Google is bringing AI into group planning with Tabletop, a new experimental workspace from Google Labs designed to help people organize activities, share ideas, and make decisions together. Instead of juggling multiple apps, spreadsheets, links, and group chats, users can bring everything into one shared space and let AI turn those materials into interactive tools.

Announced on November 11, 2026, Tabletop is built around real-time collaboration. Whether a group is organizing a family vacation, arranging a potluck dinner, managing a recreational sports league, or planning an event, the idea is to give everyone a common place to contribute and work through decisions.

How Google Tabletop works

Tabletop lets users bring together links, files, and ideas in a shared workspace. Once the relevant information is added, they can prompt an AI assistant called @tabletop to create customized interactive experiences based on what the group needs.

Users can also choose from available starter templates rather than building everything from scratch. Google highlights several examples of what Tabletop can generate, including interactive travel itineraries, dinner polls, expense splitters, and tournament brackets.

For example, a group planning a vacation could add links to hotels, attractions, and other travel information, then ask @tabletop to turn those materials into an interactive itinerary. Everyone involved can then access the same workspace and contribute to the planning process.

Similarly, friends organizing a dinner can use the platform to create polls, while a group sharing expenses can generate a tool to help divide costs. Sports groups can also use tournament brackets to organize competitions.

The important distinction is that Tabletop isn’t simply another shared document. Its AI-powered approach is intended to transform the information people provide into customized, interactive experiences that help groups get things done.

Real-time collaboration through a shared link

Collaboration is at the center of the experience. Once a Tabletop space is ready, users can share an invitation link through their existing group chats. Everyone with access can open the same workspace and interact with it simultaneously, in a way Google compares to collaborating in Google Docs.

This could make group planning less fragmented. Rather than having one person collect information, create a spreadsheet, update everyone, and keep track of different decisions, participants can work together in one place.

It also gives groups more flexibility to create tools around their specific needs instead of relying entirely on fixed templates or manually maintained documents.

Google Tabletop availability

Tabletop is launching as a Google Labs experiment, rather than a fully released Google product. The initial rollout is limited to users in the United States who are at least 18 years old, with access being provided through a waitlist.

Interested users can visit labs.google/tabletop to sign up for access.

As with other Google Labs experiments, the platform’s features and availability may evolve as Google gathers feedback and develops the experience. For now, Tabletop offers an interesting look at how Google wants to use AI beyond individual productivity, bringing it into the way groups plan, organize, and make decisions together.