Upload & analyze files in Gemini Apps

You can upload documents and spreadsheets to the Gemini Apps to get answers, summaries, and insights about your content.

What you need

Important: If you don’t have Gemini Advanced, there are more limits for how much you can use the feature, like uploading files or asking Gemini Apps to reference uploaded files. If you would like to upload and analyze more files, learn how to upgrade to Gemini Advanced.

To upload and analyze files, you must be 18 or over.
If you’re signed in to a work or school Google Account:
- For now, you can’t upload code folders.
- To upload files from Google Drive, access to apps in Gemini must be enabled by your organization’s Workspace administrator.
- Learn more about using Gemini Apps with a work or school account or how to enable access to apps in Gemini Apps.
To use this feature, you must be signed in to Gemini Apps. Learn how to sign in to Gemini Apps.

iPhone & iPad Android Computer

Upload supported files

In the Gemini web app

On your iPhone or iPad, go to gemini.google.com.
In the text box at the bottom, enter your question or prompt.
Click Add files .
- To upload a file from your device: tap Upload files .
- To add a code folder: click Upload code folder .
- To add a file from your Google Drive: tap Drive .
  - To add files from your Drive, you need to have Gemini Apps Activity on and connect Google Workspace to Gemini Apps. If it’s not connected, you'll get the option to connect it. Learn about your Gemini Apps and Google Workspace data.
Click Submit .

In the Gemini mobile app

Important: This option is not currently available for Drive files on an iPhone or iPad in the Gemini mobile app, only local files. To upload Drive files on an iPhone, follow the steps to upload files in the Gemini web app.

On your iPhone or iPad, open the Gemini mobile app .
In the text box at the bottom, enter your question or prompt.
Tap Add files .
- To upload a file from your device: Tap Upload files .
- To add a file from your Photo library: Tap Photos .
  - To add files from your Drive, you need to have Gemini Apps Activity on and connect Google Workspace to Gemini Apps. If it’s not connected, you'll get the option to connect it. Learn about your data and the Google Workspace extension.
Tap Submit .

Supported file types

Up to 10 files can be uploaded in the same prompt.

Supported file types include:

Code files including C, CPP, PY, JAVA, PHP, SQL, and HTML*
Document files: DOC, DOCX, PDF, RTF, DOT, DOTX, HWP, HWPX
Documents created in Google Docs
Plain text files: TXT
Presentation files: PPTX
Presentations created with Google Slides
Spreadsheet files: XLS, XLSX*
Spreadsheets created in Google Sheets*
Tabular data files: CSV, TSV*

*File type is only supported with Gemini Advanced.

Learn more about files you upload

Important: These resources are only for users with a personal account. If you’re using a work or school account, learn more about how your data is protected.

Create a chart based on your data

You can ask the Gemini web app to create a chart based on your uploaded spreadsheet(s), zoom in to explore the chart, and customize the chart for your needs.