# How to save a ChatGPT chat to NotebookLM (Gemini Notebook) > Save any ChatGPT conversation to a NotebookLM (Gemini Notebook) notebook in a few clicks with the Kortex extension. Works on Claude, Gemini and Perplexity too. https://www.kortex-notebooklm.com/tutorials/how-to-save-chatgpt-chats-to-notebooklm 1. [Tutorials](/tutorials) 2. How to save a ChatGPT chat to NotebookLM # How to save a ChatGPT chat to NotebookLM (Gemini Notebook) 1 minute 5 steps Updated November 5, 2026 ## Quick answer Install the Kortex extension and sign in. Open the chat in ChatGPT and click the NotebookLM button in the chat box. Choose Create New Notebook or Use Existing Notebook. The chat becomes a text source in that notebook, with a title like \[CHATGPT\] Trip plan. It takes under a minute. ## Watch it first How to save a ChatGPT chat to NotebookLM (Gemini Notebook) Read the transcript Here's how to save a ChatGPT chat to Gemini Notebook, formerly NotebookLM, with the Kortex extension. Open the chat you want to keep. Kortex adds a NotebookLM button to the chat box. If it's missing, reload the page once. Click it. The menu offers Create New Notebook and Use Existing Notebook. It also says whether you saved this chat before. Use Existing Notebook lists your notebooks, newest first, with a search box. The best match for the chat sits on top, marked Suggested. If you use tags, folders or collections, a window opens first, so you can file it. Open the notebook in Gemini Notebook. The chat is a source named after the site and the chat. Your questions and ChatGPT's replies are labeled. A saved chat doesn't change when the conversation does. Click the button again. The menu now says when you synced it. Re-sync Conversation replaces the earlier copy with the chat as it is now. If you pick a notebook that already has the chat, Kortex warns you first. Add anyway saves a second copy. Find the full steps and fixes on the Kortex website. ## What you need - The [Kortex extension](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/kortex/hdapplggdhndkblofffknpmnnnnbncbn) in Chrome, Edge or Brave, and signed in - A Google account that can open Gemini Notebook (formerly NotebookLM) - A ChatGPT conversation to save ## On this page 1. [Open the chat you want to keep](#step-1) 2. [Click the button and choose where the chat goes](#step-2) 3. [Pick the notebook](#step-3) 4. [Open the notebook and check the source](#step-4) 5. [Update it after you keep talking](#step-5) 6. [If it doesn’t work](#trouble) 7. [Questions](#faq) 1. ## Open the chat you want to keep Go to the conversation in ChatGPT. With Kortex installed, a `NotebookLM` button appears in the chat box, next to the plus button. If you do not see it, reload the page once. [![A ChatGPT conversation about planning a React 19 migration, with the Kortex NotebookLM button in the chat box beside the plus button.](/media/features/chatgpt-button.webp)](/media/features/chatgpt-button.webp) The Kortex button in the ChatGPT chat box. It reads NotebookLM, the product’s name in the extension. 2. ## Click the button and choose where the chat goes The menu offers **Create New Notebook** and **Use Existing Notebook**. It also says whether you saved this chat before. Pick the first to start a new notebook. Pick the second to add the chat to research you already have. [![The Kortex menu open above the chat box with two choices, Create New Notebook and Use Existing Notebook, and a Not synced note.](/media/features/chat-save-menu.webp)](/media/features/chat-save-menu.webp) Click the button. Save to a new notebook or one you already have. 3. ## Pick the notebook Use Existing Notebook shows your notebooks, newest first, with a search box. Kortex puts the best match for the chat at the top and marks it Suggested. If you use tags, folders or collections, a window opens first. There you can file the notebook or source. [![The Use Existing Notebook list: a search box and notebooks such as Urban heat islands: literature and Thesis methods and data.](/media/features/chat-notebook-list.webp)](/media/features/chat-notebook-list.webp) Use Existing Notebook lists your notebooks with search. 4. ## Open the notebook and check the source Open the notebook in Gemini Notebook. The chat is a source named after the site and the chat, for example `[CHATGPT] Plan the React 19 migration`. Your questions and ChatGPT's replies are labeled. You can ask Gemini Notebook about it like any other source. 5. ## Update it after you keep talking A saved chat does not change when the conversation does. Click the button again. Kortex warns you that the notebook already has the chat. Re-sync Conversation replaces the earlier copy with the chat as it is now. Add anyway saves a second copy. ## If it doesn’t work The NotebookLM button is not in the chat box Reload the ChatGPT tab. If the button is still missing, open the Kortex side panel and check Manage features. The button may be switched off, or hidden for this site with Hide NotebookLM button on this site. The chat is already in the notebook Kortex warns you before it adds the same chat twice. Choose Add anyway for a second copy. Or cancel and open the notebook to use the one you have. It asks me to sign in Kortex needs you to sign in to your Kortex account. Open the side panel from the toolbar icon and sign in with Google. Then click the button again. ## Questions people ask Something we missed? [Ask us](#contact). ### Does this work for Claude, Gemini and Perplexity too? Yes. The same button appears on Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, Grok, Genspark, Kimi, OpenEvidence, Merlin and Gistr. The steps are the same. ### Can I update a chat I already saved? Yes. Click the button again. Choose Re-sync Conversation to replace the earlier copy with the chat as it is now. Or choose Add anyway for a second copy. ### Why does the button still say NotebookLM? Google renamed NotebookLM to Gemini Notebook on July 16, 2026. Both names mean the same product. The Kortex button still has the old name. ### Can I save several chats at once? The button saves the chat you are in. To bring in many links at once, use [Bulk Import](/features#import) in the Kortex Workspace. ## Keep going [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) [Kortex docs The full reference for this feature, with every option.](/docs/platform-integrations) ### More tutorials - [How to send highlighted text to NotebookLM (Gemini Notebook)](/tutorials/how-to-send-highlighted-text-to-notebooklm) - [How to sync Google Docs in NotebookLM (Gemini Notebook)](/tutorials/how-to-sync-google-docs-in-notebooklm) - [How to add YouTube videos and playlists to NotebookLM](/tutorials/how-to-add-youtube-videos-to-notebooklm) - [How to bulk import links into NotebookLM (Gemini Notebook)](/tutorials/how-to-bulk-import-links-into-notebooklm) [All tutorials](/tutorials) ## Do it on your own notebooks. Install the Kortex extension and follow these steps on a notebook you already have. [Add to Chrome](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/kortex/hdapplggdhndkblofffknpmnnnnbncbn) 100,000+ users, rated 4.5 on the Chrome Web Store.