You don’t have to use Chrome if you want a Chromium-powered browser optimized for Apple’s M1-based Macs. Windows Centralreports that Microsoft has released a beta version of Edge with native support for Apple Silicon. If you live in Microsoft’s ecosystem or just prefer its take on web surfing, you should see better performance and avoid quirks that might pop up using Rosetta 2 translation.
We now have native support for Apple Silicon Macs (M1 Mac devices) on the Microsoft Edge Stable channel. Download from here - Download Microsoft Edge Browser - Microsoft Once you click Download on the page, you will see the options available as seen below including the new option for Native Microsoft Edge on Macs with Apple Chips. Microsoft has launched the latest stable version of its Edge browser to the public and it’s now available as a specific build for Apple Silicon M1 Macs. Microsoft started testing an M1 build of. With the latest release of Edge for M1, Microsoft’s browser joins the list of M1-optimized apps for macOS. It includes Chrome, Office apps from Microsoft, popular photo editing software from Affinity, and many more. First adopters report that Microsoft Edge for M1-based Macs works just as well as any other optimized browser.
Canary and Dev versions arrived in December and early January respectively, although those were very rough compared to this new software.
The usual caveats apply. The beta still isn’t a polished release, so you might run into bugs. You might want to hold off if you depend on Edge for work. It should still be viable for everyday use, though. This also suggests that a stable release is coming relatively soon —even if you’re cautious, you’ll have yet another M1 browser choice if Safari, Chrome or Firefox doesn’t suit your tastes.
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Starting today, you can download your Microsoft Edge Insider channel of choice with native macOS ARM64 support! Head to our Insider website to download Canary, Dev, or Beta to see how it runs, and let us know what you think. 💪 https://t.co/GkOtE8JaCihttps://t.co/4XGdzcE31d
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