Microsoft Edge Extension Toolkit: The new Windows 10 Anniversary Update διέθεσε για πρώτη φορά σε αυτούς που δεν ήταν εγγεγραμμένοι στο program Windows Insider, την support for extensions to the Microsoft Edge browser. But the number of add-ons available is very small.
According to the company, Microsoft Edge will also be able to work with add-ons of other browsers, as long as a developer takes care of the small changes needed to make the port.
So since apparently developers don't seem that keen, the company decided to release one tool through the Windows Store, which allows them to quickly convert its extensions Google Chrome in Microsoft Edge extensions.
The tool is called the Microsoft Edge Extension Toolkit, and it is already available for download through the Windows Store.
Microsoft is aiming to develop ways to allow Google Chrome extensions to be transported to the limit with little to not modify at all and this new application lends developers a hand on this subject.
At this time, the app is still in its first steps and it is obvious that updates are needed. But it shows Microsoft's plans to make it easy to convert Google Chrome extensions to work on Edge.
Microsoft Edge Extension Toolkit
