({{, (RefLink[Notebooks, paclet:ref/Notebooks])[]
gives a list of notebooks currently open in the front end.}})

OpenersNotesSection(Spacer1)Details and Options

(RefLink[Notebooks, paclet:ref/Notebooks])[] returns a list of (RefLink[NotebookObject, paclet:ref/NotebookObject]) constructs.

(RefLink[Notebooks, paclet:ref/Notebooks])[fe] gives a list of notebooks open in a specific front end, specified by a FrontEndObject. The default is (RefLink[$FrontEnd, paclet:ref/$FrontEnd]).

OpenersPrimaryExamplesSection(Spacer1)Examples  (3)

OpenersExampleSection0(Spacer1)Basic Examples  (1)

Get a list of objects corresponding to all currently open notebooks:

Notebooks[]

OpenersExampleSection1(Spacer1)Scope  (2)

Get the notebook that contains a given (RefLink[CellObject, paclet:ref/CellObject]):

Notebooks[EvaluationCell[]]

Get the notebook that contains a given (RefLink[BoxObject, paclet:ref/BoxObject]):

Dynamic[Notebooks[EvaluationBox[]]]

({{DocumentationFooterIconsRelatedFunction.png, ({{See Also}, {(RefLink[Cells, paclet:ref/Cells])  ▪  (RefLink[SelectedNotebook, paclet:ref/SelectedNotebook])  ▪  (RefLink[EvaluationNotebook, paclet:ref/EvaluationNotebook])  ▪  (RefLink[NotebookObject, paclet:ref/NotebookObject])  ▪  (RefLink[NotebookDirectory, paclet:ref/NotebookDirectory])  ▪  (RefLink[NotebookOpen, paclet:ref/NotebookOpen])  ▪  (RefLink[Streams, paclet:ref/Streams])}})}})

({{DocumentationFooterIconsRelatedTutorial.png, ({{Tutorials}, {▪(RefLinkPlain[Manipulating Notebooks from the Kernel, paclet:tutorial/ManipulatingNotebooksFromTheKernel])}})}})

({{DocumentationFooterIconsRelatedGuide.png, ({{Related Guides}, {▪(RefLinkPlain[Low-Level Notebook Programming, paclet:guide/LowLevelNotebookProgramming])}, {▪(RefLinkPlain[Wolfram System Sessions, paclet:guide/WolframSystemSessions])}, {▪(RefLinkPlain[Wolfram System Session Information, paclet:guide/WolframSystemSessionInformation])}})}})