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Google has introduced Tabletop, an experimental AI tool that helps groups create custom apps for everyday planning. Google Labs announced the platform on November 11, 2026, for friends, families and groups in the United States. The tool turns simple text instructions into interactive spaces for organizing trips, sharing expenses and managing group activities. Members can also work together inside these spaces and update plans in real time.
Unlike traditional planning apps, Tabletop allows users to describe what they need instead of building tools manually. Users can add links, files, notes and ideas before asking the AI to create something useful. They can type a request using the @tabletop command or select an available starter template.
The platform can create different tools for personal and group activities. For example, friends can build travel itineraries, dinner polls and expense-sharing tools. Families can also create savings trackers, household chore charts and event plans. Sports groups can generate tournament brackets to organize matches and track results.
Google wants to make group planning easier without requiring several separate apps. Usually, people share plans through messaging groups, spreadsheets and different online tools. Tabletop brings these activities together inside one shared space.
Once the AI creates a tool, the creator can share its invitation link with other members. Everyone can open the same space and make changes together, similar to working on Google Docs. Group members can also use additional prompts to adjust their tools as plans change.
Google Labs design and engineering lead Roman Nurik explained the idea behind the platform. He said users can add links, files and ideas before asking Tabletop to generate interactive tools. He also compared its shared editing experience to working together through Google Docs.
The platform is currently available through a waitlist for adults aged 18 and above in the United States. Google plans to welcome more users through its testing process, although wider availability remains unclear. The company has not announced an international launch timeline so far.
With Tabletop, Google is testing a simpler way to create useful tools without coding skills. Its biggest appeal lies in turning everyday group activities into shared, interactive experiences.
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