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Install microsoft-edge@beta with Homebrew Cask
Multi-platform web browser. Version 157.0.4341.36,8c75ae3b-dde9-4bba-af12-69da2068690f via Homebrew Cask; verified from local package data.
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Package summary
Multi-platform web browser
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Commands and aliases
No executable aliases were found in the local package database.
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Project history and usage
Microsoft Edge Beta is the supported prerelease channel of Microsoft’s Chromium-based web browser, intended for representative validation before releases reach Stable.
Project history
Microsoft introduced Chromium-based Edge preview channels before the browser’s general release. The new Edge left preview and became generally available for Windows and macOS on January 15, 2020. Beta has remained the supported validation tier immediately ahead of Stable.
Adoption history
Microsoft describes Beta as the representative-validation channel for organizations. It receives a major update roughly every four weeks and is supported, giving administrators and web developers a preview that is closer to Stable than the weekly Dev channel.
How it is used
Use Beta to validate sites, extensions, policies, and organizational workflows against the next major Edge release. It updates independently of Stable and trades some stability for earlier access to upcoming browser behavior.
Why package nerds care
The separate Beta cask lets macOS users install a prerelease Edge channel alongside other channel builds and lets package tooling track its independent rapid version stream. It is useful for compatibility testing without replacing a Stable browser workflow.
Timeline
- 2019: Microsoft distributed preview channels of the Chromium-based Edge browser.
- 2020: Chromium-based Microsoft Edge became generally available on Windows and macOS.
- 2021: Edge moved to a four-week major-release cadence beginning with version 94.
Related projects
- Microsoft Edge Stable is the production channel.
- Microsoft Edge Dev is the weekly planning and development channel.
- Chromium is the upstream browser-engine project on which modern Microsoft Edge is based.
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security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for microsoft-edge@beta. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
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| No executable data was present. | |||
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-11-04
manager version157.0.4341.36,8c75ae3b-dde9-4bba-af12-69da2068690f
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/edge/download/insider?form=
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/edge/download/insider?form=none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | cask:microsoft-edge@beta |
|---|---|
| Version | 157.0.4341.36,8c75ae3b-dde9-4bba-af12-69da2068690f |
| Package manager | Homebrew Cask |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/microsoft-edge@beta |
| Homepage | https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/edge/download/insider?form= |
| Upstream docs | https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/edge/download/insider?form= |
| Source archive | https://msedge.sf.dl.delivery.mp.microsoft.com/filestreamingservice/files/8c75ae3b-dde9-4bba-af12-69da2068690f/MicrosoftEdgeBeta-157.0.4341.36.dmg |
| SHA-256 | 37e8debfb66afd799f044106f180f4aa4aee4abb1103e9d71ac00df3617a1002 |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew cask API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/cask |
| Full Token | microsoft-edge@beta |
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| Auto Updates | yes |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
source trail
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This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
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