Google’s experimental AI browser is here, and it turns your open tabs into custom apps

Logo of Google Disco, an experimental AI browser prototype from Google Labs. (Image source: Google)

Google is running a new AI-powered browser experiment called Disco, and its first trick is a feature that can turn your open tabs into interactive apps. The Gemini-3–powered prototype is available only through a waitlist, but some of the ideas could eventually find their way into Chrome.

Kishan Vyas, Published 12/12/2025

AI Software

Google is finally jumping into the fray of AI browsers. There are already quite a few out there vying for users' attention. Perplexity was among the first with its Comet browser and agentic capabilities, followed by OpenAI’s Atlas, and Dia from The Browser Company. Google’s offering arrives not as a full-fledged flagship browser, but as a Google Labs experiment called Disco instead. It is currently available only in the US and requires you to join a waitlist.

Google calls Disco a "discovery vehicle designed to test ideas for the future of the web." The pitch is that it aims to build a suite of AI-powered utilities to improve how you navigate the internet. The first headline feature Google is showing off today is GenTabs, which analyzes your open tabs and chat history and spins up an interactive tool or a custom web app tailored to whatever you're currently browsing or researching.

It’s powered by Google’s most cutting-edge model, Gemini 3. The idea is that you don't need to write a single line of code; all you have to do is describe the tool you want, refine it using natural language, and let the model build a bespoke web app to get things done for you.

The use examples Google is showcasing, however, are all too familiar in the current AI landscape: planning a trip to Japan, helping with weekly meal prep, or helping with garden layout. We have seen these specific use cases demoed in almost every AI keynote over the last two years.

Even as Google positions this as a reimagining of the web, it is difficult to see a long-term future for Disco as a standalone browser. But if even a fraction of these ideas work, you can bet they’ll eventually find their way into Chrome.

If you’re in the US and want to try out the Disco and GenTabs, you can sign up for the waitlist here. Google says it’s opening up the browser for macOS users first, with Windows and Linux availability likely coming later.