4 Browser Tips for 2026: Chrome Read Aloud, Edge Tab Search, Firefox Split View, Brave Leo Skills
Browser Power Tips (Jan 2026): Search Tabs in Edge, Read Aloud in Chrome, Leo Skills in Brave, Split View in Firefox
If you bounce between tabs all day, these small browser upgrades can save real time. Here are four practical features you can turn on and use right away, without installing extensions or changing your workflow.
1) Microsoft Edge: Search across your open tabs
Ever forget which tab had that doc, ticket, or article? Edge now makes it easier to find what’s already open.
How to use “Search tabs”
- Open Microsoft Edge.
- Look for Search tabs near the top-left area of the browser (it may appear as a button or a small drop-down).
- Click it, then type a keyword.
- Edge shows matching results from:
- Open tabs
- Recently closed tabs (handy when you closed something by accident)
Quick tip
If you do not use it, you can usually right-click the button and unpin or hide it to keep your UI clean.
2) Google Chrome: Hear web pages read aloud (Reading mode)
Chrome’s Reading mode is now more than a clean view. It can read content out loud, which is great for long articles, emails, or any text you want to listen to while multitasking.
How to listen to a page
- Open Chrome and go to any webpage with text.
- Right-click anywhere on the page (or highlight a section first).
- Choose Open in reading mode.
- A text-only version opens in the right-hand side panel.
- Click Play to start audio.
- Use 1x (or the speed control) to change playback speed.
Make it sound better
- Use Voice selection to switch from the default system voice to more natural-sounding options (if available).
- Turn on Voice highlight to highlight words or sentences as they’re read.
- Click the pin icon so the side panel stays open when you browse to another page.
3) Brave: Save custom “Skills” for Leo (repeat prompts faster)
If you use Brave’s Leo assistant and you keep typing the same prompts, “Skills” lets you save them once and reuse them instantly. Think of it like shortcuts for your best questions.
How to create a Leo Skill
- Open Brave.
- Start a chat with Leo.
- Enter a prompt you know you’ll want again.
- Hover over the prompt and open the three-dot menu.
- Select Save as skill.
- Give it:
- A clear name
- A short shortcut you’ll remember
How to use it later
When you’re in Leo again, use the shortcut (often via a “slash-style” command) to insert the saved prompt quickly.
4) Firefox: View two tabs side by side (Split View)
Firefox has been testing a split-view style feature that lets you view two pages at the same time. It’s useful for comparing docs, copying data, or reading while referencing another page.
Enable the experimental setting
- In Firefox, type this in the address bar:
about:config
- Accept the warning.
- Search for:
browser.tabs.splitView.enabled
- Set it to true.
Use Split View
- Right-click a tab.
- Choose Add Split View to divide the window and show two pages side by side.
- To exit, right-click a tab and choose Separate Split View (or similar wording).
Note: Because this is experimental, the exact wording and behavior can vary by Firefox version.
Wrap-up
These are the kinds of “small wins” that add up:
- Edge helps you find tabs instantly
- Chrome turns reading into hands-free listening
- Brave lets you reuse your best AI prompts
- Firefox makes side-by-side work much easier
