Microsoft Edge Canary update brings a number of Collections improvements

In the latest update to the Canary ring of the new Edge browser, Microsoft made a number of improvements to the Edge Collections feature.

Collections is a general-purpose tool that allows you to collect, organize, export, and share content you find on the web.

For example, if you are looking to buy a laptop, you will probably visit numerous websites before ordering one. Collections will help you in comparing laptops available on different websites. If you’re a student, Collections will help you organize your web research and create your lesson plans or reports. If you’re planning for a trip, Collections will help pull together all your trip or event information in one location. Collections can also be used to set aside a browser session.

The update allows you to change the background colour of your notes and add notes to individual items.

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Edge collections have gained the following features over the current year.

• Access your collections across your devices:  When you are signed into Microsoft Edge builds with the same profile on different computers, Collections will sync between them.
• Open all links in a collection into a new window:  “Open all” from the “Sharing and more” menu to open tabs in a new window, or from the context menu on a collection to open them as tabs in the current window so you can easily pick up where you left off.
• Edit card titles:  To edit a title, right-click and choose “Edit” from the context menu. A dialogue will appear giving you the ability to rename the title.
• Dark theme in Collections: Edge Collections offer a great Dark Theme experience.
• Sharing a collection: One way you can a collection today is through the “Copy all” option added to the “Sharing and more” menu, or by selecting individual items and copying them via the “Copy” button in the toolbar.
• Save your tabs to a collection: You can now quickly save all your tabs and reopen them using Collections. To save your tabs to a collection, simply right-click on a tab and select Add all tabs to a new collection. Tabs in your active window will be added to a new collection with the option to rename it. To reopen those tabs, right-click on the collection and select either to open the items in the current window, a new window, or an InPrivate window.

You can download the Edge Canary browser from Microsoft here.