Google shows how Gemini can turn sketches into interactive tools

In an article published November 5, 2026, Google described a workflow for turning a photo of a sketch into an interactive tool with Gemini. Users upload the image and ask Gemini to code the idea in Canvas. Examples include an app mock-up, a habit tracker and a game board.

Gemini reads the sketch and writes code that users can test in a preview window. They can then ask for changes to colors, fonts or features in real time. Google’s Canvas help page already describes creating or editing apps and code with Gemini and adding an image to a prompt; the newly described workflow uses a sketch as the starting point for that process.

The approach lets users move from a visual draft to a testable tool and refine it through iteration, rather than having to begin with a fully specified coding request. Google’s article does not provide platform or pricing details.