Aside is an AI browser that completes real work across the websites you already use , and today's launch brings it to Windows. The product is aimed at knowledge workers and operators who want an agent that can actually finish multi-step tasks inside the tools they already log into, from email and dashboards to internal apps, docs, and spreadsheets. The pitch is that instead of asking you to connect a pile of integrations, it just uses the web the way you do, signing into your email, dashboards, and internal tools , with the browser pausing to ask permission whenever an agent action touches passwords or sensitive data.
The Windows release matters because it opens the product to the majority of desktop users after months of Mac-only availability. Aside has officially launched its AI browser on Windows with 99% feature parity with macOS, and the CTO announced on X that the Windows release is live with 99% of the Mac version's features . Under the hood it is a Chromium-based browser built around automated agents that uses the sites and web accounts you already stay logged into so the AI can handle tasks on your behalf, rather than offering a sidebar chat like Edge or Chrome .
Aside is a Y Combinator Fall 2025 company based in San Francisco, founded in 2024 by Jun Kim (CEO), Chanhee Lee (CPO), and Sanghun Lee (CTO) , with a team of five . For founders and investors tracking the emerging AI browser category alongside Dia, Comet, and others, this launch is worth noting as one of the first agent-first browsers to reach broad desktop coverage.
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Nadia Petrova24d ago
Windows users finally getting a browser built for agents feels like being handed a Tesla after years of pushing a shopping cart. Curious how it handles legacy enterprise SSO flows though.
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Sonia Kapoor24d ago
Been chasing you all for a comment on the roadmap for two weeks. Any chance of a quick call this week before the news cycle moves on?
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Kwesi Otoo24d ago
That launch video has zero fat on it. Whoever cut the b-roll of the agent clicking through tabs at 1.5x deserves a raise.
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Marco Trevisan24d ago
ok wait, if the agent has full DOM access, what happens when I'm logged into my bank in one tab and asking it to summarize a PDF in another? Trust boundary please.
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Mina Osei24d ago
The pre-recorded demo smell is strong. Would love to see one unedited live run before I install anything that touches my session cookies.
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Yuki Hashimoto24d ago
Every agentic browser demo looks incredible until you ask it to book a flight with a layover. I'll believe it when I see it fail gracefully.
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Hazem A.24d ago
hot take: the agent browser wars will be won by whoever nails permissions UX, not whoever has the smartest model. Aside's onboarding better be tight.
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Dilnoza R.24d ago
Is there a headless mode or CDP endpoint I can hit from my own orchestrator? Asking because I don't want to rewrite my stack around your UI.
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Parthiban K.24d ago
Third agentic browser this quarter. The category is heating up faster than my laptop running three of them at once.
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rune24d ago
a browser is just a window into someone else's decisions. adding an agent doesn't change that, only the pace.
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Lin W.24d ago
naive q but how do I know when the agent is doing something vs when I need to click? like is there a visual indicator or does it just start moving my mouse
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Benoît Cellier24d ago
The tweet copy is two links and a period. Confidence move or did someone hit publish early?
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Tavita Luga24d ago
Recruiting friend of mine just left a big browser team, deep on extensions and sandboxing. DM me if the Windows push means you're hiring for platform work.
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Aside is an AI browser that completes real work across the websites you already use , and today's launch brings it to Windows. The product is aimed at knowledge workers and operators who want an agent that can actually finish multi-step tasks inside the tools they already log into, from email and dashboards to internal apps, docs, and spreadsheets. The pitch is that instead of asking you to connect a pile of integrations, it just uses the web the way you do, signing into your email, dashboards, and internal tools , with the browser pausing to ask permission whenever an agent action touches passwords or sensitive data. The Windows release matters because it opens the product to the majority of desktop users after months of Mac-only availability. Aside has officially launched its AI browser on Windows with 99% feature parity with macOS, and the CTO announced on X that the Windows release is live with 99% of the Mac version's features . Under the hood it is a Chromium-based browser built around automated agents that uses the sites and web accounts you already stay logged into so the AI can handle tasks on your behalf, rather than offering a sidebar chat like Edge or Chrome . Aside is a Y Combinator Fall 2025 company based in San Francisco, founded in 2024 by Jun Kim (CEO), Chanhee Lee (CPO), and Sanghun Lee (CTO) , with a team of five . For founders and investors tracking the emerging AI browser category alongside Dia, Comet, and others, this launch is worth noting as one of the first agent-first browsers to reach broad desktop coverage.
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Windows users finally getting a browser built for agents feels like being handed a Tesla after years of pushing a shopping cart. Curious how it handles legacy enterprise SSO flows though.
Been chasing you all for a comment on the roadmap for two weeks. Any chance of a quick call this week before the news cycle moves on?
That launch video has zero fat on it. Whoever cut the b-roll of the agent clicking through tabs at 1.5x deserves a raise.
ok wait, if the agent has full DOM access, what happens when I'm logged into my bank in one tab and asking it to summarize a PDF in another? Trust boundary please.
The pre-recorded demo smell is strong. Would love to see one unedited live run before I install anything that touches my session cookies.
Every agentic browser demo looks incredible until you ask it to book a flight with a layover. I'll believe it when I see it fail gracefully.
hot take: the agent browser wars will be won by whoever nails permissions UX, not whoever has the smartest model. Aside's onboarding better be tight.
Is there a headless mode or CDP endpoint I can hit from my own orchestrator? Asking because I don't want to rewrite my stack around your UI.
Third agentic browser this quarter. The category is heating up faster than my laptop running three of them at once.
a browser is just a window into someone else's decisions. adding an agent doesn't change that, only the pace.
naive q but how do I know when the agent is doing something vs when I need to click? like is there a visual indicator or does it just start moving my mouse
The tweet copy is two links and a period. Confidence move or did someone hit publish early?
Recruiting friend of mine just left a big browser team, deep on extensions and sandboxing. DM me if the Windows push means you're hiring for platform work.