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Open in Microsoft Edge

Attempts to open the current webpage in the Microsoft Edge browser.

Purpose

This bookmarklet provides a quick way to switch from your current browser to Microsoft Edge for viewing the same page. This can be useful for:

  • Testing website compatibility or rendering in Edge.
  • Accessing Edge-specific features or extensions.
  • Working with sites that are optimized or required to be used with Edge.

Features

  • Simple Redirect: Prepends microsoft-edge: to the current URL.
  • Protocol Handling: Relies on the operating system's ability to handle the microsoft-edge: URL protocol.

Installation

  1. Easy Mode:
  2. Hard Mode:
    • Copy the entire JavaScript code from the edge.js file.
    • Go to the generic Bookmarklet Installer.
    • Paste the code into the installer.
    • Name the bookmarklet (e.g., "Open in Edge").
    • Drag the generated link to your bookmarks bar.

Usage

  1. Navigate to any webpage in a browser other than Edge.
  2. Click the "Open in Edge" bookmarklet.
  3. Your operating system should prompt you or automatically open the current URL in Microsoft Edge.

How It Works

  1. It takes the current page's URL (window.location.href).
  2. It prepends the string microsoft-edge: to this URL.
  3. It then attempts to navigate to this new URL (e.g., microsoft-edge:https://www.example.com).
  4. If Microsoft Edge is installed and the microsoft-edge: protocol is correctly registered with the operating system, Edge will launch and open the original URL.

Requirements

  • Microsoft Edge browser must be installed on your system.
  • The microsoft-edge: URL protocol handler must be correctly registered with your operating system. This is typically done automatically when Edge is installed.

Technical Notes

  • This bookmarklet will only work if the microsoft-edge: protocol is recognized by the system. If not, it may do nothing or show an error.
  • Its effectiveness can vary depending on the operating system and browser from which it's launched.

Source Code

The full source code is available on GitHub:

javascript:(function() { window.location.href = "microsoft-edge:" + window.location.href; })();

License

MIT License - See LICENSE

Author

Created by Oskar Austegard