

But, when you do so, Microsoft will warn you that extensions from the Chrome Web Store “are unverified and may affect browser performance.” After you agree to that, Google will warn you that it “ recommends switching to Chrome to use extensions securely. However similar their browsers now are, Google still wants you to use Chrome and Microsoft wants you to use Edge.įor example, you can install extensions from the Chrome Web Store in the new Edge.

This new version provides best in class compatibility with extensions and websites. While Microsoft and Google engineers are clearly cooperating, there’s no truce in the browser wars. Microsoft has released a new Chromium-based version of Microsoft Edge. Chrome already supports all these platforms, so that makes porting the new Edge much simpler for Microsoft.

Microsoft will even release a version of it for Linux in the future. Microsoft’s new Chromium-based Edge browser is available for Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, macOS, iPhone, iPad, and Android. RELATED: How to Enable Microsoft Edge's New Crapware Blocker Does Edge Support Other Operating Systems? Either way, Windows 10 users who stick with the included browser will now have a more modern, capable browser with an open-source rendering engine that’s updated more frequently and better supported by websites.
