Ahead of the release of Edge, which will use Chromium as its base, Microsoft launched a page for new and potentially compatible Chrome extensions in its upcoming new browser.
Extensions for Edge were never popular, at least in the way Microsoft would have liked, mainly because very few people used Edge but also because the company set the bar for quality very high.
Microsoft began allowing extensions in Edge in 2016, but due to these factors, a year later the browser had only 70 extensions from third-party developers. In contrast, the Chrome Web Store now has over 180,000 extensions for Google's Chrome browser, which is installed on over a billion computers.
As spotted by well-known WalkerCat , Microsoft has developed an add-ons page aimed at Insiders of the upcoming Edge. The page currently has 82 add-ons, but Microsoft has stopped displaying it.
Microsoft launched the Edge Insider program in December, after announcing its decision to change Edge.
Extensions currently available include AdBlock, Amazon Assistant, Pinterest, Microsoft Personal Shopping Assistant, Norton Safe Web, Pocket, LastPass, and Qihoo 360 Internet Protection.
Microsoft has added several categories to the new page, such as 'Adblockers and password managers', 'Education', 'Social and entertainment', 'Shopping', and 'For developers'.
The company plans to publicly release the first beta of Chromium-based Edge in early 2019. The new Edge will be available on Windows 7, 8.1, 10, and macOS. The browser will ship with Windows 10, but will update independently of Windows (finally).
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