We will contribute web platform enhancements to make Chromium -based browsers better on Windows devices.
To accomplish this, we will evolve the browser code more broadly, so that our distribution model offers an updated Microsoft Edge experience + platform across all supported versions of Windows, while still maintaining the benefits of the browser’s close integration with Windows.ģ. Improving the web-platform experience for both end users and developers requires that the web platform and the browser be consistently available to as many devices as possible. We also expect this work to enable us to bring Microsoft Edge to other platforms like macOS. Microsoft Edge will now be delivered and updated for all supported versions of Windows and on a more frequent cadence.
This will deliver improved compatibility for everyone and create a simpler test-matrix for web developers.Ģ.
Our intent is to align the Microsoft Edge web platform simultaneously (a) with web standards and (b) with other Chromium-based browsers. We will move to a Chromium-compatible web platform for Microsoft Edge on the desktop. The key aspects of this evolution in direction are:ġ. Over the next year or so, we’ll be making a technology change that happens “under the hood” for Microsoft Edge, gradually over time, and developed in the open so those of you who are interested can follow along. Microsoft Edge + OSS: a new emphasis for Microsoft Web developers will have a less-fragmented web platform to test their sites against, ensuring that there are fewer problems and increased satisfaction for users of their sites and because we’ll continue to provide the Microsoft Edge service-driven understanding of legacy IE-only sites, Corporate IT will have improved compatibility for both old and new web apps in the browser that comes with Windows.
People using Microsoft Edge (and potentially other browsers) will experience improved compatibility with all web sites, while getting the best-possible battery life and hardware integration on all kinds of Windows devices. Ultimately, we want to make the web experience better for many different audiences. Together we seek the best outcome for all people who use the web across many devices. Our goal is to do this in a way that embraces the well-established open source model that’s been working effectively for years: meaningful and positive contributions that align to long-standing, thoughtfully designed architecture, and collaborative engineering. Angle, Web Audio, Brotli) and we’ve begun making contributions to the Chromium project to help move browsing forward on new ARM-based Windows devices. We’ve also used open source for various features of Microsoft Edge on the desktop (e.g. Our mobile browser has been based on open source from its beginnings over a year ago. Working with open source is not new for Microsoft Edge. Today we’re announcing that we intend to adopt the Chromium open source project in the development of Microsoft Edge on the desktop to create better web compatibility for our customers and less fragmentation of the web for all web developers.Īs part of this, we intend to become a significant contributor to the Chromium project, in a way that can make not just Microsoft Edge - but other browsers as well - better on both PCs and other devices.
For the past few years, Microsoft has meaningfully increased participation in the open source software (OSS) community, becoming one of the world’s largest supporters of OSS projects.