Google has announced new artificial intelligence features for its Google Chrome browser, including a tool called “Skills” that allows users to save and reuse AI prompts across different web pages.
The feature builds on the integration of Google’s Gemini into Chrome, enabling users to perform tasks such as summarising content or asking questions about web pages. With Skills, users can store frequently used prompts and activate them with a single command, eliminating the need to retype instructions.
For example, users who regularly request dietary substitutions or analyse nutritional content can save these prompts and apply them across multiple sites. Saved prompts can be accessed through shortcuts within the browser and edited as needed.
Google said early adopters have used Skills for tasks including health tracking, shopping comparisons and document summarisation. To support wider adoption, the company is also launching a Skills library offering pre-built prompts for productivity, budgeting, recipes and other use cases.
The feature will roll out to desktop Chrome users signed into their Google accounts, initially supporting browsers set to English (US). As with other AI-driven actions, users will be prompted to confirm tasks involving sensitive actions such as sending emails or scheduling events.
The update comes amid growing competition in the AI-powered browser space, with rival offerings emerging from companies such as OpenAI, Perplexity AI and The Browser Company.
