The best extensions for Microsoft Edge

NexoPad brings together what you repeat most in your browser: text shortcuts with variables and a form to fill in the details before inserting them, notes with reminders, a link manager, and AI to rewrite, summarize or translate with your own key (11 providers, 5 with a free option).

In Edge it works just like in Chrome. You install it from the official Edge store, the side panel opens next to the page you're viewing, and you get the same shortcuts: Alt+S opens your notes, Alt+Q the full-screen Notebook, Alt+C saves the text you select, and Ctrl+K searches your shortcuts, notes and links on any website.

Your links are sorted into folders and tags, and you can save all your tabs as a group that later opens in one go as a tab group. If you used Edge Collections, which no longer exist, it's a way to keep your pages and your notes in the same place. We explain it in the guide to organizing links and the one on notes in your browser.

Pros: lots of jobs in a single extension, and the same in Edge, Chrome, Firefox, Opera and Brave. Cons: it doesn't block ads or store passwords, there's no mobile app, and the free plan has limits (15 shortcuts, 15 notes and 20 links, in one browser at a time). If you only need text shortcuts, compare options in the best text expanders.

uBlock Origin Lite blocks ads, trackers and other annoyances as soon as you install it. It's free, open source and made by the same developer as uBlock Origin.

Why the Lite version? Classic uBlock Origin uses an older extension technology (Manifest V2). In August 2026 Microsoft started turning off this kind of extension in Edge, and it aims to finish for home users by the end of the year. The Lite version already uses the new technology (Manifest V3).

Pros: free, lightweight and nothing to set up. Cons: it has fewer advanced options than classic uBlock Origin. And remember that Edge already has its own tracking prevention, which stops some trackers without installing anything.

Bitwarden stores your passwords and fills them in for you when you sign in. Its free plan never expires and includes unlimited passwords and devices, with mobile and desktop apps. The paid Premium plan adds extra features.

Pros: a very complete free plan and apps everywhere. Cons: Edge already has its own password manager; Bitwarden is most worth it if you use several browsers or devices.

Edge's dark theme changes the browser's colors, but many websites stay white. Dark Reader darkens them instantly, and you can adjust brightness, contrast or the sepia filter, or turn it off on the sites you choose.

Pros: easier on your eyes at night, and you can tweak it site by site. Cons: some pages can look odd with the colors changed. It's free to install, although its developers ask for financial support and recommend a per-user subscription for companies.

Grammarly checks grammar, spelling and tone as you write in email, documents or social media. For years it only worked in English; since fall 2025 it also corrects Spanish, French, German, Italian and Portuguese.

Pros: very complete and works on almost any website. Cons: many advanced features are in the paid Pro plan. If you want other options, see our Grammarly alternatives.

Microsoft's free extension saves a full page, just a region, or the article with editable text to your OneNote notebooks, so you can read it later on any device. You need a Microsoft account.

Now that Edge no longer has Collections, it's a good way to save pages with their content, not just the link. Cons: it only makes sense if you use OneNote. More options in OneNote Web Clipper alternatives.

Tampermonkey runs userscripts: small programs that change a website, add a button to it or automate a repetitive step. It's free, and you can sync your scripts with services like Google Drive, Dropbox or OneDrive.

There's an extra step in Edge: according to Tampermonkey's help, you need to turn on Developer mode in edge://extensions for scripts to run.

Pros: very powerful if you know what you're doing. Cons: it's not for beginners, and a script can see and change the pages it runs on. Only install scripts from sources you trust.

When you have too many tabs open, one click on OneTab closes them and saves them in a list. From there you restore them one by one or all at once, and Edge uses much less memory. It's free and doesn't send your tabs anywhere, unless you choose to share the list as a web page.

Pros: dead simple. Cons: it only saves lists; it doesn't organize by project. If you need more, see our comparison of tab managers.

With the Todoist extension you add a task from any website, or save the page you're viewing as a task so you don't forget it. It also works inside Gmail. It has a free plan (Beginner) and paid Pro and Business plans.

Pros: fast, with mobile apps. Cons: it's for tasks, not for long notes or for keeping links organized.