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Install microsoft-edge with Homebrew Cask
Multi-platform web browser. Version 156.0.4314.58,bc665d48-ec9a-4625-8650-ea0c09a21ea1 via Homebrew Cask; verified from local package data.
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overview
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 is Microsoft's cross-platform Chromium-based web browser. This record represents its stable macOS release distributed through Homebrew Cask.
Project history
Microsoft Edge originally shipped with Windows 10 in July 2015 using Microsoft's EdgeHTML engine. Microsoft subsequently rebuilt the browser on Chromium; that edition was released on January 15, 2020.
Adoption history
Microsoft made the Chromium-based Edge generally available for supported Windows versions and macOS in January 2020. It replaced Edge Legacy on Windows and expanded Edge into a cross-platform browser.
Homebrew Cask packages Edge as a macOS application, giving command-line-oriented Mac users a reproducible installation and upgrade path alongside Microsoft's direct installer.
How it is used
Use the stable cask for ordinary browsing, web application testing, and managed enterprise deployments. Microsoft documents browser policies and deployment separately on Microsoft Learn.
Edge stores browser state in a channel-specific user-data directory. Microsoft documents the default macOS stable directory as ~/Library/Application Support/Microsoft Edge, but this is application data rather than a single configuration file.
Why package nerds care
Edge is notable to package users as Microsoft's downstream Chromium browser: it combines Chromium web compatibility with Microsoft services, enterprise policy support, and its own stable and Insider release channels.
The stable and Canary casks can coexist, making them useful for browser-compatibility testing and for comparing production behavior with upcoming Chromium and Edge changes.
Timeline
- 2015: Edge Legacy launched with Windows 10 using EdgeHTML.
- 2020: The Chromium-based Microsoft Edge was released for supported Windows versions and macOS.
- 2021: Support for Edge Legacy ended.
Related projects
- Chromium is the upstream open-source browser project on which modern Microsoft Edge is based.
- Microsoft Edge Canary, Dev, and Beta are preview channels that complement the stable release.
Sources
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for microsoft-edge. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 version156.0.4314.58,bc665d48-ec9a-4625-8650-ea0c09a21ea1
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/edge?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?form=none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | cask:microsoft-edge |
|---|---|
| Version | 156.0.4314.58,bc665d48-ec9a-4625-8650-ea0c09a21ea1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew Cask |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/microsoft-edge |
| Homepage | https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/edge?form= |
| Upstream docs | https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/edge?form= |
| Source archive | https://msedge.sf.dl.delivery.mp.microsoft.com/filestreamingservice/files/bc665d48-ec9a-4625-8650-ea0c09a21ea1/MicrosoftEdge-156.0.4314.58.dmg |
| SHA-256 | 324eef403deb1ebfd1c918d9c2a6f84e63a58cbb7978a7d6f94c64932fc82e0b |
| 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 |
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| Auto Updates | yes |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment