Microsoft Internet Explorer has recorded in the history books, but for months, there was a glaring problem with his successor, Microsoft Edge : a lack of extensions. With the release of Windows 10 Redstone, the wait will finally be over.
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Last week, Microsoft announced the first series of extensions for its new Web browser, Microsoft Edge . So they are now available from the Windows Insider program, the fact remains that the catalog is almost empty.
Indeed, although the launch is just formalized, initial extensions include: Microsoft Translator (which automatically translates web pages from 50 languages), Reddit Enhancement Suite (which adds useful features to the site navigation) and Mouse Gestures. Others are already planned, such as AdBlock, Adblock Plus, Amazon, LastPass, Evernote and others.
As underlines Windows Central, Jacob Rossi, Microsoft has used Twitter to mention that the company is working on a tool to bring Chrome extensions on Edge . If such a process is put in the hands of developers, or users, this should open the way for many more options within Microsoft Edge.
An installation process to finalize
As the Windows Store has failed to attract mass developers, Microsoft certainly fears that her extensions repository for Edge suffer the same fate. It makes perfect sense to provide a way to bring existing extensions from Chrome on Microsoft Edge, and in many ways, it's a great idea to join forces wearing extensions on any browser .
Chrome extensions with a porting tool already in development, it would be strange that Microsoft has not worked on a tool to help developers of Firefox extensions to carry their chips in Edge.
Microsoft's own extensions version preview are available with the build Windows 14291 of 10, just out in the fast channel. To date, to add an extension, it is necessary to download, select "Run" in the download notification, then click on "More" then "Extensions". From there, select "Upload an extension." Then select the extension folder, and select "Select Folder."
Obviously, a further enrichment of the catalog, it is expected that the installation process in Edge is facilitated in future releases , and more particularly in the future high update of the OS, known Redstone.
Waited for a long time, Microsoft claimed that one of the reasons why the deployment extensions in Edge took time, was to ensure that extensions could run in the browser, without compromising security.
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Last week, Microsoft announced the first series of extensions for its new Web browser, Microsoft Edge . So they are now available from the Windows Insider program, the fact remains that the catalog is almost empty.
As underlines Windows Central, Jacob Rossi, Microsoft has used Twitter to mention that the company is working on a tool to bring Chrome extensions on Edge . If such a process is put in the hands of developers, or users, this should open the way for many more options within Microsoft Edge.
An installation process to finalize
As the Windows Store has failed to attract mass developers, Microsoft certainly fears that her extensions repository for Edge suffer the same fate. It makes perfect sense to provide a way to bring existing extensions from Chrome on Microsoft Edge, and in many ways, it's a great idea to join forces wearing extensions on any browser .
Chrome extensions with a porting tool already in development, it would be strange that Microsoft has not worked on a tool to help developers of Firefox extensions to carry their chips in Edge.
Microsoft's own extensions version preview are available with the build Windows 14291 of 10, just out in the fast channel. To date, to add an extension, it is necessary to download, select "Run" in the download notification, then click on "More" then "Extensions". From there, select "Upload an extension." Then select the extension folder, and select "Select Folder."
Obviously, a further enrichment of the catalog, it is expected that the installation process in Edge is facilitated in future releases , and more particularly in the future high update of the OS, known Redstone.
Waited for a long time, Microsoft claimed that one of the reasons why the deployment extensions in Edge took time, was to ensure that extensions could run in the browser, without compromising security.