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Looks like it supports both Chrome and FireFox extensions - http://www.theverge.com/2015/4/29/8515771/microsofts-edge-browser-supports-chrome-and-firefox-extens

by pcj 11y ago

Looks like it supports both Chrome and FireFox extensions - http://www.theverge.com/2015/4/29/8515771/microsofts-edge-browser-supports-chrome-and-firefox-extensions http://www.theverge.com/2015/4/29/8515771/microsofts-edge-br...

yefim 11y ago
This is a step in the right direction. If every browser extended the same APIs, browser extensions will become more mainstream.
breitling 11y ago
Wow...this kind of levels the playing field. A big reason I stayed away from IE was because of the extensions. If people's favourite extensions start working on Edge, then I'm sure many will give it a serious go.
- lostit2xx 11y ago
  Edge will have to prove itself as a browser first. IE is inferior to all the others, currently. Edge, as "Spartan", has shown positive results in Microsoft's "lab tests" but they showed same results in the past so viewing such "reports" should be taken with a grain of salt. Till then, stick with Firefox or Chrome.
odiroot 11y ago
In my humble opinion as an extension developer this is madness. Of course still probably better than rolling out their own. They should stick to a single stack.
- ryanhuff 11y ago
  Why?
  - odiroot 11y ago
    Many reasons. Leaky abstractions, possible slight incompatibilities/quirks due to having to maintain two extension layers at once. Generally development times split between two completely different environments.
wanderingstan 11y ago
If they can make this work seamlessly, its a great way to steal users from both the Chrome and Firefox camps. Single-browser extensions are in effect "bricks" for building a walled garden around a browser. So I'm happy if MS is able to break down those walls and take us more toward an open browser standard, as yefim commented.
- ericclemmons 11y ago
  I have to stop and comment how I've never heard anyone make this analogy, or put it so well!
nosefrog 11y ago
I wonder how they support FireFox extensions -- I was under the impression that FireFox extensions have free reign over the entire browser.
- Ded7xSEoPKYNsDd 11y ago
  They have. MS probably only supports the ones based on Jetpack, the stable but limited add-on API for Firefox similar to Chrome's.

by pcj 11y ago

yefim 11y ago

This is a step in the right direction. If every browser extended the same APIs, browser extensions will become more mainstream.

breitling 11y ago

Wow...this kind of levels the playing field. A big reason I stayed away from IE was because of the extensions. If people's favourite extensions start working on Edge, then I'm sure many will give it a serious go.

lostit2xx 11y ago
Edge will have to prove itself as a browser first. IE is inferior to all the others, currently. Edge, as "Spartan", has shown positive results in Microsoft's "lab tests" but they showed same results in the past so viewing such "reports" should be taken with a grain of salt. Till then, stick with Firefox or Chrome.

odiroot 11y ago

In my humble opinion as an extension developer this is madness. Of course still probably better than rolling out their own. They should stick to a single stack.

ryanhuff 11y ago
Why?
- odiroot 11y ago
  Many reasons. Leaky abstractions, possible slight incompatibilities/quirks due to having to maintain two extension layers at once. Generally development times split between two completely different environments.

wanderingstan 11y ago

If they can make this work seamlessly, its a great way to steal users from both the Chrome and Firefox camps. Single-browser extensions are in effect "bricks" for building a walled garden around a browser. So I'm happy if MS is able to break down those walls and take us more toward an open browser standard, as yefim commented.

ericclemmons 11y ago
I have to stop and comment how I've never heard anyone make this analogy, or put it so well!

nosefrog 11y ago

I wonder how they support FireFox extensions -- I was under the impression that FireFox extensions have free reign over the entire browser.

Ded7xSEoPKYNsDd 11y ago
They have. MS probably only supports the ones based on Jetpack, the stable but limited add-on API for Firefox similar to Chrome's.