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The next big agentic web browser is officially here, and this one comes from Opera. Joining the likes of Perplexity’s Comet and The Browser Company’s Dia, Opera’s newest release is built to focus on AI tools.
The Opera Neon browser was first revealed in May, but it is now available for some who first joined the waiting list. Not everyone can download it yet, and Opera says it will be adding more people from its waiting list at a later date.
Neon is an AI-centric web browser with a chatbot window appearing as it first opens. The more agentic tools include Neon Do, which is made for you to give a task through a prompt, and you can then let the browser open the sources for you.
For example, you can ask it to search NASA flyby missions, and it’ll open up the most relevant sources into tabs for you to read through. This example, shown by Opera, sees Neon open five web pages into a tab grouping so you can read through about each individual mission.
Multiple tabs open within Opera Neon (Credit: Opera)
You can also give Neon tasks to complete. Opera says Neon Do can complete actions “such as shopping, booking, gathering information from your Task, or even applying for a job directly.”
The assistant will adapt to changes it finds when undertaking the task, and you’ll be able to watch it all happen live on your screen. There are then options to take over the controls if you don’t like what Neon Do is actioning.
For repeated actions, Opera has a new feature called Cards. They’re designed for you to do similar tasks each time without having to readd the same prompt multiple times. You can build your own cards, or you can download others from the community.
One example given by Opera is called Weekly Dinner Planning. The task can be run weekly, and it will then “Plan 5 dinners, auto-generate a grocery list, and flag pantry overlaps.”
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The Cards feature (Credit: Opera)
There’s also a further feature called Neon Make, designed to automatically build and employ AI agents for more complicated actions. Opera also confirmed it is bringing over the highlights of its traditional browser to this tool, including its bookmarking features, VPN integration, and more.
You’ll need to join the waitlist to be able to use Neon. It also costs $19.90 a month to access once you’re in.
Opera has used the Neon name before for a concept browser back in 2017. That version never saw a full release, and it was before the push for AI-focused tools. At the time, PCMag found it to be “a radical rethink of the Web browser, with a unique interface and some clever tools.”
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