User Guide

How to use Promptense

Promptense turns a plain “I need help with…” into a clear, complete prompt you can paste into any AI assistant — ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot, and the rest. You answer a few friendly questions; Promptense writes the well-structured prompt for you. No prompt-engineering know-how required.

Two ways to build a prompt

⚡ Quick Prompt — the 60-second prompt

Pick Quick Prompt at the top of the app. You’ll move through a few small steps, and a Live preview builds your prompt as you go so you always see what you’re making.

1. Pick what you want to do. Choose from eight everyday goals — Write something, Fix or improve text, Draft a message or email, Brainstorm ideas, Explain something, Plan or organize, Code / tech, or Something else.
2. Say what you need. One or two sentences in plain words — e.g. “ask my landlord to fix the leaking kitchen faucet.” Don’t overthink it.
3. Who is it for? Just me · A friend or family · My boss or team · Customers / clients · Students / kids · General public.
4. What tone? Professional, Friendly, Casual, Persuasive, Warm, Funny, or Plain & simple.
5. How should it look? Let the AI decide (“However’s best”), or choose a short answer, bullet points, step-by-step, a table, options, an email/letter, or long & detailed.
6. See your prompt. Give it a name, then Copy it (paste into your AI) or Save to library to reuse later.

I'd like your help writing an email.
Here's what I need: ask my landlord to fix the leaking kitchen faucet.

It's for my own use.
Please use a professional tone.
Write it as a complete, ready-to-send email.

🧩 Prompt Builder — full control + reusable templates

Pick Prompt Builder at the top. Instead of steps, you get a set of fields. Fill in only the ones you care about — every field is optional, and the Live preview updates as you type.

What each field does

• Role — who the AI should act as. “a seasoned copywriter,” “a patient math tutor.”
• Background — context it should know before starting.
• Task — what you actually want it to do. This is the heart of the prompt.
• Audience — who the result is for.
• Style — how it should be written (like an expert, conversational, storytelling…).
• Tone — the mood (friendly, professional, funny…).
• Format — the shape of the answer (bullets, table, email, step-by-step…).
• Must-follow rules — hard do’s and don’ts. “No jargon. End with one call to action.”

Drop in ready-made pieces

Click ＋ Add Template to open the library and insert professionally-written pieces into your fields, so you’re never staring at a blank box:

• Roles — ready personas for the Role field.
• Templates — starter task prompts.
• Background — reusable context blocks.
• Codes — behavior tweaks (ELI10, step-by-step, red-team…).
• Negatives — common “don’ts” (no jargon, no filler…).

Use the Insert into menu to pick which field a piece lands in. Insert as many as you like — each one drops into place, and the button shows “Inserted ✓” so you can’t add it twice. Click Close when you’re done.

Fill-in blanks — the reusable magic

Any {{like_this}} in a field is a fill-in blank. Click the blank (right in the field, in the Live preview, or the chip beneath the fields), type your value, and hit Insert — it fills that blank everywhere at once, with the spacing sorted out for you. That’s what makes a saved prompt a template you can re-run with new details next time.

Act as a friendly B2B copywriter.
Some background: we sell a time-tracking app for small agencies.
What I'd like you to do: write a 120-word cold email to an agency owner.

This is for customers or clients.
Write it in plain, simple language.
Keep the tone friendly.
Write it as a complete, ready-to-send email.

A few musts: no jargon, and end with one clear call to action.

Copy vs. Save

Copy is always available — grab your prompt and paste it into any AI, on any plan. Save to library keeps a prompt (and its versions) in your account so you can find, edit, and reuse it later.

Free vs. Pro

• Free — Quick Prompt is yours forever, and you get a trial run of the Prompt Builder to see the difference. Copy anything you make.
• Pro — unlocks the full Prompt Builder, the template library and fill-in blanks, and saving prompts to your personal library. Monthly or yearly.

A few tips

• Start simple. A goal and a plain-language task already make a solid prompt — add tone and format only if they matter.
• Watch the Live preview. It’s the exact text you’ll copy — tweak until it reads right.
• Save your winners. When a prompt works well, save it — then reuse it with new details instead of starting over.
• Reuse with blanks. Turn a good prompt into a template with {{blanks}} and re-run it in seconds.

Need a hand?

Stuck, spotted an error, or have a question about your plan? Sign in, then click Support in the header to open our contact form. Pick the topic that fits — General / customer question, Account & login, Billing & subscriptions, a Bug / site issue, a Feature request, or a Business enquiry — add a subject and your message, and we’ll reply by email. You’ll need to be signed in so we can tie your message to your account (the Support button stays switched off until you’re logged in).

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