Arc earns raves for focus and organization, with users praising smooth tab/space management, thoughtful shortcuts, and steady quality-of-life updates; many report meaningful productivity gains and a cleaner, less distracting workflow. Makers echo this: the team behind

Whalesync

calls it faster and cleaner; makers of

Scispace

highlight distraction reduction and a user-first approach; makers of

Glazed

describe a delightful browsing experience. Common trade-offs: a learning curve, occasional bugs or performance hiccups (especially on Windows/iOS), and gaps for certain dev use cases like wallet extensions.

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tab management (27)

productivity features (19)

sleek design (18)

spaces feature (14)

user-friendly (13)

AI features (9)

regular updates (8)

fast performance (7)

innovative features (7)

minimal interface (7)

Cons

limited Windows support (7)

buggy (6)

learning curve (6)

high CPU usage (4)

regular updates (3)

cross-device sync (2)

slow performance (2)

unstable (2)

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•4 reviews

What's great

The most innovative browser I've used in a really long time. And that's great. Other browsers feel like copies of each other compared to Arc. I particularly like the split view and the fullscreen UX. Those are life changing.

What needs improvement

bookmarks (1)

Bookmarks!!!!! Please, please, please, add a feature where I can add persistent bookmarks. The way you make everything a tab is cool but I use my browser as a library of cool content I keep coming back to. You have no idea how many times I had to go back to my Safari and look for a bookmark there just because I closed a tab in Arc by a mistake.

vs Alternatives

Safari

I know I'm probably in a minority here but I keep coming back to Safari. It just works without drawing too much attention to itself, it syncs my content across several devices, and I don't have to think about my internet browser. And take that as you will, that's a huge plus.

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67 views3mo ago

•2 reviews

I love Arc's take on web browsing and treating our browser and more of an OS than just another application. I'm a power user. Arc allows me to go crazy with tabs and multitask better than I ever could with Chrome or Safari. It has become my everyday driver but still has some quirks with window management. The dev team and the Arc community are incredibly active, so I have no doubt the improvements will keep coming.

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1 view3yr ago

•2 reviews

Sometimes it's a little laggy, but in overall it adds a lot of new functionalities on top of chrome, making navigating through the internet a lot more pleasant

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3yr ago

•1 review

Been using this app for a few days and it's been great. It is very clearly still in development and does not have all features of most browsers - for example, the existing method of permanent tabs in Arc feels way worse than regular bookmarks from other browsers. And sometimes, when a website's controls are on the left, it may be annoying with the sidebar popping out. But overall, I've been enjoying it and there aren't many browsers that could change one's internet browsing experience so substantially.

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3yr ago

•1 review

Truly delivers on the promise of being the next big browser. Absolutely best-in-class user experience. Sometimes rough around the edges but that's expected for such a new concept in a browser.

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3yr ago

•3 reviews

Have been using Arc as a default browser for a few months already. Awesome! Love the way they present release notes. The only thing to mention: updates too often + if you are downloading a file in a "small Arc" you can not close it or enter a full window mode until the downloading is finished.

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3yr ago

•4 reviews

The best browser with design, efficiency and minimalism in mind. I love Easels and well thought features, super excited of what is next for Arc Browser.

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3yr ago

•5 reviews

Arc took ~4 seconds to win me over when I launched it for the first time July last year. I made it my default browser in August. I couldn't tell you the last time I had Chrome open. Arc is not just a little bit better than other browsers, it feels like it belongs in the MoMa. My single piece of advice for Arc: Very soon after you download and launch it you'll find yourself staring right at the 'auto-close inactive tabs' setting in preferences, and its 'after 24 hours' default trigger a slight anxiety in you. Your intuition will be to make it longer—Don't! Just, give it two weeks, I promise, it'll click.

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3yr ago

•5 reviews

Lacks multiple feature set-ups depending on intended use. Could be more adaptive to user needs automatically.

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3yr ago

•1 review

It is a gamechanger for me. Gorgeous, beautiful UI, and finally most of my browser routine can be done with keyboard shortcuts. Also, the Browser company are doing fantastic work with their release notes – not only shipping features and fixes, but also telling their stories. Overall – love and recommend, especially for ADHD folks out there.

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3yr ago