# NotebookLM Notebook and Source Templates Templates save a setup you want to reuse in Gemini Notebook (formerly NotebookLM). Kortex has three kinds. Notebook templates keep tags and collections, source templates keep tags and a folder, and note templates keep a title and text. **This needs Kortex Pro.** See [pricing](https://www.kortex-notebooklm.com/#pricing). Notebook templates ## Why use templates? A template is like a cookie cutter. You shape one thing once, and then stamp the same shape on many. ## Notebook templates A notebook template keeps a notebook's tags and collections. It does not copy its sources or notes. 1. Click **Notebook Templates** in the sidebar. 1. Choose a **Source Notebook** and click **Save Template**. 1. On another notebook, click **Apply to Notebook...**. ## Source templates A source template keeps a source's tags and folder. Use it to file other sources the same way. 1. Click **Source Templates** in the sidebar. 1. Pick a source and click **Save Template**. To combine several, use **Merge as one template**. 1. Pick other sources and click **Apply to Source…**. Source templates ## Note templates A note template is a title and some text. An automation rule can add it to a notebook for you. 1. Click **Note Templates** in the sidebar. 1. Click **New Template**. Write a title and the text. 1. In an automation rule, use the **Add note** action and choose the template. Note templates :::tip Good to know - Automations can apply a source template with the **Apply source template** action. ::: ## Which template should I use? - To give a new notebook the same tags and collections, use a notebook template. Sources and notes are not copied. - To file other sources the same way, use a source template. - To add the same note to many notebooks, use a note template with an automation's **Add note** action. ## Related pages - [Automation Rules](/docs/automation-rules) - [Template Engine](/docs/automation-template-engine) - [Manage Space](/docs/manage-space)