Gemini in Chrome is getting yet another version of Circle to Search

• Google’s Chrome browser has already let you search with on-screen content thanks to tools like Google Lens.
• This week, Chrome is adding a new way to incorporate screen input when looking things up with Gemini.
• Users will find a new “Select from screen” option when providing content for Gemini to see.

Google is clearly enamored with the idea of using screen content to initiate searches, and over the years we’ve seen variation after variation on this same theme, from Google Lens to Circle to Search. Google’s never been a company to shy away from a little redundancy, and this week it’s sharing its very latest tool for pulling off this same sort of trick.

Earlier this week, Google updated its Gemini in Chrome support pages to introduce a new “Select from screen” tool for Chrome on the desktop. Accessing it is pretty straightforward, with users needing to first click “Ask Gemini,” then hitting the plus sign for Gemini’s Add menu. Here, you can finally choose “Select from screen” to start drawing a box around the content you want Gemini looking at. That include multiple screen areas at once. When you have them all highlighted, you can go ahead and present Gemini with your prompt.