On Tuesday, The Browser Company made its unusual new web browser, Arc, widely available on desktop for the first time.
I downloaded it this morning, and have been setting it up and familiarizing myself with its UI over the past few hours. First thoughts…it takes some getting used to, but I’m beginning to really like its organization potential.
Arc has changed my browsing experience and I’m not sure I’ll be able to go back to a traditional browser.
The UI takes a bit of getting used to, but works so much better than Chrome or FF for my daily work usage. Having ‘spaces’ for different tasks is a game changer being able to have all your necessary tabs ready to go, and you can switch profiles, having your work spaces on one profile logged into all your work accounts, and simply being able to flick back and forth to your personal space that has your personal accounts all logged in.
Developer tools are super useful for web developers, you have all the standard chrome console and debugs, with additional quality of life features added on top.
Yes it’s chromium based, but the Arc team spends a lot of their time optimising and speeding it up. It’s not the same resource hog that the Chrome browser is. Plus all Chrome extensions work on Arc, so you aren’t going to lose the plugins that you’re used to.
I love the weekly updates and seeing all the new QoL changes that the team implements.
Not a paid shill, but I am a shill lol