--- title: Microsoft Edge Chromium - Automated Selenium Testing description: Run Automated and Live Tests against Microsoft's newest Microsoft Edge (Chromium) Browser. source_url: html: https://testingbot.com/blog/microsoft-edge-chromium md: https://testingbot.com/blog/microsoft-edge-chromium.md --- # Microsoft Edge Chromium Testing Run Automated and Live Tests against Microsoft's newest Microsoft Edge (Chromium) Browser. By [Jochen D.](https://testingbot.com/about/jochen-d)2020-01-31 Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Post on Reddit Share link The new Microsoft Edge is a browser based on Chromium and was released on January 15, 2020. It is available on both Windows and macOS. As it's built upon the Chromium browser engine, it also provides a [Microsoft Edge WebDriver](https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/tools/webdriver/) very similar the chromedriver. 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