Microsoft Edge with support for Apple's M1 chips is now generally available.
What you need to know
- Microsoft Edge is now available with support for Apple's M1 chips.
- M1 support means that the browser can run natively on Apple's new hardware.
- Microsoft Edge with M1 support has gradually worked its way through several Microsoft preview channels, and is now generally available.
Microsoft has announced that its Edge browser is currently in the beta channel. This particular version of Edge has been designed and optimized for the M1 platform (and ARM in general). Prior to this, Microsoft did announce that the app was available in the dev channel, so moving to the beta channel suggests that its release to the general. Microsoft announced the update through the official Edge developers tweet that entices users to download and install the newest version of the Microsoft Edge Canary Channel. Though, the company has not specified the upgrade and performance improvements that any user could expect from the M1-optimized version.
Microsoft Edge now natively supports Apple's new M1 chips. If you go to Microsoft's page for Edge and select 'Download for macOS,' you will see options to get the browser for a Mac with an Intel chip or a Mac with an Apple chip. Native support for Apple's M1 chips means that Edge can fully utilize the new hardware and that the browser doesn't have to run through emulation.
Apple's newest hardware, including its MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, and Mac Mini run on the company's new silicon. If an app doesn't natively support the new chips from Apple, they can still run on the computers through Rosetta 2, but they won't run as well as apps with native support.
In addition to having native M1 support, Microsoft Edge his 'designed to feel at home on a Mac,' according to Microsoft. The browser lets you sync passwords, favorites, and settings across devices and platforms.
Microsoft Edge steadily worked its way through Microsoft's preview channels over the last few months, so the company has had some time to work with it on Apple's new chips.
Edge is also available on iOS, Android, Windows, and even Linux in preview, so if you like Microsoft's browser, you can use it just about anywhere.
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The new Microsoft Edge runs on Chromium, supports popular extensions, and regularly gets new features from Microsoft. Now, there's a version of it with native support for Apple's M1 chips.