Microsoft’s new Chromium-based Edge browser is now available. And since the new browser was built with Chromium code, it supports the same extensions you’re using with Google Chrome. After installing the new Edge, here’s how to install extensions from Google or Microsoft.
The next thing we wondered was; can I install extensions in the new Microsoft Edge?
One source claimed that but, by default, you can only install a small number of Microsoft-approved extensions. Here’s how to install extensions from the Chrome Web Store in the new Edge. This only works in the new Edge browser that dumps Microsoft’s old rendering engine in favor of Chromium, which forms the basis for Google Chrome.
How to install Chrome extensions in Microsoft Edge browser?
After you installed the new Chromium-based Edge browser, you can install your favorite Chrome extensions from the Chrome Web Storein Microsoft Edge. Open the new Microsoft Edge browser, and click the three-dot iconat the upper-right corner in browser.
Why are my Chrome extensions not working in edge?
Tip: Because the Chrome extensions you install for Edge are not tested, you may meet problems when using them. If you find the extension can’t work well, you can also choose to open Extensions window again in Edge to remove any installed Chrome extension.
So now you can have the power of Chrome extensions in a browser built from the ground up to work with Windows 10. The new Edge browser is fast and powerful, and by allowing you to install Chrome extensions, Microsoft has saved itself a huge amount of work trying to build a store of its own.
What is the difference between Google Chrome and edge?
This only works in the new Edge browser that dumps Microsoft’s old rendering engine in favor of Chromium, which forms the basis for Google Chrome. Chrome gets better battery life and the new Edge gets Chrome extensions.
Chrome gets better battery life and the new Edge gets Chrome extensions. Microsoft hosts some Edge-specific extensions, but nowhere near as many of them as Google offers. It’s growing, but compared to the Chome Web Store it’s pretty small.
What’s new in Microsoft Edge?
Out of all that’s new in Edge, Chrome extension support is undoubtedly the most interesting. With this, you’ll be able to install existing Chrome extensions in the browser. And that’s one feature which might be enough to make users finally switch to Edge. So if you’ve been aching to try out the new Microsoft Edge,.