For years, Microsoft Edge has been trying to catch up with Google Chrome’s massive user base. But lately, Edge has found a new weapon – AI. Over the past few months, Microsoft has been quietly turning its browser into an intelligent companion that not only helps you surf the web but also assists you with tasks, research, and organisation. Now, with three new AI-driven features, Edge feels less like a browser and more like a smart assistant built right into your screen. Read on to know more about these features.
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Copilot: Your AI companion inside Edge
Think of Copilot as your personal assistant that lives inside your browser. Once enabled, it sits quietly on the sidebar, ready to help you out with almost anything from summarising articles to answering complex queries. You can even ask it to find a specific tab, recall something you read last week, or explain a webpage in simple terms.
The experience feels conversational and intuitive. You just type (or even speak) naturally, and Copilot gets it. There’s no need for special commands or extensions. What makes it stand out is how seamlessly it blends into your browsing routine. Whether you’re comparing products, reading research papers, or planning a trip, Copilot can fetch key information in seconds and present it in a neat, readable format.
Microsoft says Copilot uses the latest AI model available from OpenAI, and users can even toggle between modes like Smart, Deep Research, or Quick Response, depending on what kind of help they need. It’s a clever mix of productivity and simplicity, something that makes Edge feel futuristic.
Journeys: Smarter history, better organisation
We’ve all been in situations where we were trying to find that one page that was opened three days ago while researching something. That’s where Journeys comes in. Instead of showing a long list of browsing history, this feature automatically groups related pages, searches, and notes into topic-based clusters.
Let’s say you’ve been planning a vacation or working on a college project. Journeys will neatly organise every relevant link, article, and chat you’ve had about that topic into one visual storyline. You don’t have to bookmark, tag, or manually sort anything.
It’s like your browser remembers your thought process for you so that when you come back later, everything is exactly where you left it. For students, researchers, and anyone juggling multiple tabs (which, let’s be honest, is everyone), this feature is a huge time-saver.
Actions: Do more without switching tabs
If Copilot is your guide and Journeys your organiser, Actions is your doer. This feature lets you perform tasks directly inside Edge without hopping between websites or apps. You can ask it to translate text, order items from a recipe, generate content, or even automate multi-step tasks, all from the same window.
For example, if you open a cake recipe and tell Copilot to “order the ingredients,” it can automatically gather the list, find a grocery partner like Instacart, and prepare the cart for checkout. It’s early days for Actions, but Microsoft plans to expand it to handle things like booking reservations or managing errands online.
With Copilot, Journeys, and Actions, Microsoft seems to be giving its own answer to what browsers can do in 2026. These features make everyday browsing feel smarter, faster, and more personal. While Chrome still leads in numbers, Edge is quietly carving a space for users who want more than just speed. It’s for those who want a browser that actually thinks with them. And judging by how these AI tools are evolving, the competition between Chrome and Edge has just become a lot more interesting.
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