--- title: Get to know Playbook Templates description: "What are Playbook Templates?\nAn overview of iluminr playbook templates, their purpose and links to how to create and best utilise them." --- [Skip to content](https://help.iluminr.io/knowledge/what-are-playbook-templates#main-content) English Show submenu for translations ![iluminr logo](https://help.iluminr.io/hs-fs/hubfs/iluminr%20logo.png?width=227&height=48&name=iluminr%20logo.png) Open main navigation Close main navigation - English Show submenu for translations - [Log in to iluminr](https://login.catalysttech.co/) [Log in to iluminr](https://login.catalysttech.co/) iluminr Knowledge Base - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [Knowledge base](https://help.iluminr.io/knowledge?hsLang=en) 2. [iluminr for Admin Users](https://help.iluminr.io/knowledge/iluminr-for-admin-users?hsLang=en) 3. [Event Room Management](https://help.iluminr.io/knowledge/iluminr-for-admin-users?hsLang=en#event-room-management) # Get to know Playbook Templates ## What are Playbook Templates? An overview of iluminr playbook templates, their purpose and links to how to create and best utilise them. With iluminr **Playbooks**, creating a library of template playbooks is simple, allowing you to quickly activate them during an event. You can create playbooks for **single roles** or **multiple teams**, specific **threat types**, **severity ratings**, **locations**, and **activities**, meaning you have access to targeted, relevant guidance that is tailored to your specific needs. This can help to improve your response times, reduce errors, and minimize the impact of an incident or emergency. --- ### Why create Playbook Templates? The ability for you to **easily create, merge, edit, duplicate, and filter playbook templates** ensures that the latest information and best practices are incorporated into the playbooks, and you can easily manage the playbooks to ensure that they remain relevant and up to date. Some of the benefits of this feature include: 1. **Streamlined management:** You can manage playbooks more efficiently, reducing the amount of time and effort required to maintain them. 2. **Customization:** Playbooks can be easily customized to meet the specific needs of your team and scenarios, ensuring that you have access to the guidance you need to succeed. 3. **Improved collaboration:** By enabling multiple teams to access and use the same playbooks, iluminr encourages collaboration and helps ensure that everyone is working from the same playbook. 4. **Enhanced efficiency:** With a library of pre-built playbooks, you can access guidance quickly and easily, reducing response times and improving the overall efficiency of the response process. --- ### **Related Articles:** - [How do I Activate and Use a Playbook?](https://help.iluminr.io/knowledge/using-activated-playbooks?hsLang=en) - [What types of Playbook Templates are there?](https://help.iluminr.io/knowledge/types-of-playbook-templates?hsLang=en) - [How do I create a Playbook Template?](https://help.iluminr.io/knowledge/how-do-i-create-a-playbook-template-iluminr-help-center?hsLang=en) **Need more assistance?** [Submit a support ticket](https://iluminr.io/resource-centre/support-ticket/?hsLang=en) - [iluminr for Response and Communications](https://help.iluminr.io/knowledge/iluminr-for-response-and-communications?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Get Started with Using iluminr](https://help.iluminr.io/knowledge/iluminr-for-response-and-communications?hsLang=en#get-started-with-using-iluminr) - [Communications](https://help.iluminr.io/knowledge/iluminr-for-response-and-communications?hsLang=en#communications) - [Critical Event Management](https://help.iluminr.io/knowledge/iluminr-for-response-and-communications?hsLang=en#critical-event-management) - [Training Options](https://help.iluminr.io/knowledge/iluminr-for-response-and-communications?hsLang=en#training-options) - [iluminr for Admin Users](https://help.iluminr.io/knowledge/iluminr-for-admin-users?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Get started with managing iluminr](https://help.iluminr.io/knowledge/iluminr-for-admin-users?hsLang=en#get-started-with-managing-iluminr) - [Integrations](https://help.iluminr.io/knowledge/iluminr-for-admin-users?hsLang=en#integrations) - [People and Permission Management](https://help.iluminr.io/knowledge/iluminr-for-admin-users?hsLang=en#people-and-permission-management) - [Event Room Management](https://help.iluminr.io/knowledge/iluminr-for-admin-users?hsLang=en#event-room-management) - [Alert Automations](https://help.iluminr.io/knowledge/iluminr-for-admin-users?hsLang=en#alert-automations) - [Troubleshooting](https://help.iluminr.io/knowledge/troubleshooting?hsLang=en) - [Manage Microsimulations](https://help.iluminr.io/knowledge/manage-microsimulations?hsLang=en#main-content) - [START HERE](https://help.iluminr.io/knowledge/manage-microsimulations?hsLang=en#start-here) - [Multiplayer Content Management](https://help.iluminr.io/knowledge/manage-microsimulations?hsLang=en#multiplayer-content-management) - [Single Player Content Management](https://help.iluminr.io/knowledge/manage-microsimulations?hsLang=en#single-player-content-management) - [Learnspace for Single Player Microsimulations](https://help.iluminr.io/knowledge/manage-microsimulations?hsLang=en#learnspace-for-single-player-microsimulations) - [Deploying Microsimulations](https://help.iluminr.io/knowledge/manage-microsimulations?hsLang=en#deploying-microsimulations) - [Microsimulation Insights (reporting)](https://help.iluminr.io/knowledge/manage-microsimulations?hsLang=en#microsimulation-insights-reporting) - [Participate in Microsimulations](https://help.iluminr.io/knowledge/participate-in-microsimulations?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Participate in Single Player Microsimulations](https://help.iluminr.io/knowledge/participate-in-microsimulations?hsLang=en#participate-in-single-player-microsimulations) - [Participate in Multiplayer Microsimulations](https://help.iluminr.io/knowledge/participate-in-microsimulations?hsLang=en#participate-in-multiplayer-microsimulations) [![Chill listening crop-3](https://help.iluminr.io/hs-fs/hubfs/iluminr_logo.png?width=111&height=24&name=iluminr_logo.png "Chill listening crop-3")](https://iluminr.io?hsLang=en) [iluminr](https://iluminr.io/?hsLang=en) - [Submit a Support Ticket](https://iluminr.io/resource-centre/support-ticket/?hsLang=en) - [Terms of Use](https://iluminr.io/terms-of-use/?hsLang=en) - [Privacy Policy](https://iluminr.io/privacy-policy/?hsLang=en) Copyright © 2025, iluminr