Google on Thursday was introduced a new AI experiment for the web browser: the Gemini-powered Disco product that helps turn your open tabs into custom apps. With Disco, you can create what Google calls “GenTabs,” a tool that proactively suggests interactive web apps that can help you complete tasks related to what you’re browsing, and lets you build your own texting apps.
For example, if you’re studying a specific topic, GenTabs can suggest creating a web app to visualize the information to help you better understand the basics.
Or, in a less academic scenario, you could use GenTabs to help you create a meal plan from a range of online recipes or help you plan a trip when researching travel.
These are things you can already do today with some AI-powered chatbots, but GenTabs creates these custom experiences on the fly using Gemini 3, using the information in your browser and your Gemini chat history. After building the application, you can also continue to improve it using natural language commands.
Production data resulting in the GenTabs experience will be linked back to the original sources, Google notes.
Like others in the AI market, Google is experimenting with deepening AI into the web browsing experience. Instead of building its own standalone AI browser like Perplexity’s Comet or ChatGPT Atlas, Google built-in the Gemini AI assistant in the Chrome browser, where it can optionally be used to ask questions about the web page you’re on.
With GenTabs, the focus isn’t just on what you’re currently viewing, but on your overall browsing, spanning multiple tabs — whether it’s research, learning, or something else.
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However, the feature will initially only be available to a small number of testers through Google Labs, who will provide feedback on the experience. The company says that interesting ideas developed through Disco may one day find their way into other, larger Google products.
He also suggests that GenTabs will be one of several Disco features to come over time, noting that GenTabs is the “first feature” being tested.
To access Disco, users will need to sign up for one waiting list to download the app, starting with macOS.
