Opera has unveiled Neon, a new artificial intelligence-powered browser designed to carry out tasks directly inside web pages, marking a significant step in the race to make browsing more interactive and efficient.
Neon can fill out forms, compare information across websites, or even draft code without requiring external cloud services. Its standout feature, “Neon Do”, allows the software to navigate web pages on behalf of users while keeping all actions local to the device. Opera is positioning Neon as a subscription-based product aimed at advanced users, with early access starting this week and wider availability planned in the coming months.
The browser also introduces features such as “Tasks”, which create workspaces where AI can analyse information from multiple sources, and “Cards”, which act as reusable templates to automate repetitive workflows. Opera emphasised that users have full control over when the AI operates, highlighting the platform’s privacy-first approach.
The launch comes as competition intensifies in the AI browser space. Earlier this month, Indian-born chief executive Aravind Srinivas’s startup released the Comet browser in India. Other companies are also moving into this space, with the makers of Arc launching Dia and a widely expected AI browser from OpenAI that may integrate its Operator agent to allow seamless browsing and transactions through a chat interface.
Opera’s decision reflects a wider trend of transforming the web browser into a productivity hub capable of acting on behalf of users rather than only providing search results. The company’s shares, listed in the United States, have risen sharply over the past three years, supported by strong earnings and investor confidence in its push towards AI-enabled products.
Founded in 1995 and based in Oslo, Opera currently has more than 300 million active users across its desktop and mobile platforms. With Neon’s on-device AI model, Opera is appealing to privacy-conscious users, especially in Europe, where data protection regulations are becoming more stringent.
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