Since Flow debuted last year, the community has created more than 1.5 billion images and videos for all kinds of projects: from music clips to product campaigns. What were creators asking for? A single place where you don’t just generate video, but where you can create, edit, and compose without losing your rhythm.
What changes in Flow
Google redesigns Flow to put image generation front and center, integrate tools from previous experiments, and give fine-grained control over editing. That means you no longer have to jump between apps: now you can generate images, turn them into frames, and animate them in one space.
Flow brings together the best of Whisk, ImageFX and Nano Banana within a unified experience, with free image generation and the option to migrate your existing projects.
Multi-format creation: images and video together
The most practical change: the image capabilities (Whisk and ImageFX) are incorporated into Flow. With Nano Banana integrated, you can create high-fidelity images and use them immediately as ingredients to generate video with Veo, without leaving Flow.
- You can combine multiple images and style references to generate coherent video scenes.
- Use the
@symbol to quickly search and reference specific assets in your library. - Turn static shots into motion: a high-quality photo can be transformed into an animated clip.
Plus, Google offers an opt-in transfer in March to move your Whisk and ImageFX projects and assets into your Flow library, so you don’t lose any previous work.
Flexible asset management
Creativity isn’t linear; it’s messy and collaborative. That’s why Flow debuts an asset grid that makes it easy to search, filter, and sort images and videos. You can group resources into collections to organize mood boards, takes, or versions.
- Group related images and clips in Collections.
- Switch viewing modes to scan the library or focus on details.
- Drag and drop images and videos inside the interface to organize or use them as prompts.
Natural editing and precise controls
Editing tools become more intuitive and conversational. Want to remove someone from a photo or add koi fish in the water? You select with the new lasso tool and ask Flow in natural language.
- Use the lasso for precise selections and request changes with text, for example: "remove the man" or "add Koi fish".
- Draw over the image to indicate exactly what you want to modify.
- In video you can extend a clip's duration, add or remove objects, and direct camera movement with pans and zooms.
- Generate what happens next in a shot to continue the narrative without jarring cuts.
How to get started today
These improvements are designed for every kind of creator: from people who make mood boards to those who direct shorts or campaigns. If you already use Whisk or ImageFX, in March you’ll be able to migrate your assets to Flow if you opt in.
Got ideas? Try generating a free image in Flow, turn it into a frame for a clip, and use the lasso to tweak details. All on the same creative timeline.
Flow’s promise is simple: less friction between the idea and the result. Fewer open tabs, more time creating. What will you produce now that everything is in one place?
Original source
https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/google-labs/flow-updates-february-2026