Gemini Notebook lets users review AI slides and videos before they are made

Google is rolling out a guided co-creation workflow that lets Gemini Notebook users shape topics, formats and visual styles, and review plans before generating slides or video overviews.

Google has added a more guided creation flow to Gemini Notebook, giving users greater control over how slides and video overviews are assembled before the AI produces a final version. According to Google’s blog post, the update moves the product away from a simple prompt-and-output workflow and towards a step-by-step co-creation process based on the user’s own source material.

The change is aimed at people who want to shape both the substance and presentation of generated content. Users can start by asking Gemini Notebook to create a presentation or video in chat, or by selecting the relevant option from the Studio panel. Google says the system can then suggest topics, formats and visual styles drawn from the underlying sources, which can be prefilled into the prompt for faster customisation.

A key part of the update is a review stage. Google says users may choose to inspect a draft presentation or production notes for a video before the content is generated, allowing them to refine the plan first. Its support documentation says Video Overviews are designed to turn notebook sources into concise, visual summaries, while also warning that the generated output can still contain inaccuracies or audio glitches. The same documentation says the feature is available to Google AI Ultra subscribers.

The rollout is being widened beyond a narrow test group. Google says the co-creation tools are being made available globally to all Gemini Notebook users over the coming week, while Android Authority reports the wider rollout may take up to 15 days to appear for everyone. The update also appears to be part of Google’s broader effort to make Gemini Notebook more useful for work involving structured documents, internal presentations and