ChatGPT Atlas Browser Gains Vertical Tabs, Passkeys, and More

OpenAI is rolling out the first major update to ChatGPT Atlas, its dedicated AI browser for Mac that includes ChatGPT integration.

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There are nine new features in all for the Chromium-based browser after the update. Visually, the most notable UI change is a new option for vertical tabs that change size dynamically in the adjustable sidebar, plus there's a new interface for managing downloads.

Meanwhile, the app now features iCloud passkey support, so users can create and use passkeys for websites that are saved to iCloud. It's also now possible to import Chrome extensions and set the default search engine to Google.

A setting has been added to select multiple tabs at once (Shift + click), as well as to use Control + Tab to cycle to the most recently used tab. Lastly, the responsiveness of the Ask ChatGPT sidebar has also been improved.

Apple's Safari browser does not have AI integration as of yet, but Chrome does. With OpenAI, Google, and also Perplexity offering AI browsers, Apple may need to integrate Siri and other AI tools into Safari in the future to keep up with its main rivals.

The Atlas update follows yesterday's rollout of GPT-5.1 Pro, which OpenAI says provides "clearer, more capable answers for complex work." In early testing users rated the model especially highly for writing help, data science, and business questions, highlighting improved clarity, relevance, and structure in its responses.

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JoeSilver Avatar
11 weeks ago

Apple may need to integrate Siri and other AI tools into Safari in the future to keep up with its main rivals.
I don't know... I think that being completely free of AI integration could be a badge of distinction for Safari. The users can always go to ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, whatever... when they need it.
Score: 13 Votes (Like | Disagree)
robertosh Avatar
11 weeks ago
It seems that privacy-wise this is terrible, not surprising I guess.

https://tuta.com/blog/dont-install-atlas-ai-browser-heres-why
Score: 7 Votes (Like | Disagree)
anshuvorty Avatar
11 weeks ago
No way am I going to just hand over my secrets to ChatGPT, who knows what they could do with that information in the future, once their privacy policy changes...
Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)
ThomasJL Avatar
11 weeks ago
Anyone impressed by this should not be. Scott Forstall likely would’ve found a way to integrate Siri into Safari over a decade ago if Tim Cook hadn’t fired him in 2012.

Cook was too clueless and mediocre to recognize Forstall’s value as a visionary for integrating an AI tool like Siri into iOS back in 2011. Siri would’ve been far better if Cook hadn’t fired Forstall just one year after Siri was integrated into iOS.
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
theinstructor Avatar
11 weeks ago
Siri integration? LOL
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Corefile Avatar
11 weeks ago
This AI stuff is still looking for the killer app that will revolutionize it. I'm surprised nobody has gotten there yet because that's going to make a new company into the next tech titan. All the current stuff is just playdoh.
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)