Edge is one of the fascinating reveals Among the many reveals by Microsoft, it's looking great and comes up with advanced features. Perhaps Edge's greatest asset is that it's not Internet Explorer, which, even after lots of improvements in speed and tightened design, was one of the most reviled pieces of software in history
Extensions of Edge browser
Extensions take the browser to next level all browsers have extensions even Internet Explorer had some extensibility, with toolbars, WebSlices, and Accelerators. But Edge brings the promise of full Firefox- and Chrome-style extensions. In fact, Edge's extension developers will use the same JavaScript and HTML standard code used by those two competing browsers for their extensions
Advanced features of Edge Browser
Cortana
Windows 10's voice assistant seems to be popping up everywhere, and Edge is no exception in this regard. When you land on a page for which directions make sense—say you're on a restaurant's webpage—Cortana pops up with her familiar blue circle in the browser toolbar proposing relevant information. You can also right-click on selected text to have Cortana find info about the selection.
New-Tab Page
People hit that bar atop the browser to open a new tab over a billion times a day, and Microsoft wants to make good use of that real estate. IE's new-tab page was actually one of the more useful among the browsers, all of which let you search and see thumbnails of your most visited sites, but also let you re-open closed tabs and see site suggestions. In Edge, the new-tab page still shows top sites, but also app suggestions, weather, sports scores, and video suggestions. Interestingly, the page doesn't show an address bar, but you can type a URL into its search box.
Reading Mode
Another feature that's been available in other browsers for years (particularly in Apple's Safari) but is making its debut in Microsoft's new browser is Reading Mode. This lets you strip out all the extra junk on a web page aside from the main text and images —ads, sidebars, and so on—so you can read undistracted.
New Coding Support
A Build session on the Edge browser highlighted just how many forward-looking features Edge supports, and noted that the browser doesn't appear as IE to sites, so they're more likely to work as they do in Firefox, Chrome, and Safari (mobile and desktop). The browser will support Object RTC, a newer form of WebRTC, the protocol that allows sites access to media communications; think Skype via a Web browser. Here's a slide showing other new features in Edge: