Windows 10: Rebuilt Windows 10’s Edge browser could support Chrome extensions

Microsoft surprised everyone by announcing that they are working on the Chromium-based Edge browser. Microsoft has detailed its plans for new Chromium-based Edge browser and the future.

The rebuilt Microsoft Edge browser could support all Google Chrome extensions as it is based on Chromium source codes. Microsoft’s Kyle Alden says that the company wants to support the existing Chrome extension but it’s not yet known how the extensions will be delivered.

“It’s our intention to support existing Chrome extensions,” Kyle Alden, Edge Project Manager, explained.

The current version of Microsoft Edge browser has all essentials extensions available via the Microsoft Store but users still aren’t provided with a wide range of extensions.

Last year Microsoft revealed that Edge browser does not have access to a wide range of extensions as it wants to ensure that only quality extensions are available for its browser.

The Chrome Store undoubtedly has plenty of extensions but it is far from perfect. Microsoft Edge might support the Chrome extensions but it is not yet clear how the extensions will be offered to Microsoft Edge.

PWAs and Edge


Microsoft will continue to offer the PWAs in the Microsoft Store and the browser would be also able to install the PWAs directly if a website offers support.

“We expect to provide support for PWAs to be installed directly from the browser (much like with Chrome) in addition to the current Store approach. We’re not ready to go into all the details yet but PWAs behaving like native apps is still an important principle for us so we’ll be looking into the right system integrations to get that right,” he said.

Microsoft is currently not planning to run the EdgeHTML-powered UWPs on a different engine but in future, the company will offer a new WebView powered by new rendering engine which the apps can use.

“We don’t plan to shim under those with a different engine. We do expect to offer a new WebView that apps can choose to use based on the new rendering engine,” he said.

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When will their be extension support for the Microsoft Edge browser?

Many are frustrated that the Edge browser does not have extension support for things like the LastPass password manager! A browser should not be released without extension support since many are already using password managers and other extensions. Now that
Microsoft will no longer update and continue Internet Explorer, the most current and secure Microsoft browser is Edge. Here is a notice from Lastpass:

Does LastPass support Windows 10 Edge ?

Microsoft Edge is the new, default browser available with Windows 10: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/microsoft-edge

Microsoft has not yet announced extension support for Edge browser. As soon as we can, we will offer a LastPass extension for Windows 10 Edge.

The LastPass extension can be downloaded to any other browser on Windows 10. Simply visit our download page:
Download LastPass | LastPass to install the extension in the browser toolbar in Internet Explorer 11, Firefox, Chrome, or Opera.

The web vault at
www.LastPass.com can also be used on Edge to view your passwords any time.

If you are seeing any issues, please feel free to open a ticket with details on your issue and steps to reproduce.

PLEASE Microsoft get support asap for extensions like this! Thank you very much!

 

Extensions for Windows 10 Edge Browser

Microsoft previously said that Edge won't get support for extensions until the Redstone upgrade (that's the upgrade's nickname) currently scheduled for the middle of 2016.

If, like 99% of web browser users, you want support for extensions then install Chrome or Firefox.

 

Edge Browser Extensions

This issue is well known to Microsoft :

"Currently Microsoft Edge doesn’t support browser extensions, hence it is not possible to enable McAfee within Edge.

As a workaround you may use Internet Explorer, as Internet explorer has the option of enabling browser extensions"

From Microsoft Community - MikeShearer asked on .

I do not have this issue with Chrome or Firefox but since starting to use Edge in the last week I have received the warning from McAfee that my personal data is no longer protected.

What I am trying to find out from Microsoft is when will they update the Edge software to allow browser extensions.