9 Microsoft Edge Features Chrome Doesn't Have (...yet)
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- čas přidán 15. 07. 2024
- 💡 While I still mainly use Google Chrome at work, I "supplement" my work browser with Microsoft Edge as my personal browser since it has so many cool features. In this video I'll break down 9 Microsoft Edge Features that Google Chrome doesn't seem to have...yet!
In the never-ending debate of Microsoft Edge vs. Google Chrome - which is the better browser - there is no right answer...but there are exclusive features! For example, Edge has an Immersive Reader mode that lets you browse webpages without distractions AND within it, the Read Aloud function is great way for you to "listen" to PDFs like you would a podcast!
Furthermore, Microsoft Edge has the "Save to Collections" feature that is extremely useful when you're doing research and looking to consolidate information on a given topic in 1 central location. And of course, while the Sidebar Search function is great, it could be even better if we could change the default search engine... 😉
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00:00 Edge features Chrome doesn't have
00:43 Immersive Reader Mode
01:19 Read Aloud for PDFs
02:19 Microsoft Edge PDF Reader
02:55 Take a Scrollable Screenshot
03:50 Use Sidebar Search
05:03 Save Web Content to Collections
06:21 Best Way to use Vertical Tabs
07:37 Enable Sleeping Tabs
08:30 QR Code Generator
08:49 How to Stand Out at Work
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So...what do you think? Chrome or Edge? 😏
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Edge features Chrome doesn't have
00:43 Immersive Reader Mode
01:19 Read Aloud for PDFs
02:19 Microsoft Edge PDF Reader
02:55 Take a Scrollable Screenshot
03:50 Use Sidebar Search
05:03 Save Web Content to Collections
06:21 Best Way to use Vertical Tabs
07:37 Enable Sleeping Tabs
08:30 QR Code Generator
08:49 How to Stand Out at Work
Nice!
I use Chrome for government related websites and Edge's inprivate is my go-to browsing window.
@@adityaheart9671 Why Chrome for government-related websites? 😂
Google has qr code by pressing ctrl + l and clicking the qr icon.
@@KannexMedia nice!
chrome has had the qr code feature for quite a while now.
*"You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems." - James Clear*
Atomic Habits is 🔥
Been using Edge since it came out and didn't even know some of these features. Thanks Jeff! 🙏🏼
I'm glad I was still able to share something new with you Anjuman 😁
you didnt know about these features because you didnt really need them
Why did you use it? I never tried it. Never realized it's that much better than explore
Google is gonna be jealous about this video Jeff.
That's why we're going to keep this a secret from Sundar 🤫
That true
they sure is working on mimicking this one 😂 unfortunately, microsoft have the full ecosystem themselves to have the other features such as redirecting the search from the desktop to edge without the option to change that .
I've been using edge for a months now after i reformat my laptop i was thinking why not give this edge a chance ? Then i was using it and im pretty impressive the PDF thing, Screenshot, QR, Voice Reader these features really help me as a student, it saves me a storage which i don't need to dl google chrome, over all i love how edge perform.
That's awesome! So you haven't even downloaded Chrome? 😂
You are very fun to watch!
I've been using Edge for a while now and I'm pretty satisfied. It evolved a lot and now it feels like somebody is really thinking about improving the browsing experience.
It finally gives the option to hide the title bar while in vertical tabs, so we actually get some extra vertical space.
Thank you Salex! And yes I agree - I feel like Edge has been getting better and better!
been a loyal firefox user for 7 years.
but after it's downfall.. i switched to edge.. it's working out really good.
Oooooo why the "downfall"? What happened?
@@JeffSu you must not have been using firefox then..
youtube video freeze.. youtube comment not posting.
constant loading screens when switching tabs.
slow page loadings
slow javascript loading
firefox did make a real good progress recently on 94 update..
but enough of the problems still remained.. like freezing youtube video.. specially on 2nd monitor while playing a game..
and the cherry on top was the new proton UI..
which was totally absurd looking... was change just for sake of a change.. so many users left FF after proton UI..
after these terrible experience for about 4 months i went to FF subreddit and saw people having same problem.. so it wasn't me.. then i decided to make the switch.. and gave Edge a shot.
@@ahmadkafi90 Ouch.... 😅
@2ddr you maybe thinking you're getting a good speed.. but never have switched to other browsers to see what's they're doing..
by now firefox has solved a lot of problems as i mentioned. they improved 50% performance this year..
so by now you probably won't notice anything unless you're a power user or enthusiast or a developer
I am a tech enthusiast and these features weren't new to me. But the reason I subscribed is because of your humour and the way you explain!! And you inspired me to make my latest video(no joke) :)
Thank you for subscribing 😁, I must try harder to surprise you next time then
Shortcut to take a full page screenshot on Chrome (not as easy as Edge):
Step 1: Ctrl + Shift + C (to open the element inspector)
Step 2: Ctrl + Shift + P (to open command line)
Step 3: Type screenshot and select "Capture full size screenshot"
it's easier to defuse a bomb.
Oh WOW definitely a little less intuitive 😂
I definitely agree with the tab groups! It makes little sense with horizontal view of grouped tabs
I know right??
lol chrome have group tabs bruh
@@xplo1611 Yup! But not vertical tabs :)
I have been hooked on vertical tabs for decades on the "old" Firefox with the appropriate extentions. Once you have used them, it's a major annoyance to go back to horizontal tabs. When Firefox phased out the classic extentions that were able to deliver that I switched to Pale Moon, and have been a happy camper there for years. But unfortunately more and more websites tend to use "Chrome Engine Only" features these days, so something happened that I thought would never happen, I installed a Microsoft product on my Linux box, because Edge is a better Chrome than Chrome.....
😂😂
Clearly you have never used Vivaldi subtab thingy, which has a second tab because it is a tab stack
Well you might be missing out on vivaldi then, it's also better chrome then chrome, animation can lag sometimes tho
@@Vysair 🤓
I've been using Edge for the past 2 years, and I love it. I don't have to hustle through the settings to change the defaults and it syncs across my other computers, even my phone.
Makes a lot of sense!!
I've been using Microsoft Edge for months now, but I only discovered the sidebar search right now! Very practical and useful content as always Jeff!
Glad I was able to at least share 1 new thing with you Jericho! 😁
Long time I have ignored this browser. Some out-of-box Edge's features are great! Thanks for the video, Jeff!
You're very welcome!!
First of all, It's really amazing to see that you keep an active comment section.And now coming to the point,I believe that the QR code generator feature is there in chrome . You can access it by right clicking on the page and then clicking on Generate QR code.
Of course! Viewers are the most important people 😁
Ah yes, good point! thanks for sharing!!
Vertical Tabs is the main reason I was using Edge, now that Brave has it too, I came back to Brave. Oh, and I didn't know it was possible to group tabs haha, I just learned something new with your video. Thank you.
No problem my friend 😁
I've tried to tell people before that edge is genuinely a good browser but they don't want to seem to hear it
People tend to remember Internet Explorer 😅
Thx. I can see how the collections feature will be very helpful for school projects
It definitely is! 😁
Thumbs up for more videos like this 👍 i've been using Edge since I don't know when and didn't know many of these features. What I like about Edge is how easy it is to share a page between devices
Glad to hear I was still able to share something new 😁
Hey Jeff! Thanks for another good video with some great tips! Why is it that you don’t use Edge as your primary browser? What do you feel it is lacking and what do you use instead and why? Thanks again!
I think it's just a bunch of small reasons added together. The biggest reason I'd say is that I'm just so used to Chrome!
I agree, I like the read aloud feature. When I'm tired or don't want to focus much on the screen, I just let it read the article for me. I love the sidebar search. For me, I have to open multiple pages lol, but having them side by side on one page is great. Thanks for the comparison, Jeff :)
Hahaha no problem Yasmine 😁
Nice, do you use Microsoft Edge on iOS or Android?
Wow, that collection tool is very powerful. I'll definitively use it for schoolwork.
Yea it's pretty useful!!
Thanks for the tip regarding vertical tabs
You're very welcome Dave 😁
man you create so much value. Really love your videos. keep shining.
Will do my friend!
Edge is really cool for the ability to convert any site to an app. And also the cmd-ctrl shift S shortcut to make a screenshot with many option is so usefull. But definitely, chrome, firefox, edge, every browser has its pros and cons
Yes for sure!
I love Edge (can’t believe I’m saying this) and use it as my primary browser at work. I have to have so many sites up at once. It’s the only way to stay organized
Is that because you use the Tab Grouping feature Veronica?
@@JeffSu Sure is. Also, chrome would not stop running even with extensions. I just needed it to stop.
Same here. I was a Google fanboy for many years, but Edge is just better all-around right now.
Hey Jeff 👋 I've been using your Google Slides Template for various presentations of mine. It's been absolutely great!!! Thank U very much for sharing 🙏
That's AWESOME to hear Vinayak 😁😁, thanks for circling back and letting me know!
I see you're a fan of Star Wars as well ;)
Quality of your content is on the highground above others!
Hahahaha I LOVE that reference! Thank you my friend 😁😁
@@JeffSu Glad you liked it!
Hot tip: #9 QR Codes has been in Chrome since early in this year on stable channel... Edge just inherited it, so not really a feature Chrome doesn't have 😉
Great vid though man, funny expressions and all 👍
Good point! Thanks for mentioning that Grant! 😁
Great video, I love your insights! I switched to Edge when it changed to Chromium, and I'm glad I did!
Nice! Were you using Chrome before that? Or another browser?
@@JeffSu I have a history of the browsers I have used. At first I did use Chrome, and following that, I don't remember the order off of the top of my head, Opera GX, Brave, and Firefox.
🤯 This is a great "two'fer" video. I learned some Chrome features as well. 😉
Like the right click to search in new tab? Awesome 😁😁
We want the video of tips & tricks for Mac :)
Thanks for another amazing video Jeff :D
Gotcha, will do Joaquim 😁
thank you very much for this informative video I am really thinking of switching from the fox after nearly 2 decades of continuous use to edge never could stand chrome for some reason :\ YOUR settings vertical tab groups sold it for me .. THANK YOU THANK YOU for what it's worth you got a sub :)
You're very welcome! Glad you seem to enjoy the vertical tab grouping part so much!!
I like the create an “app” from edge. I have made many for work like a time card page we use. It does look like an app, and creates an icon for the app you create.
That's a great tip! Thanks for sharing Thomas 😁
Great Video! Been using edge for my studies, everything is so handy, btw there is a new option wherein you can tweak the perfomance of the browser! Still! great content!
Oh really? How would you tweak the performance?
@@JeffSu it's a simple on and off switch, its not that "tweak" tweak; it's just like a switch
@@redbaroy9288 oh! Got it
The features of Edge you explored in this video have led me long ago to make Edge my primary browser. I wonder: why it is only secondary for you? Thanks for your great video.
I still prefer the look and feel of Chrome to be honest!
Do we want a video on Mac tips, heck yeah!
Will do 😁
Jeff, you are right! Vertical grouping makes more sense.
Phew, I'm not the only one!
And one more feature I use often is sending page directly to phone by clicking "send to device" feature, I wanted it for a long time without saving page in bookmarks etc. to use it on mobile.
That's a great point! Thanks for sharing Levan!
Was waiting for this!!
Hope it met your standards 😁
Fantástico. Excelente vídeo, ótimas dicas
Thank you 😁😁
I really enjoyed the humour you added to this video! 😂
Hahaha glad someone appreciates it!
Both browsers are good but when you leave using the Microsoft edge and after a month you want to use it, it works with some glitch I don't know about others but it happens with me. Nice video man Love it too much
Love form India
Thanks Aayush! Hope you're staying safe and well in India 😁
@@JeffSu Yes sir My whole family is Safe and well in India.
Thank your sir for your concern
Thank you very helpful. I made the switch.
Both are pretty good browsers 😁
Nice video Jeff.Yeah , these are the same features which I love Edge for. Switched to Edge from Chrome and never turned back.
BTW, you also got a new subscriber.😄
Glad to have you here, welcome Night King 😁
Do I want a Top 10 Tips for MacBook video from you? Yes. Do I want another video from you regardless of the topic? Also yes.
Hahaha love to hear that James, thank you 😁
Thank you so much. I will try it soon
Let me know what you think Juan 😁
I use collection all the time. ih ave been using edge as primary browser for past 2 years and i love it
Nice!! 😁😁
Hey Jeff! Have you ever thought about covering how to make youtube videos? ie your editing is so clean! :)
Hahaha I think it's just very average compared to larger CZcamsrs but I might make a series on that
i subscribe to your channel and i started using edge since 2019 ( that's when there was old edge). afterwards, i did continue using the new edge since it was released in January 15, 2020.
Gotcha, thanks for sharing!!
Edge also has the super awesome split screen feature but needs to be enabled from their experimental settings page.
Oh interesting, thanks for sharing!!
I just found you and i like your videos, but having some problems with some of your settings, i get a box w number and words when you say to click CTRL + SHIFT + D after highling webpage? is it due to new updates ? orrrr what am i doing wrong? please advise. thanks for sharing !
I think it has to do with updates
Just relatched this video, the production quality is next lvl.
Haha thank you Bog!!
There is a edge flag you can enable to get a full page for history by default so you don't have to keep that tab open at all times
Interesting, thanks for sharing Mukund!! 😁
I have been using edge as my main browser for a long time. Never regret the change. It's faster, lighter, supports every chrome extension.
It's a nice browser 😁
Man, this is fantastic. Thank you for advice.
You're very welcome 😁
Thanks for this!! I would be delighted if you made a video about '10 tips for MacBook'
Sounds like a plan!
Chrome for me but after this maybe I'll give edge another go 👌 superb video once again Jeff 👏 😎
Why not both 😉
I love your Personality!! I'm new to MS Edge. BTW, you gotta new Subscriber!!
Woohooo thank you my friend! And welcome 😁
One feature old edge had was official gestures. And those allowed to switch tab using mouse buttons like:
Left with right mouse to go right.
Right with left mouse to go left.
Miss this feature desparately.
Ah I heard about that! Thanks for sharing!!
enjoyed this video, thanks Jeff
Glad to hear it Rashid 😁
FOR the intro clip, you can USE inspect and done
Sorry what's inspect and done? 😂
I am a heavy Edge user but so many tips I never knew!! Esp the CMD SHIFT E
Awesome to hear 😁😁
Simple fantastics tips, thx so much
You're very welcome 😁
You're very good at tips 😃
Bring some more
Will do Harsh 😁
I have used many browsers in my low spec laptop (i3 7gen, 4gb ram) - Chrome, Opera, Brave and they are all so resource hungry It would take around *2 minutes* to open chrome and lag in searching, not responding, etc. I was searching for an alternative which would not be resource hungry. And then, I came across Microsoft edge.
Microsoft Edge is best browser for my laptop because :
- It is not at all resource hungry.
-It's runs super smoothly.
-There are extensions also such as Ad-blockers and other cool stuffs.
-Startup boost.
-Good Privacy settings (Normal, Standard, Strict).
-And the 9 features mentioned in this video, especially the inbuilt reader mode and its own pdf reader.
Nice! Thanks for sharing your experiences!!
Awesome tips Jeff 🙏👍
Thank you Mahant!! 😁
Hot tips! Most thanks. Keep them comming.
Will do.! 😁
Thank you Jeff for making this video
Of course 😁😁
@@JeffSu I don't no know what to comment
Yeah! Top 10 tips for Macbook would be great!
Got it! Thanks for letting me know Leandro :)
I am using edge as my primary on office desktop. What is keeping it secondary for you?
All the other benefits of Chrome 😂
Right click on a pdf page, and a new option is available there, “add text”
Since there is no “comment/note” options in the pdf reader, the text option does the job for me
Oh wow that's awesome, thanks!!
✨A treasure trove. Watched it twice. Thank you✨
Awesomeeee
I just hit the print button before the content blocker loads :D
Oh wow, did NOT know that worked as well haha
Edge Store has extensions that in the Chrome store do not exist, such as Universal Bypass (to automatically bypass security sites when downloading programs), its interface is much more worked and is more pleasant and with each update they always improve or add something cool, unlike chrome. What is really missing is the Google Docs Offline function :(
Interesting, I did not know that. Thanks for sharing!!
The horizontal tabs would be cool if they can at least reduce the size of the top bar. Its huge and feels like the sidebar an additional space taken from the content
That's a good point!
@@JeffSu you can actually reduce size by turning on "Hide title bar while in vertical tabs" option on settings > appearance👍🏿
There's also a built in math solver, which is really useful as a student !
Ah yes I heard about that! Thanks for sharing 😁😁
Great video man! I like Edge more and more....
Nice!
Have u ever tried using other browsers like Brave, Firefox, Vivaldi, Safari, etc? Which one do u think is the best for Mac? Maybe in the future u can make more videos abt comparing different browsers?
I used Firefox and Brave before! I still come back to Chrome though 😂
Also, if you copy a link from the address bar and paste it in gmail (or any other site), ms edge will shorten the link and only blue text of that site will be pasted. Pretty cool, give this a try.
That's a great tip! Thank you!
Waiting for the top 10 tips for MacBook video.. Please drop ASAP.. 🤗
I'll put that down in my content pipeline 😁
Another feature that only Edge comes with is that you can download youtube video locally and watch offline if you are in premium plan.
Wait Chrome doesn't allow that? 😅
Hmmm... you forgot something. With Edge, you can 'Show icon only' in Favorites bar 🙂
Oh that's a GREAT tip! Thanks for sharing Marco 😁
Been using edge as my primary browser ever since it got the chromium base. i use all of these features on a daily basis and the support for all the chrome extensions leave nothing to be desired absolutely no reason for me to go back to chrome.
Thanks for sharing!
Currently using Chrome, but I might switch to Edge after having done watching this video; Love your vid
I mean...no need to give up on Chrome completely 😂. And yes I'll do a MacOS tips video down the road!
One feature that Edge is missing is way to browse two websites in one tab like vivaldi
Oh interesting, but why would you want that though?
Knew literally all of these, as i have already watch se many videos a few months back
Oh wow that's awesome! Any I might have missed? 😁
I found your video really helpful (so much that I suscribed to your channel).
I am starting to use Edge as primary browser because Chrome slows down my old iMac and it seems to be better than Safari. On the other hand, I would like to make some small remarks:
1-IMHO your speaking speed is too fast for aged guys like me (75), but this is not a problem thanks to the CZcams feature that allows you to slow the speed of the video.
2-feature #1 (Immersive reading mode) not all websites have the icon available, so aged guys keep wondering what's going on that we cannot find it in the address bar. Just please warn us about this.
3-feature # 6 (save web content to Collections): it took me several minutes to realize that I had to pin the Collections screen otherwise, it disappears if I tried to add content in it. In all other tutorials there is no mention to this, so it might be something changed with the new Edge versions, or maybe my lack of experience
Thanks so much for your feedback! 😁
The only feature (that Chrome doesn't have (though it used to as a flags feature before the version 71) and Edge does) I rly miss in Chrome is the ability to mute individual tabs by clicking the speaker icon when media is playing on that tab
Also Chrome actually has the QR code generation feature
Ah that makes sense! And sharing for sharing the tip about the QR code generation feature 😁
The read allowed mode with on the fly translate the text to another language. So if you on a webpage in French you select one of the English voices and voila, it will read it in English
Great tip!
I started using edge 2 days ago and im such a maniac, by this day i know 80% of the browser along with shortcuts lol. This browser has got so much better than Chrome. Chrome consumes more memory, while edge efficiently utilizes memory whilst providing extra features within the browser especially things like sidebar and in beta split screen feature lol. Edge is the way to go. You'll love it!
And they're about to get Bing AI soon!
I have chatgpt In the sidebar coz it's easy to click it and carry on with chat history 😄
Btw Microsoft loop is on the way too. I just hope it's similar to notion so I don't have to panic learning it
Can’t believe you keep Edge as your side browser Jeff 😏 but good to know what it can do…🤔
Shhhh don't tell the others 🤫
vertical tabs.. never heard of it and it's cool
It's a pretty interesting feature!
THE TASK MANAGER AND MS EDGE FEATURE!!!!
Yes there's a Task Manager feature as well!
thank you jeff. i know a trick that you missed
go to setting click on appearance and enable (math solver butten)
and whenever you want to solve a math problem it's do it for
Great tip! Thanks for letting me know Vahid!
Epic vid, I thought edge was a dumb browser before watching this video lol. 7:02 *Agreed*
Up until a few months ago I'd always think that Edge = Internet Explorer. Glad I gave this a try!
Very important video 🙏
Can't argue there 😉
I think you might have forgot one the app install one by clicking it you can use a website as an app and pin it any where
Edit: you missed 3 features in total the send page feature and the password checker
Thanks for sharing!!
Please do a productivity tips video for Slack, Jeff. If possible, with a focus on integrating with popular apps. Thanks!
That's gonna be tough since I've never really used Slack 😅
@@JeffSu Daymn. I am Su sad. :P I guess just this time, I can try to figure it out on my own.
I am using Brave browser instead of Chrome, But Edge is my primary browser for its convenience specially the PDF reader....Thanks for this video, it's really helpful 😀
Nice! Thanks for sharing Avick!
@@JeffSu Your welcome sir