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Microsoft Edge’s Visual Search now sends images to Copilot with just a click
The feature is experimental so it might not make it to the stable version.
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Published onFebruary 29, 2024
published onFebruary 29, 2024
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Microsoft is testing a new capability in Edge Canary, according to tech enthusiast,@Leopeva64, that will allow users to use the existing Visual Search option to send images to Copilot for further processing.
In Edge Canary Microsoft is EXPERIMENTING with sending the image to Copilot when you click on the “Visual Search” item in the image context menu, normally this option opens Bing in the sidebar:https://t.co/yjTsWH5MH6.https://t.co/gZyYXYI6rKpic.twitter.com/XsWjIhykGi
According to the tech enthusiast, this new capability is tested regarding the previous capabilities introduced to Copilot in Microsoft Edge, specifically the Circle to Copilot, and Screenshot to Copilot, which allowed users (also in a very fast manner) to handle screenshots, images with Copilot.
It’s worth mentioning that the capability is experimental, and it’s currently available to test in Microsoft Edge Canary, which is an experimental build of the browser. This means the capability might not make it to the stable build at all, which could be quite a shame, because it looks useful.
Similarly to the other features, such asCircle to Copilot, which allowed users to draw a circle around highlighted text, and then automatically let Copilot process it, Visual Search is equally fast: the user would need to select the image, right-click it and select the Visual Search option. Copilot would then take over and process the information in those images.
The other similar feature,screenshot to Copilot, is also a useful option to have when dealing with a lot of information. Users just need to screenshot the web page currently on display in Microsoft Edge and upload it to Copilot, so that the AI can process the information and come back with answers.
Even though they’re experimental features, once released, they could help Edge become more popular with users, as the browser is slowly becoming as good (if not better than) Google Chrome in many areas.
Take, for instance, its PDF reader, which is arguably the best of its kind, and superior to that of the competition. Edge can automaticallytranslate passagesinto many languages, and the UI regarding the PDF reader is user-friendly.
We’ll know more if this feature makes it to the stable version in the following months.
More about the topics:Microsoft copilot,microsoft edge
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