Google has begun rolling out a new feature for Gemini in Chrome called “Select from screen,” allowing users to highlight specific text or images from a webpage and send them directly to the AI assistant. The tool appears in Gemini’s “+” menu and functions like a built-in screenshot utility. Once activated, users can select any visible content in the current browser tab, which is automatically attached to a Gemini prompt. The feature is part of Chrome version 149, and some users may need to restart their browser to see it.

The update is part of Google’s broader effort to make Gemini more integrated with user activity rather than a standalone chatbot. On the same day, Google also announced that developers can now access computer use capabilities through Gemini 3.5 Flash, enabling AI agents to see, reason, and act across browsers, mobile apps, and desktop environments. The company says this integration enhances complex, multi-step automation tasks.

By enabling Gemini to understand and interact directly with on-screen content, Google aims to reduce friction and move toward an AI assistant that can anticipate user intent and assist with tasks more intuitively.