Understand your videos much faster using Gemini in Google Drive

What’s changing

In addition to the ability to use Gemini in the side panel of Google Drive to summarize documents or to interact with PDFs in Google Drive’s overlay file previewer, we’re excited to extend Gemini’s summarization and Q&A capabilities to videos in Drive.

Starting today, you can use Gemini in Drive to get summaries and ask questions about the content of videos in your Drive, such as:

• “Summarize this video”
• “List action items from this meeting recording”
• “What are the highlights from this announcement video?"

Who’s impacted

End users 

Why you’d use it 

Videos contain a wealth of information, however going back to watch them can be time consuming. With this update, users can leverage Gemini to get what they need from their videos much faster.

Additional details

This feature is currently available in English only and accessible when utilizing Google Drive’s overlay previewer or a standalone file viewer (new browser tab).

Getting started

• Admins:
  • To access Gemini in the side panel of Workspace apps, users need to have smart features and personalization turned on. Admins can turn on default personalization setting for their users in the Admin console.
  • For end users to access this feature, admins need to have captions enabled for videos in their domain. 
• End users:
  • To access this feature, double-click on a video from the Google Drive file list and click on "Ask Gemini" (star button) in the top right corner.

Rollout pace

• Rapid Release domains: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility)starting on May 28, 2025
• Scheduled Release domains: Full rollout (1–3 days for feature visibility) starting on June 16, 2025

Availability

Available for Google Workspace: 

• Business Standard and Plus 
• Enterprise Standard and Plus 
• Customers with the Gemini Education or Gemini Education Premium add-on
• Google One AI Premium 

Anyone who previously purchased these add-ons will also receive this feature:

• Gemini Business* 
• Gemini Enterprise*