Microsoft Edge

Microsoft Edge

Microsoft Edge on Windows 8.1
Developer(s)	Microsoft
Initial release	April 29, 2015; 9 years ago (2015-04-29)
Operating system	iOS, Android, Xbox One System Software, Windows 10, Chrome OS, macOS
Included with	Windows 10, Windows 10 Mobile, Xbox One System Software
Engines	Windows: EdgeHTML, Chakra (2014–2019),[1] Blink (2019–present) iOS: Webkit[2] Android: Blink[2] macOS: Blink
License	Proprietary software;[3] a component of Windows 10
Website	www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/microsoft-edge

Microsoft Edge is a web browser. It was developed by Microsoft. It was first released for Windows 10 and Xbox One in 2015, for Android, Chrome OS and iOS in 2017,^[4][5] then macOS in 2019,^[6] and has also been made available for older Windows versions back to Windows 7 without any updates since early 2023.^[7] It replaced Internet Explorer as the default browser on Windows 10. Internet Explorer 11 will remain available alongside Edge on Windows 10 for compatibility purposes. Edge is also the default browser for (the by-now discontinued operating system) Windows 10 Mobile. Microsoft Edge can replace Microsoft Internet Explorer on Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 or later, but the browser does not officially support Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 or earlier.

Edge connects with Microsoft's online platforms, with the help of Cortana, Microsoft's virtual assistant. Cortana provides voice control, search functionality, and personalized information. Edge also has a "Reading List" function to sync content between devices. It has a "Reading Mode" that makes reading websites easier. Edge has extensions hosted on the Microsoft Store.

As of January 2024, according to W3Schools, Edge is 2nd most popular web browser in the world after Google Chrome, and slightly ahead of Safari, and way ahead of its predecessor Internet Explorer.^[8]

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3. ↑ Novet, Jordan (May 5, 2015). "Microsoft says it has no plans to open-source its new Edge browser … yet". VentureBeat. Archived from the original on September 22, 2017.
4. ↑ Belfiore, Joe (October 5, 2017). "Announcing Microsoft Edge for iOS and Android, Microsoft Launcher". Windows Blogs. Microsoft.
5. ↑ Belfiore, Joe (November 30, 2017). "Microsoft Edge now available for iOS and Android". Windows Blogs. Microsoft.
6. ↑ "Introducing the first Microsoft Edge preview builds for macOS". Microsoft Edge Blog. May 20, 2019. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
7. ↑ Giret, Laurent (February 10, 2023). "Microsoft Releases Edge 110 and Drops Support for Windows 7 and 8.1". Thurrott.com. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
8. ↑ "Browser Statistics". www.w3schools.com. Retrieved March 27, 2024.