Edge vs Dawn
Edge is Microsoft’s Chromium-based browser. It comes with Windows and works with Microsoft accounts and Copilot.
| Feature | Edge |  Dawn |
|---|---|---|
| Tabs in a sidebar | Yes | Yes |
| Spaces for each project | Yes, Workspaces | Yes, each with its own theme |
| Profiles for separate logins | Yes | Yes, with spaces inside each |
| Split view | Yes, two pages | Yes, up to four pages |
| Tabs that put themselves away | No, sleeping tabs | Yes, after 12 hours (you choose) |
| Chrome Web Store extensions | Yes, once you allow other stores | Yes |
| Imports from Arc | Not that we found | Yes: spaces, pinned tabs, folders, and favorites |
| Imports from other browsers | Chrome, Safari, and Firefox, or a bookmarks file | Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Brave, Opera, Dia, and Zen, or Safari’s bookmarks file |
| Netflix, Disney+, and Spotify (DRM) | Yes, with Netflix at up to 720p | Yes |
| Built-in AI | Copilot | None |
| Platforms | Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone, Android | Mac |
| Price | Free | Free |
What’s different
No AI, no account
Dawn has no built-in AI and nothing to sign in to.
Tabs that put themselves away
Edge puts idle tabs to sleep. Dawn archives the ones you didn’t pin after 12 hours, and the command bar still finds them.
Chrome extensions, as they are
Edge needs a setting to allow Chrome Web Store extensions. Dawn installs them directly.
Where Edge wins
It runs everywhere, comes with Windows, and syncs with your Microsoft account.
Switching from Edge?
Dawn brings over your bookmarks in one click.
Switch me from Edge to Dawn and bring my tabs along. Here’s how: https://dawn.example/llms.txt
Edge and Dawn: questions
What comes over from Edge?
Your bookmarks (Edge calls them favorites), from every Edge profile, as pinned tabs. History, passwords, and extensions stay in Edge.
Sources: Netflix: supported browsers, Microsoft: what’s imported to Edge, Edge Workspaces, Edge split screen policy, Edge updates, May 2026. Checked October 2026.