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Thoughts on Arc Browser
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Re: Thoughts on Arc Browser
#62> For a moment I was mesmerised by its features, how it behaved, and the quirkiness of it. Maybe it was because it was the new and shiny toy I wanted to play with. Regardless, the way in which I want to use a web browser doesn't quite fit with Arc.
I had the same thing - at first you enjoy and admire it, but after a while it becomes uncomfortable and I went back to Safari - and it was like putting on my most comfortable shoes
Re: Thoughts on Arc Browser
#63Earlier quoted context omitted.
From where I sit, browser engines are commodities. There's not notable differentiation to be had there. Are four actively-developed, open source, mainstream browser engines enough? I think so, given that we haven't seen a downside to a relative monoculture in open source operating systems.
> Are four actively-developed, open source, mainstream browser engines enough? I think so, given that we haven't seen a downside to a relative monoculture We have a near-monopoly with Chrome, a very distant second Safari, and a nearly non-existent Firefox. Anything else (like Goanna or Flow) have literally zero impact. Chrome's outsized influence is such that it no longer even pretends to care about consensus or proc…
What features is Chrome shipping that it shouldn't?
Re: Thoughts on Arc Browser
#64Got invited this summer and was a bit skeptic at first (been trying different browsers on and off for the last couple of years). I knew nothing about the browser and had no real expectations. I have to say I was a bit impressed by the onboarding, the UX, and the attention to detail. (Perhaps because I work in UX) Thought I'd try it for a week before eventually switching back to Chrome because of some missing feature…
I’d like to try it as well if you still have any invites left. Thanks
Re: Thoughts on Arc Browser
#65I've been using Edge on Windows, macOS, and Android for the past year or so and have been really happy with it. I signed up for Arc and haven't gotten an invite yet but, looking at this article, it doesn't really seem to be that much of a game changer? At least not as much as the pretentiousness of "The Browser Company of New York" ( gag ) would have you think. Edge has vertical tabs with the exact same "pinned tab"…
LOL. They wrapped Chrome, made it IE, and called it a revolution.
Re: Thoughts on Arc Browser
#66I've used it, it's fine I guess, nothing super outstanding. I don't want to be that guy on HN, but the way they market themselves as being some revolution in browsing while simply wrapping Chrome like others like Vivaldi (which also has a lot of customization), Edge, Opera etc is not that interesting. It's even less so when I would lose adblocking due to Manifest v3 because, really, how long will these browser makers…
It’s next to unusable for me, still using Safari + Firefox.
Re: Thoughts on Arc Browser
#67Had to get used to it initially, but now I really love Arc. On other browsers I always used to bookmark things and never look at them again, because it's such a hassle to remember where you put something. The 3-tier system of pinned items (frequently used apps like youtube, discord, slack etc), pinned items per space, and then normal tabs works great.
I do think Arc will remain a niche browser though, because to get the most out of it you really need to use the command palette and I don't think the average user will bother with that.
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#68Have never tried arc. Commenting on the article, not the browser. > For a moment I was mesmerised by its features, how it behaved, and the quirkiness of it. I think the most important job for a browser is to stay in the background and let the user focus on the website. Chrome does this beautifully. It's elegant, but not eye-catching. It takes up little space for its own UI, and leaves most space to the website. > At…
> I think the most important job for a browser is to stay in the background and let the user focus on the website. Actually, this is my favorite part about Arc. Most of the time when using Arc I'm working in fullscreen mode with 100% of the UI hidden. There is literally zero on my screen except the page itself. If I mouseover to the left (or hit cmd-S) I can see the sidebar/addressbar etc. It's absolutely wonderful a…
Interesting. I'm not happy with how Chrome handles fullscreen either.
Re: Thoughts on Arc Browser
#69I've used it, it's fine I guess, nothing super outstanding. I don't want to be that guy on HN, but the way they market themselves as being some revolution in browsing while simply wrapping Chrome like others like Vivaldi (which also has a lot of customization), Edge, Opera etc is not that interesting. It's even less so when I would lose adblocking due to Manifest v3 because, really, how long will these browser makers…
A browser revolution isn’t gonna come from remaking an engine to do exactly what Chromium does. Ie render websites.
If they brought some new ideas to it, then maybe. But it’s likely that if a new browser engine did bring some useful new ideas it would be incorporated into chromium well before the other browser engine could achieve a fraction of Chromium’s market share.
Browser revolutions will most likely be built on the front end. By focusing resources on the parts where the browser makers can actually differentiate and not on the part that by definition must have the same output.
Re: Thoughts on Arc Browser
#70Got invited this summer and was a bit skeptic at first (been trying different browsers on and off for the last couple of years). I knew nothing about the browser and had no real expectations. I have to say I was a bit impressed by the onboarding, the UX, and the attention to detail. (Perhaps because I work in UX) Thought I'd try it for a week before eventually switching back to Chrome because of some missing feature…
Would love to check it out. Email is in my profile.