# Side Panel Header, Menu and Settings


The top of the Kortex side panel holds your account switcher, the Dashboard button and a three-dot menu of settings. The menu lets you turn features on or off, connect an AI assistant, manage billing, get help and sign out.

<img src="/docs/img/docs/shot-side-panel-panel-settings-menu.webp" alt="The ⋯ menu: your account, features, billing, help and sign out" width="360" />

## What is in the header?

- **The account switcher** on the left. It shows which Gemini Notebook (formerly NotebookLM) account Kortex is using. It appears when you use more than one Google account. Click it to switch.
- **Upgrade**, on the free plan. It opens the plans.
- **Dashboard**. It opens the big Kortex dashboard in a new tab. See [the dashboard](/docs/dashboard).
- **⋯** (the three dots), which opens the menu below.

## How to open the menu

1. Click the three dots (**⋯**) in the top right corner of the panel.
1. At the top you see your Kortex email and your plan, such as **Basic** or **Pro**.
1. Click an item. Click anywhere else to close the menu.

## General

- **Manage features**: turn single Kortex buttons and helpers on or off.
- **MCP Connection**: connect an AI assistant to Kortex. This needs Pro. See [MCP Server](/docs/mcp-server).
- **Manage notebooks**: open the dashboard.
- **Switch to dark mode** (or light mode).

<img src="/docs/img/docs/shot-side-panel-panel-features-modal.webp" alt="Manage features turns Kortex buttons on or off one by one" width="360" />

## Billing

- **Manage subscription**: for Pro accounts billed through Dodo Payments. Opens your subscription.
- **Claim purchase**: if you paid with a different email, type the checkout email here to link the payment to your account.
- **Redeem AppSumo code**: paste the license key from your AppSumo purchase.
- **Custom plan**: a form for a team or a different way to pay.

<img src="/docs/img/docs/shot-side-panel-panel-claim-purchase.webp" alt="Claim purchase links a payment to your account" width="360" />

## Support

- **Documentation** and **Tutorial**: help and a walk-through.
- **Take the Library tour**: opens the Library and shows you around.
- **Request a feature**: send the Kortex team an idea, with a subject and a message.
- **Contact us** and **Visit website**.
- **Options**: two privacy switches, including opting out of data collection for product improvement.

<img src="/docs/img/docs/shot-side-panel-panel-support-feature-request.webp" alt="Request a feature opens a short form that goes to the Kortex team" width="360" />

## What are the daily limits?

On the free plan a **Limits** tab shows what is left today of imports, exports, source views and prompts. A meter turns amber as it nears the limit. See [Free and Pro](/docs/plans).

## How to sign out

1. Open the **⋯** menu.
1. Click **Sign out**, in red near the bottom.

Just below it is **Delete account**. Use it only if you want your Kortex account removed.

:::tip Good to know

- The email at the top of the menu is your Kortex account. The account switcher is for Gemini Notebook. They can be different.
- The small footer at the bottom has links to **Support**, **Rate Kortex** and **Buy us a coffee**.

:::

## Related pages

- [The side panel](/docs/side-panel)
- [Free and Pro](/docs/plans)
- [Support](/docs/support)