New ways to collaborate and get creative with Gemini

Gemini can already help you brainstorm ideas, do deep research and generate content for whatever project you’re working on. And starting today, Gemini can offer even more help, whether it’s editing a document with you in real time or taking your idea and coding a real prototype.

Collaborate with Canvas

Canvas is a new interactive space within Gemini designed to make creating, refining and sharing your work easy. Simply select “Canvas” in your prompt bar and you can write and edit documents or code, with changes appearing in real-time.

Video of a request to Gemini Canvas to create a 5 minute speech from their class notes. Leads to a Canvas interface showing a document titled “Mastering Communication: Choosing the Right Style” with speaker notes and a navigation panel.

Effortlessly generate high-quality first drafts, then quickly perfect your work using Gemini’s feedback to suggest edits. Need to update specific sections or entire drafts? Easily adjust the tone, length or formatting with quick editing tools. For example, highlight a paragraph and ask Gemini to make it more concise, professional or informal. Whether you’re crafting a speech, need help revising an essay, a blog post or a report, Canvas can help you maximize your creative output.

Canvas is designed for seamless collaboration with Gemini. If you want to collaborate with others on the content you just made, you can export it to Google Docs with a click.

Code with confidence in Canvas

Gemini already simplifies programming and software development tasks, including code generation, debugging and code explanation. Now, Canvas streamlines the process of transforming your coding ideas into working prototypes for web apps, Python scripts, games, simulations and other interactive apps. Canvas empowers developers to quickly create initial working versions of their projects and provides a space for students to quickly learn coding concepts. Throughout the process, Gemini collaborates with you to make iterative edits to your code.

Within Canvas, you can generate and preview your HTML/React code and other web app prototypes to see a visual representation of your design. For example, say you want to create an email subscription form for your website. You can ask Gemini to generate the HTML for the form and then preview how it will appear and function within your web app. Easily request changes to input fields or add call-to-action buttons, instantly see the updated preview, and then share your creations with others.

Canvas simplifies the entire coding process, allowing you to focus on creating, editing and sharing your code and design in one place, without the hassle of switching between multiple applications.

A video shows a user requesting Gemini Canvas to create a Tic-Tac-Toe game. Gemini generates the game’s code. The user then asks Gemini to explain the code, specifically the CSS. Gemini provides a detailed explanation of the CSS code. Finally, a dark-themed interface displays the generated code alongside a playable preview of the Tic-Tac-Toe game board.

Canvas is rolling out globally today for Gemini and Gemini Advanced subscribers in all languages Gemini Apps is available. To try these features, select “Canvas” in the prompt bar on the web, or on mobile, tap the “+” icon and select “Canvas” to start creating. Learn more on our website, and get the app on Android or iOS.

Hear your files come to life with Audio Overview

We’ve seen incredible excitement around Audio Overview in NotebookLM, which helps people make sense of complex information. Today, we’re making Audio Overview available in Gemini.

Audio Overview transforms your documents, slides and even Deep Research reports into engaging, podcast-style audio discussions. Gemini will create a podcast style discussion between two AI hosts who, with just a click, launch into a lively deep-dive conversation based on your uploaded files. They’ll summarize the material, draw connections between topics, engage in a dynamic back-and-forth and provide unique perspectives.

Audio Overview enhances learning in a fun and productive way. You can upload class notes, research papers, lengthy email threads or reports generated by Deep Research and receive an Audio Overview to help summarize your files while you’re on the go.

Audio Overview is starting to roll out today to Gemini and Gemini Advanced subscribers globally in English, with more languages coming soon. To create an Audio Overview, simply upload documents or slides on a variety of topics and click the suggestion chip that pops up above the prompt bar. You can listen to these AI-generated discussions to gain new insights and stay informed, even while multitasking. Audio Overview is accessible on the web and in the Gemini mobile app, and you can easily share or download them to listen on the go.

With these new features, Gemini is becoming an even more effective collaborator, helping you bring your ideas to life. Try these features and more at gemini.google.com.