Google Search is rolling out Gemini’s Canvas in AI mode to all users in the US

Google has expanded access to Canvas in AI Mode to all users in the US in English, after first launching the feature as part of Google Labs experiments last year.

Canvas is designed in AI mode to help users organize and plan projects or delve deeper into research. The feature now supports the ability to draft documents or create custom tools within Google Search, the company said in a blog post.

Google previously suggested using Canvas for tasks like creating a study guide by uploading class notes and other resources; This feature can also complete other tasks such as converting a research report into a web page, quiz, or audio overview, which has some overlap with the Google Notebook LM search tool.

Users can describe an idea to Canvas and watch it generate code to turn that idea into a shareable app or game. This feature can also be used to help improve creative writing drafts and get feedback on projects.

Canvas is already available in Gemini, where Google AI Pro and Google AI Ultra subscribers can access the latest model, Gemini 3, and a larger context window with 1 million tokens for more complex projects.

More people will learn about Canvas now that it’s available to all users in the US through Google’s artificial intelligence search feature known as AI Mode, including those who haven’t yet dabbled with Gemini’s capabilities. This is one of Google’s advantages in the AI ​​race – Google Search’s reach gives it the ability to get its products in front of billions of users.

To use Canvas, users select the new Canvas option from the Tools (+) menu while in AI mode, then describe what they want to create. This opens a side canvas where users can collect information from the web and Google Knowledge Graph. If creating a prototype or app, users can test the functionality and tweak to see the underlying code and improve how the app works by chatting with Gemini.

Canvas competes with similar tools from competitors like OpenAI and Anthropic. However, ChatGPT’s Canvas feature launches automatically based on the query, while Google and Anthropic’s Claude require more direct interaction. Both also allow users to get help with writing or turning ideas into projects.