Now we’ll see if the stable release can get traction. In November 2019, Microsoft launched the Chromium Edge release candidate and positioned Edge and Bing as “ the browser and search engine for business.” Microsoft today shared that the Insider builds have gotten “millions” of downloads. In April 2019, Microsoft released the first Chromium Edge builds ( daily Canary and weekly Dev channels), and the Chromium Edge Beta channel followed in August 2019. Back in December 2018, Microsoft embraced Chromium for Edge development on the desktop. Today’s debut has been a long time coming. Update: Microsoft has published a support article that lists features in the works and requests that are not currently on the roadmap. Insider builds can be installed side by side with Edge stable.

If you want to peek at the pipeline, download one of the Edge Insider Channels: Beta (updated every six weeks), Dev (updated weekly), or Canary (updated daily).

When asked what to expect from the next few Edge releases, a spokesperson said developers and users should use the beta releases as an indication. Microsoft has yet to lay out which features will ship in Edge 80, Edge 81, and so on. Edge 80 is slated to arrive in early February, and afterwards Microsoft will stick to a six-week cadence for stable releases, just like with Chrome. This is Edge 79 stable, for those who like tracking version numbers. You can download Chromium Edge now for Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, and macOS directly from /edge in more than 90 languages.

Right on schedule, Microsoft today launched its new Edge browser based on Google’s Chromium open source project. Connect with top gaming leaders in Los Angeles at GamesBeat Summit 2023 this May 22-23.

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