在将其从Chakra 更改为 Chromium之后，微软(Microsoft)也发布了适用于 macOS的基于 Chromium 的Edge浏览器。(Edge)这篇文章检查了它为Mac OS用户提供的所有功能。请(Please)注意，这不是Microsoft Edge for macOS和Microsoft Edge for Windows 10之间的比较。这篇评论只是简单地列出了Edge for Mac的有趣功能。
适用于 Mac 的 Microsoft Edge 评论
Mac OS 版(Mac OS)Edge上的用户界面简洁且具有自我描述性。没有像以前版本的Edge那样混乱。新标签页和收藏栏上的图标之间有足够的间距。上下文菜单看起来也比Firefox更整洁。子菜单有一个很酷的字体，并允许您通过在菜单选项之间提供良好的间距来点击选项。这不会为通过触摸进行的不准确菜单选择留下任何余地。
适用于 Mac OS 的 Microsoft Edge – 速度
适用于Mac OS的新Microsoft Edge具有不错的速度。它比Google Chrome浏览器更快，因为Microsoft Edge可能使用与(Microsoft Edge)Google Chrome相同的渲染引擎。如果我将它与Mac上的(Mac)Safari进行比较，Edge在加载网站时与Safari一样快。请记住，速度使用硬件加速，因此也取决于Mac的硬件。
边缘安全和隐私功能
Microsoft在(Microsoft)Edge ( Chromium )中非常重视安全和隐私功能。它允许您为浏览设置隐私级别。
您可以将隐私设置为Basic、Balanced和Strict。单击(Click)Edge窗口右上角的三个点，然后在出现的窗口中单击左侧窗格中的隐私和服务(Privacy and Services)。您会在右栏中看到很多选项，您可以根据自己的意愿自定义隐私功能。
Edge 具有2000 年代引入的SmartScreen功能。(SmartScreen)此功能可阻止用户打开带有恶意软件或间谍软件代码的网站。SmartScreen Defender在下载到您的Mac之前会告诉您下载是否是恶意的。
您可以在设置中的(Settings)站点权限(site permissions)选项下进一步配置隐私。
Edge的内存和其他资源使用情况
尽管在Chromium上运行，Edge比Mac OS上的Google浏览器和Firefox更好：High Sierra和Mojave。在Edge和Chrome中打开了 20 多个选项卡，我发现Edge与其他浏览器相比响应更好，包括Mac附带的默认Safari。
新标签页和书签
它通过为您提供菜单选项Tabs(Tabs)提供了一种更好的方式来管理选项卡。此菜单列出所有打开的选项卡，包括固定的选项卡，以便您管理它们。
谈到选项卡，Microsoft Edge的新选项卡页有四个视图选项：
- 专注，
- 励志，
- 信息性的，和
- 自定义(Custom)（您手动配置页面）
与Windows 10不同的是，Edge不允许您编辑已经存在的缩略图快捷方式。你可以删除它们。Microsoft Edge ( Chromium ) 有一个添加缩略图链接的选项。您可以通过单击最后一个缩略图快捷方式上的 + 号来执行此操作。
可用于Microsoft Edge浏览器的扩展
由于它现在基于 Chromium，因此除了Microsoft Addons页面上可用的扩展之外，您还可以将Chrome扩展添加到Microsoft Edge 。这是为 Microsoft Edge 添加 Chrome 扩展的方法(Chrome Extensions for Microsoft Edge)。您只需使用Microsoft Edge访问(Microsoft Edge)Chrome商店。系统将询问您是否要添加其他商店的扩展程序。单击允许(Allow)以在Mac OS Mojave及更高版本上向Microsoft Edge添加扩展。(Microsoft Edge)
Microsoft Edge 上的隐私 – 谣言
人们仍然担心Microsoft Edge上的隐私问题。有两组（也许更多）。一组反对在Chromium上使用(Chromium)Edge引用由(Edge)Chromium代码 + “为 Microsoft 定制”(“Customized for Microsoft”)代码引起的隐私问题。他们认为，除了使用Chromium(Chromium)的开源代码外，微软(Microsoft)可能还添加了自己的代码来跟踪使用浏览器的人。
适用于 Mac OS 的 Microsoft Edge – 判决
使用Microsoft Edge三天后，我正在考虑将其设为Mac上的默认浏览器。我目前在Mohave(Mohave)上的默认设置是Firefox，它表现良好。用户界面的简洁加上页面加载的速度将迫使您使用它——即使您没有将其设为Mac OS上的默认浏览器。
Microsoft Edge for Mac Review and interesting features
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Microsoft Edge for Mac Review
The user interface on Edge for Mac OS is clean and self-describing. There is no clutter as in previous versions of Edge. There is ample spacing among icons on the new tab page and the favorites bar. The context menus also look neater than Firefox. The sub-menus have a cool font and allow you to tap on the options by providing you a good spacing among the menu options. This doesn’t leave any scope for inaccurate menu selections by touch.
Microsoft Edge for Mac OS – Speed
The new Microsoft Edge for Mac OS has a decent speed. It is faster than Google Chrome browser because probably Microsoft Edge uses the same rendering engine as Google Chrome. If I compare it to Safari on Mac, Edge is as fast as Safari when it comes to loading websites. Please remember that speed uses hardware acceleration and thus, is also dependent on the hardware of your Mac.
Edge Security & Privacy Features
Microsoft is taking both security and privacy features pretty seriously in Edge (Chromium). It allows you to set a privacy level for your browsing.
You can set privacy to Basic, Balanced, and Strict. Click on three dots at the top right corner of the Edge window and from the resulting window, click Privacy and Services in the left pane. You’ll see plenty of options in the right column where you can customize the privacy features per your wish.
Edge carries the SmartScreen feature that was introduced back in the 2000s. This feature stops users from opening websites with malware or spyware code. The SmartScreen Defender tells you if a download is malicious before downloading it to your Mac.
You can further configure privacy under the site permissions option in Settings.
Memory and other resources usage by Edge
Though running on Chromium, Edge is better than the Google browser and Firefox on Mac OS: High Sierra and Mojave. With more than 20 tabs open in both Edge and Chrome, I found Edge to be responding better when compared to other browsers, including the default Safari that comes with Mac.
New tab page and bookmarks
It offers a better way to manage tabs by giving you the menu option Tabs. This menu lists all the open tabs, including the pinned ones so that you can manage them.
Talking about tabs, Microsoft Edge has four view options for its new tab page:
- Focused,
- Inspirational,
- Informational, and
- Custom (you configure the page manually)
Unlike its Windows 10 counterpart, Edge does not let you edit already existing thumbnail shortcuts. You can delete them though. Microsoft Edge (Chromium) has an option to add thumbnail links. You can do this by clicking on the + sign on the last thumbnail shortcut.
Extensions available for Microsoft Edge browser
Since it is now Chromium-based, you can add Chrome extensions to Microsoft Edge in addition to extensions available on the Microsoft Addons page. Here is how to add Chrome Extensions for Microsoft Edge. You simply visit the Chrome store using Microsoft Edge. You will be asked if you want to add extensions from other stores. Click Allow to add extensions to Microsoft Edge on Mac OS Mojave and later.
Privacy on Microsoft Edge – Rumors
People are still concerned about privacy on Microsoft Edge. There are two groups (maybe more). One group is against using Edge on Chromium quoting privacy issues arising out of the Chromium code + “Customized for Microsoft” code. They believe that in addition to using the open-source code of Chromium, Microsoft may have added its own code to track people using the browser.
Microsoft Edge for Mac OS – Verdict
After using Microsoft Edge for three days, I am considering making it my default browser on Mac. My current default on Mohave is Firefox, which performs well. The neatness of the user interface coupled with the speed of page loading will compel you to use it – even if you don’t make it your default browser on Mac OS.
