Microsoft Edge

Microsoft Edge

Microsoft
Opera GX

Opera GX

Opera Software
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About

The browser for business is here. Built on Chromium open source, backed by Microsoft security and innovation. Microsoft Edge is the fast and secure browser that helps you protect your data, and save time and money. Microsoft Edge is available on supported versions of Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android. Microsoft Edge is the best browser for Windows. Sync your passwords, favorites, and settings across multiple devices and start using Microsoft Edge today. Microsoft Edge was designed to feel at home on a Mac. Easily sync your passwords, favorites, and settings across many devices. Download Microsoft Edge as your new trusted web browser today. Microsoft Edge is available to download on your iOS device. Sync your passwords, favorites, and collections, across your signed-in devices. Scan the QR code to install the app. Microsoft Edge is available to download on your Android device. Sync your passwords, favorites, and collections, across your signed-in devices.

About

Opera GX, for PC, Mac, iOS, and Android, is the world's first browser designed specifically for gamers. The built-in CPU, network and RAM limiters help preserve resources for your system or gaming platform, and its design has won both the Red Dot and IF Design awards. Customization lets you change color and design elements as well as synchronize lighting themes with Razer Chroma integration. The GX corner keeps you up-to-date on game releases, news and special deals, while Twitch built-into the sidebar means you can easily follow streamers and receive channel notifications. Additionally, GX includes the unique features found in the Opera browser for computers, like a free VPN for privacy, integrated messengers and social media in the sidebar, and Video pop-out to watch videos in a separate floating window. You can download the Opera GX gaming browser for free and import your settings and extensions in a few clicks.

Platforms Supported

Windows Supported
Mac Supported
Linux Supported
Cloud Not Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Supported
iPad Supported
Android Supported
Chromebook Not Supported

Platforms Supported

Windows Supported
Mac Supported
Linux Not Supported
Cloud Not Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Supported
iPad Supported
Android Supported
Chromebook Not Supported

Audience

Individuals, businesses, schools, or organizations looking for a web browser with multi-platform support in over 90 languages

Audience

Gamers that need a web browser designed for gaming

Support

Phone Support Supported
24/7 Live Support Not Supported
Online Not Supported

Support

Phone Support Not Supported
24/7 Live Support Not Supported
Online Not Supported

API

Offers API Supported

API

Offers API Not Supported

Screenshots and Videos

Screenshots and Videos

Pricing

Free
Free Version Supported
Free Trial Not Supported

Pricing

Free
Free Version Supported
Free Trial Not Supported

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 4.1 / 5
ease 4.5 / 5
features 4.3 / 5
design 4.4 / 5
support 4.4 / 5

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 2.6 / 5
ease 2.8 / 5
features 3.0 / 5
design 4.0 / 5
support 3.0 / 5

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • Edge's speed & efficiency in page loading contribute to a smooth & responsive browsing experience. Its privacy features enhance user control over online privacy.
  • Microsoft edge has been a reliable companion in my online endeavors. The browser's compatibility with a range of extensions enhances functionality allowing for personalized browsing. The clutter free interface & user friendly design contributes to a great experience.
  • The first thing I liked about Edge is that it has an integrated ad blocker, which helps improve the loading speed of websites and prevents distracting ads from being intrusive. The ad blocker can be enabled or disabled based on your preferences and gives you greater control over online advertising. Edge has Microsoft services integration, Edge integrates seamlessly with other Microsoft services. This means that you can sign in to Office 365 and access your documents from any device. Plus, you can save your files directly to OneDrive for easy sharing with others. Edge also has very good tab management, allowing you to organize your tabs into groups and making it easy to navigate multiple websites. You can open a new tab or window, pin an important tab for easy access, and quickly find your open tabs to avoid browser window clutter. This browser starts quickly and loads web pages faster than other browsers. Edge's fast launch technology optimizes browser performance and speeds up web page loading, improving the overall browsing experience. In addition, Edge also offers the option to browse in private mode, which does not save browsing history and automatically deletes cookies when you close the browser window.
  • Microsoft Edge is the main browser that I use for my personal and work use, this browser works great on any computer, which guarantees Internet searches without high consumption. I really liked that Edge had a fluid and very easy-to-use interface, I was able to browse the internet and at the same time access the different sections that Edge has without any problem, this has allowed us to fully manipulate Microsoft Edge to our liking . Another thing I like about Edge is the ability to link my Microsoft account to the browser, this helps a lot as when I want to sync my Microsoft data to another computer that has Edge installed, I can do it without any problem if I need to. export some specific tabs, I can do it thanks to my Microsoft account sync, even if I want to use my favorite tabs on another computer with Edge, I can do it just by linking the Microsoft account.
  • Edge works at its basic level as it should. Several websites with outdated back end coding work best on edge, and is really the only time I use this browser. If it doesn't work on my preferred browser, I'll try Edge, and it usually works.

Cons

  • User's transitioning from other browsers may face a learning curve, But it can be learned easily just by generally exploring the options.
  • However there's been instances where compatibility issues with certain websites arose. Also the extension library while growing may not match the extensive offerings by other browsers.
  • The first thing I didn't like is that Edge has fewer extensions available compared to other browsers like Chrome and Firefox. This can be inconvenient for those looking for specific extensions to enhance their browsing experience. Another negative is in regards to the few browsing options, for example, there is no incognito browsing option on mobile devices, which can be a concern for those who value their privacy online. Additionally, the ability to sync bookmarks and tabs between devices is also more limited than in other browsers, which can be inconvenient for those who use multiple devices. Customization is another negative point, users do not have many options to customize the appearance of the interface or to adjust the configuration options. For example, there are no options to change the location of the address bar or the tab bar, which can be frustrating for those who prefer a different organization.
  • The main problem I found when I started using Edge is that this browser has no variety when it comes to setting a theme to the browser, the main themes are very basic, they offer a theme that only has basic colors and do not help to improve the design from the browser, however, you can enter the Theme store and purchase a theme with a better design, but this store does not have so many themes, this causes the user to not have variety or diversification when choosing an appropriate and comfortable theme for your Edge experience. My suggestion is that the Theme store should be more complete and offer many more themes. The second negative thing is that this browser has immediate blocking for all types of ads, it is great that ads are automatically blocked, however, there is no way to disable this blocking, I have tried to access some sites where I have to see ads to to access specific pages, and I have not been able to do that process because of this blocking of Microsoft Edge that cannot be deactivated.
  • It feels behind on the capabilities of customization and workflow. It is full of advertising that honestly is more annoying than I thought it would be.

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • Let's define what I want to say right away. The only reason I writing here is to share my 3 years user experience. An extremely frustrating user experience. GX has become just awful: a couple of useful functions in a heap of absolutely unnecessary junk, as if the browser was builded according to the 10-year-old's desires (from those who choose components for PC depending on how they glow). Gamers are not the ones, who light everything with RGB, gamers are the ones, who are used to hotkeys, fast decision making, having the one clear way to do technical things, and to good UI/UX. And sometimes "good UI/UX" means asceticism and minimalism. Decent features: 1) A sidebar with "workspaces" that work as tab containers abstracted from each other, which allow you to organize real workspaces just with "save tabs from a previous session" setting enabled. (Aaand no, it's not. After 115 update, all tabs opened in separate workspaces move to first one on browser closing. Bravo, devs, I'm not even going to comment on this. Nor will I comment on my desire to continue using a browser with 1,700 tabs casualy shuffled); 2) An adblocker embedded on top of chromium (which sometimes doesn't work with proxies and DoH); 3) The address bar connected with the search bar. Hints when searching from it include tabs from the history, what can be quite convenient; 4) The "panic button", not in the form it presented in, but in the form of some important tab quick access button (why should I come up with myself how to work with the function? Used it to quickly check my mail); 5) GX Control, when it works for some unholy reasons. 6) Synchronization of bookmarks and browser settings between devices via an opera account (the same sync that is available with almost any chromium browser). Opportunity to view a list of tabs opened on another logged-in device (this is proudly called "tab synchronization", although it is no different from bookmarks); 7) Hotkeys settings for many things (except for the things for which there is no such setting, e.g. there are hotkeys for moving to a specific workspace, but there are no hotkeys for moving to the next/previous one; there are hotkeys for moving to the next/previous tab inside the workspace, but there are no hotkeys for moving the tab into another space directly or opening the "move tab" context window); 8) The standard browser UI was pleasant to see before update. Won't comment on new one. Just give you an example of working with "cool looking" settings - searching for specific settings by keywords doesn't return you the settings themselves, It returns whole groups, somewhere inside of which there is a setting you need. Great job, lmao.
  • Cool when you first use it. some nice features. Some decent customization. Nice themes and coloring but somehow LOST my themes.
  • 1) Chromium engine means compatibility with most Chrome extensions. 2) It still retains the old Opera interface without last year's annoying additions to Opera Stable, like the un-customizable and non-interactive screen border that forced me to switch. 3) Funny social media management.
  • + The workspaces are what caught my attention the most about this browser since it was most comfortable for me to be able to manage different tabs from different sites without closing them. This allowed me to have a better workflow regarding the real estate market research that I do since I can have a work space for the different brokers which I am investigating properties and on the other hand I can have a work space for networks and another for research and grow my company. + Contains an ad blocker that in the long run is very useful for those ads that constantly appear on certain sites and become annoying on many occasions. This has allowed me to browse safely by not having annoying ads that take up a large amount of space on the screen and that can confuse certain people to fall for certain electronic scams. So with this feature I don't have to worry about ads as it blocks pretty much all ads from any website that has them embedded. + In its sidebar it is easy to manage social networks, especially direct messages from any social media that can be used in the browser, including WhatsApp. So in times of having to manage personal or business social networks and use the browser for other activities, it is practical to be able to do it in Opera without having to use the mobile device that has been used so much for a long time. + It is possible to be able to modify the interface of this browser to your liking, besides that the themes are very visually pleasing, including the dark mode themes which are of various color combinations that accommodate different users. The sidebar can be modified as well as used to store the windows there, as well as the shortcuts of the pages, as well as direct access to the chats of all social networks.
  • Easy to use, easy to modify to your liking, you can control the RAM consumption so you're able to open as many windows as you want and it won't cause any issues or interruptions with your games.

Cons

  • What about the "junk" part? • Mods are just browser themes named with a word "like in games". However, don't provide any functionality, unlike mods in games. • Sounds and music in the browser. No comments. When someone wants to listen to music, they go and turn on normal music there, where people usually listen to music, and certainly not the music embedded in the browser. Sounds for actions, according to UX teachings, are needed when the user reads the action with them. Here we are talking about a browser where the user has no distractions and his only task is to watch what he clicks. • Profiles. Their functionality is limited to 4 settings checkboxes, which don't really change anything. Are needed for... Used for... Okay, I can't even think of a use for them. In total, here we have: an incognito mode disguised as a profile setting, a mode with browser sounds turned off (which are turned off with one toggle switch in the settings), a mode with browser tabs sound turned off (a browser sound channel mute button disguised as a profile setting, lol) and a performance mode (yeah, performance mode for weak devices in the browser that take disk space with... music. I don't realy know, is the stupidity of this idea really so unobvious that it needs to be explained? There is, at least, opera mini, which combines the performance of performance mode (really that simple!) and the lack of the need to download a full-sized browser.) • The "Dark theme for all pages" function works in a way that would be better if it didn't work in any way. Have you ever heard of "Color the black in grey, and the grey in grey, and in 'de magic ray you will get a mentally unhealthy user, who will never be the same"? No, cause i just made it up. At least here is the visible effort. • 1000 and 1 express panel (new tab screen) settings. Awesome. Let me just remind you that "browsers" are used for "browsing" web pages hosted on the global network, and not for looking at express panel (suspect that devs just forgot about this). All I need from a "new tab" is the opportunity to navigate from it to the page I need. I can do this through the address bar, through the search engine in the address bar, and through bookmarks. Why, in the name of nine hells, duplicate it all on this garbage panel? To spend 2 years improving it instead of fixing bugs, adding real functionality, and working with browser performance? (Yes.) Or to report to investors with a beautiful picture? (...) • Rude ARGB color settings overwriting, aka GX Lights. Why, if all the brands represented have their own flexible settings? Btw, it breaks the Logitech G HUB in some cursed way and neither Opera nor Logitech have fixed this for over a year now, lol. • Mediaplayer with support for major services only. In a world where every major music service has own application with an amazing amount of convenient functions for musics listening (where, let me remind you, do people go when they want to listen to music (not to the browser music)), which can also collapse into a system tray and which also has a separate audio output channel, independent of all other sources? Well... Think again. • Pinboards. So, we have browser themes (which we call mods), we have browser colors (which we call themes), oh the wrong topic... So, we have static bookmarks (which we call bookmarks and which sync), we have dynamic bookmarks (which we call tab synchronization and which sync). Oh, great idea, let's add another static bookmarks (which we'll call Pinboards and which will sync)! Umm, maybe not? Or maybe this is a cool extension of the bookmarks functionality? If so, I'm sorry to inform you, but the bookmarks are in another place. Or maybe it's an attempt to imitate Figma? If so, I'm sorry to inform you, but it's abortive attempt. Crypto Wallet. Who would ever trust a cryptowallet embedded in a browser? Well, guys, information security exists. • RGX, which makes even the most blurred videos... also grainy. • GX Control, when it doesn't work. (What? I couldn't even figure out any pattern.) • Browser games. No really, browser games (that no one has ever run.) While we live in 2025, opera devs live in 2008 or in 2108 (or they are just trying to convince investors who have never seen real games of their involvement in the gamedev, but shh. I have seen couple of good ones there - just let them go somewhere else. As an indie i just brrrr from this. I would agree that someone might like it, but that someone is not me or other 99% of humanity. Regardless of that, GX games are still somewhere nearby for some godless reasons.) • "Panic button", one scene, no rights reserved - It is made for those who watch, hihihi, special videos, hihi, so that if mom comes in, thay could save their honor! - Well done, but can I go already? - And with the latest release, the long-awaited feature of replacing the browser history with a fake one after 14 days of inactivity has arrived! Because, you know, haha, yes, well, you know, ahahah, yes, you all know, XD, we're such a naughty boys, hihi! After all, we all are degenerates and can't press ctrl+shift+n. Well, It's stupid, but now you can understand what you have to deal with when it comes to this browser. It's just vulgar, putting these jokes in the master-release. You have discord chats for that. • There are a couple more smalls: restrictions on the choice of search engines, a small number of specialized extensions, cutting out some useful functions, rarely released fixes, AI working not for you, but for itself. And we also don't have tab islands :)
  • Loses passwords and data. Slow opening times. Can't drag windows easily at all.
  • 1) Keeps deleting my browsing history and logging me out of accounts approximately once per month. I've already experienced this thrice. If it's supposed to be a safety measure, I don't need such measures, and there's nothing in the settings that seems to control this. Considering I mainly rely on the browser to remember stuff for me, this is intolerable. 2) Buggy Speed Dial customization. At first, I was puzzled why my tabs kept disappearing until restarting the program after I used the thumbnails. Turns out you had to disable thumbnail tile animations to prevent such malfunctions. 3) Even less useful support compared to Opera Stable. 4) Bloated with gaming functions that I don't need. I know it's supposed to be a gaming browser, but if the other version is unusable, hey, can't help it. 5) Console changes only stay while you stay on the tab with the console dialog opened, which takes up space. 6) Apparently even greater memory consumption than Chrome, somehow.
  • - It is a bit complicated to add plugins within this browser, also not all plugins are available for opera, so if you need to switch to this browser you will have to consider the availability of different plugins if you need one in particular and if It is not available to see if there is a similar one that meets the needs and that is safe since this Opera plugin store is not very old. On the other hand, if it does not require special plugins then this browser would be a good option to have a good performance without consuming so many resources. - Just as you can configure the resources that my computer consumes, it was also important to know how many resources I needed to be able to run the pages I was visiting, because if I lowered the resources of Opera too much, the pages tended to load more slowly or simply did not finish loading all of them. The elements. So it is a bit tedious to be constantly configuring the opera resources. It should have personalized performance profiles for different types of work, so it can be more adapted to the activities you are doing at any given time, so you don't waste time configuring how much ram and processor the opera is going to consume at all times. In addition to operating itself, it requires a minimum of consumption because if not, not only the tabs but the entire browser will simply freeze. - I like that it has a VPN included, but it is not the fastest to navigate, it is possible that not all the pages you want to access load since the IP addresses of Opera are practically banned for certain sites. In addition, it may not be safe to use this VPN since it is integrated into the browser, having security problems, so you have to take precautions regarding this feature that is included. - Not all sites are compatible with this browser, including Opera has problems with certain certificates as they are not up to date and this causes a "site not secure" message to appear which is not the case. Another thing that bothers me is that it is slow to open complicated pages, if they are simple websites there may not be any problems, but the rest takes too long to load the page definitively.
  • No cons, I have been using this browser for quite a while and I haven't encountered a single bad thing in it.

Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Not Supported
Live Online Not Supported
In Person Not Supported

Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Not Supported
Live Online Not Supported
In Person Not Supported

Company Information

Microsoft
Founded: 1975
United States
www.microsoft.com/en-us/edge

Company Information

Opera Software
Founded: 1995
Norway
www.opera.com/gx

Alternatives

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Opera One

Opera One

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Categories

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Categories

Private Browsers Supported
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Integrations

Vizzy Supported
WebCull Supported
Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Supported
ApexGuard Supported
Cassidy Supported
CiteDrive Supported
CrankWheel Supported
DocuFast Supported
Feeder Supported
KaneAI Supported
MadNotes Supported
MediumEditor Supported
OpenCities Planner Supported
Paragon Supported
Presearch Supported
PyroSign Supported
QuixVPN Supported
SCW.AI Supported
Update247 Channel Manager Supported
VPNLY Supported

Integrations

Vizzy Supported
WebCull Supported
Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Not Supported
ApexGuard Not Supported
Cassidy Not Supported
CiteDrive Not Supported
CrankWheel Not Supported
DocuFast Not Supported
Feeder Not Supported
KaneAI Not Supported
MadNotes Not Supported
MediumEditor Not Supported
OpenCities Planner Not Supported
Paragon Not Supported
Presearch Not Supported
PyroSign Not Supported
QuixVPN Not Supported
SCW.AI Not Supported
Update247 Channel Manager Not Supported
VPNLY Not Supported
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