"Google's vibe-coding tool, Opal, is making its way to Gemini. The company on Wednesday said it is integrating the tool, which lets you build AI-powered mini apps, inside the Gemini web app, allowing users to create their own custom apps, which Google calls Gems. Introduced in 2024, Gems are customized versions of Gemini designed for specific tasks or scenarios. For instance, some of Google's pre-made Gems include a learning coach, a brainstorming assistant, a career guide, a coding partner, and an editor."
"Opal, meanwhile, focuses on helping users create mini-apps or mix existing apps. To use the feature, users describe the app they want to make in natural language, and the tool will use the different Gemini models to create it. Now, Opal is directly available from Gemini on the web, where it's found in the Gems manager. The tool has a visual editor that lays out the steps required to create an application."
"Google notes that the visual editor also includes a new view in Gemini that will take the user's written prompts and turn them into a list of steps. This makes it even easier to build apps and see how they work. For more advanced customization options, users can move from Gemini to the Advanced Editor at opal.google.com. The mini apps can be reused after they're created."
Opal is integrated into the Gemini web app and accessible from the Gems manager, enabling users to create custom AI-powered mini-apps called Gems. Users can describe desired apps in natural language and Opal leverages Gemini models to generate them. A visual editor in Gemini lays out and links the steps required to build applications, and a view converts written prompts into step lists. Advanced customization is available via the Advanced Editor at opal.google.com. Created mini apps are reusable. The vibe-coding market includes startups and AI providers offering similar no-code app-building tools.
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