Opera is rolling out an update to its Opera One browser today with several productivity-focused improvements, including a more streamlined way to access Google Gemini without having to keep switching tabs. Here are the details.
More flexibility with productivity in mind
Late last year, Opera expanded its partnership with Google, bringing the latest Gemini models to its browser AI features.
Since then, the company has been exploring ways to make this interaction more focused and streamlined, with better productivity in mind.
For this reason, starting today, users will no longer need to switch tabs every time they ned to interact with Google Gemini. With the update rolling out right now, users can add Gemini to the sidebar, to “have an entire AI toolkit a click away that includes Opera browser AI, Gemini, and ChatGPT. “
All it takes is opening the Gemini app from Opera’s sidebar and pinning the panel. Once that’s done, users can work with Gemini and their open tab at the same time, which will help streamline many workflows.
Here’s Opera:
With this update we want to give you the flexibility to use the right AI tool for the right job. Opera’s browser AI not only uses different AI models depending on your request, ensuring you get exactly what you’re looking for, but it’s also tab-context aware. This means that it considers the content of your open tabs when performing operations for you, saving you from explaining each detail but still getting exactly what you need.
With today’s update, users can also add Google Translate to the sidebar, making it a convenient tool for writing in another language. While Opera’s native website translation tool already worked on text within the page, this integration lets users generate new content without juggling multiple tabs.
To add Gemini and Translate to the sidebar of Opera One you need to:
- Open the Sidebar setup menu by clicking on the three dots at the bottom of it.
- Navigate to the section called “Google services” (for Translate) or “AI services” (for Gemini).
- Click on the circle in front of Gemini and Google Translate and they’ll show up in your sidebar.
Finally, today’s update also expands the split-screen feature to support four tabs at once, up from the current two. Users can arrange them horizontally, vertically, or into a grid layout, which might be perfect for certain research workflows.
To get started, simply drag and drop your tabs like you’re used to already – there will be a prompt indicating where you can drop them to create each possible layout. Alternatively, you can select the tabs you want to view together by holding ctrl/cmd and clicking on them, right-clicking, and selecting “Create Split Screen.”
To learn more about Opera One, follow this link.
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