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NOTHING mentioned on this page can't be done natively or with extensions in other browsers. What is so revolutionary about it? And I won't even mention the landing page for the browser itself which is just 2 page scrolls of "Arc is a browser and more..." with signup links for the wainting list, no description of what it is, what it does, nothing.
it's similar to asm vs python vs lisp
I encourage HN readers on MacOS to consider Kagi's excellent Orion browser:
It has sidebar tab contexts (as hierarchical tab sessions), and several other of the features this author is excited about.
# Safari Ventura / iOS 16
For that matter, so does Safari on Ventura and iOS 16.
I also encourage new-to-Mac users to try using Safari's sidebar mode coupled with saved and sync'd tab groups, where an unnamed / unsaved set of tabs are in the anonymous group at the top, then use the saved groups the way the author describes. By sticking with Safari, you gain benefits of the private/anonymized browsing features (iCloud "Private Relay") not available in Arc or most others besides Tor. I consider this strictly superior to VPNs if you are trying to swim less in the advertising dragnet.
For me Safari works best with my workflow across devices when I both use the sidebar and change Safari preferences to reopen with all tabs from prior session (or all tabs except private).
For "profiles" I mostly use Safari in private mode with a password manager to make logging in as whichever account frictionless. This makes profiled sessions discrete and disposable.
Sadly I've been on the waitlist ever since this was mentioned.
Good thing I have Firefox. Using Tree Style Tabs and a few accompanying extensions, I can group my tabs the way I like, fold / expand groups and subgroups, rearrange, etc.
Using the Auto Tab Discard extension, I can keep rarely-used tabs offloaded from RAM, so having 200 tabs is not a burden any more.
I can also open several Firefox windows, and move tabs around to form topic groups, for instance. I can drag whole tab subtrees between them, or send them via a context menu. Another extension allows me to name windows, and my window manager is good at tiling or snapping windows together.
It's great that Arc offers a guided and pampered experience like that. It's also great that I can have it using open source products for free.
Anyone on Linux replicated what is special about Arc?
At first glance, I'm assuming this requires shifting my usage patterns, which sounds painful, though the rave reviews so far do indicate it is worth it. But, I wish there was a more granular breakdown of the problem statement and how they solve it. Auto-closing tabs sounds very scary and very interesting.
What's the point of putting a browser behind a waitlist? I was ready to give it a try!
Arc is still just a fancy Chrome front-end. I refuse to use Chrome-based browsers just to keep things non-monocultural on the web. Even though I do know it's a losing battle.
> We’ve raised over $17 million dollars from a diverse group that includes the founders of Instagram, Stripe, Twitter, Zoom, Figma, and LinkedIn. https://thebrowser.company/#15 > We may also de-identify or anonymize Personal Data to further our legitimate interests. https://start.arc.net/privacy-rights-by-region Closed source, as far as I could tell. It looks like a really nice product but the combination of these li…
NOTHING mentioned on this page can't be done natively or with extensions in other browsers. What is so revolutionary about it? And I won't even mention the landing page for the browser itself which is just 2 page scrolls of "Arc is a browser and more..." with signup links for the wainting list, no description of what it is, what it does, nothing.