Google’s idea of an AI-powered browsing experience goes beyond just adding Gemini to Chrome, and its latest experiment offers a clear glimpse of what’s 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.” Similar to Chrome, it is based on Chromium and has some common elements. What sets it apart, however, is its ability to create “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 smartest model, GenTabs can stitch together 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 how the feature creates a dynamic trip planner that can pull the user’s itinerary, maps, crowd information, timelines and general travel tips to help them organize their trip in one place instead of juggling multiple tabs.
On the left is a chat column where users can ask additional questions or refine the web app using natural language prompts. According to Google, depending on the task, the feature can “even create suggestions for generative apps” and help users get started.
GenTabs is not limited to travel-related tasks. Google’s demo also shows how it creates meal planners from recipe tables, garden plans, and even 3D models of the solar system to help the user learn. Instead of making users search for every single piece of information, this feature essentially lets users describe what type of tool they need and Disco creates it for them.
If this sounds interesting, you can join a waitlist to try Disco on macOS. Google says the experiment will help it understand what works and what doesn’t, and that Disco’s best ideas could eventually end up in Chrome.
