Gemini can now send interactive apps to Google Sites: a simple route from idea to webpage

Announcement date: October 19, 2026

Google announced on October 19, 2026 that interactive apps created in Gemini can be exported directly to Google Sites. The export creates a new private site draft, where the app can be customised before the site is published.

That is useful news for someone who has made a small calculator or learning activity but does not know how to put it on a webpage. It removes a copying-and-rebuilding step, although the result still needs checking before anyone relies on it.

What counts as an interactive app?

A normal page mainly shows information. An interactive app responds to something the visitor does. A visitor might choose an answer in a quiz, enter numbers in a calculator or select options to see a different result.

For example, imagine a reading-time calculator. A visitor enters the number of words and a reading speed, and the app estimates the time needed. That simple interaction is already an app, even though it is much smaller than the software on your laptop.

How the export works

Google’s announcement says users can select Export, then Google Sites, from an interactive app in Gemini. The result opens as a site draft. Google describes the feature as available on web, Android and iOS to users with Gemini access, including personal accounts and eligible Workspace users.

Workplace permissions still apply. Google Sites must be enabled, and the person must be allowed to create and edit sites. An export option does not override an organisation’s existing sharing rules.

Private draft and published page are different

A draft gives you space to review the content. Publishing is the step that makes it available to the audience you select. Before that step, decide who the page is for and what visitors should be able to do.

Do not put confidential examples into a public demo just because they helped you build it. A fictional customer list or a tiny made-up dataset is usually enough to test a beginner project. Check the page’s sharing settings as carefully as its appearance.

Try a project you can verify

A reading-time calculator is a useful first exercise because you can work out the expected answer yourself. If a passage has 600 words and the selected speed is 200 words per minute, the result should be three minutes.

Test a blank input, zero and an unusually large number. Is the error message understandable? Can a visitor use the controls on a phone? Does the page explain that the result is an estimate? These small checks turn a convincing demo into something more useful.

If you cannot explain what an app should do, it is difficult to decide whether the generated version works. Write down the intended behaviour in a few sentences before building.

QueryFun’s take

This update lowers the effort needed to share a small interactive idea. It does not remove the author’s responsibility to test the result or choose the right audience. Beginners should start with a low-stakes tool, confirm the calculations and publish only after trying it as a visitor would.

For help describing the result you want, begin with our AI prompting lesson.

Original source: Google Workspace’s interactive-app export announcement. Company statements are attributed to their source. Practical examples and commentary are QueryFun’s explanation, not an independent product test.