Microsoft Edge is getting a major Copilot upgrade that will let Microsoft’s AI chatbot collect information from all of your open tabs.
With the new feature, users will be able to ask Copilot questions about the pages they have opened, compare products across different tabs, summarize articles, and get help understanding web content without switching back and forth manually.
Microsoft says users will have control over the experience and can choose which features they want to enable or keep turned off. The company is also retiring Copilot Mode, a feature that could already pull information from tabs and handle some agent-like tasks, such as helping book a reservation. Those more advanced browsing abilities are now being moved into Microsoft’s “Browse with Copilot” tool.
Edge is also getting several new AI-powered tools. One of them is a “Study and Learn” mode, which can turn an article into a study session or an interactive quiz. Another feature can transform open tabs into AI-generated podcasts, similar to the experience offered by NotebookLM. Microsoft is also adding an AI writing assistant that appears when users start typing on a webpage.
Copilot will also be able to access browsing history if users give permission. Microsoft says this will help the chatbot provide more relevant and higher-quality answers. On both desktop and mobile, Copilot in Edge will include long-term memory, allowing it to personalize responses based on past conversations.
The browser’s new tab page is also being redesigned to combine chat, search, and web navigation in one place. It will include Journeys, an AI feature that organizes browsing history into categories so users can easily return to topics they previously explored.
On mobile, Microsoft Edge is getting another update that lets users share their screen with Copilot and ask questions about what they are seeing. Microsoft says Copilot will show clear visual indicators when it is active, making it easier for users to know when the AI is helping, listening, viewing, or taking action.
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