Perplexity's New Comet Browser Will Completely Change the Way You Use the Web

Your browser has always been your window to the web. Comet turns your computer into your web-browsing assistant. It schedules meetings, compares prices, and manages routine workflows in the background while you focus on more important tasks.

9. More than AI in the sidebar

Comet is Perplexity's version of the Chromium browser with AI built into the core, not just added randomly. It's available to all Perplexity Max users, while Pro users can access it by joining the waitlist or via invite.

Unlike Gemini in Google Chrome or Copilot Mode in Microsoft Edge , Comet's AI can control your browser. It fills out forms, manages shopping carts, navigates between pages, and handles repetitive tasks via voice commands or text prompts.

8. Voice Mode and Dictation Mode

If you're a writer all day, your hands are probably tired from typing, and having to interrupt your train of thought just to type a URL or search query is an unnecessary hassle. Comet's voice feature lets you browse the web hands-free.

There are three distinct modes. First, the microphone icon next to the search bar ( Alt + V ) allows you to speak your search term or read the URL out loud and hit Enter - the browser will take you there instantly without having to type anything.

There's also a Voice Assistant mode ( Alt + Shift + V ), which works similarly to Perplexity Assistant on Android phones. You can use it to check your email for new responses, request an account confirmation email, add something to your cart, or check on information you're reading without opening a new tab or interrupting your workflow.

7. Manage email, calendar, and tasks in one place

Instead of having to open multiple tabs and constantly switch between Gmail, Google Calendar, and your task manager, Comet consolidates everything. The AI assistant can read your emails, check your calendar, and manage your tasks through simple voice or text commands.

You can ask it to find specific emails from the last month, schedule meetings based on your free time, or add items to your to-do list while you're writing an article.

6. Automate your shopping and saving

Comet can help you shop online. You can ask it to find a specific product and add it to your cart if it meets certain conditions. Need to check your Amazon Subscribe & Save subscriptions? It will show you those. Want to cancel an order? It can do that too.

The browser can automatically search for coupons and try them out to find the best deals.

5. Video and Web Page Summary

AI tools are great at speeding up searches — Comet takes things a step further. When you're watching a YouTube video , it can summarize the content, find the exact quote or timestamp of the tutorial, identify products mentioned, or suggest similar videos. Same with web articles — Comet summarizes, fact-checks, and uncovers details you might have missed.

4. Get information quickly

It's these little time-saving tricks that make the biggest difference. Highlight any text and ask your assistant to check it or find more information. Do quick math calculations without opening your calculator. Let Comet proofread your articles in the preview pane, catching errors you might have missed.

Another useful feature is the ability to find specific websites or YouTube videos from your search history.

3. Keep your browser tabs organized and clean

You can ask Comet to organize your tabs by topic, clean up or close inactive ones, and rearrange them to match what you're doing. When you resume your session, it restores your open tabs—and in many cases, their groups—so your workspace feels familiar.

2. There are some privacy concerns

Let's address this dilemma. Perplexity's CEO mentioned that browsers may use some user data to serve hyper-personalized ads. This is a real risk with most LLM-powered tools. But it's even more concerning with a tool like Comet, since you're giving it access to your email and work accounts to automate tasks.

1. Comet's impact extends beyond early access

Comet is incredibly flexible. What you can do with it depends a lot on your workflow, but if it involves anything web-based, Comet can automate it for you.

You can use it all day long for research, work management, and even entertainment. It handles everyday tasks—checking for new feedback, scheduling meetings, reordering inventory from Amazon—in the background.

This may seem like a solution looking for a problem, but consider: Checking for feedback manually takes 10 seconds. That's 10 seconds of stopping what you're doing, opening a tab, checking, and then trying to focus again. Multiply that by dozens of small tasks a day, and you're constantly losing focus. Comet handles these things without your intervention.

Isabella Humphrey

Update 20 August 2025