Google has launched Tabletop, an experimental AI tool that lets groups build their own planning apps from a simple prompt. The Google Labs project can generate trip itineraries, dinner polls, expense splitters and tournament brackets, and Google announced it on Wednesday.
How does Google Tabletop work?
The workflow starts with a shared space. Users add links, files and ideas, then type @tabletop to ask for something specific. They can also start from a template. Once the space is ready, the creator posts an invite link in a group chat, and everyone can jump in at the same time.
Google compares the experience to working together in a Google Doc. Group members can vote, plan and track progress in one place, rather than bouncing between a chat thread, a spreadsheet and a poll app.
The tools are not fixed. Members can ask @tabletop to change a rule or add a feature without starting over. In one example on Google’s product page, a game of Pong becomes Pickle Pong, complete with a bouncing pickle and a live scoreboard.
What can groups build with Google Tabletop?
Google suggests uses that range from road trips and sports leagues to weddings, weekly meal plans and school pickups. A chore tracker could become a game with points and a shared reward.
Roman Nurik, Google Labs design and engineering lead, described the product in a blog post. “Just add in your links, files and ideas, then prompt @tabletop — or pick a starter template — to generate custom interactive trip itineraries, dinner polls, expense splitters and tournament brackets,” he said. “Once your space is ready, drop the invite link in your group chat to let everyone jump in and use it at the same time like a Google Doc.”
Tabletop resembles workplace management apps such as Asana and Monday, but it is built for personal and family coordination. Its AI feature lets users create interactive tools by describing them, including savings trackers, chore charts and event plans.
Who can use Google Tabletop?
Access is limited. Tabletop is rolling out in the US to adults 18 and older through a waitlist, and Google is letting in new users each week. The company has not said which AI model powers the tool.
Google Labs experiments sometimes become full products. NotebookLM began as a Labs project and was renamed Gemini Notebook earlier this year. Google has also opened its Play Store to apps built with AI, and Slack now lets teams build with AI agents inside its chat app.
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