Google is rolling out a small but meaningful organizational change to the web version of Google Gemini, introducing a dedicated Documents history inside the My Stuff area. The update is aimed at making it easier to manage long-form outputs, particularly text-heavy material generated through tools like Deep Research and Canvas, which until now have been harder to track once a session ended.
Gemini’s web interface was redesigned last month with the addition of the My Stuff folder, intended as a central place for everything users generate. At launch, that space relied on a grid of rounded tiles, mixing images, videos, and documents together. While visually consistent with Google’s design language, the layout proved impractical for longer titles and ongoing projects, especially when users were working across multiple research prompts or drafts.
The revised My Stuff page now separates content into two sections. Media continues to house generated images and videos, largely unchanged. Documents is new and functions more like a traditional list view, collecting Deep Research reports and Canvas outputs, including both writing and code-based projects. Each entry includes a distinct icon, making it easier to tell at a glance whether a file is a research report, a general document, or a programming task. The main My Stuff page also surfaces the two most recent documents for quicker access.
Documents are organized chronologically, and there are currently no options to reorder or group them manually. Selecting an entry sends you back to the original chat where the document was created, mirroring how media items behave elsewhere in My Stuff. While functional, the system still feels more archival than project-oriented, which may limit its usefulness for users managing larger bodies of work.
This change is particularly relevant for Deep Research, a feature that has drawn mixed reactions. The tool can take a long time to complete and sometimes delivers results that require further restructuring before they are practical. Follow-up questions can also trigger partial restarts of the research process, adding friction rather than clarity. The new Documents section helps contain that output, but it does not address the underlying workflow issues.
For more demanding document analysis, some users continue to rely on alternatives like NotebookLM, which offers a more stable environment for working with complex source material. In that context, the Gemini update reads as a quality-of-life improvement rather than a shift in capability.
At launch, the Documents history is limited to the web interface. Google has not yet enabled the feature on Android or iOS, though it is likely to arrive later in a similar list-based format. As with many Gemini updates, rollout is gradual and may take time to reach all users.
