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Released features for Microsoft Edge extensions

The following features or updates have been launched on Partner Center for Microsoft Edge extensions.

Transfer ownership of a Microsoft Edge extension

As an extension developer, you can now seamlessly transfer ownership of your Microsoft Edge extension to another party, such as for organizational changes, project handovers, or streamlining management processes. See Transfer ownership of an extension.

Released February 2025

The sidebar feature of Microsoft Edge extensions enables an extension to display custom UI content in the browser sidebar. See Develop an extension for the Microsoft Edge sidebar.

Released June 2023

Retirement of submitting new Microsoft Edge extensions with Manifest V2

Microsoft Partner Center only accepts new Manifest V3 Microsoft Edge extension submissions, with visibility set as 'Hidden' or 'Public'. To share your feedback and comments, see Update your extensions from Manifest V2 to V3 in Discussions in the MicrosoftEdge-Extensions repo.

Released July 2022

You can respond to user reviews about your Microsoft Edge extension

At Partner Center, you can reply to user reviews and feedback about your extension that's posted at Microsoft Edge Add-ons.

To share your feedback and comments about this feature, see You can now respond to user reviews on your Microsoft Edge Add-ons page in Discussions in the MicrosoftEdge-Extensions repo.

Released May 2022

Update an extension by using the Microsoft Edge Add-ons API

You can integrate REST API endpoints directly into your continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipeline, to publish extension package updates at Microsoft Edge Add-ons without using Partner Center. For more information, see Use the REST API to update an extension at Microsoft Edge Add-ons.

Released March 2022

Update September 2024: v1.1 of this REST API provides increased security.

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Addition of breadcrumbs to Microsoft Partner Center

You can view the navigation bar / tree path while using Partner Center to track the exact Partner Center path that users are visiting. You can maintain awareness of your location within Microsoft Partner Center.

Released March 2022

Microsoft Edge extensions developer portal

The new edition of the developer portal contains resources and documentation for Microsoft Edge extensions. Go to Microsoft Edge Add-ons Developer.

Released January 2022

Extension Analytics Dashboard on Microsoft Partner Center

The Extensions Analytics Dashboard enables you to view your extension's usage, adoption, and in-market performance. You can also track active user installs, weekly users, total downloads, and usage distribution over a period from Partner Center.

Released September 2021

Add team members to your Partner Center account

You can add members from your organization and manage the settings on your Partner Center Account. See Add users to the Microsoft Edge program.

Released August 2021

Sign into Microsoft Partner Center using your GitHub account

You can use your personal GitHub account credentials to sign into Microsoft Partner Center to submit your Microsoft Edge Extension. See Register and sign in to Partner Center using a GitHub account.

Released August 2021

Manage your extension submissions on Partner Center

This feature allows you to view your extension submission from the Partner Center dashboard and overview pages. You can easily track your extension submission review status, view past updates, view the status of submissions, and manage extensions on Partner Center.

Released May 2021

Support for Manifest V3 extensions

Microsoft Edge extensions now support Manifest V3. See the blog post Manifest V3 changes are now available in Microsoft Edge.

Released April 2021

Localization of extension listings at Microsoft Edge Add-ons

You can control localization of extension listings that are at Microsoft Edge Add-ons. You can choose a subset of languages, instead of manually entering each language in the listing details on Microsoft Partner Center. You can also elect to use the same marketing assets across all marketplaces.

See Partner Center improvements related to Microsoft Edge extensions store listing and certification.

Released February 2021

By clicking the extension certification report link, you can view and download the extension certification report from your Partner Center dashboard. The link to the extension certification report is displayed after the extension submission review is complete. The certification report contains the result of the extension review and relevant details.

Released January 2021

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