page_title: Microsoft Edge
section_title: Anaheim (2019–present)
hierarchical_section_title: Microsoft Edge / Development / Anaheim (2019–present)
caption_attribution_description: Microsoft Edge running on macOS Mojave, using Chromium. Version 76.0.169.0 (Official build) Canary (64-bit). Photo resized.
context_page_description: Microsoft Edge is a cross-platform web browser developed by Microsoft. It was first released for Windows 10 and Xbox One in 2015, then for Android and iOS in 2017, and for macOS in 2019.
  Edge includes integration with Cortana and has extensions hosted on the Microsoft Store. Unlike Internet Explorer, Edge does not support the legacy ActiveX and BHO technologies.
  Originally built with Microsoft's own proprietary browser engine EdgeHTML and their Chakra JavaScript engine, now referred to as Microsoft Edge Legacy, was rebuilt as a Chromium-based browser in 2019, using the Blink and V8 engines. As part of this change, Microsoft made preview builds of Edge available on Windows 7, 8, 8.1, and macOS, in addition to Windows 10. The first public release followed on January 15, 2020. In June 2020, Microsoft began automatic rollout of Chromium-based Edge via Windows Update for Windows 7, 8.1, and all Windows 10 versions from 1803 to 2004.
context_section_description: On December 6, 2018, Microsoft announced its intent to base Edge on the Chromium source code, using the same rendering engine as Google Chrome but with enhancements developed by Microsoft. It was also announced that there will be versions of Edge available for Windows 7, Windows 8 and macOS, plus that all versions will be updated on a more frequent basis.
  On April 8, 2019, the first of the new Edge for Windows were released to the public.
  On May 20, 2019, the first preview builds of Edge for macOS were released to the public, marking the first time in 13 years that a Microsoft browser was available on the Mac platform. The last time a Microsoft browser was available on the Mac platform was Microsoft Internet Explorer for Mac, which was withdrawn in January 2006.
  On June 18, 2019 IAmA post on Reddit, an Edge developer stated that it was theoretically possible for a Linux version to be developed in the future, but no work had actually started on that possibility.
  On June 19, 2019, Microsoft made Edge available on both Windows 7 and Windows 8 for testing.
  On August 20, 2019, Microsoft made its first beta build of Edge available for Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10 and macOS.
  August 2019 also saw the removal of support for the EPUB file format. At Microsoft Ignite, Microsoft released an updated version of the Edge logo.
  The new Edge was released on January 15, 2020.
  Support for the new Edge on Windows 7 will end in July 2021.
caption: A public preview of Microsoft Edge on macOS
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