# Save AI prompts and insert them with ;shortcuts

> Save your best AI prompts in one library. Type ; in a supported AI chat box, or press Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+P on any page, and fill in the blanks.

https://www.kortex-notebooklm.com/features/prompt-library

1.  [Features](/features)
2.  Prompt library and shortcuts

AI assistants

# Prompt library and shortcuts

The Kortex Prompts Library saves your best prompts for Gemini Notebook (formerly NotebookLM) and AI chats, with folders, tags, favorites and blanks you fill in each time. Type ; in a supported AI chat box to insert one, or press Cmd+Shift+P (Ctrl+Shift+P on Windows).

[Add to Chrome](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/kortex/hdapplggdhndkblofffknpmnnnnbncbn) [Follow the tutorial](/tutorials/how-to-save-and-reuse-prompts-for-notebooklm)

[![The Kortex Prompts panel open over a Claude chat: folders such as Research, Writing and Work on the left, a search box, Favorites and Tags filters, a New prompt button, and prompts such as Summarize my sources with their ;shortcuts and Insert buttons.](/media/features/prompts-panel.webp)](/media/features/prompts-panel.webp)

Press Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+P on any AI site to open your prompts.

## What does the Kortex prompt library do?

The Prompts Library saves your prompts with folders, tags, favorites and blanks you fill in each time. Type ; in the chat box of a supported AI site to insert one. Or press Cmd+Shift+P (Ctrl+Shift+P on Windows) on any page.

## What you get

-   ### Your best prompt, two keystrokes away
    
    Type ; and a few letters in a chat box. Press Enter to put the prompt in. The prompts you use most come first.
    
-   ### Blanks that ask you
    
    Write {{audience}} in a prompt. Kortex opens a small form above the chat box, filled with your last answers.
    
-   ### One library, every surface
    
    The same prompts show in the Library, the Workspace, the side panel, the Prompts panel and the right-click menu.
    
-   ### Safe to edit
    
    When you change a prompt, Kortex keeps the old version, up to 10 per prompt. You can get a deleted prompt back for 30 days.
    

## Where do my prompts live?

You write prompts once and use them in four places. The Kortex Library has a **Prompts** view for writing and organizing. The Workspace’s **Prompts** page shows the same view. The side panel has a **Prompts** tab. The **Prompts** button at the end of the Kortex bar opens the Prompts panel on Gemini Notebook. **Cmd+Shift+P** (**Ctrl+Shift+P** on Windows) opens that panel on any page.

A prompt has a title, the text, an optional **Shortcut**, a folder, tags and a favorite star.

## How do I insert a prompt with ;?

In a supported AI site’s chat box, type **;** and then a shortcut or the first letters of a title. Press **Enter** or **Tab** to put the prompt in. If you type a full shortcut and a space, it goes in right away.

You can also right-click a chat box and choose **Insert a Kortex prompt** to see the 15 you used last.

## Blanks and steps

| Write | What happens |
| --- | --- |
| `{{audience}}` | A blank you fill in each time |
| `{{audience=my team}}` | A blank with its usual answer |
| `{{tone:formal|friendly}}` | A choice. The first is the default |
| `{{selection}}` `{{clipboard}}` `{{date}}` `{{page}}` `{{url}}` | Filled in by Kortex |

A line with only `>>>` splits a prompt into steps. The first step goes in. After you send it, **Insert next step** offers the next one.

## Keeping them safe

When you edit a prompt’s title or text, Kortex keeps the old one, up to 10 per prompt. **Recently deleted** keeps a deleted prompt for 30 days. Versions and Recently deleted stay on this computer.

Prompts are not [templates](/features/templates). Templates organize notebooks. Prompts are what you ask.

## How it works

Want every step? [Follow the tutorial](/tutorials/how-to-save-and-reuse-prompts-for-notebooklm).

1.  ### Write a prompt
    
    Click New prompt in the Library, the Workspace, the side panel or the Prompts panel. Give it a title and the text. You can add a Shortcut too.
    
2.  ### Add blanks
    
    Use {{name}} for something you fill in each time. Kortex fills in {{selection}}, {{clipboard}}, {{date}}, {{page}} and {{url}} for you.
    
3.  ### Insert it with ;
    
    In a chat box on an AI site, type ; then the shortcut or the start of the title. Press Enter or Tab to insert it.
    
4.  ### Open the panel anywhere
    
    Press Cmd+Shift+P (Ctrl+Shift+P on Windows) on any page to open your prompts. Then click Insert.
    

## Questions people ask

Something we missed? [Ask us](#contact).

### Which sites does the ; shortcut work on?

Every AI site Kortex supports, including ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity. The Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+P panel opens on any page.

### What does Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+P do on a chrome:// page?

On chrome:// pages the shortcut opens the Workspace's Prompts page instead of the panel.

### Can I organize prompts in folders?

Yes. A prompt has a folder, tags and a favorite star. The Prompts page lists them by folder.

### Can I use a prompt on text I selected?

Yes. Right-click selected text and choose Use a Kortex prompt on the selection. The selection, the page title and its address fill the built-in blanks. Save selection as a Kortex prompt does the opposite.

### Can I take my prompts with me?

Yes. A prompt's ⋯ menu has Export as an Agent Skill. The Prompts view has Export all as a file, which writes one JSON file.

### Does the prompt library work with NotebookLM?

Yes. The Prompts button in the Kortex bar opens the Prompts panel on Gemini Notebook (formerly NotebookLM). Cmd+Shift+P (Ctrl+Shift+P on Windows) opens that panel on any page.

## Related features

The full reference is in the [Kortex docs](/docs/prompt-holder-button).

-   [Templates Save a notebook, source or note setup once. Use it again anywhere.](/features/templates)
-   [Send AI chats to a notebook Send a chat from ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity and more to a notebook in one click. Keep it up to date.](/features/send-ai-chats-to-notebook)

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