01What Gemini to Google Sites means and what changed

Sending an app from Gemini to Google Sites means your app can now live on a real website. On October 19th, 2026, Google said you can send apps from Gemini straight to Google Sites, which is Google's own website builder.

Gemini building apps is not new. Google added Canvas back in March 2025. Canvas is the space inside Gemini where you can make docs, code and little apps.

The problem was that your app was stuck inside Gemini. To put it on a real website, you had to take extra steps, like copying the code, finding a place to put it and setting it all up. Julian Goldie says most people gave up, which is why so many cool AI apps never get used.

He compares it to writing a great book and leaving it in a drawer. This update opens the drawer.

The result is that you can go from a prompt to a live website with no code and no copy and paste.

02The three steps: prompt, build, publish

The whole process for Gemini to Google Sites is three steps. Prompt, build and publish. Here is the short version before the details:

  1. Write a clear prompt in Canvas.
  2. Build it, improve it and test it yourself.
  3. Export to Google Sites and publish.

Julian says that a month ago this took a bunch of extra work. Now it takes a few clicks.

The exporting step used to take the most work. Now it is one click, and it all stays inside Google. That means less to learn and less to break.

Google also says this works on the web, on Android and on iPhone. So you could start an app on your phone and still get it onto a site.

The rest of the article walks through each step in order, including the example prompts from the episode and the checks Julian recommends along the way.

03Step one: write a clear prompt in Canvas

Step one is the prompt. Follow these steps to get started:

  1. Go to gemini.google.com and sign in.
  2. Start a new chat.
  3. Pick Canvas from the tools in the prompt box.
  4. Tell Gemini what to make.

You want Canvas on, because that is where the app gets built.

Here is a tip most people miss. Be super clear. Do not just say make me an app.

Say exactly what goes on the screen, and what each button should do.

Julian's example is a welcome quiz so new people can learn the basics fast. It has five questions, each answer shows if you got it right, a little bar shows how far along you are, and you get a score at the end.

Then add three more things to your prompt:

  • Keep the app simple, so it just works on the page.
  • Say make every button work.
  • Say make this a working app, not just a design.

You can also give Gemini a test to pass, such as show a green tick if I pick the right answer.

04Step two: build it, improve it and test it

After you hit send, Gemini builds the app and you can see it in Canvas. You can click it and try it. It is already a real working app.

If a quiz is not your thing, Julian suggests a team dashboard. Ask Gemini for a simple page with tasks, progress bars and boxes you can tick when a job is done. The idea is the same: you say what you want, Gemini builds it, and you click it to see if it works.

You do not have to take the first version. You can ask for more:

  • Make it look clean and modern.
  • Make it work great on phones.
  • Make the score stand out more.

Then ask Gemini to check its own work. Say look at the whole app, find anything broken and fix it.

The key is to test it yourself too. Click every button, try wrong answers and try right answers. AI can make an app that looks perfect but still gets something wrong.

Julian says looking good is not the same as working, like a cake you still need to taste.

05Step three: export from Gemini to Google Sites and publish

Step three is the big new feature. Inside your app in Gemini, look for export and click it. Then pick Google Sites.

Gemini sends your app straight over.

Google makes a new site draft for you. It is a draft, not a live site, so it starts private. Nobody sees it until you say so, which means you cannot post something by accident.

Google says your app keeps working after the move, because it is the real thing and not a flat picture.

Now you can dress it up in Google Sites. Julian's way to think about it is that the app is the engine and the site is the car. You can add:

  • A title.
  • A headline.
  • A short note on what the app does.
  • Pictures and other things around it.

When you are happy, check who can see it. Google Sites lets you keep it to certain people or open it up. Preview it as a phone would show it and as a computer would, then hit publish.

Finally, open your new web link in a fresh window and try the quiz. If it works there, you did it.

06What you can build and who can use it

Julian says you can build way more than you think. Stuff you would normally ask a developer for, you can now try in minutes.

  • A quiz to train new people.
  • A simple checklist for your team.
  • A little tool that helps people pick the right option.
  • A team dashboard.

Here is an easy rule. Any time you explain the same thing again and again, that is a sign. Turn it into a little app.

A quiz checks if someone gets it, and a checklist walks them through it. Put it on a site and send the link, so the app does the explaining for you.

Who can use it? Google says it is for Google Workspace users. If you use Workspace through work, there is one catch.

Google Sites has to be turned on for you, and you need permission to make and edit sites. Your company's normal rules still apply.

Julian's challenge is to pick one small thing this week, build it in Gemini, send it to Google Sites and tell him what you built in the comments.

07Limits and fixes for Gemini to Google Sites

Julian saves one warning for the end. Google has not said that changes in Gemini will show up on your site by themselves. If you fix your app in Gemini later, do not assume your website updates too.

Test it and check the live site.

Here are the other tips from the episode:

  • A big, complex business app is a different story, so keep it simple.
  • Test everything.
  • Do not put real customer info in a test app.
  • Check it on your phone too, because some things look great on a big screen and get squished on a small one.

If you do not see the export button, check three things:

  1. Make sure you are in a working Canvas app, not just a chat.
  2. Make sure you are signed in to an eligible account.
  3. Make sure Google Sites is allowed on your account.

Buttons can also look a bit different on different devices, so take a quick look around.