Perplexity has officially integrated its popular Voice Mode into the Comet browser, marking a major step toward a truly hands-free, agentic web experience.
While Perplexity’s standalone mobile app has featured voice interaction for some time, this update brings that technology directly into the browsing environment across desktop and mobile.
Key Features of Comet Voice Mode
The voice integration in Comet is designed for “cognition” rather than just simple search. It allows you to treat the browser as a conversational assistant that understands the context of your open tabs.+1
- “Chat with Your Tabs”: On Android and iOS, you can activate voice mode to ask questions about multiple open tabs at once. For example, you can say, “Summarize the flight options across my open travel sites,” and the AI will synthesize the data without you having to click through each page.+1
- Hands-Free Navigation: Using the shortcut
Shift + Alt + V(orShift + Option + Von Mac), you can operate the browser entirely through voice commands—opening new tabs, navigating to specific URLs, or searching for information without a keyboard. - Agentic Execution: Because Comet is an “agentic” browser, voice mode supports multi-step tasks. You can instruct it to “Find the best-reviewed coffee machine on these three sites and add the cheapest one to my cart,” and watch the agent perform the clicks in real-time.+1
Platform Availability
| Platform | Status (Feb 2026) | Unique Capability |
| Android | Live | Supports deep system integration and cross-tab voice summarization. |
| iOS | Pre-Order / Rolling Out | Features “Comet Assistant” powered by the latest Claude 3.6 Sonnet and Gemini 3.1 Pro models. |
| Desktop (Win/Mac) | Live | Uses the Shift+Alt+V shortcut for hands-free “Agentic Search.” |
The “Comet” Evolution
Initially launched in July 2025 as an exclusive tool for $200/month “Max” subscribers, Perplexity has aggressively pivoted to make Comet the cornerstone of its challenge to Google Chrome.
- Free Access: Since October 2025, the browser has been free to download for all users.
- Comet Plus: A new premium tier was introduced alongside the free version to provide access to premium news content and advanced “Deep Research” capabilities.
- Privacy Focus: Unlike traditional browsers that track behavior for ads, Comet emphasizes on-device processing and does not store click histories in the cloud by default.
Current Limitations
While voice mode is a major leap, users have noted that cross-platform syncing for history and bookmarks is still rolling out. Additionally, some “agentic” actions (like automated checkout) still require manual confirmation for security reasons.
