When the browser fires, Chrome adds a new crop

Like AI companies and basics push their way to browser market, of the world big browser, Google Chrome, and release several innovations. The company on Thursday announced the official launch of three features, including Split View, PDF documents, and the “Save to Google Drive” feature, designed to better integrate Chrome with one of Google’s other web services.

Although these enhancements are not related to AI, Google has already integrated its Gemini AI assistant into Chrome. The move was prompted by increased competition from AI providers such as OpenAI and Perplexity, which play in agency browsers. This is called browser war they’ve forced Google to be less creative and release more consumer-focused content.

With Split View, multitasking in Chrome has become easier as the view places two pages side by side on the same tab. This allows you to use two pages or watch a video while typing, among other things. To use the view, drag a tab to the left or right of the browser window or right-click a link and select “Open Link in Split View.” The tabs will just snap into place. When you don’t need it, you can exit the Split View panel using the right-click option.

Another useful addition is the PDF feature, which allows you to add text to the PDF or highlight its text from the browser. This means you don’t have to download the PDF and open it in another program to use the content. This method, which has been coming for a long time, will make it easier to perform important PDF tasks, such as signing a document electronically, filling out a form, making notes in your file or document, and more.

Finally, the new Save to Google Drive feature allows you to save any PDF directly to your Google Drive account, instead of your computer, where it could be lost. When you use this feature, saved files will appear in the “Saved to Chrome” folder in your Drive, making them easy to find.

Today’s updates follow the spread of Gemini and other things for Chromebook users last month. And soon, Chrome is ready to adopt another change which was first pioneered by competitors: support for vertical tabs. (Tech-savvy users can enable this option now, in the testing phase, by changing the flag.)

This re-imagined way of organizing open tabs was one of the most popular features Browser Company The first browser, Arc, and now available in its own The AI ​​browser, Dia. By adding these features and more, Google hopes to give Chrome users fewer reasons to switch.