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Opera vs Microsoft Edge: catalog facts
Opera	Microsoft Edge
Free Free to download and use. The software is closed source.	Free Free to download and use. The software is closed source.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS	Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS
Ad blocking, a no-account proxy VPN, workspaces and sidebar messengers all ship in the browser itself rather than…	Vertical tabs, tab groups, sleeping tabs and a built-in PDF reader are standard, and it runs Chrome extensions…
It is closed source and owned by a Chinese consortium, and the built-in VPN is a browser proxy…	The browser Microsoft ships is proprietary, and it pushes Bing, Microsoft accounts and a growing set of promoted…
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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