14 DAY TRIAL // The Build developer conference witnessed a series of Microsoft announcements related to the Microsoft Edge browser, and in addition to features coming to all platforms, the company also provided an early glimpse at the macOS version of the app.
By migrating from EdgeHTML to Chromium, Microsoft can make the browser available on other platforms than Windows, and macOS is one of the operating systems that will benefit from this transition.
Microsoft announced from the very beginning that the Chromium-powered Edge would land on macOS, and at the Build developer conference this week, the company offered a short look at the app.
The company hasn’t offered any other details regarding this app, but expect the original previews to go live in Canary and Dev channels, just like the Windows 10 sibling.
Same feature lineup
At this point, the new browser is only available for Windows 10 users as part of the same channels, with a beta build expect later this year. There’s no specific ETA right now, but further news should be shared as development advances.
Microsoft will also release a preview version of the new Edge for earlier editions of Windows, like Windows 7.
The macOS build will sport the same feature lineup as the Windows sibling, and the app will retain the existing look for a more familiar approach. The version demoed by Microsoft is part of the Dev channel.
Microsoft Edge will be offered to Mac users as an alternative to Chrome, and Microsoft hopes that at least some of the users would migrate to its browser. The company is also offering its very own extension store in addition to the other extensions from the Chrome Web Store.
Microsoft hasn’t yet announced a Linux version of the new Edge, albeit it’s likely to see daylight at some point in the future.