Google Unveils ‘Disco,’ an AI Browser That Turns Tabs Into Custom Apps

Juggling dozens of open tabs to plan a vacation or research a topic is the bane of modern web use. Google now has a new idea to tackle that problem.

Google this week launched Disco, a lightweight, experimental browser from Google Labs built to test new AI ideas for the future of web discovery. The company describes Disco as a “discovery vehicle,” with its first major feature dubbed GenTabs.

According to Google, “Disco is our new ‘Disco’very vehicle designed to reimagine browsing and building for the modern web.” The company says the goal is to reduce the frustration of juggling many tabs while researching or planning projects online.

What GenTabs actually does

GenTabs, powered by Gemini 3, uses your open tabs and chat history to understand what you are working on and then instantly builds mini web apps to help you finish the job.

Disco meal planning window. Image: Google

Early access and limitations

Disco is launching in a small, controlled rollout. Access begins on macOS, and users must join a waitlist. Google reiterates that this is still an experiment and warns that results may be imperfect as the team collects feedback.

“It’s early, and not everything will work perfectly,” Google notes in its announcement. Only a limited group will test the tool first, and ideas that prove useful “may one day make their way into larger Google products.”

Why Google is doing this

Google’s launch of Disco comes as competition intensifies in AI-based browsing. But instead of creating yet another chatbot, Google is using Disco to test how AI can work with — not against — the broader web.

Unlike some AI browsers that try to replace websites, Disco keeps the open web at the center of the experience. Each GenTab contains links back to the sources it uses, encouraging users to explore real sites rather than rely solely on chatbot answers.

Disco is not meant to replace Chrome. Instead, Google is using it to prototype new browsing concepts without impacting billions of existing Chrome users.

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As Google explains, “GenTabs helps you navigate the web by proactively understanding your complex tasks (through your open tabs and chat history) and creating interactive web applications to help you complete the tasks.”

Early testers are using the tool to create meal planners, study helpers, and travel itineraries, all without writing any code. Users simply describe the kind of tool they want, and GenTabs builds it. Each generative element links back to the original sources on the web.

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