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Microsoft's new Chromium-based Edge browser is ready for Mac and Windows

Microsoft's new Chromium-based Edge browser is ready for Mac and Windows

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Those of you eager to try out the latest Edge browser can download it now directly from Microsoft for Windows (7, 8, 8.1, and 10), macOS, iOS, and Android. It also marks a milestone for the Redmond-based tech company: Edge is now based on Chromium, the open-source browser software that powers Google’s own Chrome browser.

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While a pre-Chromium Edge browser has been available in beta for Mac since May 2019, this is the first new version to work on all major operating systems (except Linux, so far).

Microsoft promises more privacy, transparency, and control over your data with Chromium Edge, adding Defender SmartScreen to protect users from things like phishing attacks and malicious software.

There are also already a bunch of extensions for the new Edge, and if you're running it on Windows you can also stream Netflix in 4K Ultra HD. Coming soon is a new feature called Collections, which integrates with Office 365 "to collect, organize, share, and export web content to Word or Excel."