How to use PromptABCD — User Guide

Save your first prompt

A prompt is any instruction you give an AI. Saving the good ones means you never have to rewrite them.

1Click "New Prompt" in the top-right corner — it works from every page.
2Give it a short title and paste the prompt text.
3Optional: pick the AI tool it works best with, rate it, and add tags.
4Click "Create Prompt". Done — it's saved forever.

Pro tip: Not sure what to write? Click "✨ Help me write it" inside the form and answer four simple questions — the builder writes a well-structured prompt for you.

Fill-in-the-blank templates

Turn a prompt into a reusable template so you only ever change the parts that change.

1When writing a prompt, wrap a word in double curly braces — like {{topic}} or {{audience}}.
2Open the prompt later: each {{blank}} appears as a labeled input field.
3Type the new values and watch the live preview update.
4Click "Copy filled prompt" — the finished text is on your clipboard.

Pro tip: Duplicate names are fine — fill {{topic}} once and every occurrence is replaced.

Fill-in-the-blank fields with live preview on a prompt page

Find anything with Ctrl+K

The command palette is the fastest way to grab a prompt — from any page, without touching the mouse.

1Press Ctrl+K (or click the search pill in the header).
2Type a few letters of the prompt's title or text.
3Use ↑↓ to pick a result and press Enter — the prompt is copied to your clipboard.
4If the prompt has {{blanks}}, the fill-in form opens right inside the palette first.

Pro tip: Open the palette with an empty search to see your recent and most-used prompts instantly.

Command palette open with search results

Import prompts you already have

Your best prompts are probably scattered across notes apps, docs, and old chats. Bring them all over at once.

1Click "Import" on the Dashboard or All Prompts page.
2Paste anything — PromptABCD splits it by headings, --- lines, or blank lines. Or drop in a ChatGPT export file.
3Review the list: every prompt gets a checkbox and an editable title. Duplicates are flagged automatically.
4Click import — up to 100 prompts land in your library at once.

Pro tip: Click "Examples" inside the import window to see exactly which paste formats work.

Bulk import review screen showing parsed prompts

Organize with projects, folders, tags and ratings

A little structure goes a long way: projects for big areas of your life, folders inside them, tags across everything.

1Create a project from the Projects page (give it a name, icon, and color).
2Add folders inside a project for finer grouping.
3When saving a prompt, pick its project and folder — or leave it loose.
4Add tags and a 1–5 star rating so your best work rises to the top of searches and sorts.

Pro tip: When adding tags, your existing tags appear as suggestions — click one instead of retyping it. That keeps "book" and "books" from ever happening.

Version history

Every time you edit a prompt's text, the previous version is saved automatically. Iterate without fear.

1Open any prompt and click "History" at the bottom.
2Click a version to see a side-by-side comparison — green lines were added, red lines removed.
3Click "Restore this version" to bring it back. Your current text is saved to history first, so nothing is ever lost.

Pro tip: Changing tags, ratings, or folders never creates a version — only real text edits do, so your history stays meaningful.

Trash & Undo

Deleting is never final by accident. Everything you delete is recoverable for 30 days.

1Delete a prompt — it moves to Trash, and an Undo button appears for a few seconds.
2Open Trash from the sidebar to see everything you've deleted.
3Click "Restore" to bring a prompt back, exactly as it was.
4After 30 days, trashed prompts are removed for good — or click "Delete forever" yourself.

Tag Manager

Tags drift over time — "email" here, "emails" there. The Tag Manager fixes your whole library at once.

1Open "Tags" from the sidebar.
2Click any tag to rename it everywhere it's used.
3Rename a tag to an existing name and they merge — no duplicates left behind.
4Remove a tag from all prompts with the small ×. The prompts themselves are untouched.

Tag manager page with tag chips and usage counts

Library Health

Prompt libraries rot: duplicates pile up, old prompts gather dust. Library Health finds both, and cleanup is always safe.

1Check the "Library health" card on your Dashboard — it's always there.
2Click "Tidy up" to see duplicate groups and prompts unused for 60+ days.
3For duplicates, keep your favorite copy and move the rest to Trash in one click.
4Everything goes to Trash, never deleted outright — you can always change your mind.

Library Health tidy-up page with a duplicate group

Export & Backup

Your prompts are yours. Take a full copy any time, in a format you can actually read.

1Click "Export" on the All Prompts page (or find it in Settings → Your data).
2Choose Markdown for a readable document, or JSON for backups and other tools.
3The file downloads instantly — every prompt, with its tags, ratings, results, and notes.

Usage tracking

Every copy is counted quietly, so you can see which prompts actually earn their keep.

1Copy prompts as you normally do — from cards, prompt pages, or the palette.
2Each card shows "Used 12×" so winners are easy to spot.
3Sort All Prompts by "Most Used" to see your true favorites.
4Your Dashboard's Top Prompts list updates automatically.