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IT Home reported on October 30 that users can now generate, preview and edit PDFs, Google Docs, Google Sheets, slides, Markdown files, TXT files and code files directly in Google Gemini. The new file-editing feature is available to all Gemini users starting today. PDF preview and editing are supported on both the web and mobile, while all other file formats are currently available only on the web.
IT Home noted that Google added file generation and download capabilities to Gemini earlier this year, and users can now modify those files without leaving the Gemini app. Google said users can open documents in full screen to edit them, select text in a file to ask Gemini questions, or have it change the file's contents—for example, by selecting a table and asking Gemini to turn it into a chart.
Users could previously edit files through Gemini's integration with Google Workspace apps, such as the Gemini sidebar in Google Docs. Anthropic also launched a feature earlier this year that lets users generate and edit documents and presentations in a Claude conversation window.