Arc Browser Review: 10 Reason Why YOU Should Switch!
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- čas přidán 1. 06. 2024
- In this video, I review the web browser Arc and share ten reasons why you should check out this awesome new web browser!
Arc Web Browser: thebrowser.company/
0:00 Arc Web Browser
1:24 Clean UI
3:17 Chrome Extensions
4:05 Split View
5:51 Keyboard Shortcuts
7:00 Tab Previews
8:43 Command Bar
9:31 Video Mini Player
10:52 Live Capture
12:02 Easels
14:20 Privacy
15:52 Other Great Web Browsers!
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I've been using Arc for awhile now. I LOVE this browser. I really miss it when I go back to Windows. Hopefully they can release that version soon.
Hey, could you send me an invite so i can try out the browser? Thanks!
Me too
with the speed Microsoft edge is growing, I wouldn't be surprized if they stole some of these features
@@sudiptodas0001 yeah. edge already has some of those features.
They made a video under their channel about a windows version and the progress about it. You should check it out.
I have fallen in love with arc on my personal computer! As a UX Designer it’s features just make sense and allow me to work more efficiently. It just sucks that I am stuck using Chrome on my work computer
I agree! The design of Arc is just a joy to interact with.
Everything about the Arc browser is 100% what Safari and Edge combined would like to be. I could heavily see Microsoft taking some features from the arc browser and bringing them to Edge, like the vertical tabs sidebar. I also see a resemblance to safari a lot. The sidebar is what MacOS has been doing since big sure, and I think arc brings it to mac better than safari does. Arc feels more first-party than Safari does in some accepts.
edge already has the side tab feature
Ctrl shift comma
Edge has side tab
Except Edge had side tabs for years, but the implementation is better IMO. Whenever you see people demo arc, they’re using some blog or something with a tiny amount of content in the middle of the screen and tons of white space. But when I use arc with gmail or teams or whatever - it’s obvious that for the webapps we use the most - tons of wasted space one the sides isn’t the norm.
@@geoken2 agree. I just tried arc yesterday. It is indeed beautiful. But the wasted space on the left part of the page quite bugs me. Horizontal tabs are still the most efficient. I can group them on Edge and expand/minimize.
now, there are also workspaces in edge. You can share them and work together.
Arc should pay you for this fantastic demonstration! Definitely gonna take it for a spin after watching this video.
I'm so glad you enjoyed it! Arc is really an awesome browser. I'm still loving using it.
I signed up for the beta the second I heard about this project. This is the Browser I’ve been looking for. Amazing features.
Totally agree, Kevin!
Great video. I'm sending it to my tech friends. I've only been using ARC for a few days, but it really IS a game-changer for the way I use browsers, especially for productivity.
Looks really good! I am on the waiting list, and I actually can't wait to try it out! But I have to say, some of the things you have shown Opera has for a while now, and I love Opera. Excited to see if I will switch completely to Arc.
phwoar - everything about this looks amazing, but the screenshot feature is a total game changer for me. I end up with literally thousands of screen shots on my desktop that I have to remember to file away into the right project / to do list / research folder etc. thanks for sharing this run through!
Hi Daniel. Thanks for the video. I’ve just started to use Arc today and I am really enjoying it. What software do you use to record your screen? I really like the style of your video. 😊
The Privacy terms in detail paint a different picture. Up to the point of they do have the right to use the collected data (whatever those are) and share these data with their partners (whoever those are). So pretty much what every other browser does.
Really? That's very misleading then.
@@Thomas-rg4vz not surprising though, it is the default in probably 95% of proprietary apps.
subscribed! very good explanation.
great video, really good job. And this Arc browser seems a really great thing. I am gonna check it for sure. Keep going!
Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it 😄
Damn it, just a few minutes of using this after exporting all my chrome stuff, im starting to love this thing, you can literally maximize all of your display realstate just for the website content, and the split screen was awwweesome!!
Totally agree! Glad you are enjoying it, Edgar! 😃
Fantastic video! Great content, and great energy. Thank you and keep it up! God bless.
Thanks so much, John! Glad you enjoyed it!
Great video man. I just subbed
I got past Arc’s waitlist. Time to install
Hello, I have a few questions. Why are my plugins on the right? Is this a new version? How to move to the top? Where can I find information about these version updates? I did not find the release logs of arc.
Just got my shipment today for Arc, and the amount of customization is insane, plus the UI feels so natural!
I totally agree! I am loving it. Such a great browser! 😃
How long did you have to wait? Sucks they make you wait to try it out. 😕
@@THEVIERAOS they put it out in shipments every month. The earlier you sign up for it, the more likely they’ll send you a download. Once you do, check your email for a download link
@@DinoSword1 I gotta wait until April? 😭
One feature i discovered today when moving around the video miniplayer is that if you use a trackpad, move the mouse over to the miniplayer, then place a second finger on the trackpad and you’ll be able to easily move around the video like that as well. You can also pinch to increase/decrease the size of the video.
Edit: just wanted to add that I have now stopped using Arc completely. It was fun to use, but the constant crashes every time I tried to access my passwords on the browser pushed me away. Until they fix it, I’m sticking with safari and icloud keychain
They’ve made some major improvements to performance if you care to try again. And they listen to all user feedback so don’t be afraid to report it again if you already have.
@@Action2me I might in a month or so when my company updates my macbook to an Apple Silicon one. But I also want to checkout Orion and the new Safari that comes out with Sonoma
My current browser (Vivaldi) has almost all these features already, but they are not very well implemented. Arc just seems like everything is just better at makings things work better together. I'm hyped for the windows release.
Hey man, great video! I am trying it out right now, but somehow the preview does not work for me and my friend. We both do hover over e.g. Gmail.
Thanks for your video! I was finally given the chance to use Arc yesterday for Windows 11 and I found your video. One suggestion I have is to work on removing your filler word "uh" as it's distracting. Otherwise I'll check out your tips!
I just got the download link for Arc, and I really like it
what is the battery performance of ARC compare to CHROME, FIREFOX OR BRAVE BROWSER on M1 macbooks? any idea?
My M1 MacBook Air battery started draining like hell when I used Arc. I had to uninstall it. Uses a lot of resources.
@@alexabianny having the same issue. It is battery killer. get back to safari day to day normal tasks and keeping ARC for intensive works only. Thanks for the reply btw 🙂
excellent video
I feel like no one has used easels to their fullest potential
You could conduct a cockpit of the most valuable news sources and get updates from each one all in one page
All sounds cool although re-inventing wheels spring to mind. My "only" question about Arc is is it lighter on system resources than what is already out there?
Its chromium based as well i think
I also use it as my main browser, crazy good browser. Wish it could be available for linux too.
I was shocked at how much I enjoyed using this browser!
i like your clean room
Can you take a scrolling screenshot? Meaning you want to take a screenshot of the entire page and not just the visible part.
Yes, there's a function to "capture entire page" (which can be accessed from the command bar, so it's rather easy to accomplish). 🙂
The screenshots also look nice, there's no usual hickups like scrolling headers being visible several times, etc.
It seems a lot like Vivaldi, I've used it for a while but I just kept going back to opera. After switching PCs I just stuck to edge, it was good enough and opera started to get sluggish on my old pc.
Thx its Awesome
you've missed the part of developer console sir.. i'm curious with those stuff
Can scrolling screenshots be taken?
Most of the stuff was already there in Vivaldi, but it's clear that Arc has set a new bar for other browsers to top.
I´ve a simple word for this browser "PERFECT"
How does it compare to brave browser?
Daniel Langewisch: Can you get it for a Linux laptop running Linux Mint?
How can we work with the easel with PC users and Androids.
Great video. I'll give it a chance.
I appreciate you checking it out, Mauro!
It is Open Source and it runs on Linux?
You didn't mention the negatives. I get that Arc is a really good looking (and functioning browser) but that's not all. What about performance, what if I want to multitask while gaming and browsing the web on Arc? Also, my browser doesn't have to be a screenshotting tool, and a project-planning tool, the point of a browser is to just view and interact with webpages.
My favorite feature is mini arc. There’s a keyboard shortcut to open a mini arc window anywhere. This allows me to use a full screen terminal for development and just summon a browser on top of the full screen window
Then this browser might not be for you, as for performance, its chromium based so probably similar to everything else in that google monopoly
Yeah, I tried Arc out a couple months back and though it looks nice enough, it was so buggy and slow. Stopped using it after 10 minutes.
@@MathieuLLF I can confirm they do keep squashing bugs, so in the 6-8 weeks I've been using it, it's already much more stable.
My M1 MacBook Air battery started draining like hell when I used Arc. I had to uninstall it. It uses a lot of resources.
Just hit F11 once... You lost me at 2:29 this has been in browsers since the beginning of browsers...
Then you talk about shortcuts which are literally in every browser out there. Half this video is spend on features which already exist on Chrome, Edge, Firefox etc...
Only special thing about this browser seems to be the previews. Tabs on the left is directly taken from the new Edge.
I dont like keyboard shortcuts. But I got to admit this is a better browser.
So what I got from this are one two positives:
Clean UI
Live capture
Everything else can and is made possible by nearly every single browser.
Some large corp might try to buy Arc at this point
True that, I switched in January and not looking back to Chrome.
Just noticed that the Arc Browser app for Android costs €8.5?
That's basicaly a window manager for browser.
How does it compare to the new edge with Bing AI?
Bing ai is cool, but Bing UI is quite literally dogshit
How can i download the Arc browser? i've submited a request for it but still in "wait list", thanks by advance.
You cannot, I'm wating since 2 months didn't get access yet.
@@zurvad thanks man
What if I told you there are no Linux or windows binaries?
I’d really love to get access.
Here you go, Teddy. Enjoy! arc.net/gift/294c45a0
What about trackers? How do they (Arc) make an income - from advertising or data mining? They all start out with good intentions until the advertisers offer them a deal - after all, they need to make a living. If it's free, you are the 'product'. Some nice features so good luck.
This is great but it’s still chrome. The best I’ve found is Orion.
Safari styled but can use Firefox and chrome extensions
I can’t switch because I’ve been waiting for an invite since forever!
Here's an invite code, Eddy. Enjoy! arc.net/gift/7358e40
the only downside for me is that it dosn't support spatial audio
I just need the same with Firefox engine
DUde !! this is only for MAC !!! not for Windows.
Hey Daniel ! are there any Arc invites left? i would love to have an invite if possible
Hey there! Try this and hopefully there are still some invites remaining: arc.net/gift/7358e40
10 reasons not to switch:
1. It's not on Arch
2. It's not on Arch
3. It's not on Arch
4. It's not on Arch
5. It's not on Arch
6. It's not on Arch
7. It's not on Arch
8. It's not on Arch
9. It's not on Arch
10. It's not on Arch
If all privacy feature are true then they gotta earn some place. future it may requires a subscription
Does anyone have any idea how long it takes?
It took me one week exactly to get Arc
Still need a code?
The first reason why you should switch to Arc is a new expensive MAC. Cuz that shit works on MacOS Ventura or Monterey only. Such a shame. How the heck they wanna challenge the Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Opera, Brave or Bing?
Vivaldi browser has literally every single thing arc has and so much more.
And it has been in the market pretty long time ago.
Arc isnt even available to the general public? So sad to see.
The Mac version of Vivaldi.
It's a cool browser, but Vivaldi has (and had) most of those things years ago..
What about security?
Chromium based
Poor Vivaldi. Tab stacks, split view, command bar .. it's had them all for years now, and nobody's talking about it anymore 😞. Oh well, I'm just waiting for that Arc beta invite for Windows. Hope it comes soon!
I mean i use it daily with brave but Arc just looks so much better.
I'm just waiting to windows version
Almost everything that is mentioned here in this video is already available in Vivaldi. Plus if you want to try Arc you have to register, which is totally unacceptable
I sincerely wish I had received an invitation the Arc Browser. 😉
Hey there! Try this: arc.net/gift/7358e40 and see if there are any invites remaining.
btw students can skip the waiting list by using their academic email 👍
dawg I would switch if it was on windows
Mac only browser😢
I am waiting for Arc on iOS to come. Then I can get rid off Safari.
Is Google still with this browser
Is Google still there with this new browser
Try vivaldi
Calling them upfront when their source code is not available is practically meaningless. Their entire privacy claims are based on "trust me bro"
Looks interesting, but I can't even try it. Anyone have any invite codes by any chance?
Hey Fred! This invite code should work. Here you go! arc.net/gift/7358e40
@@daniellangewisch Apparently, you need a mac, which I don't have
Caution: SWITCH ONLY if you have Mac. The Windows version doesn't have many interesting features which make ARC, ARC.
What if I told you this was basically a sleaker Vivaldi? :-D
I have been wanting to check out Vivaldi as well...looks pretty cool!
@@daniellangewisch I've been using it for years. It's pretty good unless I have 80 opened tabs. Which I do. Right now. 😀
Your face is cool
So basically he learned how to press F11?
Arc is overheating my Macbook Pro M1 :(
Just Vivaldi
yeah but at the end of the day it’s just Chrome. It’s not really a browser, and it’s going to get steamrolled by Manifest v3. The only other browsers that remain are Firefox and Safari, and it’s a sad situation to be in.
What’s manifest v3?
@@prodbyruphus Manifest v3 is an update to the way browser extensions work. Google's implementation of Manifest v3 severely limits the ability for ad blockers to work, and all browsers based on the Chromium code will be hit as well. Since Google will also be enforcing these rules on their Web Store, it is unclear how other Chromium-based offerings will be able to deal with this.
The only other established extensions store is Firefox Add-ons, which currently only targets the Firefox browser, and Apple's App Store, where WebExtensions are already somewhat limited.
@@itsthesola10 oh dear :/
@@itsthesola10 browsers like Arc can fork Chromium and change up stuff that limits ad blockers
@@ratulsaha9487 yes but so far none has created an independent extensions store like Firefox did. They just use Chrome’s store
I’m not a big fan of taking the whole screen and playing music for each reason with the title card
so basically chrome should add some more features and arc is dead.
And my counter argument to that is this: Will chrome actually ever add those features? When was the last time you remember chrome adding an actually useful feature? And even if they do copy some stuff, isn’t that all the more reason to be grateful that someone dared to push the boundaries of web browsing to enhance your experience? I simply don’t understand why so many people are thirsty to see new startups fail. Genuinely, can you even say you enjoy using chrome? I can’t either, but I can definitely say that every day when I use arc. Choose to be the optimist 😁
Dude trying to run a tech related youtube channel typing the word "website" into his google search is a definite sign that you should not care about what he says, let alone subscribe. You expect google to return things that aren't websites?
Anyone with an invite link?
Why you paying for it
Can anyone here get me in? I signed up for the waitlist but idk how long that's gonna take lol
Do you still need a code? I have 4 right now
@@ajbrady4357 I finally got in. Thank you very much tho 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
@@ajbrady4357 Do you have any left?
@@rhvandergaag4823 yeah, you have discord? I could also post here
They copied SigmaOS
HELP
This isn't even available!
UI is infact why i will never try this browser. Looks awful to me
yeah, looks hideous
1 reason why you SHOULD-NOT: shitty window parity