Microsoft Edge is Microsoft's web browser, built on the Chromium project and available for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS. It offers built-in protection against phishing and malware through Microsoft Defender SmartScreen, a password manager and the Copilot AI assistant. Users can sync passwords, favourites and settings across devices. For organisations, Edge for Business is managed through the Edge management service or Intune and works with Microsoft Entra ID, Defender and Purview. Edge is installed as an application on the device; sync and AI features rely on Microsoft cloud services.
Microsoft is headquartered in Redmond, Washington, in the United States, so US law such as the CLOUD Act can apply to data held by Microsoft. Edge is proprietary software based on the open-source Chromium project. Synced browsing data is stored on Microsoft servers. For work accounts, Microsoft documents policies that let administrators disable sync or limit which data types are synced. European organisations that want to limit data flows to Microsoft can review these settings before rollout.