Gemini Adds In-Chat File Editing for PDFs, Docs and Sheets
PDF preview and editing work on both web and mobile, while other file formats are currently limited to the web version.
Google has added in-chat file generation, preview and editing to Gemini for all users, allowing the assistant to work with PDFs, Google Docs, Google Sheets, slide decks, Markdown files, TXT files and code directly inside a conversation. The capabilities became available on October 29, 2026, according to The Verge.
PDF preview and editing work on both web and mobile, while the other file formats are currently limited to the web version. Documents can be expanded to full-screen mode for editing.
Users can also highlight text inside a file to ask Gemini questions about it or to prompt changes, such as turning a highlighted table into a graph.
The update builds on file support Google introduced earlier in 2026, when Gemini gained the ability to generate and download files. Anthropic launched a similar feature for Claude earlier in 2026, letting users generate and edit documents and presentations in chats.
Quick answers
When did Gemini get file editing?
Google made the file generation, preview and editing features available on October 29, 2026, for all Gemini users.
Can I edit PDFs in Gemini on my phone?
Yes. PDF preview and editing work on both web and mobile, but other file formats such as Docs, Sheets, Markdown and code are currently limited to the web version.