Google Chrome reveals a host of new productivity tools - including a much-wanted split screen boost, and improved PDF annotation

• You can now open two tabs in Chrome Split View without having to rely on OS alternatives
• Annotations, like highlights and notes, are also coming to Chrome's PDF viewer
• Save PDFs directly to Drive without having to download and re-upload

Google has announced a series of new updates to its Chrome browser in a bid to make it the ultimate all-in-one productivity app, with deeper cloud storage integration and a new split view.

With Chrome Split View, Chrome lets users view two tabs simultaneously in a bid to reduce "back-and-forth tab fatigue," which can be enabled by right-clicking a tab and selecting split-view mode.

Chrome Product Manager Alex Tsu claims early testing has proven effective, though Google did not quantify the benefits. Of course, similar experiences are already available in operating system-level split-view setups, including on Windows and macOS.