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PC World Latest NewsMay 22, 2025
Norton's new Neo browser wants to bring AI to the search bar

Norton—most famous for its antimalware solutions like Norton 360 Deluxe—is entering the browser market with Norton Neo, an AI-first browser that you can sign up for and join the waitlist. Norton already ships a browser, the Norton Private Browser, which is similar but lacks AI.

Neo replaces the search/URL bar with what it calls the "magic box," where you can "search, generate, and take action," according to Norton. It's not immediately clear whose AI solution you'll be able to use or whether it will run in the cloud or locally on your PC. When you do search, however, Norton promises that you'll be able to "peek" at a search result to get an AI-powered summary—and yes, it appears to be a list of links, rather than Norton's own take on Google's AI Mode. The Magic Bar will also enable you to perform AI-powered writing tasks, such as drafting an email, directly from it.

There's another tweak that Norton is making, although I can't tell how it's going to work out: tables browsing. "No more tab chaos—Neo organizes everything, so you don't have to," Norton promises.

Rather than remove tabs entirely from the A

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