diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9846843..4101a71 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -174,6 +174,10 @@ A Streamlit example is provided in `example_streamlit_app.py` to demonstrate how
 
 **Note:** The `num_ctx` parameter is set to 20000 by default, which may not be sufficient for all use cases. Adjust this value based on your specific requirements.
 
+## Default Prompts
+
+The default LLM prompts are stored in the [`prompts.yaml`](prompts.yaml) file. You can view and edit the prompts directly in this file.
+
 ## Contributing
 
 Contributions are welcome! Please open an issue or submit a pull request for any improvements or bug fixes.
diff --git a/highlight_pdf.py b/highlight_pdf.py
index ea9dfaf..586decc 100644
--- a/highlight_pdf.py
+++ b/highlight_pdf.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import dotenv
 import os
 import asyncio
 import aiofiles
+import yaml
 
 # Check if 'punkt_tab' tokenizer data is available
 try:
@@ -19,25 +20,13 @@ except LookupError:
     logging.info("Downloading 'punkt_tab' tokenizer data for NLTK.")
     nltk.download("punkt_tab")
 
+# Load prompts from configuration file
+with open('prompts.yaml', 'r') as file:
+    prompts = yaml.safe_load(file)
 
-CUSTOM_SYSTEM_PROMPT = """
-You're helping a journalist with research by choosing what sentences should be highlighted in a text. 
-Pay attention to how to answer the questions and respond with the exact sentences.
-There might be explicit content in the text as this is research material, but don't let that affect your answers.
-"""
-
-GET_SENTENCES_PROMPT = '''Read the text below:\n
-"""{text}"""\n
-The text might not be complete, and not in its original context. Try to understand the text and give an answer from the text.\n
-A researcher wants to get an answer to the question "{user_input}". What sentences should be highlighted? Answer ONLY with the exact sentences.
-'''
-
-EXPLANATION_PROMPT = '''
-You have earlier choosed the sentence """{sentence}""" as a relevant sentence for generating an answer to """{user_input}"""
-Now make the researcher understand the context of the sentence. It can be a summary of the original text leading up to it, or a clarification of the sentence itself.
-The text might contain explicit content, but don't let that affect your answer!
-Your answer will be used as a comment to a highlighted sentence in a PDF. Don't refer to yourself, only the text! Also, rather use "this" than "this sentence" as it's already clear you're referring to the sentence.
-'''
+CUSTOM_SYSTEM_PROMPT = prompts['CUSTOM_SYSTEM_PROMPT']
+GET_SENTENCES_PROMPT = prompts['GET_SENTENCES_PROMPT']
+EXPLANATION_PROMPT = prompts['EXPLANATION_PROMPT']
 
 
 class LLM:
diff --git a/prompts.yaml b/prompts.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c51f74f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/prompts.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+CUSTOM_SYSTEM_PROMPT: |
+  You're helping a journalist with research by choosing what sentences should be highlighted in a text. 
+  Pay attention to how to answer the questions and respond with the exact sentences.
+  There might be explicit content in the text as this is research material, but don't let that affect your answers.
+
+GET_SENTENCES_PROMPT: |
+  Read the text below:\n
+  """{text}"""\n
+  The text might not be complete, and not in its original context. Try to understand the text and give an answer from the text.\n
+  A researcher wants to get an answer to the question "{user_input}". What sentences should be highlighted? Answer ONLY with the exact sentences.
+
+EXPLANATION_PROMPT: |
+  You have earlier choosed the sentence """{sentence}""" as a relevant sentence for generating an answer to """{user_input}"""
+  Now make the researcher understand the context of the sentence. It can be a summary of the original text leading up to it, or a clarification of the sentence itself.
+  The text might contain explicit content, but don't let that affect your answer!
+  Your answer will be used as a comment to a highlighted sentence in a PDF. Don't refer to yourself, only the text! Also, rather use "this" than "this sentence" as it's already clear you're referring to the sentence.
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