720" />

<img src="/docs/img/docs/shot-dashboard-whats-new-open.webp" alt="The What's new bar opened, with a picture and Back and Next" width="560" />

## The Get started checklist

New users see a small **Get started** card in the bottom corner. It lists first steps, such as tagging a notebook, connecting an AI assistant, making a rule and taking the tour. It ticks each step as you do it. Click **Dismiss** to hide it. When every step is ticked it says Kortex is yours now and goes away.

<img src="/docs/img/docs/shot-dashboard-getting-started-card.webp" alt="The Get started card in the corner of the dashboard" width="720" />

## The guided tour

The tour is a two-minute walk through the dashboard. It lights up one part of the page at a time and says what it is for. To see it again, click **Replay Tour** at the bottom of the sidebar.

<img src="/docs/img/docs/shot-dashboard-onboarding-tour-step.webp" alt="One step of the guided tour" width="720" />

## Light, dark and language

- The round sun button in the top bar switches between light and dark.
- The three dots (**⋯**) in the top right open a menu with shortcuts, the **Start Page**, **Buy Minutes**, the language, the docs and the Kortex Notebook link.
- **Start Page** picks which page the dashboard opens on.
- The language menu changes the dashboard into one of ten languages: English, Spanish, Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Turkish, Italian, Vietnamese or Russian.

<img src="/docs/img/docs/shot-dashboard-nav-overflow.webp" alt="The three-dot menu in the top bar" width="560" />

<img src="/docs/img/docs/shot-dashboard-start-page-menu.webp" alt="Choosing the page the dashboard opens on" width="560" />

<img src="/docs/img/docs/shot-dashboard-language-menu.webp" alt="The language menu" width="560" />

<img src="/docs/img/docs/shot-dashboard-all-notebooks-dark.webp" alt="The notebooks table in dark mode" width="720" />

## The activity pill

While something is running, a pill in the top bar says so, for example **2 running**. Click it to see what ran lately on this computer: workflows, automations and Audio Overviews being made. Hiding a row there does not stop the work.

<img src="/docs/img/docs/shot-dashboard-activity.webp" alt="The activity pill opened" width="560" />

## The account footer

The bottom of the sidebar shows the Google account whose notebooks you are looking at, your Kortex plan, **Sign out** and **Replay Tour**. If you use more than one Google account with Gemini Notebook, a switcher called **Notebooks from** lets you change between them.

<img src="/docs/img/docs/shot-dashboard-account-footer.webp" alt="The foot of the sidebar with the account and plan" width="360" />

:::tip Good to know

- The dashboard reads your notebooks from Gemini Notebook. You need to be signed in to Google in the same Chrome.
- Your tags and collections are kept for you by Kortex. Some features need Kortex Pro.

:::

## Related pages

- [The Side Panel](/docs/side-panel)
- [Find your way](/docs/find-your-way)
- [Plans](/docs/plans)