The Chromium-based Edge replaced Internet Explorer (IE) in Windows 11 as the default web browser (for compatibility with Google Chrome). It was first bundled with Windows 10 and Xbox One in 2015, and later released for other platforms: Android and iOS in 2017, macOS and older Windows versions ( Windows 7 and later) in 2019, and Linux in 2020. Microsoft Edge is a cross-platform web browser created and developed by Microsoft. Proprietary software, based on open source components Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S system software The Beta channel is updated every six weeks, the Dev Channel is updated weekly and the Canary Channel is updated daily. You’ll need macOS 10.12 and above to get involved.Linux (specifically Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, and openSUSE distributions) Microsoft is launching three insider channels for the Edge previews. For example, providing useful and contextual actions through the Touch Bar like website shortcuts, tab switching and video controls, as well as enabling familiar navigation with trackpad gestures.” Microsoft adds: “Additionally, we are designing user experiences that are exclusive to macOS, by leveraging specific hardware features available on Mac. Importantly for MacBook Pro users, Microsoft is planning to support the Touch Bar hardware on the laptops, which offers dynamic and contextual shortcuts for users, depending on the current activity or app in use. “You will continue to see the look and feel of the browser evolve in future releases as we continue to experiment, iterate and listen to customer feedback,” Microsoft says. As such, Microsoft is matching conventions for fonts, menus, keyboard shortcuts, tile casing and more. We are tailoring the overall look and feel to match what macOS users expect from apps on this platform.”Īs for the current version, Microsoft says it is staying true to its own design language, but it offering enough for Edge to feel natural on the Apple platform. In a blog post on Monday, the Edge team wrote: “Microsoft Edge for macOS will offer the same new browsing experience that we’re previewing on Windows, with user experience optimizations to make it feel at home on a Mac.

There isn’t much to distinguish the two versions at the moment, but Microsoft says it is dedicated to building a “Mac-like user experience” for this version of the Edge browser. The first preview version of the Chromium-powered browser is now available to download from the Microsoft Edge Insider site for both macOS and Windows 10. The Microsoft Edge web browser is back on macOS, thanks to the PC-maker’s decision to switch to the same framework as Google Chrome.

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