Google introduced a new AI experiment called “Disco” on Thursday. This Gemini-powered tool helps transform your open browser tabs into custom applications. With Disco, you can create what Google calls “GenTabs.” This feature proactively suggests interactive web apps to help you complete tasks related to your current browsing, and it also allows you to build your own apps using written prompts.
For example, if you are studying a subject, GenTabs might suggest building a web app to visualize the information, which could help you understand the core principles better. In a more everyday scenario, you could use GenTabs to create a meal plan from a series of online recipes or to help plan a trip while researching travel.
While you can already do similar things with some AI-powered chatbots, GenTabs builds these custom experiences on the fly using Gemini 3. It leverages the information in your browser and your Gemini chat history. After an app is built, you can continue to refine it using natural language commands. Google notes that any generative elements in the GenTabs experience will link back to their original sources.
Like others in the AI market, Google has been experimenting with integrating AI deeper into the web browsing experience. Instead of building a standalone AI browser, Google integrated its Gemini assistant directly into the Chrome browser. With GenTabs, the focus expands beyond the page you are currently viewing to your overall browsing task across multiple tabs, whether that involves research, learning, or other activities.
However, this feature will initially only be available to a small number of testers through Google Labs, who will provide feedback on the experience. The company states that interesting ideas developed through Disco may eventually find their way into other, larger Google products. It also suggests that GenTabs is just the first of many Disco features to be tested over time.
To access Disco, users will need to join a waitlist to download the app, starting on macOS.