According to statcounter.com, the preferred browser for over 65 percent of the internet is the chrome browser. I don't think you need me to tell you that, you're probably reading this article on a Chrome derivative. The lion's share of the market is held by chrome. It's not the default browser on most desktop computers, so you have to go out of your way to use Chrome.
For a long time, the only other option was Internet Explorer, and for a while, it was the only way to go. I'm here to tell you that there is an alternative browser out there that has virtually all of the features you've come to expect from Chrome, without the hassle of installing it.
I can tell you that Microsoft Edge is great.
As someone that keeps dozens of tabs open at once, Chrome is the obvious choice, but even running a machine with 64 gigabytes of ram would cause the browser to lock up when I tried to close several tabs at once. I knew that I had to make a change, but I was still very much a part of that chrome life. All of my settings, bookmarks, themes, and extensions have to come with me so I can use whichever browser I want. It was my first choice, but it only has a fraction of the extensions available on the storefront, so that was out.
Microsoft Edge is based on Chromium. Anything that works with chrome can be used on edge All of my extensions, bookmarks, and other data was imported with that in mind, and most of it is handled by your existing GOOGLE account. Within a week, I switched to Microsoft Edge on all of my devices, even though there were a couple of minor issues.
The tradeoff in performance for a browser that uses less than half the amount of RAM is negligible, as I braced myself for an inevitable drop in performance, expecting things to move at a snail's pace. Microsoft claims Edge is the best performing browser on Windows, but there is no accounting for how well Edge will perform on your machine.
Edge added a tab sleeping feature to try to demand less of your system, but it also has a dedicated tab in its settings menu for fine- tuning behaviors that might affect your system's performance.
The vertical tabs bar, which is mostly what it sounds like, but helps my browser look cleaner and stay more organized when I have a few dozen tabs open at the same time, is my favorite feature of Edge. The sidebar feature is similar to a second bookmarks bar that lives on the edge of your window, but it is less versatile. It supports a number of apps, including an independent search that allows you to look for stuff without opening a new tab. A calculator, a translator, and a unit conversion are some of the handy tools in there.
When Microsoft tries too hard to get you to use Edge as your default browser, I can empathise with the reluctance to move away from Chrome. If you want a Chrome alternative that doesn't require you to relearn how the internet works, Edge is a good choice.
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