# How to use NotebookLM with multiple Google accounts > Switch between the Google accounts you use with NotebookLM (Gemini Notebook) using the Kortex extension, from the Workspace sidebar or the side panel. https://www.kortex-notebooklm.com/tutorials/how-to-use-notebooklm-with-multiple-google-accounts 1. [Tutorials](/tutorials) 2. How to use NotebookLM with multiple Google accounts # How to use NotebookLM (Gemini Notebook) with multiple Google accounts 1 minute 5 steps Updated November 5, 2026 ## Quick answer Install the Kortex extension and open the Kortex Workspace from the side panel's dashboard button. If you use more than one Google account with Gemini Notebook, a Notebooks from switch shows at the bottom of the sidebar. Pick an account. The table then shows its notebooks. ## Watch it first How to use NotebookLM (Gemini Notebook) with multiple Google accounts Read the transcript Here's how to switch between the Google accounts you use with Gemini Notebook, formerly NotebookLM, in Kortex. Click the Kortex icon in the toolbar to open the side panel. Then click Dashboard in the panel's header to open the Kortex Workspace. At the bottom of the sidebar you see your email. If you use more than one Google account, Notebooks from is there too. Open Notebooks from and choose the account. Each one shows its email, and the default one is marked. Kortex shows Switching account. Then it says Showing notebooks from, and the email. The Notebooks, Sources and Artifacts tables now show that account only. With more than one account, the side panel's header shows your Gemini Notebook account. Its Notebooks tab lists the notebooks of the account you picked. 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 - More than one Google account that you use with Gemini Notebook (formerly NotebookLM) ## On this page 1. [Open the Kortex Workspace](#step-1) 2. [Look at the bottom of the sidebar](#step-2) 3. [Pick an account](#step-3) 4. [Check which account you are in](#step-4) 5. [Switch from the side panel too](#step-5) 6. [If it doesn’t work](#trouble) 7. [Questions](#faq) 1. ## Open the Kortex Workspace Click the Kortex icon in the toolbar to open the side panel. Then click the dashboard button in the panel's header, called **Open the Kortex dashboard**. 2. ## Look at the bottom of the sidebar At the bottom of the sidebar you see your email. If you use more than one Google account, **Notebooks from** is there too. 3. ## Pick an account Open **Notebooks from** and choose the account. Each account shows its email, and the default one is marked. Kortex shows **Switching account**. 4. ## Check which account you are in The page shows **Showing notebooks from** and the email. The Notebooks, Sources and Artifacts tables now show that account only. 5. ## Switch from the side panel too If you use more than one account, the side panel's header shows your Gemini Notebook account. Its Notebooks tab lists the notebooks of the account you picked. ## If it doesn’t work I do not see Notebooks from It shows only when you use more than one Google account with Gemini Notebook. With one account, there is nothing to switch. It says No accounts found Press Ctrl+R in the Workspace to refresh the data. Then open the list again. Kortex can list only the accounts it finds. Switching failed Kortex shows Failed to switch account when the change does not work. Try again. If it keeps failing, refresh the Workspace with Ctrl+R. ## Questions people ask Something we missed? [Ask us](#contact). ### Can I switch accounts from the side panel? Yes. When you use more than one Google account with Gemini Notebook, the side panel's header shows the account whose notebooks you are viewing. You can switch accounts there. ### Can I see two accounts' notebooks together? No. Kortex shows the notebooks of one account at a time. Switch accounts to see the other. ### Does switching Google account sign me out of Kortex? No. You stay signed in to your Kortex account. Only the notebooks on the screen change. ## Keep going [Multiple Google accounts Switch between your Gemini Notebook accounts in one click.](/features/multiple-google-accounts) ### More tutorials - [How to open and pin the Kortex side panel in Chrome](/tutorials/how-to-open-the-kortex-side-panel) - [How to sync Kortex tags and prompts across computers](/tutorials/how-to-sync-kortex-across-computers) - [How to add notes to ChatGPT conversations](/tutorials/how-to-add-notes-to-chatgpt-conversations) - [How to add YouTube videos and playlists to NotebookLM](/tutorials/how-to-add-youtube-videos-to-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.