How to search across all your NotebookLM (Gemini Notebook) notebooks

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Install the Kortex extension and open the Kortex Workspace. Press Ctrl+K (Cmd+K on a Mac) or /, then type. Kortex searches notebooks, sources, collections, tags, podcasts and notes at once. After three letters, it also shows related notebooks.

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How to search across all your NotebookLM (Gemini Notebook) notebooks
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Want to search every notebook in Gemini Notebook, formerly NotebookLM, at once? The Kortex Workspace searches them all from one box. Click the Kortex icon in the toolbar, then Dashboard in the side panel header.

The Workspace opens in its own tab. To open the search, press Control K, or Command K on a Mac. A slash works too.

Or click Search everything in the top bar. Type a name, a tag or a few words. Matches are grouped by kind: notebooks, collections, tags, podcasts, sources and notes.

After three letters, related notebooks show up too. Use the arrow keys and Enter, or click a result. Escape closes the box.

To search inside one notebook, open it in Gemini Notebook. The Kortex bar has a source search and Source views chips. Save View keeps a filter for next time.

Search every notebook from one box.

  1. Open the Kortex Workspace

    Click the Kortex icon in the toolbar. Then click the dashboard button in the side panel header. The Workspace opens in its own tab.

    The Notebooks table in the Kortex Workspace with sources, tags, collections and dates for each notebook.
    Every notebook in one table.
  2. Open the search

    Press Ctrl+K (Cmd+K on a Mac) or /. You can also click Search everything in the top bar.

  3. Type what you remember

    Type a name, a tag or a few words. Matches are grouped by kind: notebooks, collections, tags, podcasts, sources and notes. After three letters, Related notebook matches show up too.

    The Kortex Workspace search open over the notebook table: typing heat lists a notebook, a podcast and sources.
    Ctrl+K searches notebooks, sources, collections, tags, podcasts and notes.
  4. Open a result

    Use the arrow keys and Enter, or click. Esc closes the box. If you type nothing, the box lists commands, such as jumping to Sources or creating a collection.

  5. Narrow one notebook's sources

    To search inside one notebook, open it in Gemini Notebook. The Kortex bar has a source search bar and Source views chips. Save View keeps a filter for next time.

    The Kortex source filter row on a notebook: All, PDFs, GDocs, Web, Text and YouTube chips, and a Save View button.
    Filter a notebook’s sources. Save the filter as a view and use it again later.

If it doesn’t work

Ctrl+K does nothing
The shortcut works inside the Kortex Workspace tab, not on other pages. Open the Workspace first and click the page once. Then press it again. Or use the Search everything box in the top bar.
A notebook I just made is missing
Press Ctrl+R in the Workspace to refresh the data. Then search again.

Questions people ask

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Can I save a filter?

Yes. Inside a notebook, Save View keeps a source filter and the sources you ticked. You can bring it back in one click.

What can I search?

Notebooks, collections, tags, podcasts and episodes, sources and Kortex notes.

Can I search from the side panel?

The side panel's Notebooks tab has its own search box and collection chips for finding a notebook. The search across everything is in the Workspace.

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