Google launches experimental Tabletop tool for generating collaborative apps from prompts
Google Labs is testing Tabletop, a tool that generates a shared interactive app (itinerary, poll, expense calculator, etc.) from a text description. The beta is running on a waitlist, currently only for users 18+ in the US.
Google Labs has introduced Tabletop, an experimental tool that lets users create personalized collaborative apps by describing what they need. Visually it resembles work tools like Asana or Monday, but it includes an AI feature that, according to Google, makes it possible to simply describe and generate tools such as savings trackers, chore charts, event plans, travel itineraries, dinner polls, expense calculators, or tournament brackets.
According to Roman Nurik, head of design and development at Google Labs, you just need to add links, files, and ideas to a created space and then, by mentioning @tabletop (or selecting a template), generate the desired interactive tool. The finished space can be shared via an invite link, allowing multiple people to work on it simultaneously, similar to Google Docs.
Access to the beta is being rolled out via a waitlist and is limited to people aged 18 and over in the US. The article notes that some of the example use cases demonstrated by Google would in practice require access for children or teenagers as well (e.g., family planning), so the age restriction is likely, according to the article's author, just a temporary measure during public testing.
Why it matters
The tool illustrates a shift in generative AI from chatbots toward creating entire small, custom interactive apps without coding, which could replace one-off tools like polls, spreadsheets, or planning templates. For businesses and individuals alike, this represents a potential alternative to expensive or complicated group-coordination tools, though it is still a limited beta with an uncertain future direction.
Relevant practical impact
What this means
For individuals
Users can try out AI generation of simple shared tools (polls, itineraries, budgets) on the Tabletop waitlist instead of manually creating spreadsheets or forms.
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