Microsoft is adding a price comparison feature to its Edge browser just in time for the holidays, alongside a really useful screenshot tool that will let you easily capture an entire webpage. Both features are part of a broader update for Edge this month that includes a number of minor additions that improve the Chromium-powered browser.
It’s worth noting you can add a price comparison tool to Edge through downloadable extensions from the Microsoft and Chrome Web stores. So you’re not getting new functionality per se, but it’s a nice bonus when these features get official support.
The other significant new feature making its way to Edge this month is a tool for taking a screenshot of an entire webpage. Click on the relevant menu option and Edge will automatically scroll down the page so you can capture what you want.
Alongside the price comparison and screenshot additions, Edge is also getting the ability to customize the new tab page with your own photos this month. PDF handling is also getting a boost, thanks to new table of contents support. That will allow you to click and quickly navigate to different sections of the PDF instead of mindlessly scrolling.
Microsoft is also adding Pinterest integration to the Collections feature inside Edge. It will allow Edge users to export webpages, images, or text from Collections into boards on Pinterest.
While new features are appearing in Edge this month, the browser is still missing a crucial sync option for many. Tab and history sync across devices were promised for the summer, but these important sync features will now not arrive until the fall. “Tab and history sync are still coming soon,” says Kumar. “It’s likely going to be some time during the fall.”
If you aren’t already using Edge as your daily web browser, the enhancements Microsoft announced today probably won’t get you to switch. But frequent users will likely appreciate the changes. And there are more Edge users than you might think. In April, Edge passed Firefox to become the second most popular desktop web browser.
