Hallucination, neighbor: Microsoft Edge lets you edit images before downloading them. And what’s that for, you ask? Of course, to save the time of those who devote it to such things.

Microsoft Edge is the new pretty girl from Redmond, courtesy of that machine gun called Visual Studio Code, so it’s only natural that they work as hard as they do to make their not-so-new browser an SUV capable of attracting locals and foreigners alike. In fact, the thinking goes both ways: Microsoft is trying to improve Edge because of its success and potential for growth, and because of that effort, the browser is building on its success and expanding on it.

This news is an example of that, although it may not be of interest to everyone – nor does it have to be. The point is that when Microsoft Edge moved to Chromium, the foundations were already laid: performance, stability… It is true that Microsoft has contributed and contributes to the Chromium code since it was introduced, but it is also dedicated to marking the difference in the aspects that make it differentiate from the competition as it is.

To the many options that Microsoft Edge already has, several of which are exclusive, comes one that will draw attention to the smallest: the option edit pictures online, which anyone can find on the website they visit. It’s a simple set of editing options, but it’s not like we want to make the web browser behave like Photoshop now.

Editing images in Microsoft Edge | Image: MSPoweruser

As can be seen in the image taken from the development version of Microsoft Edge, this image editing in the same browser will be available in the context menu and – although it is not visible – will consist of options such as cropping, wrapping, labeling (arrows, symbols and probably text) and a few simple filters. You could say the basics to walk through.

The question you ask yourself is what is it for? For that being said: save time for those who are already doing it, which will surely be more people than one would think. Besides, once the image is edited, the only thing that follows is to download it so that you can use it where it fits. And no, it’s not about aiding and abetting theft or anything like that.

For example, it’s becoming more common for media to use royalty-free images, which usually involves downloading them and applying the occasional minor edit (resizing or cropping is usually the most common), which Microsoft Edge users will be able to save when the above feature is available to everyone.