Microsoft has released the very first official preview of its new Microsoft Edge browser for Apple's macOS platform.

While an internal build got leaked earlier this year, this is the initial official release announced by Microsoft, also it gives Apple's users the chance to check out the Canary build from the Chromium-based Microsoft Edge browser.

macOS 10.12 or above is required to install the app, and Microsoft promises that a Dev build is on its way to users too. The Dev version "will be released very soon" and it will allow users to operate it side-by-side with the existing Canary builds.

"Improvements specific to macOS"

Microsoft Edge comes to macOS with the same feature arsenal the Windows 10 sibling, but at the same time, it also introduces tweaks that are specific to Apple's platform.

"Examples of this incorporate a number of tweaks to complement macOS conventions for fonts, menus, keyboard shortcuts, title casing, along with other areas. You will continue to see the look and feel of the browser evolve in future releases once we continue to experiment, iterate and pay attention to customer comments," the Microsoft Edge team explains.

Because of the migration to Chromium, Microsoft Edge can thus expand beyond the borders of Windows 10. Microsoft promised to produce builds of the new browser on older Windows (Windows 7 and Windows 8.1) and on macOS. A Linux version can also be thought to be in the works, though details on this particular version haven't been shared.

When it comes to stable version, nothing is known at this point. Microsoft might be aiming to bring Microsoft Edge to beta and stable channels later this year, albeit right now finalizing the browser for Windows 10 devices is likely the priority. Unofficially, Windows 10 installer can also be used to set up the app on Windows 7 and Windows 8.1, though no support is provided in this instance.