![]() ![]() The default search engine for each browser is unsurprisingly Google for Chrome and Bing for Edge, but you can easily change your default search engine in both browsers, so this isn’t a reason to avoid Edge. When you run low on working memory, things can get sluggish. If you tend to open a lot of tabs, Edge has shown to use less memory per tab than Chrome in all of the tests that I’ve seen, so this can be a big advantage. Speed and Memoryīoth of these browsers fare well in the speed category, but most testing sites have shown Edge to be faster than Chrome. Microsoft also has its own add-ons website. ![]() The first time you visit the Chrome Web Store using Edge, a blue banner will appear at the top with an option to "Allow extensions from other stores" that you’ll want to click, followed by the Allow button. The good news when it comes to comparing Chrome to Edge in the extension category is that since they’re both built on the same code, everything in the Chrome Web Store is available for Edge users as well. ExtensionsĪn advantage to using the most popular browser is that more options exist for add-ons and plug-ins that can extend the functionality. Microsoft abandoned its attempts to provide its own browser technology when they switched to using Chromium code to rebuild the Edge browser in 2020. When Edge was first introduced in 2015, it was slow, lacked a lot of functionality, and experienced a variety of compatibility issues. In the United States, it’s a little closer with Chrome at just under 51%, Safari at just over 34% and Edge at just over 6%. ![]() Globally, Chrome is far and away the most used browser with just over a 65% market share. The second closest browser is Apple’s Safari at just over 19% followed by Microsoft Edge at just over 4%. QUESTION: I’ve been using Google Chrome as my default browser for years, but how does Microsoft’s Edge compare?ĪNSWER: For the majority of us, the browser is the most used program on our computers - the average is 7 hours per day - so choosing the one that best suits your needs is important. ![]()
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