How to save and reuse ChatGPT prompts
Quick answer
Install Kortex and press Cmd+Shift+P (Ctrl+Shift+P on Windows) on an AI site. Click New prompt and add a title, the prompt text and a Shortcut such as sum. In ChatGPT, type ; and the shortcut, then press Enter. The prompt goes into the chat box. The same prompts work in Claude, Gemini and other AI sites.
Watch it first
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Open your prompts
On ChatGPT, press Cmd+Shift+P (Ctrl+Shift+P on Windows). The Prompts panel opens, with your folders on the left, a search box, Favorites and Tags filters and a New prompt button. You can also open the Prompts view in the Library, or the Prompts tab in the side panel.
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Click New prompt and write it
Give the prompt a title and write the prompt itself. Add a Shortcut if you want to type it with ; later. You can also pick a folder, add tags and star it as a favorite.
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Save a prompt from something you already wrote
In the Library's reader, click Save as a prompt beside any of your questions. On any web page, select text, right-click and choose Save selection as a Kortex prompt.
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Type ; in the ChatGPT chat box
Click the chat box and type ;. A menu lists your prompts by shortcut. Keep typing a shortcut or the start of a title, then press Enter or Tab. The prompt goes into the chat box. Prompts you use most come first.
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Other ways to insert a prompt
Press Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+P and click Insert beside a prompt. Or right-click the chat box and choose Insert a Kortex prompt for the 15 you used last. Or select text on a page, right-click and choose Use a Kortex prompt on the selection.
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Use the same prompt in Claude and Gemini
Your prompts live in Kortex, not in one AI. Type ; and the same shortcut in the chat box of Claude, Gemini or any other AI site Kortex supports. In the Library, Start chat with this prompt… opens a new chat on the AI you pick.
If it doesn’t work
- Typing ; and my shortcut does nothing
- Check the shortcut's spelling in the Prompts panel, and press Enter or Tab when the menu is open. A full shortcut followed by a space also puts the prompt in straight away. If the menu stays closed, press Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+P and click Insert instead.
- Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+P does nothing
- On chrome:// pages the shortcut opens the dashboard's Prompts instead of a panel. On other pages, click the page first and press the keys again.
- I deleted a prompt by mistake
- Open the Prompts view, open its ⋯ menu and choose Recently deleted. A deleted prompt is kept there for 30 days, so you can restore it.
Questions people ask
Something we missed? Ask us.
Do saved prompts work in Claude and Gemini, not just ChatGPT?
Yes. Type ; in the chat box of ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and the other AI sites Kortex supports. The same prompts and shortcuts appear in each.
Can I use prompts in Gemini Notebook (formerly NotebookLM)?
Yes. Open the same prompts from the Prompts button at the end of the Kortex bar in a notebook. See how to save and reuse prompts for NotebookLM.
Can I bring in prompts I already have?
Yes. In the Prompts view, open the ⋯ menu and choose Import prompts. It reads a Kortex export, a JSON list or a CSV file with a prompt column. Prompts with the same text are skipped.
Can Kortex help me improve a prompt?
Yes. Choose Improve with an AI on a prompt. It opens a new chat that asks an AI to improve the prompt and keep its blanks, and you paste the answer back.
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