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- Microsoft's decision to throw out of the Edge browser engine and switch to using Chromium as its base means it's now possible to use and install Google Chrome extensions in Edge itself.
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This only works in the new Edge browser that dumps Microsoft's old rendering engine in favor of Chromium, which forms the basis for Google Chrome. Chrome gets better battery life and the new Edge gets Chrome extensions. Microsoft hosts some Edge-specific extensions, but nowhere near as many of them as Google offers. It's growing, but compared to the Chome Web Store it's pretty small.
So, if you're using the new Edge and want more browser extensions, you can install them from the Chrome Web Store.
Installing Chrome Extensions on Edge is a straight forward affair. First, click the three horizontal dots in the upper right corner of the browser to open the menu.
Then, click "Extensions" in the menu.
Enable the "Allow extensions from other stores" switch in the lower left-hand corner of the Extensions page that appears.
Microsoft will warn you that it hasn't verified the extensions in the Chrome Web Store or anywhere else online. Click "Allow" to continue.
Now, browse to the Chrome Web Store and find an extension you'd like to install. All you have to do is click "Add to Chrome."
Click "Add Extension" in the confirmation dialog---just like if you were installing the extension in Chrome.
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By switching to the Chromium rendering engine, Microsoft expects to support Chrome extensions as well as allowing progressive web apps to take advantage of the new engine.
Add an extension to Microsoft Edge from the Chrome Web Store. Extensions designed for Google Chrome can also be used in Microsoft Edge. In Microsoft Edge, go to the Chrome Web Store. Select Allow extensions from other stores in the banner at the top of the page, then select Allow to confirm.
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