Opera has released public access to Opera Neon, an experimental browser that incorporates agentic artificial intelligence features into web navigation and search. The company issued a press release on December 12, 2025 outlining the availability of this browser for general users. Opera Neon is positioned as a separate application from the core Opera browser line. Opera describes the experience as centered on AI assistance during browsing sessions.
Opera Neon integrates artificial intelligence capabilities that reach beyond standard search results. These features include a sidebar where the AI assistant can respond to user queries about web pages, summarize long articles, and extract key points from selected text. The AI component can also assist with generating emails, drafting content, and producing creative outputs like poems or images based on prompts entered by the user.
The browser’s interface shows a split view where users can interact with the AI assistant and browse web pages concurrently. The AI assistant can be summoned in any tab through a dedicated control, enabling users to ask for explanations, find additional information, or generate text relevant to the web content they are viewing. This design aims to support workflows where users might switch frequently between searching, reading, and composing content.
Opera Neon includes a “Workspace” feature that allows users to organize tabs and tasks around active projects. In this workspace, users can assign names and notes to groups of tabs. The AI functions inside this workspace can access the active context to produce summaries, outline key topics from related pages, or synthesize information across multiple sources.
The browser also features a “Write with AI” tool that allows users to draft original text within the browser environment with assistance from the integrated AI model. Users can toggle between writing and browsing contexts, and input prompts that guide the generation of paragraphs of text.
Opera emphasizes that the AI features of Opera Neon differ from typical plugin extensions because they are native to the browser and designed to operate across various browsing contexts. The company notes that privacy and control remain part of the browser experience, with users able to adjust settings for how the AI processes input and whether interactions are stored.
While the Opera Neon browser remains experimental in nature, the company will continue to offer its standard Opera browser with traditional features such as a built-in VPN, tracking protection, and integrated messaging tools for users who prefer a conventional web browsing experience. Opera’s announcement indicates that Opera Neon and the main Opera browser will coexist, giving users a choice between a more experimental AI-led environment and a classic browser.
