Microsoft Edge to Soon Let Copilot Analyze Any Web Images Without Leaving the Page

For a long now, Microsoft has integrated Copilot features into Edge browser to make every day browsing smooth for all the users out there. Now, it seems Microsoft is readying yet another feature that can cut down the hassle of learning more about an image that you see on any webpage, while browsing through Microsoft Edge.

Edge will soon let you analyze any web image with Copilot in one click

We’ve spotted a new feature in the official Microsoft 365 roadmap portal that suggests Edge users will soon be able to send any image they find on the web directly to Copilot without leaving the page they’re viewing.

Rather than downloading an image, copying it, or opening Copilot separately, the upcoming feature adds a new option to the Edge context menu (right-click). Users will simply right-click an image and choose to ask Copilot about it. The AI will then analyze the selected image and answer questions, explain what it sees, provide additional context, or help users better understand visual content directly from within the browser.

Whether it’s identifying an object, explaining a chart, understanding an infographic, or asking follow-up questions about a photo, Microsoft wants the entire experience to happen without interrupting your browsing session. As of now, we’ve spotted something similar in the Edge Canary. You can check the screenshot below:

While the “Ask Copilot about this image” option is available in the Stable version of Edge, the “Analyze Image” option that we saw in the Canary version is missing from it.

According to the roadmap listing, organizations can enable or disable the feature through the EdgeEntraCopilotPageContext and Microsoft365CopilotChatIconEnabled policies. In other words, organizations can decide whether employees can access the Copilot image analysis experience in Edge. As of now, the new feature is currently scheduled to start rolling out in August 2026. Per the roadmap entry, the rollout will initially target the web version of Microsoft Edge worldwide.

That’s not all from Edge, as Microsoft has also enhanced Edge for Business with new AI security and DLP features. The company has also removed the AI Search History feature from Edge and is testing Copilot suggestions in pages that you visit, showing that Microsoft is still actively experimenting with how AI should fit into its browser.