Apple users can now try out Microsoft’s new browser

May 21, 2019 06:33 GMT  ·  By

Microsoft has released the very first official preview of its new Microsoft Edge browser for Apple’s macOS platform.

While an internal build got leaked earlier this month, this is the very first official release announced by Microsoft, and it gives Apple’s users the chance to try out the Canary build of the Chromium-based Microsoft Edge browser.

macOS 10.12 or above is required to install the app, and Microsoft promises that a Dev build is on its way to users as well. The Dev version “will be released very soon” and it will allow users to run it side-by-side with the existing Canary builds.

Improvements specific to macOS

Microsoft Edge comes to macOS with the same feature arsenal the Windows 10 sibling, but at the same time, it also introduces tweaks that are specific to Apple’s platform.

“Examples of this include a number of tweaks to match macOS conventions for fonts, menus, keyboard shortcuts, title casing, and other areas. 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,” the Microsoft Edge team explains.

Thanks to the migration to Chromium, Microsoft Edge can thus expand beyond the borders of Windows 10. Microsoft promised to release builds of the new browser on older Windows (Windows 7 and 8.1) and on macOS. A Linux version is also believed to be in the works, though details on this particular version haven’t been shared.

As for the stable version, nothing is known at this point. Microsoft could be aiming to bring Microsoft Edge to beta and stable channels later this year, albeit right now finalizing the browser for Windows 10 devices is likely the priority. Unofficially, Windows 10 installer can also be used to install the app on Windows 7 and 8.1, though no support is offered in this case.