The Arc Browser Experience 

Someone from the Arc team told me that you can clear your hidden browser data by scrolling back up to SMASH the like button

The second it came to Windows I signed up for its beta list and I am currently watching this video on arc.

I've switched from opera to edge because of the vertical tabs, and now Arc is my main candidate. After you get used to it (the vertical tabs), I think it becomes much more aesthetically appealing

I totally get your "I want to use it bc it is so beautiful"-part a lot. The sheer amount of customization possibilities make my ricing-heart go nuts. That and the integration of Chrome extensions are wild! The only thing that degrades Arc to a media-only-browser for me is the fact that it unfortunately doesn't integrate with apple's focus modes and since that was the one feature that made me finally switch my entire eco system(s) and pay a lot of money while doing so, I sadly sadly can not go all the way. It's such a shame bc Arc strikes me as a productivity orientated browser and I'd bet it would benefit a lot from the possibility of switching spaces simply based on your activated foci.

When you have RU-vid set as a favourite, it will go to a Picture in Picture view so you can save your Split View for actual work.

i've been using it since it was in beta, even though it has a few bugs, it's an awesome browser.

As a software developer, arc is the producitivty goat, i work on multiples projects and having separate workspaces for each project is soo good.

Brilliant and thorough tutorial. Thanks a million.

There's been so much hype about this browser, so as a Windows user, thanks for making this video so I can see what it is actually like! A few things I wanted to point out: the element screenshot feature can already be found on Firefox I have already been using vertical tabs on Edge, but the difference is that they are collapsible and not fixed in place/completely hidden away like on Arc The Notes feature looks great, as someone who literally makes new tabs and stops them from loading as notes I love using many tabs myself, so being able to close/suspend them but keep them on my tab list might just be exactly what I've been looking for! I'd have to see how I feel about tabs automatically archiving though, I think that's something I'd just want to do manually... Spaces within the same window are actually quite nice, would basically be like switching virtual desktops, but on the same window! Could be more distracting than it's worth though.. however I do think it would be so much better than having to juggle multiple windows!

I've been using Arc for a few days and I am enjoying it. Especially the clean interface and excellent keyboard shortcuts. I think pinned URL behaviour needs to be resolved (they should behave more like tabs do otherwise it's confusing if they're bookmarks or active tabs). I look forward to whether or not I become an active user of spaces too.

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I use it as my main-it’s so nice

this is the most comprehensive arc browser video ever like not only do u review but u also like properly show it this should be an official guide for it lmao

Thank you for a great review. I am really enjoying using this browser. Please post more videos as and when new updates are released.

Hi just wanted to say that if a tab was archived you care about you can find them in the archived tabs section. They are not gone

I've just installed this app at 10:30 of the video and will be editing this comment discussing my journey! my experience: - I can tell just from the scrolling and cmd + y that it's safe to say this is chromium based - I dislike the new window every tab (could probably be fixed in settings) - One thing that safari does over every other browser is airplay support. I do like the casting option on youtube that this browser has but it works directly on my tv and not on my xbox (could add airplay + improve casting in future update) - to add to the last note, audio settings are a must have 🙏🏽 - I accidentally messed up my youtube topbar with ublock and had to reset the extension, oops more to come!

To move between tabs, i've created a custom shortcut (command up to go up and command down to go down). Hope it helps!

I just joined the waitlist for arc on windows! This browser looks sick!

Does this guy know that edge has chrome’s extensions?

There is something stunning about ARC, and it brings a level of customization to Apple users that is normally available to an Android users only. Having said that, this browser is D Tier in terms of security at this level and has many bugs they still have to fix. In addition, they just started their Windows beta, so the ARC team will have a LOT of work to do in summer.

Macs softwares are just in another level it's so satisfactory

Fun Fact: Arc is just Chromium, the same browser Google Chrome is based on. The team behind Arc made a huge mistake, developing it for Mac first, Windows has way more users and that can and probably will harm Arc's success in the long run

For me, having the icons in my favourite bar is something it's hard to live without. They're right there and I access them very quickly. Going through a left side list to access them makes my workflow far less efficient.

Mosst regular people don't like to deal with keyboard commands. They are point and clickers. Most people have memories akin to a rock and so filling up the mind with memorized keystrokes would surely give the user a stroke.

Most of the things you mentioned are already available in Edge.

For now, my love is the Vivaldi browser ❤

One thing I truly HATE about Arc is the bookmarks being just a folder in a space, instead of a universal "bookmarks" section across all spaces. It almost just kills the app for me. But it's just so pretty and cute I'm gonna keep using it, even if there's no Android app yet.

ive been using arc for about 2 years now, love the vid but there's so much that you missed. this browser has so much to talk about

how did you change the arc icon? i have been using the browser since march and i didn't know you could do that on mac. is it a basic icon swap in finder or does arc let you do that natively? i do not want to do it through finder, so i will leave a question in arc Q&A too but please get back to me if you see this comment. peace.

The only reason why neither safari nor arc are my go-to defaults is because of cross compatability. I use Ubuntu for my desktop alongside Windows 10 and macos on the laptop front so Brave turned out to be the sole competitor to chrome that I felt safe enough to choose (did not mention FF because government sites dont run on it, neither do my uni's websites)

Oh my. I'm so fed up of Chrome and my unorganised chaos, this looks right up my street.

I cant wait for arc to come to windows!!

Edge basically does almost everything arc does. Been using edge for the past 3 years and it has really come a long way. I've switched to chrome and a few other browsers, but I keep coming back to edge. One feature that stood out to me was its ability to open tabs in split view which not so many people seem to have figured.

Thank you for your hard work, but have you conducted any tests on performance and battery usage?

It's goated, I just use apps like spotify and discord all in arc now, once the sidebar is hidden it's just like the desktop version

I will only use it if it is open source.

i hate this browser for being such a pain to wait and only gives out to youtubers, we'll never use arc if this happens

"This browser really likes shortcuts! For example Command+W and Command+T."... First time?

This is really cool, I'll have to check it out.

Arc looks like a great browser, however I'm so comfy in Safari that I don't feel compelled to move. Also, seeing as Apple has been implementing new features in Safari lately, I'm sure some of Arc's best features will come to Safari anyway. However, Arc is unique enough of a browser that copying a few features won't make any browser a replacement for it, it's simply built different from other browsers

this is like the best browser i heard about since Brave Browser

I personally use Opera because it compresses all features I need into one Browser

If you revisit an open tab, does the auto-archive timer restart?

It's like obsidian/notion with browser combine

I never know that Apple mouse is just an accessory. Learned something new today

Is Arc worth using if I have a bad 2019 laptop? Or will it lag a lot

Safari is just so well optimized for Mac battery life. This does look REALLY cool though.

how did you get the transparent theme?

Recently went to Edge, but after this video Arc is 100% my new main browser.

instead of creating an about:blank page, press command+w. It will close all tabs and leave a black screen.

The reason your zap didn't work is likely because there was an invisible element over the banner you were zapping. This is not Arc's problem, rather just the design of the website. If the first zap try doesn't work, try again, and again, and again until you finally reach the actual element you are trying to zap.

What is the battery life performance and video resolution compared to safari? Chromium based browsers usually lack there

I love vertical tabs, and have gotten most of the functionality of arc out of Edge, but I still kinda hate having a top bar and wish it could be like Arc where everything is in the sidebar. Before the Firefox fans show up, yes, I have fully configured firefox to be able to do all the same stuff. It just had enough hiccups to distract and annoy me to the point that I was spending more time tweaking than working.

Bro you should try cmd+shift+d. You will get a nice toolbar (:

yayy! arc is now on windows officially 🚀

How did you install those safari themes?

Can you explain the mac and arc setting required to change arc space with a gesture on the trackpad?

you can you show me where you got that arc browser icon? im using it but i dont like the current icon

do spaces in arc not have separate browser histories, cookies like profiles in safari? if so how is it any different from creating a new window also congo on for getting your first sponsor, i watch you all the time so ig this is your first unless arc sponsored you too :p

so do you use safari, arc orion? what do you use the most

how about an Opera Gx one

I felt Arc is too heavy for Mac Intel i5 8GB, am I right?

bro arc is awesome but when I install it the animation in the first makes my Mac lag so much that it turns off any sloution ?

Vivaldi Browser with another name and without Linux support

Another product that solves absolutely no problem for anybody

how did you get your wallpaper to move like that

I've been wanting to try out this browser for so long but they're already struggling to release a Windows version and I'm a Linux user ;-;

I use linux as my daily driver and i am a huge fan of using keyboard shortcuts for everything so i am very hopeful it will get a Linux port sometime

Can anyone help me to find that wallpaper? Those purples look quite aesthetic.

dont worry about the bugs, they push fun updates every week!

PLEASE BRING THIS TO WINDOWS :(((((

There are a couple things to point out from my experience on Arc for macOS: 1. Tab management in Arc it awful. If you have a tab pinned and you want to open a new tab for the same page, it takes more steps than it should for an action so simple. 2. Arc is completely optimized for using it on just one screen, if you use an external monitor things get really ugly. It's like it doesn't know how to manage different windows, tabs, and desktops at the same time. It pisses me off every time It's a really nice browser but this 2 things have made my experience bad enough to keep me using Brave

I wish they can have this for windows

What browser do you use?

Will it be available for linux???

Waiting for windows still

Any news on the Google Docs situation?

Can you change what the new tab interface looks like? cuz i dont like it as just blank white/black, id rather have a wallpaper :)

ok, so what exactly can arc do that chrome cant?

I'd love to use Arc on my Ubuntu system

bog sounds like he's going more insane every video

That's cool. One question tho. Why is it on mac?

"A user interface is like a joke. If you have to explain it, it's not that good." LeBlanc

Its a kind of obsidian Browser?

First ad on this chanell👍

is Firefox not available on MacOS? I've watched a few videos on Arc at this point and Firefox is never mentioned for some reason... Whatever ig

0:24 all of the browsers (except for safari) that you use have chromium 😭 they can use the same extensions (and arc)

It seems good for laptops but otherwise I really don't see the appeal other then core design especially compared to Opera, Firefox or even Edge. Not to mention the exclusivity is only gonna harm it, even though it's coming to Windows later this year it def feels like an Apple-first kind of browser, not to mention no word on Android or Linux.

Is it also voice recorded on Mac, please tell the settings.

"That's what she said..." *immediately subscribes*

As of 2024 Feb, Arc browser still has performance issues, Chrome just open things up quicker and smoother. I will still give Arc a try never the less.

go try orion you're gonna love it because of the thing you mentioned in 0:23

I have an ultrawide monitor. I use Edge, and I have vertical tabs at the left, and Bing AI open all the time at the right.

To much Toys & Candys! I just want to browsing!

sometimes i think about how it could be me that inspired him to make this video after commenting "arc is better" on his safari video

When will it come to linux??

IMO If Arc devs were able to add iCloud keychain that would make this browser beat Safari once and for all

I'm sad the beta is only for windows 11 since I'm using 10 and would rather become a buddhist monk than update, I can't wait for it to release on win10 though

Waiting for arc on windows

I'm waiting for the windows version. In the meantime I'm using Vivaldi, Have you tried this browser?