Microsoft Edge with Apple M1 support rolls out to Beta Channel

Macbook Air M1 (Image credit: Daniel Bader / Windows Central)

What you need to know

Microsoft Edge with support for Apple's M1 chips is now available in the Canary, Dev, and Beta channels.
Microsoft first rolled out M1 support for Edge in December 2020.
Edge on new Mac devices can now take full advantage of Apple's new silicon.

Edge is quickly working its way through Microsoft's various Insider channels. The company first started talking about M1 support back in November. M1 support came to Edge in the Canary channel in mid-December and was quickly followed by support in the Dev Channel on January 7. Now, less than two weeks after it shipped to the Dev channel, you can grab Edge with M1 support in the Beta channel.

Starting today, you can download your Microsoft Edge Insider channel of choice with native macOS ARM64 support! Head to our Insider website to download Canary, Dev, or Beta to see how it runs, and let us know what you think. 💪 https://t.co/GkOtE8JaCi https://t.co/4XGdzcE31dStarting today, you can download your Microsoft Edge Insider channel of choice with native macOS ARM64 support! Head to our Insider website to download Canary, Dev, or Beta to see how it runs, and let us know what you think. 💪 https://t.co/GkOtE8JaCi https://t.co/4XGdzcE31d— Microsoft Edge Dev (@MSEdgeDev) January 15, 2021 January 15, 2021

If this development cycle keeps up, it won't be long until we see a version of Microsoft Edge with M1 support reach general availability.

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The new Microsoft Edge runs on Chromium, supports popular extensions, and regularly gets new features from Microsoft. The Canary, Dev, and Beta versions of Edge get new features to test and try out regularly as well.

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