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The original Edge (codenamed ''Spartan'') is based on the EdgeHTML rendering engine, a derivative of the Trident engine used by [[Internet Explorer]] that removes most legacy functionality, and the Chakra JavaScript engine introduced in [[Internet Explorer 9]]. Following the introduction of the new Chromium-based Edge, it is referred to as Microsoft Edge Legacy and is unsupported as of 2021. | The original Edge (codenamed ''Spartan'') is based on the EdgeHTML rendering engine, a derivative of the Trident engine used by [[Internet Explorer]] that removes most legacy functionality, and the Chakra JavaScript engine introduced in [[Internet Explorer 9]]. Following the introduction of the new Chromium-based Edge, it is referred to as Microsoft Edge Legacy and is unsupported as of 2021. | ||
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On 6 December 2018, Microsoft announced a plan to rebuild Edge from scratch, based on [[Google Chrome|Chromium]]. The plan called for the new Edge to be available for Windows 7, 8.1 and 10, as well as "other platforms like macOS". The first preview version of the new browser was officially released on 8 April 2019, although a build had already leaked two weeks prior. The final version was released on 15 January 2020. | On 6 December 2018, Microsoft announced a plan to rebuild Edge from scratch, based on [[Google Chrome|Chromium]]. The plan called for the new Edge to be available for Windows 7, 8.1 and 10, as well as "other platforms like macOS". The first preview version of the new browser was officially released on 8 April 2019, although a build had already leaked two weeks prior. The final version was released on 15 January 2020. | ||