Microsoft Edge is here now for Windows 10 and MacOS. How to download

Thanks to its new Chromium underpinnings, Microsoft's new Edge browser can now handle Chrome extensions on Windows 10 and MacOS.

Based on the same engine that powers Google's Chrome browser, Microsoft's new Edge browser is available now for Windows and MacOS. A year in the making, the new Microsoft Edge will work with websites and not deal with the compatibility issues that browsers with a smaller share of the market can face. 

More specifically, Microsoft Edge is based off of Chromium, an open-source project that has a lot in common with Google Chrome. As a result, Microsoft Edge can use the expansive collection of browser extensions available from Google's Chrome Web Store. With this first public release of Edge, you'll need to grant the new browser access to Chrome extensions before you can install them. 

Don't confuse this new Microsoft Edge browser that depends on the Chromium project with the previous version. The original Edge was build on Microsoft's own browser engine.

Keep reading for how to install the new Edge browser, find Microsoft's collection of browser add-ons in its own store and install even more extensions from the Chrome Web Store