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Google's 5 free AI tools, set up and used for real work

The setup guide for Pomelli, Opal, Mixboard, Stitch and Antigravity, checked on Google's own pages today. Two of the five have closed or are closing, so you also get the free swap for each, and one chain that turns your website into a campaign, a new landing page and a working site.

Cost$0 to start (free tiers have caps)
Quick winFirst Pomelli campaign in about 40 minutes
Pakistan / IndiaAll live tools work (18+)
Works onBrowser, plus Mac, Windows or Linux for Antigravity

IN ONE SENTENCEPomelli makes on-brand posts from your website, Stitch designs the screens, Antigravity builds them into real code, and because Mixboard has closed and Opal closes on November 17, free Gemini images and a free Gemini skill now do their jobs.

Status on October 28, 2026

Which of the 5 still work today

Google Labs tools come and go. Here is where each one stands, straight from Google's help pages.

LIVE

Pomelli

On-brand social posts, product shots and short animations from your websiteFree, several hundred generations
Use it: step 01 below
LIVE

Stitch

App and website screens from a prompt, sketch or screenshot, plus front-end codeFree in Google Labs
Use it: step 02 below
LIVE

Antigravity

Google's coding agent: an app, a terminal tool (agy) and editor add-ons$0 plan, weekly limit
Use it: step 03 below
ENDING

Opal

No-code AI mini apps and workflowsTurns off Nov 17, 2026
Swap: Skills in Gemini (free)
CLOSED

Mixboard

AI mood board for imagesShut down Sept 28, 2026
Swap: Gemini app images (free)

Three things the reel simplified

Mixboard is gone. Google shut it down on September 28, 2026, nine days before the reel went up. Boards, images and prompts were deleted. Section 05 shows the free swap.

Opal has three weeks left. Google says Opal "is graduating out of Labs on November 17, 2026" and workflows stop running that day. Google's own advice is to move to Skills in Gemini, which is what section 04 sets up. Do not build a client workflow on Opal now.

Free, with caps. None of these were released this month, and "saves thousands every month" is not something Google claims. They are free to start: Pomelli gives "several hundred image and video generations", Antigravity's free plan has a weekly limit. Good enough to do real work, not unlimited.

Before you start

Who can use what

All four live routes accept Pakistan and India. The two rules that block people are age and work accounts.

ToolPakistanIndiaAgeAccount
Pomelliweb, desktop or phone✓Listed✓Listed1818+ only✓Gmail works; Workspace needs admin
Stitchweb?No list published?No list published?Not stated✓Google account
AntigravityMac, Windows, Linux✓Listed✓Listed1818+ only✓Gmail on free plan; Workspace needs admin
Skills in Geminireplaces Opal✓Gemini listed✓Gemini listed18Over 18✓Personal account; work accounts in 2027
Gemini imagesreplaces Mixboard✓Listed✓Listed✓Gemini app age rules✓Free, no plan needed

Stitch: Google's May 2026 post says the update is "available to global users" but publishes no country list, so sign in to check. Antigravity uses the country on your Google Terms of Service page; if that is wrong, Google lets you request a region change.

What you need

ToolCost todayThe free limit
PomelliFree"Several hundred image and video generations"; Google will post any new caps
StitchFree (Labs)No number from Google; blog numbers disagree
Antigravity$0 planWeekly limit; unlimited Tab completions. Paid plans refill every 5 hours
Gemini skillsFree100 active skills, 100 MB files each
Gemini imagesFreeNano Banana 2; see Settings, Usage Limits
Your quick win tonight · about 40 minutes

Your first on-brand campaign from your own website

Do just Pomelli steps 1 to 4 below. Here is how the time goes:

8 min10 min12 min10 min
Business ProfilePomelli reads your site
Check itFix colors, tone, images
CampaignPick a product, generate
Animate + post9:16 to Reels or download
  1. Step 1: open Pomelli and enter your website.
  2. Step 2: review the Business Profile it builds.
  3. Step 3: generate a Campaign for one product.
  4. Step 4: animate a 9:16 creative and download or share it.
Result: a set of on-brand posts with your colors, fonts and products, plus one short animated Reel or Story, ready to post tonight.

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The hand-off

How the tools chain into one project

Each tool hands the next one something real. Follow the yellow dot: your brand goes in on the left, a live site comes out on the right.

Your websiteor 3 to 20 files PomelliBusiness Profile Stitchscreens + DESIGN.md Antigravityworking code Live siteNetlify or your host sitecolors+fontsexportdeploy Gemini mood board reference image Gemini skill: posts Your websiteor 3 to 20 files PomelliBusiness Profile Stitchscreens + DESIGN.md Antigravityworking code Live siteNetlify or your host sitecolors + fontsexportdeploy Side lanes: Gemini images (mood board)and a Gemini skill (weekly posts)
Pomelli → StitchCopy the hex colors and font names from your Business Profile into the Stitch prompt.
Stitch → AntigravityGoogle lists Antigravity as a Stitch export target. Or copy the code and DESIGN.md into a folder.
Antigravity → liveThe agent builds and runs the site on your computer. Stitch also publishes to Netlify.
Gemini lanesImages feed Pomelli Photoshoot and Stitch. The skill writes the captions every week.
01Live · free

Pomelli: on-brand posts from your website

You give it your web address. It learns your fonts, colors, values and images, then makes campaign creatives, product shots and short animations in that style.

Official linklabs.google.com/pomelli
Who18+, Pakistan and India listed, English only
Free limitSeveral hundred image and video generations
Renamed"Business DNA" is now "Business Profile"
OnceUp to 8 minutes
  1. Open Pomelli and sign in with Gmail.
  2. On the welcome page, select Let's go.
  3. Enter your business web address. If you have a Google Business Profile, Pomelli can use it too (untick the box if you don't want that).
  4. Select Continue and wait. Google says this can take up to eight minutes.

If you have no website, select No website yet? From scratch and upload up to 20 files (menu, price list, flyers, a PDF about you; 25 MB each).

It worked if you see a profile with your real logo colors, fonts and a few of your own images.
If you see an error reading your site, it is usually a captcha or bot blocker on your website. Fix: use From scratch with files, or try a simpler page of your site.
Required10 minutes

Everything later copies this profile, so fix it now: wrong color, a font that is not yours, an old product photo. Write down your two main hex colors and font names. Stitch needs them in section 02.

Required12 minutes
  1. On the left, select Campaigns.
  2. In the prompt box, select Product, pick a product, select Generate.
  3. Read the Campaign brief, edit it, then select Confirm.
  4. Open any creative to change the image, header, description or call to action. Use Fix layout if text overlaps.

To steer it, describe the campaign in the prompt box and add up to three images plus the product URL. Paste this and fill the brackets:

paste into pomelli campaigns
Campaign for [product, e.g. our chocolate fudge cake] for [moment, e.g. Eid orders this week].
Who it is for: [e.g. families in Lahore who order online].
The one offer: [e.g. free delivery on orders over Rs 3,000].
Make 4 creatives: 2 in 9:16 for Reels and Stories, 2 in 4:5 for the feed.
Headlines under 8 words. One clear call to action: [e.g. Order on WhatsApp].
Do not invent prices, discounts or reviews that I did not give you.
It worked if the creatives show your product, your colors and your offer word for word.
If you see your product looking slightly different (color, logo, texture): Google warns AI can change fine details. Regenerate or swap in your real photo before posting.
Required10 minutes
  1. Hover a 9:16 creative and select Animate (Campaigns only animate 9:16).
  2. Download, or share directly: top right More, Connected Apps, connect Instagram, then on the asset Share, Instagram.
  3. Choose the format, write the caption, Post now.
It worked if the post shows on your profile with the right crop: 9:16 for Reels and Stories, 4:5 or 1:1 for feed posts.
If you see Instagram refuse to connect: Pomelli only connects professional accounts. Switch to a business or creator account in Instagram settings. Sharing to Google Ads only adds the asset; it does not start an ad.
Optional10 minutes
  1. Left menu, Photoshoot, Create a product Photoshoot.
  2. Pick your product image, Choose Templates, select up to 6.
  3. Generate, then Create Campaign or Save, Download all assets.

First real project: one plain phone photo of your best seller becomes 6 studio and lifestyle shots for your menu, website and ads.

02Live · free in Labs

Stitch: describe a page, get the design and the code

Type what you want, or upload a sketch or screenshot. Stitch makes the screens, links them into a clickable prototype and gives you front-end code.

Official linkstitch.withgoogle.com
WhoGoogle account; "global users" per Google, no country list
Free limitFree in Labs; Google publishes no number
New in 2026Live Stitch Agent, voice, DESIGN.md, export to AI Studio, Antigravity, Netlify
Once3 minutes
  1. Open stitch.withgoogle.com and sign in with Google.
  2. Choose whether you are designing for mobile or web.
  3. Paste the prompt below into the prompt box.
Required15 minutes

Use the colors and fonts you wrote down from Pomelli so the site matches your posts.

paste into stitch
Design a one-page website for [business, e.g. a home bakery in Lahore].
Brand colors: [hex 1] and [hex 2]. Fonts: [heading font] and [body font].
Who visits: [e.g. people ordering cakes for birthdays and Eid].
Sections in this order:
1. Hero: headline under 8 words, one line below it, button [e.g. Order on WhatsApp].
2. Best sellers: 3 product cards with name, short line and price [prices or leave as placeholders].
3. How ordering works: 3 steps.
4. Reviews: 3 empty review cards I will fill with real reviews.
5. Contact: phone, area served, opening hours.
Mobile first, clean, lots of white space. Use placeholders where you lack a fact. Do not invent reviews or prices.
It worked if you get a full page with your two colors, all 5 sections in order, and empty review cards rather than made-up ones.
If you see a generic design that ignores your brand: add a screenshot of your Pomelli creatives or your Gemini mood board as a reference image and ask for "the same style as this image".
Required10 minutes

Ask for changes in plain words ("make the hero image bigger", "add a menu screen"). Then export your design rules as DESIGN.md, the file Google made so your colors, type and spacing move with you from project to project and into other tools.

Required5 minutes

Google lists three places Stitch sends your work: a shareable link through Google AI Studio, Google Antigravity to add real logic, and Netlify to publish. Pick Antigravity. If the export does not show for your account, copy the page code and DESIGN.md into a new folder on your computer, for example bakery-site. Section 03 starts from that folder.

03Live · $0 plan

Antigravity: the agent that builds it for you

You describe the result, the agent writes the code, runs it, checks it in a browser and shows you a plan and the changes before you accept them.

Official linkantigravity.google
Who18+, Pakistan and India listed, Gmail on any plan
Free limitWeekly rate limit, unlimited Tab completions
Comes asDesktop app, agy terminal tool, editor add-ons (VS Code, JetBrains, Zed, Xcode)

How the free limit works

Google does not count prompts. The limit follows how much work the agent does, so small tasks stretch further. The difference between plans is how often the tank refills:

Free (Individual, $0)

A "meaningful quota, refreshed weekly". Burn it on Monday and you wait for next week.

refills once a week
MONSUN

Google AI Pro / Ultra

Quota "refreshed every five hours until the weekly limit is reached", plus paid AI credits for overage.

refills every 5 hours
0h20h

Illustration of Google's refill rules, not real usage numbers. Type /usage in Antigravity to see your own quota.

Once10 minutes
  1. Go to antigravity.google/download.
  2. Mac (macOS 12 or later): pick Apple Silicon or Intel, open Antigravity.dmg, drag it into Applications.
  3. Windows (10 64-bit or 11): pick x64 or ARM64, run the .exe, follow the wizard.
  4. Open it and sign in with your personal Gmail.
It worked if you land in the app with your account shown and the agent panel ready for a prompt.
If you see sign-in fail: check three things Google lists. Age (18+, you may need to verify), country (the one on your Google Terms of Service page), and account type (a Workspace work account needs your admin; use Gmail instead).
Optional5 minutes
mac or linux terminal
$curl -fsSL https://antigravity.google/cli/install.sh | bash
$agy --version
windows powershell
›irm https://antigravity.google/cli/install.ps1 | iex
Then run agy --version. Inside a session, /usage shows your quota and /plan asks for a plan before any code.
It worked if agy --version prints a version number.
If you see command not found: agy, close the terminal and open a new one (the installer puts it in ~/.local/bin on Mac and Linux). If it is still missing, use the desktop app from step 1.
Required20 to 30 minutes

Open the folder from Stitch (or the Stitch export) and paste this:

paste into antigravity
This folder has a landing page design from Google Stitch and its DESIGN.md.
Turn it into a working website for [business, e.g. my home bakery].

1. First show me a short plan and wait for my OK.
2. Keep the colors, fonts and spacing from DESIGN.md exactly.
3. Make the Order button open WhatsApp to [number with country code, e.g. 92300...] with the message [e.g. Hi, I want to order a cake].
4. Make it work well on a phone first.
5. Run it on my computer, open it in the browser, and check every section and the button.
6. Tell me in plain words how to put it online for free.

Do not install anything paid. Ask before adding any new tool. Do not invent reviews, prices or contact details: leave clear placeholders.
It worked if the page opens in your browser, matches the Stitch design, and the button opens a WhatsApp chat with your message.
If you see the agent stop with a quota message, you hit the weekly free limit. Keep the folder, it picks up where it left off next week, or finish small fixes by hand.

Two habits that keep you safe

  1. Work on a copy of any real client project. Agents edit many files at once.
  2. Never paste API keys or passwords into a prompt or a screenshot.
stuck prompt · paste into gemini or chatgpt
Help me fix a Google Antigravity problem, one step at a time.
My computer: [Mac or Windows, and version].
What I was doing: [installing the app / installing agy / signing in / building my site].
The exact error text: [paste it, remove any key or password].
What I already tried: [list].

Give me the most likely cause first, then one step. Wait for my reply before the next step. Do not guess menu names: tell me if you are unsure.
It worked if you get one cause and one step, not a list of ten fixes.
04Ends Nov 17, 2026

Opal is closing: build the same workflow as a free Gemini skill

Opal let you chain prompts into a little AI app. Google is folding that idea into Skills in Gemini: saved instructions you call with "/" in any chat, free on a personal account.

Opal linkopal.google (until Nov 17)
Your old filesMy Drive, Opal folder. Google keeps them
New homegemini.google.com, Customize, Skills
WhoOver 18, personal Google account, free plan included
INPUTBusiness facts→STEPPlan 7 posts→STEPWrite captions→OUTPUTMini app

A chain of boxes you built in Opal's editor. After November 17 it no longer runs, and nothing migrates by itself.

weekly-post-planner · one saved skill, same job. Type / and its name in any Gemini chat, or Gemini picks it up on its own when you ask for posts.
/weekly-post-plannerthis week: Eid cakes, free delivery over Rs 3,000
Only if you used Opal5 minutes

Before November 17, open each workflow on opal.google and copy the prompts into a doc. After that date you can still open the files in My Drive, Opal folder, with any text editor, but they will not run.

Required10 minutes
  1. Go to gemini.google.com. On the sidebar click Customize, then Skills (if you don't see Customize, click More first).
  2. Click Create, then Create manually.
  3. Name: weekly-post-planner. Paste the description and instructions below. Click Create.
skill description
Use when I ask for my week of social posts, captions or a content plan for my business. Writes 7 on-brand posts from my business facts.
skill instructions
Plan and write one week of social posts for my business.

My business: [e.g. home bakery in Lahore, cakes and brownies, delivery only]
Who buys: [e.g. families and office teams ordering for birthdays]
Brand voice: [3 tone words from my Pomelli Business Profile, e.g. warm, playful, simple]
Where I post: [e.g. Instagram and WhatsApp Status]

Each time, produce:
1. A 7-day table: day, format (Reel, carousel, Story, feed post), one-line idea.
2. For each day, a caption under 80 words that ends with one call to action.
3. For 2 days, a 9:16 visual idea I can make in Pomelli (Campaigns or Photoshoot).
4. A short checklist of photos or clips I need to take this week.

Rules:
- If I did not tell you this week's offer or occasion, ask me first.
- Never invent prices, discounts, reviews or results. Use [brackets] instead.
- Plain words, no buzzwords, at most 3 hashtags per post.

You can also download it as a ready SKILL.md. On the Gemini web app or the Mac app you can upload a skill: the file goes inside a folder with the same name, weekly-post-planner.

It worked if typing /weekly in a new Gemini chat shows your skill, and running it asks you for this week's offer before writing.
If you see no Skills page: skills are for personal accounts over 18 right now. Work and school accounts get them in 2027. Sign in with your Gmail.

For more than a saved prompt, like a small tool with inputs and buttons, Google points Opal users to Google AI Studio for that. Skills do not work yet with Canvas, Deep Research, video or music.

05Closed Sept 28, 2026

Mixboard closed: make the mood board in Gemini instead

Mixboard was a board where AI images were generated, combined and remixed. The site now says "The Mixboard experiment has ended" and all boards were deleted. The free route for the same job is image generation in the Gemini app (Nano Banana 2), which needs no paid plan.

MixboardOffline. Shared board links show a shutdown notice
Swapgemini.google.com image generation
Free planYes, Nano Banana 2 on the free plan
LimitSettings, Usage Limits shows yours
Required10 minutes

Upload 2 or 3 of your Pomelli creatives or product photos to a Gemini chat, then paste:

paste into gemini
Make a mood board image for my brand, using the photos I uploaded as the style reference.
My business: [e.g. home bakery in Lahore].
Colors: [hex 1] and [hex 2].
Show in one 4:5 image, as a neat grid of 6 tiles:
1. A hero product shot in my style.
2. A close-up texture.
3. A lifestyle scene with the product in use [e.g. a family table at Eid].
4. A color swatch strip with my two colors.
5. A packaging or table setting idea.
6. A simple background I can reuse behind text.
Keep my real product looking like the photos. No text, no logos except mine.
It worked if you get one grid image in your colors where the product still looks like yours. Use it as the reference image in Stitch and as a Photoshoot style in Pomelli.
If you see a usage limit message: the free plan has limits that change with demand. Wait for the refresh time Gemini shows, or make the 6 tiles one at a time.
Put it together

One-day launch kit for a small business

This is the chain as a job you can do for your own shop or sell to a local client: brand posts, a landing page and a week of content, all on free tools.

HOUR 1PomelliBusiness Profile + first campaign + 1 animated Reel
HOUR 2Gemini imagesMood board from the campaign and product photos
HOUR 3StitchLanding page in the brand colors, export + DESIGN.md
HOURS 4 TO 5AntigravityWorking site, WhatsApp button, checked on a phone
HOUR 6Gemini skill7 days of captions, shoot list for the week
DONE IN1 day
  • On-brand posts and one Reel from Pomelli
  • A landing page that matches them
  • A working site with a WhatsApp order button
  • A reusable skill that writes next week's posts
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