Microsoft has made available a download of its Edge Browser available from the official Microsoft website and once loaded will automatically present you with the macOS browser download option if you visit the page on your iMac or MacBook as in the image below. Installing the Edge modern alternative Internet Explorer on Mac is very easy and will provide a more Microsoft browsing experience for those of you still transitioning from Windows to Mac.

Install the Edge alternative Internet Explorer on Mac Meaning you will need to transition to Microsoft’s new Edge browser to be able to access their online services for Office, email and other Microsoft services. Microsoft also confirmed last year that its web-based Microsoft 365 products will no longer support the old Internet Explorer browser, and Microsoft Teams support ended for IE earlier in November 2020.

Microsoft has since then developed a new browser called Edge and announced that it will discontinue support for Internet Explorer on June 15th 2022 after which the new modern Edge browser will be the default going forward and features an IE mode for legacy sites. The original Internet Explorer browser first launched over 25 years ago, back in August 1995 and was once the post-popular browser, peaking at roughly 95% usage back in 2003.

You’ll be pleased to know that this guide will show you how to install the latest equivalent of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer browser on the macOS operating system.īack in March 2015 Microsoft announced it would be replacing its iconic, and somewhat troublesome Internet Explorer browser with its new Edge browser, with Edge becoming the default browser on all its Windows 10 installations. If you have transitioned from the Microsoft Windows operating system to Apple macOS, and are wondering whether you can get Internet Explorer for Mac, or are missing a number of handy features such as the Windows sniping tool on Mac.

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