| Microsoft Edge | … |
|---|---|
| Screenshot of Microsoft Edge, showing the Main Page of the English Wikipedia | … |
| Original author | Microsoft |
| Developer | Microsoft |
| Release | January 15, 2020 |
| Stable release(s) | … |
| Preview release(s) | … |
| Written in | C++, JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, CSS, Rust,1 Java (Android only), Swift (iOS/iPadOS/visionOS only) |
| Engines | • Android: Blink 2 • iOS/iPadOS/visionOS: WebKit 2 • macOS: Blink • Microsoft Windows: Blink, MSHTML (IE mode for legacy websites) • Linux: Blink • Xbox One: Blink • Xbox Series X/S: Blink |
| Operating system | • Android 10 or later • iOS 18 or later • iPadOS 18 or later • visionOS 1.0 or later • Linux (specifically Ubuntu , Debian , Fedora , and openSUSE distributions) • macOS 13 or later • Windows 10 or later • Xbox system software – September 2021 update or later |
| Platform | IA-32, x86-64, ARM32, ARM64 |
| Included with | • Windows 10 v20H2 or later • Windows 11 • Xbox system software – September 2021 update or later |
| Predecessor | Microsoft Edge Legacy (2015) |
| License | Proprietary software, based on an open source project34 |
| Website | microsoft.com/edge |
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Footnotes
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Bhardwaj, Vivek (April 22, 2024). “Programming Language used behind Microsoft Edge Browser”. Technology with Vivek. Archived from the original on January 7, 2025. ↩
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Foley, Mary Jo (October 5, 2017). “Microsoft is bringing new Edge apps to iOS, Android”. ZDNet. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on January 3, 2018. ↩ ↩2
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Novet, Jordan (May 5, 2015). “Microsoft says it has no plans to open-source its new Edge browser … yet”. VentureBeat. Archived from the original on September 22, 2017. ↩
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Edge’s WebKit & Blink layout engines and its V8 JavaScript engine are each free and open-source software, while its other components are each either open-source or proprietary. ↩