Google Gemini can now generate and download files directly in chat

Google's Gemini chatbot just got a genuinely useful upgrade. Starting April 29, 2026, users can ask Gemini to create and download files — PDFs, Word docs, Excel sheets, Google Docs, Slides, CSVs, LaTeX, RTF, TXT, and Markdown—without ever leaving the chat window. No more copy-pasting half-formatted text into another app.The workflow is simple: describe what you need, hit export, and pick your format. Want your budget brainstorm turned into a .xlsx file? Done. Need lecture notes packaged into a LaTeX-formatted PDF with diagrams? Gemini handles that too.Until now, Gemini would generate content in-chat and leave the rest to you. This update removes that friction entirely. One notable gap: there's no direct PowerPoint export yet, though you can still go Slides → download as .pptx if needed. Some users on Reddit have also flagged occasional crashes on the web app, so the rollout may still be smoothing out.It's worth noting that Claude has offered file generation—including Excel—since September 2024. But for Gemini's large user base, this is a welcome catch-up. The feature is rolling out globally to all Gemini users, including individual Workspace accounts, right now.