Google says the Gemini app can now generate files; supported formats include PDF, Microsoft Word and Excel, Google Docs and Sheets, plain text, and Markdown

Google just gave Gemini a practical new trick. The AI app can now generate downloadable files directly from your prompts — no more copying and pasting output into separate documents.

Supported formats span the productivity spectrum: PDF, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Google Docs, Google Sheets, plain text, and Markdown. That covers pretty much every common document type a knowledge worker would need.

The feature lets users ask Gemini to produce files that are immediately ready to share. It's a clear play to make the assistant more useful for real work — drafting reports, building spreadsheets, formatting documents — rather than just generating text you have to wrangle yourself.

Google keeps pushing Gemini deeper into daily workflows. Generating actual files instead of raw text output removes a significant friction point between AI-generated content and how people actually use it.