100 Uses for gemini canvas

 

Gemini Canvas is a specialized interface designed for collaborative, iterative work on writing and coding projects. Unlike the standard chat, Canvas opens a dedicated window (side-by-side with the chat) where you can generate, highlight, edit, and refine content without losing context.

Here are 100 uses for Gemini Canvas, categorized to help you explore its full potential.

💻 Coding & Web Development

Note: Canvas allows you to preview HTML/CSS/JS apps instantly in the side window ("Vibe Coding").

1. Build a Portfolio Site: Ask Gemini to code a responsive personal portfolio using HTML/Tailwind.

2. Create a "Snake" Game: Generate a fully playable browser version of the classic Snake game.

3. Debug Python Scripts: Paste a buggy script and highlight specific functions for Gemini to fix.

4. Visualize Algorithms: Ask for a visual simulation of a sorting algorithm (like Bubble Sort) in JavaScript.

5. Convert Code Languages: Paste Java code and ask Gemini to rewrite it in Python.

6. Explain Regex: Highlight a complex Regular Expression and ask Gemini to explain exactly what it does.

7. Generate Unit Tests: Highlight a function and ask Gemini to write comprehensive unit tests for it.

8. Build a Calculator: Create a custom web-based calculator (e.g., "Mortgage Payoff Calculator").

9. Mockup a Login Page: Generate a modern, styled login form with "Show Password" functionality.

10. SQL Query Helper: Describe a database schema and ask for complex SQL queries (e.g., JOINs).

11. Refactor Spaghetti Code: Highlight messy code and ask Gemini to clean it up and add comments.

12. Create a Countdown Timer: Build a visual countdown timer for a specific date/time.

13. Generate a Color Palette Generator: Build a tool that generates random matching color schemes.

14. CSS Animation: Ask for a specific CSS animation (e.g., "make this button pulse on hover").

15. Interactive Resume: Code a web-based resume that users can filter by skill.

16. API Documentation: Paste a JSON response and ask Gemini to generate markdown documentation for it.

17. Code Review: Ask Gemini to review your code for security vulnerabilities.

18. Bootstrap a React Component: Ask for a boilerplate React component with specific props.

19. Create a To-Do List App: A fully functional task manager with "add" and "delete" features.

20. Visualize Data (D3.js): Ask Gemini to generate a bar chart or scatter plot code for a provided dataset.

✍️ Writing & Content Creation

Note: In Canvas, you can highlight a section of text and ask Gemini to "Shorten," "Rewrite," or "Adjust Tone."

21. Draft a Newsletter: Write a weekly industry update newsletter.

22. Polish a Cover Letter: Paste your draft and ask Gemini to make it more persuasive and professional.

23. Blog Post Expansion: Write an outline and ask Gemini to expand it into a full 1,500-word article.

24. Change Tone: Highlight a formal email and ask Gemini to make it "friendly and casual."

25. Social Media Captions: Generate 10 variations of Instagram captions for a product launch.

26. YouTube Scripts: Draft a full video script with scene directions and timecodes.

27. SEO Optimization: Highlight a blog intro and ask to insert specific keywords naturally.

28. Write a Poem: Collaborate on a sonnet; highlight a stanza and ask for better rhymes.

29. Novel Plotting: Outline the beats of a chapter and ask Gemini to flesh out the dialogue.

30. Press Release: Draft a standard press release for a new company achievement.

31. Edit for Grammar: Paste a rough draft and ask Gemini to fix all grammar and syntax errors.

32. Simplify Complex Text: Highlight a dense technical paragraph and ask Gemini to "explain it like I'm 5."

33. Ghostwriting: Mimic a specific style (e.g., "Rewrite this intro in the style of Ernest Hemingway").

34. Speech Writing: Draft a wedding toast or a keynote speech.

35. Podcast Show Notes: Paste a transcript summary and format it into bulleted show notes.

36. Translate Content: Translate a section of text into Spanish/French/Japanese while preserving nuance.

37. Clickbait Titles: Generate 20 catchy headlines for an article.

38. FAQ Generation: Paste product details and ask Gemini to generate a "Frequently Asked Questions" section.

39. User Manuals: Draft clear, step-by-step instructions for a process.

40. Metaphor Generator: Highlight a dry explanation and ask Gemini to "add a creative analogy."

🏢 Business & Productivity

41. Meeting Agendas: Create a structured agenda for a 60-minute strategy meeting.

42. SWOT Analysis: collaborative draft of a company’s Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats.

43. OKRs Drafting: Draft Objectives and Key Results for the upcoming quarter.

44. Project Proposal: Write a pitch document for a new client project.

45. Executive Summary: Paste a long report and ask Gemini to write a one-page executive summary.

46. Job Descriptions: Draft a job posting for a "Senior Marketing Manager."

47. SOP Creation: Standard Operating Procedures for onboarding new employees.

48. Email Templates: Create a set of cold-outreach email templates.

49. Value Proposition Canvas: Brainstorm customer pains, gains, and jobs-to-be-done.

50. Competitor Analysis Table: Create a comparison matrix of your top 3 competitors.

51. Crisis Communication: Draft a response statement to a customer complaint.

52. Pitch Deck Outline: Outline the slide structure for an investor deck.

53. Feedback Synthesis: Paste raw survey feedback and summarize the top 3 themes.

54. Mission Statement: Brainstorm 10 variations of a company mission statement.

55. Product Names: Generate creative names for a new product line.

56. Event Planning: Create a checklist for organizing a corporate retreat.

57. Performance Review: Draft constructive feedback for an employee review.

58. LinkedIn Bio: rewrite your professional bio to highlight leadership skills.

59. Marketing Personas: Create detailed user personas based on demographic data.

60. Slogan Generator: Brainstorm catchy taglines for a brand campaign.

🎓 Education & Learning

61. Lesson Plans: Create a 45-minute lesson plan on "The French Revolution" for high schoolers.

62. Quiz Generation: Generate 10 multiple-choice questions based on a pasted text.

63. Flashcards: Create a list of terms and definitions for studying.

64. Study Guide: Summarize a chapter of a textbook into key bullet points.

65. Math Tutor: Ask Gemini to "render this math problem in LaTeX and solve it step-by-step."

66. Language Practice: Write a dialogue in Italian and ask Gemini to correct mistakes.

67. Debate Prep: Ask Gemini to list the strongest arguments against your position.

68. Essay Grading: Paste an essay and ask Gemini to grade it based on a specific rubric.

69. Citation Formatting: Convert a list of messy URLs into APA or MLA citations.

70. Reading List: Generate a curated reading list for "Introduction to Philosophy."

71. Simplify Papers: Paste an academic abstract and ask for a plain-English summary.

72. Rubric Creation: Create a grading rubric for a creative writing assignment.

73. Scientific Explanation: "Explain Quantum Entanglement using a coding analogy."

74. Historical Timeline: Create a markdown timeline of World War II events.

75. Gap Fill Exercises: Create a fill-in-the-blank worksheet for students.

🎨 Creative & Personal

76. Recipe Adjustment: Paste a recipe and ask to adjust it for a vegan diet.

77. Travel Itinerary: create a day-by-day itinerary for a trip to Tokyo.

78. Workout Plan: specific 4-week strength training program.

79. Meal Plan: Generate a weekly meal plan under $100 budget.

80. Party Planning: Create a checklist and theme ideas for a birthday party.

81. Gift Ideas: List unique gift ideas for a "tech-savvy dad who likes gardening."

82. D&D Campaign: Generate a backstory for a Dungeons & Dragons villain.

83. Lyric Writing: Write lyrics for a song in the style of a specific genre.

84. Journaling Prompts: Generate 30 days of introspection prompts.

85. Dream Interpretation: Describe a dream and ask for potential symbolic meanings.

86. Book Club Questions: Generate discussion questions for a specific book.

87. Trivia Night: Create a round of trivia questions about "90s Pop Culture."

88. Video Game Concepts: Brainstorm mechanics for a new indie game idea.

89. Interior Design: Describe a room and ask for layout and color suggestions.

90. Hobby Guide: "Create a starter guide for getting into watercolor painting."

📊 Data & Organization (Using Markdown/Code)

91. CSV Cleanup: Paste messy data and ask Gemini to format it as a clean CSV code block.

92. Table Formatting: Convert a list of text into a structured Markdown table.

93. Chart Generation: Ask Gemini to write Python code to graph a trend.

94. JSON Formatting: Prettify a minified JSON string.

95. Excel Formulas: Describe a calculation and ask for the correct Excel/Sheets formula.

96. Mind Maps: Ask Gemini to create a text-based mind map (using indentation).

97. Flowcharts: Generate Mermaid.js code to visualize a process flowchart.

98. Data Categorization: Paste a list of items and ask Gemini to tag/categorize them in a table.

99. Currency Conversion Table: Create a reference table for currency exchange rates.

100. Gantt Chart: Create a text-based Gantt chart for a project timeline.

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Would you like to try one of these right now?

I can open a Canvas for you immediately. For example, just say:

"Open Canvas and help me create a snake game in Python."

or

"Open Canvas and help me draft a blog post about coffee."

 

Here are 100 more distinct uses for Gemini Canvas, focusing on more advanced, niche, and creative applications to push the boundaries of what you can do.

🛠️ Advanced Coding & DevOps

Note: Use Canvas to maintain persistent configuration files or complex scripts.

101. Dockerfiles: Generate a Dockerfile for a specific tech stack (e.g., Node.js with MongoDB).

102. Kubernetes YAML: Create deployment and service manifests for a microservice architecture.

103. Bash Scripts: Write a script to automate local backups to a cloud server.

104. Git Ignore Generator: Create a comprehensive .gitignore file for a Unity or Unreal project.

105. Chrome Extension: Code the manifest and background script for a browser extension.

106. Discord Bot: Write the discord.py code for a bot that welcomes new server members.

107. Slack App: Generate the payload code for a Slack slash command integration.

108. Arduino Sketches: Write code to control a servo motor or read a temperature sensor.

109. Raspberry Pi Setup: Generate a setup script for a headless Pi configuration.

110. Vim Config: Create a .vimrc file with custom keybindings and plugins.

111. Browser Game Physics: Code a 2D physics engine snippet (gravity/collision) in JavaScript.

112. GraphQL Schema: Define a complex schema with types, queries, and mutations.

113. Cybersecurity Scripts: (Ethical) Write a Python script to scan open ports on your local network.

114. React Hooks: Create a custom hook for handling local storage synchronization.

115. Tailwind Config: Generate a tailwind.config.js with custom brand colors and breakpoints.

116. Nginx Config: Write a server block for a reverse proxy setup with SSL.

117. LaTeX Formulas: Generate complex mathematical notation for academic papers.

118. SVG Generation: Write raw XML code to draw a specific vector icon or logo.

119. Three.js Scene: basic boilerplate for a 3D spinning cube in the browser.

120. Web Scraper: (Ethical) Write a Beautiful Soup script to extract headlines from a news site.

🔬 Data Science & Analytics

121. Pandas Data Cleaning: Write a script to drop null values and normalize date formats.

122. Sentiment Analysis: Code a script using NLTK to analyze the mood of a text file.

123. Stock Market Visualization: Generate Python code to plot moving averages using Matplotlib.

124. Heatmaps: Create a correlation heatmap code block for a sample dataset.

125. Monte Carlo Simulation: Code a probability simulation for risk assessment.

126. Synthetic Data Gen: Python script to generate 1,000 rows of fake customer data for testing.

127. A/B Test Calculator: Build a statistical significance calculator in Python.

128. Word Clouds: Generate code to create a word cloud from a text input.

129. Excel Macro (VBA): Write a macro to auto-format reports across multiple sheets.

130. Google Apps Script: Write a script to auto-email people when a Google Sheet is updated.

⚖️ Legal, Medical & Specialized Writing

131. Contract Review: Highlight clauses in a generic contract and ask for "plain English" translations.

132. NDA Generator: Draft a standard Mutual Non-Disclosure Agreement.

133. Privacy Policy: Draft a GDPR-compliant privacy policy for a mobile app.

134. Terms of Service: Create standard terms for a SaaS platform.

135. Patient Discharge Note: (Simulation) Draft a template for discharge instructions based on symptoms.

136. Medical Mnemonics: Create memory aids for anatomy or pharmacology terms.

137. Grant Proposals: Write the "Impact Statement" for a research grant application.

138. Literature Review: Summarize themes from a list of abstract summaries.

139. Technical Specs: Write a PRD (Product Requirement Document) for a hardware device.

140. White Paper: Draft a persuasive white paper on "The Future of AI in Banking."

🎭 Screenwriting & Worldbuilding

141. Character Sheets: Create deep psychological profiles (fears, desires, secrets) for RPG characters.

142. Dialogue Polish: "Make Character A sound like a 1920s detective and Character B like a modern teen."

143. Scene Beats: Break a screenplay scene into "action," "reaction," and "turning point."

144. Magic Systems: Design the rules, costs, and limitations of a fantasy magic system.

145. Fictional Languages: Create a basic vocabulary and grammar rule set for an alien language.

146. Lore Bible: Organize the history, religion, and politics of a fictional world.

147. Script Formatting: Convert a prose story into standard Fountain or Final Draft screenwriting format.

148. Choose Your Own Adventure: Write a branching story where you can click specific paths (if coded in HTML).

149. Loglines: Generate 50 high-concept movie ideas in one sentence each.

150. Improv Prompts: List 20 scenarios for acting practice.

📢 Marketing & Social Media Strategy

151. Twitter Threads: Convert a blog post into a 10-tweet thread with hooks.

152. LinkedIn Carousel: Outline the text for a 5-slide educational carousel.

153. Video Ad Script: Write a 15-second TikTok/Reel script with visual cues.

154. Influencer Brief: Draft a creative brief for an influencer partnership.

155. Hashtag Strategy: Generate groups of hashtags by volume (niche vs. broad).

156. Customer Journey Map: Text-based visualization of user touchpoints.

157. Email Drip Campaign: Sequence 5 emails for welcoming new subscribers.

158. Landing Page Copy: Write the H1, H2, and CTA button copy for high conversion.

159. Brand Voice Guide: Define "Do's and Don'ts" for a brand's tone of voice.

160. Podcast Interview Questions: 10 deep-dive questions for a specific guest.

🏠 Lifestyle & Personal Hacks

161. Grocery Categorization: Paste a random shopping list and have Gemini sort it by aisle/category.

162. Budget Allocator: "I have $5000 for a wedding; break it down by percentage for a low-budget event."

163. Cleaning Schedule: Create a rotating chore chart for 4 housemates.

164. Plant Care Guide: Create a care table (water, light, soil) for your specific houseplants.

165. Pet Training Log: Create a template to track a puppy's command progress.

166. Packing List Generator: "Ultralight packing list for 3 days in Iceland in November."

167. Recipe Scaling: "Scale this recipe for 4 people up to 75 people for a catering event."

168. Wine Pairing: List wine recommendations for a specific 3-course menu.

169. DIY Project Steps: Step-by-step guide to building a floating shelf.

170. Emergency Kit List: Checklist for a car emergency kit or earthquake bag.

🧠 Logic, Math & Philosophy

171. Logic Puzzles: Generate a "Who owns the zebra?" style grid puzzle.

172. Syllogism Checker: Paste an argument and ask if the logic is valid or sound.

173. Fallacy Spotter: Highlight a political speech and identify logical fallacies (Ad Hominem, Strawman).

174. Philosophical Debates: "Roleplay as Socrates questioning me about Justice."

175. Set Theory: Explain Venn diagram relationships with text examples.

176. Cryptograms: Encode a secret message for a friend to solve.

177. Cipher Decoding: Help decode a Caesar Shift or substitution cipher.

178. Probability Problems: "What are the odds of drawing a Royal Flush?" (show math).

179. Game Theory Matrix: Create a prisoner's dilemma payoff matrix.

180. Sudoku Solver: (Code) Write a Python script to solve a Sudoku grid.

🎵 Music & Audio

181. Chord Progressions: "Give me 5 jazz chord progressions in the key of Bb."

182. Song Structure: Outline a standard verse-chorus-bridge structure for a pop song.

183. Rhyme Scheme: Analyze the rhyme scheme of a pasted rap verse.

184. Tablature: "Generate a guitar tab for a simple Happy Birthday melody."

185. Synth Patch Settings: "Describe how to make a 'retro synthwave bass' sound (ADSR settings)."

186. Playlist Curation: "List 20 songs with a BPM between 120-128 for running."

187. Band Name Generator: Generate names based on specific themes (e.g., "Space + Vintage").

188. Rap Flow Patterns: Visualizing syllable stress patterns in text.

189. Music Theory Quiz: Generate questions about intervals and scales.

190. Audiobook Script: Format a text specifically for reading aloud (marking breaths/pauses).

🌍 Language & Linguistics

191. Etymology Trace: Trace the origin of the word "robot" or "whiskey."

192. IPA Transcription: Convert a sentence into International Phonetic Alphabet symbols.

193. Dialect Comparison: Compare US vs. UK spelling and vocabulary for a list of words.

194. Conjugation Tables: Create a table of irregular verbs in German.

195. Idiom Translator: "What is the Japanese equivalent of 'It's raining cats and dogs'?"

196. Language Proficiency Test: Generate a B2 level reading comprehension test.

197. Tonal Marks: Add Pinyin tone marks to a block of Chinese text.

198. Ancient Greek/Latin: Translate a motto or phrase for a tattoo/crest.

199. Code-Switching: Write a dialogue that realistically mixes Spanglish.

200. Palindrome Generator: "Write a sentence that reads the same backwards and forwards."

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