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Re: Arc Browser 1.0

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Post by mthoms »

Arc's tab management philosophy is really interesting; Tabs are transient unless pinned. But, discarded tabs can still be easily found in an archive if necessary. Mini-Arc is browser pop-up window that is tab-less and (mostly) without any browser chrome for quick, read-once pages.

Their whole approach is great for minimalists (especially for someone like me with ADHD) but will probably be hated by the many tab hoarders on HN.

If nothing else, I hope Arc inspires other browser makers to think outside the box with stuff like this.

Re: Arc Browser 1.0

#52

Post by notatoad »

aquova wrote: post #27
JohnFen wrote: post #13

Their 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.

Agreed. I don't use a Mac anymore, but I've been hearing about this browser and how excellent it is, but their website does such an awful job of conveying anything that I'm surprised anyone ever started using it. Actually, to give them some credit, they seem to have redone the site somewhat, and it now actually has screenshots. Last time I visited it barely had a description of the product, so I guess they're headed…

>I've been hearing about this browser and how excellent it is

from real people, or probably-paid articles on tech blogs?

Re: Arc Browser 1.0

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Post by underlines »

ithkuil wrote: post #47
KMnO4 wrote: post #23

> 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.

Binaries aren't available for Windows. They show a "Join Windows waitlist" button that leads to an Email form.

Re: Arc Browser 1.0

#55

Post by ahurmazda »

Solid experience over the last 6+ months. Very few crashes if at all. Transparent weekly updates (yay Thursdays). Can’t get enough of my split views and spaces. Kudos to the team

Re: Arc Browser 1.0

#56

Post by bronxpockfabz »

lycos wrote: post #7

A browser that requires an account to use? No thanks. The "why do i need an account" popup doesn't properly explain it to me either, syncing should be optional - let me use, or at least try, it without an account first.

Why? Of course so they can have their "registered users" count as high as possible to get another round of VC funding, so that they can drag this thing all the way to the IPO and get a nice and fat exit :)

Re: Arc Browser 1.0

#57

Post by Brajeshwar »

The Arc Browser Company raised $18M so far (via Crunchbase[1]).

It has been a while when I got the Arc Browser but I could not get myself to get used to the excessive feature. I personally am unable to figure out what to think about it. A younger me would have loved this browser but now, I'm (very personal) more of sticking to the basics/native and spend extra time learning the tips/tricks and the internals to be able to use a tool/system more effectively.

1. https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/the-browser-company

Re: Arc Browser 1.0

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Post by mdaniel »

KMnO4 wrote: post #23

> 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.

view-source shows the actual dmg URL: https://releases.arc.net/release/Arc-latest.dmg -> https://arc.net/release/Arc-latest.dmg -> https://releases.arc.net/release/Arc-1.0.1-40233.dmg

Re: Arc Browser 1.0

#59

Post by bschwindHN »

dizhn wrote: post #9

https://thebrowser.company/values/ I don't think I want to have anything to do with this company. Super cringe. I get the impression that Arc will be a form over function product reflecting someone's understanding of good design and insisting on it. Not that I'd use a closed source browser anyway.

I dunno, that was pretty well written for a company values thing. Not sure about the browser, but the people behind it seem nice and earnest.

Re: Arc Browser 1.0

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Post by renewiltord »

presbyterian wrote: post #43
_Parfait_ wrote: post #37

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

If I wanted to keep using Arc but found this feature critical, I would make a Space with a single pinned folder that I put all the bookmarks under. Not super ergonomic, but just suggesting an idea to a fellow user.
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