Microsoft’s Edge browser will arrive on Linux in beta next month
A brief shot during a streamed session of Build showed Microsoft Edge running on Linux. After officially confirming plans for Edge on Linux earlier this year, Microsoft is planning to launch a preview version of its Edge browser for Linux next month. Linux users will be able to download a preview of the browser in October.
Highlights:
- Microsoft Edge on Linux was shown of briefly during Build 2020.
- Microsoft first listed that the browser would come to Linux last November.
- The Chromium browser appears similar on Linux as to how it looks on other platforms.
Last November, Microsoft listed that Linux would be “available in the future” on a Ignite page “State of the browser: Microsoft Edge.” Microsoft also sought feedback from developers through a survey in relation to the Linux last fall.
Microsoft Edge for Linux was spotted in use by Microsoft Azure Engineers during Build 2020. We don’t have many details about the browser, but it seems similar to its counterparts on other operating systems. The look and logo of it are nearly identical to other versions of Microsoft Edge.
The Linux preview is part of a broader push by Microsoft to entice businesses over to using Edge. Microsoft is trying to bid farewell to the web browser fully next year by dropping support for Internet Explorer 11 across its Microsoft 365 apps and services on August 17th, 2021.
At the moment, Microsoft has not given a planned release date for Microsoft Edge on Linux. Once it does come to Linux, there will be a version of Microsoft Edge on Windows, macOS, Android, iOS, and Linux, making it available on all major platforms.
