# Open in Microsoft Edge

> Opens current tab in Microsoft Edge (by simply adding 'microsoft-edge:' to the URL, no additional native software needed).

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/open-microsoft-edge](https://chrome-stats.com/d/open-microsoft-edge)

## Overview

- **ID:** `open-microsoft-edge`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Alphalpha
- **Category:** appearance,tabs
- **Daily users:** 864
- **Weekly downloads:** 14
- **Rating:** 4.56 / 5 (27 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.1
- **Last updated:** 2020-07-19
- **First published:** 2020-07-18
- **Size:** 12 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/open-microsoft-edge/)

## Description

Open in Microsoft Edge is a lightweight Chrome extension designed to quickly open your current tab in the Microsoft Edge browser. By simply adding the prefix 'microsoft-edge:' to the existing URL, this extension streamlines the process without requiring any additional native software. You can activate it easily via the extension icon or by using the keyboard shortcut Alt+Shift+E.

This tool is particularly useful for Firefox users running Microsoft Windows who need seamless switching to Edge for compatibility or other reasons. Note that this extension operates independently and is not affiliated with Microsoft or the official Edge team.

## Rankings

- #3,568 — Overall
- #346 — Tabs
- #4 — microsoft
- #13 — minecrosoft
- #35 — trademark
- #37 — software

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

Users praise the add-on for being lightweight, requiring no extra installers, requesting minimal permissions, and reliably opening pages in Edge. Repeated drawbacks are a nonfunctional keyboard shortcut for some users, lack of a context-menu entry to open links directly in Edge, and no built-in per-domain automatic-launch feature.

### Pros

- No external software or installer required — works out of the box
- Lightweight and small; requests minimal permissions
- Reliable in doing what it advertises (opens links in Edge)
- Easy to use and appreciated by users for the simple solution

### Cons

- Keyboard shortcut (Alt+Shift+E / A+S+E) often does not work for some users
- No context-menu option to open links directly in Edge
- No built-in URL/domain auto-launch rules (users want per-domain automatic launching)

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/open-microsoft-edge)