Microsoft Edge Developer documentation

Development using Microsoft Edge DevTools, Microsoft Edge extensions, Progressive Web Apps, WebDriver automation, WebView2, and more.

Web platform updates

What's new

• Release notes for Microsoft Edge web platform
• Site compatibility-impacting changes
• Use origin trials in Microsoft Edge

Microsoft Edge DevTools

Overview

• Microsoft Edge DevTools documentation
• Overview of DevTools

What's new

• What's New in Microsoft Edge DevTools

How-To Guide

• Command Menu
• View and change CSS

Reference

• Keyboard shortcuts

Microsoft Edge extensions

Overview

• Microsoft Edge extensions documentation
• Extensions overview
• Getting started tutorial
• Port a Chrome extension to Microsoft Edge

How-To Guide

• Alternative ways to distribute an extension
• Step-wise publishing process
• Register as a Microsoft Edge extension developer
• Sample: Picture viewer pop-up webpage

Progressive Web Apps (PWAs)

Overview

• Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) documentation
• Overview of Progressive Web Apps

What's new

• What's New in PWAs

Get started

• Get started with PWAs
• Using Service Workers
• The web app manifest

How-To Guide

• Publish a PWA to the Microsoft Store

Concept

• Store data on the device

WebView2

Overview

• WebView2 documentation
• Introduction to Microsoft Edge WebView2

Concept

• Differences between Microsoft Edge and WebView2
• Development best practices

Get started

• Get started with WebView2

Download

• WebView2 sample apps

What's new

• Release Notes for the WebView2 SDK

Reference

• WebView2 API Reference

Test and automation

How-To Guide

• Test and automation in Microsoft Edge
• DevTools Protocol
• Use Playwright to automate and test in Microsoft Edge
• Puppeteer overview
• Use WebDriver to automate Microsoft Edge
• webhint extension for Visual Studio Code

Edge-specific web development tips

How-To Guide

• Move users to Microsoft Edge from Internet Explorer
• Tracking prevention in Microsoft Edge
• Detect Microsoft Edge from your website
• Develop experiences for the sidebar in Microsoft Edge
• Detect Windows 11 and CPU architecture using User-Agent Client Hints
• Customize the password reveal button
• Display regional versions of your site, based on OS settings
• View a JSON file or server response with formatting
• Sign up for the Ad Selection API

Microsoft Edge IDE integration

Overview

• Microsoft Edge IDE integration
• Microsoft Edge DevTools extension for Visual Studio Code
• Debug Microsoft Edge in Visual Studio Code

How-To Guide

• Opening source files in Visual Studio Code
• Visual Studio for web development

Accessibility in Microsoft Edge

Overview

• Accessibility-testing features
• Accessibility in Microsoft Edge

How-To Guide

• Accessibility testing

DualEngine

Overview

• Introduction to the Microsoft DualEngine API

Get started

• Getting started with the DualEngine API

How-To Guide

• Creating a DualEngine adapter plugin DLL
• Launching Internet Explorer

Reference

• DualEngine Win32 C++ Reference