Not seeing a reason to use this over Firefox. Sorry.
Arc Browser 1.0
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Re: Arc Browser 1.0
#42It unfortunately requires an account to use the browser at all. A browser, un no circumstances, should be log-in walled. Seemed like a great user experience as a browser, but unfortunately I uninstalled it as soon as I launched it to a sign in screen.
> It unfortunately requires an account to use the browser at all.
It does? Well, that's a showstopper right there. At least I know I can safely ignore this browser from here on out, though. Thank you!
Re: Arc Browser 1.0
#43Earlier quoted context omitted.
Have they added proper bookmarks yet? That was a deal breaker when I used it last. You could pin/favorite tabs and such, but I could never find a way to store the bookmarks that are not regularly used, but I may need to bring up from time to time. I assume this is just a philosophical disagreement between myself and the Arc devs about how one should use a web browser
Yes, you can make folders and put the tabs in there. Those will now function like bookmarks.
But where do those folders appear? Are they still visible in the sidebar? Because the whole purpose of saving those bookmarks, to me, is to remove visual clutter while still having them available when needed.
Re: Arc Browser 1.0
#44For Mac only right now...
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#45My biggest issue is still that i cannot export all the data in case i want to switch to something else or they fail. Apart from this the UI concept is really what we need to move browsers forward and the new approach to tabs vs windows vs bookmarks is genius.
You can export bookmarks, history, and passwords just like any other Chromium browser.
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#46Been using since March, have not looked back. It removes a lot of tab anxiety, and helps me organise actual useful links from things that are interesting for just now.
I want to like Arc but I found the onboarding to be very weak. How did you learn to use it in the way the designers intended? Where is the "Master Arc in 5 Minutes" video?
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#47> Arc is built from the ground up to be private and secure. We don’t know what sites you visit or what you search for. Immediately following this is a form for me to enter my email address so I can receive a download link. Sorry Arc, that’s not a trade I’m willing to make.
weird, I just clicked on a download link and downloaded the browser; they never asked for my email
EDIT: ah ok, they ask for an account after you have downloaded 300MB of junk.
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#48My biggest issue is still that i cannot export all the data in case i want to switch to something else or they fail. Apart from this the UI concept is really what we need to move browsers forward and the new approach to tabs vs windows vs bookmarks is genius.
You can export bookmarks, history, and passwords just like any other Chromium browser.
that does not include everything a space contains.
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#49You can’t please all of the people any of the time. Arc is great in its rethinking of several aspects of how we’ve come to believe a browser should work. Bookmarks, because of the way Arc archives tabs, are very different in Arc … but no worse than the abyss in other browsers. I seldom peruse the 2500+ bookmarks & tend to just search. If a search product could search that abyss & the web I’d be in an echo chamber; it’s a fine line … but all browsers could do better especially the ones run by a search company. Arc has some features I’ll probably never use, too; but they’re not in the way.
Hopefully the competition bodes well for end users with open minds.
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#50Their website still doesn't tell me anything useful enough about the browser to let me know if it's something that would interest me. It's all just marketing-speak.
I don't know why they don't have a proper blog, but you might find these links helpful: https://browsercompany.substack.com/archive https://www.youtube.com/@TheBrowserCompany
Can't watch video right now, but the blog isn't helpful. I just want to know about the browser, not all the navel-gazing around the browser. But, since another commenter mentioned you need an account to use the browser at all, it doesn't matter anyway.