Zen, a Arc-like open-source browser based on the Firefox engine
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Re: Zen, a Arc-like open-source browser based on the Firefox engine
#2Does anybody have insight into how this compares to Brave? In their own comparison Brave is not even considerd.
Re: Zen, a Arc-like open-source browser based on the Firefox engine
#3Does anybody have insight into how this compares to Brave? In their own comparison Brave is not even considerd.
They only compared to Firefox-based browsers which does make sense. Most people are already firmly on one side of the Chromium vs FF engine debate.
Compared to Brave in what terms? Speed, not sure, but Chromium is known to be better. As far as I know, Brave doesn't allow split tabs or workspaces though.
Re: Zen, a Arc-like open-source browser based on the Firefox engine
#4It's sad they don't link it clearly but it's available on Flathub if you're on Linux: https://flathub.org/apps/io.github.zen_browser.zen
Re: Zen, a Arc-like open-source browser based on the Firefox engine
#5Vertical tabs and privacy focused implementation gives me a good combination between the Arc browsing experience and the privacy protections that Mullvad browser (or private mode Firefox) deliver.
Re: Zen, a Arc-like open-source browser based on the Firefox engine
#6I use Sway (an i3 clone for Wayland), so these "split views" and "workspaces" are not appealing to me.
Zen makes serious claims about performance and sandboxing, but do not forwardly present writings on how they do these things, leaving us with the impression there are some tweaks here and there but not much more.
Re: Zen, a Arc-like open-source browser based on the Firefox engine
#7macOS says "“Zen Browser.app” is damaged and can’t be opened. You should move it to the Bin." :(
Re: Zen, a Arc-like open-source browser based on the Firefox engine
#8macOS says "“Zen Browser.app” is damaged and can’t be opened. You should move it to the Bin." :(
Probably isn't notarized. Right-click the app and open, or use the terminal:
xattr -d com.apple.quarantine /path/to/app
edit: turns out they are describing this process here from a link on the macos download page:
Re: Zen, a Arc-like open-source browser based on the Firefox engine
#9Looks like it supports Firefox extensions such as uBlock Origin as well. Surprised the website didn't mention it.
Wonder if this still applies:
https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-b...
Re: Zen, a Arc-like open-source browser based on the Firefox engine
#10Seems… quite lacking in details? It makes some pretty bold claims but doesn’t explain how it achieves things like better performance. Their docs are also pretty empty.