Microsoft has since terminated security support for the original browser (now referred to as Microsoft Edge Legacy), and in Windows 11 it is the default web browser (for compatibility with Google Chrome). The new Edge was publicly released in January 2020, and on Xbox platforms in 2021. In late 2018, it was announced that Edge would be completely rebuilt as a Chromium-based browser with Blink and V8 engines. It was created as the successor to Internet Explorer (IE).Įdge was initially built with Microsoft's own proprietary browser engine, EdgeHTML, and their Chakra JavaScript engine. It was first released in 2015 as part of Windows 10 and Xbox One and later ported to other platforms as a fork of Google's Chromium open-source project: Android and iOS, macOS, older Windows versions ( Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 and later), and most recently Linux. Microsoft Edge is a proprietary, cross-platform web browser created by Microsoft. Proprietary software, based on an open source project Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S system software Recommended.Linux (specifically Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, and openSUSE distributions) Verdict:įinally, Edge Chromium comes to Windows 10 and we're impressed.
So you can import some of your favourite Chrome extensions from the get-go.
What's instantly noticeable is support for existing Chrome extensions.
Right now, only your favourites are synchronised. Unlike Chrome, Microsoft has deployed their own account system which will eventually synchronise your data including favourites, extensions, themes and browsing history. With the above in mind, and the need to be able to produce a solid, competitive and secure web browser, Microsoft has decided to stop trying to build their own from scratch and move to a Chromium framework, which is the engine that powers Google Chrome and other browsers.Įdge is the release version of this new browser. This is the trust placed by end users in Microsoft and their development. When Edge was first launched, in a rather basic form, with limited extension support, we used to receive complaints from people who'd bought a security suite and wanted a refund as their new security wouldn't support Edge (overlooking this was an issue with Edge, not their security). Despite having far more powerful alternatives, users paranoid about the dangers lurking around the internet would insist on using Internet Explorer. Microsoft never appears to be completely happy with their web browser.
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