Google’s new Disco browser shows how AI could transform the way you get things done online
With its GenTabs feature, Disco builds interactive web apps to help you complete tasks faster and more efficiently.
Google’s idea of an AI-powered browsing experience goes beyond simply adding Gemini to Chrome, and its latest experiment offers a clear glimpse of what comes next. With Disco, a new AI browser from Google Labs, Google plans to “shape the future of web browsing,” starting with an innovative feature called GenTabs.
Google describes Disco as a “discovery vehicle for Google Labs to test ideas for the future of the web.” Much like Chrome, it’s built on Chromium and features some common elements. However, what sets it apart is its ability to build “interactive web applications” by combining information from multiple tabs to help users complete tasks more efficiently.
Disco redefines browsing with GenTabs
Built with Gemini 3, Google’s most intelligent model, GenTabs can stitch relevant content from open tabs and users’ Gemini chat history to create interactive web apps tailored to the task at hand. Google’s first demo shows the feature creating a dynamic trip planner that can pull the user’s itinerary, maps, crowd-level information, timelines, and general travel tips to help them organize their trip in one place instead of juggling multiple tabs.
It features a chat column on the left that lets users ask additional questions or refine the web app using natural language prompts. Google says that, depending on the task, the feature can “even create suggestions for generative apps,” helping users get started.
GenTabs isn’t limited to travel-related tasks. Google’s demo also shows it creating meal planners from recipe tabs, gardening schedules, and even 3D solar system models to help the user study. Instead of making users hunt for every piece of information, the feature essentially lets users describe what kind of tool they need, and Disco builds it for them.
If this sounds interesting, you can join a waitlist to try out Disco on macOS. Google says the experiment will help it understand what works and what doesn’t, and the best ideas from Disco might eventually make it to Chrome.
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