just a small correction, MacBooks have had a 16:10 aspect ratio for a while now (since at least the unibody days - more than 12 years ago). The latest Macs have a taller aspect ratio, with the part below the tool bar resembling 16:10 (basically you get added space above the screen for your toolbar)
just wanted to say that. I would rather say that Apple literally pioneer in bring 16:10 screens to the computers for laptops. Edit : removed desktop. made a mistake here, though that they were making desktop screens with 16:10 ratio just because I own a cinema display (the cfl old one). but after some researches, I have found out that most of their modern display on their Macs or displays are 16:9. just a correction to my statement.
@@peterwan816 my recollection is that you’re correct, however, that Apple was one of the first manufacturers to use 16:10 instead of 16:9 for desktop monitors, even if they’ve moved away from it now.
As a student that uses my device for both school and personal usage, I find the workspaces with different profiles to be one of the most useful things that it has to offer. While other browsers offer a similar thing, it usually not as quick to switch between as it is in Arc.
Great review. Definitely would love a deeper dive on how you organized. As a UX engineer and designer myself you seem to get the way I want to use a browser and I think Arc may have as well ❤️
This looks very well-polished, but I note that most of the features mentioned are already implemented in Firefox, either with extensions or in the browser itself. While the UI for spaces might be somewhat less ambiguous and cluttered than Firefox's containers, it's not something that Firefox is lacking per se. There are other "new" features which already have direct equivalents -- Mini Player sounds like Firefox's Picture-in-Picture, and tracker blocking is part of Firefox already while ad-blocking can be achieved with any of several top-quality extensions. I like the idea of the browser but it would be really nice if they made the tab management bar an extension for other browsers instead, because I think it's incredibly negligent to be using a closed-source browser when it is the widest attack surface on most people's systems, the most easily attacked piece of software, and containing the most valuable information up to and including credit cards, passwords and real-life identity.
@@SalAbraham7 edge takes imprints to track you, no matter if you use a VPN or really any other security measure. It’s VERY quick and clean, but pretty poor in terms of privacy
I use vivaldi and most of these features exist in the browser. You can have "tab stacks", which work like workspaces, "tile pages", which work like the split-screen, and with a vertical tab display, organisation becomes more intuitive.
@@NinjaKiwiOfficial yeah, Vivaldi can be a hog on memory usage and i don't even use half of the features, but i guess that's why choice matters so much in the browser industry.
Got my invite this morning, and really really tried to explore the different ways Arc allows for improved workflow and... just didn't find it. I found that with literal decades of muscle-memory for bookmark menus, tab-functionality, and window-management, Arc's methods just get in the way more than they help. The one feature I LOVED was the live web-captures in Easel. That is potentially game-changing for me, but I have too many ingrained browser-habits to make Arc be anything but a distraction for me.
@@BrandonKBoswell Exactly, I sort of tried "forcing" it but found out, Arc doesn't work well for me. First of all, having everything on the side just takes too much real estate. Secondly, I find it too resource intensive even on my M1 MBA. Also, it's based on Chromium so having no keychain is really a deal breaker for me.
Also, i use a super ultra wide monitor to have 5 windows side by side, as I need them, so horizontal space is my issue, and this browser makes it worse with the side panel
@@thimad I'm using it on a laptop and I just constantly open / close the sidebar. I changed the shortcut for it to CMD + Option + E (as that's the way it's working in Joplin as well, my preferred note taking program) and this works really well for me. 🙂
I've been curious about trying out Arc since I heard about it. What's interesting to me is how many of the your favourite features in Arc are ones which I've already found very useful in Edge. I can have multiple profiles between which I can switch (though not as seamlessly as with Arc, it would appear), and Edge's Collections feature seems very similar to Arc's sidebar folders. Edge also allows you to use vertical tabs, mirroring Arc's good use of vertical screen real estate. I still want to give Arc a go, though!
I agree, most people are oblivious to the fact that Edge pretty much has everything nowadays, plus sidebar with the popular bing GPT search engine and excelent Office 365 integration. I was hesitant to change from microsoft, but I've been enjoying it for a while.
Arc seems really interesting. Thank you for your video sharing more information about the browser. It sparked some ideas for me on how I might use Arc to change my daily workflow.
Basically it's main features are full-screen and bookmark tab, that works as tabs tab. You can achieve this on any other browser. As a dev, I use shortcut key combos to achieve this and don't really see how Arc is "the new thing".
ok I spent like 20 mins and I think im sold. It takes some getting used to but im already starting to feel the "focus" on what you are currently doing on a web page. And there is no distractions on top. And you can go "full screen" by simple saying dismiss the side bar. You want to go to another web page, just move your mouse to the left of the screen and it pops out.
Idk. I can get the same stuff using Edge. Vertical tabs, tab groups, and collections where you can even add notes etc. The only thing I don't see on Edge is the 2-page 1-tab thing, which i won't really use.
5:00 idk man, there are lateral vertical tabs and groups on edge for years. Looking at your test (and many others) I still don't understand the purpose of Arc
This browser style is unique but not for my privacy standards. Although I like it and wish other browsers made something similar instead of container tabs or made them differently as its annoying sometimes for it.
@Joel Rdz No said anything about Piracy. I noticed there are 2 replies but I can't see the other one so I assume that's what you're basing it off of. Data collection in general on browsers is just really not okay. It describes information about your device, activity, location, system usage, system hardware, third party advertisers and cost of getting peak interest content or products based on what you looked at. Of course the similar content be similar to what you may watch or buy but is a red flag for me. I say look into Privacy Policy & Terms of Service on products or whatever it may be online. And look into Edward Snowden to, his words will give you a better understanding.
Chromium does NOT automatically mean unsecure but I am curious if there was a reason to suspect lower privacy scores. Brave is Chromium and one of the most secure browsers and Edge is more secure than Chrome as two examples. Firefox would be up there as well as well as their fully stripped down secure version.
this was immensely helpful in getting me started with arc. I downloaded months ago, but struggled with the friction of faithfully using Chrome since its release. Gives me a template to go on in how to translate Chrome workflows into Arc. Thanks, Brandon!
Got excited for this to find out it's just another chromium. Every time a 'new browser' gets hyped, it's that meme with the astronauts on the moon and the one in the front is screaming "it was ALL chromium all along?!?"
Seems original, might give it a shot. But I recently switched from Chrome to Vivaldi and I doubt I'd ever find something more amazing. Although Arc's contexts look like fire !
Thanks for the great look into the browser. I'm a tabaholic and I'm hoping Arc will help me get a little more organized and maintain some level of sanity. I've been getting by with Workona as tab management but it has its limitations. I love the ground-up design philosophies the Arc team has chosen. An invite would be greatly appreciated if you have any spares!
Without having tried it (I know, don't knock it till you do) my main concern is that my contexts move beyond the browser. My private context is a browsing window, a media window and a terminal window. My work context is a web browser, code editor and a terminal window, etc. Switching workspaces on my desktop have become so natural (and simple) that I don't really feel like I have the problems Arc proposes to solve.
@@rasaskitchen Arc's bookmarking system does seem a lot more intuitive and interesting IMO, because of the different profiles and combining open tabs and bookmarks in a vertical layout. My big gripe with firefox is not supporting vertical tabs, there are extensions but the horizontal layout can't be removed/disabled. With an ultrawide monitor I want to utilize horizontal space and extend vertical space.
Arc does sound interesting. I'm a Windows user, and currently using Vivaldi. It's got a Workspace paradigm, which is similar to contexts/spaces, but doesn't go so far as to give each workspace its own theme, and any bookmarks you have appear in all themes.
This honestly looks the the thing i been needing in my life, all the browser i used always feel really messy and cluttered the longer i use them, this actually feel like it fit my style more...
Craziest feature of this is the book mark IS the tab. So if you have book marks. Just click on it and the page loads as if it was already opened even though it was just a book mark. So no more "book marks vs open tabs of the book marks" ... how cool is that.
That seems like what i turned my firefox into: Cookie containers, tree style tabs, bookmarks for tst branches, Custom stylesheet to remove topbar, just split screens are missing
Everything being Chromium is not a good thing. Not healthy for the internet, gives Google total control. Firefox has contexts now, have used it for years, but could be cleaner.
Another problem with Chromium running in every browser is that the rendering engine used by Chromium, called Blink, has bugs and issues that persist from browser to browser. I don’t mind Chromium as much as I mind Blink
Honestly, I think this is a non issue. Blink being the default for engine to me is as bad as http being the default protocol for most people and use cases 🤷
Awesome video Brandon. I've gone from multiple browsers to Shift (I went from loving to hating within a couple of years) to Biscuit and soon to Arc. Cheers
Gotta put more respect on Vivaldi's name. It already does all of this, you can highlight multiple tabs and save them as a session or bookmark them, it has workspaces and speed dial pages, an integrated email client, integrated screenshot tool, uses chrome extensions and a similar side panel. Nothing is as good as Vivaldi with its newer updates.
I dont know why but even if this entire video would be an ad, i dont care because the browser SEEMS ACTUALLY GOOD. especially for someone like me who uses 'bookmarks' feature and 3rd party sites like weje and discord to organize my project links. def will give this a try.
Currently I'm using Edge dev + vertical tabs + pinned tabs + pinned tab groups + sidebar + multiple profiles. The experience is still half baked so I'll be waiting for a windows version of this
I think the whole point of using different browsers and user agent switchers and content blockers is about efficiency of work flow. You simply use the UI with the least obstacles. I don't think arc can change that utility; but I welcome one more tool to obsolete another. Find your ideal work flow and divest accordingly.
For those who are still looking for invites, we tried giving them out in the comments, but they kept getting snagged by randoms. I will have a fresh set of invites available tomorrow and to ensure they get to the intended people I will be giving them out in the Knowledge Workers Discord. You can join at discord.gg/v4qdKMughq
Yes, or User profiles in Chrome. The subtle difference is easy switching, maintaining tab state, and the ability to share sessions across them if you would like.
I would love to try this arc it sounds like one tool to rule them all that I have been trying to create with chrome and a bunch of extensions - thanks for this video
I used Workona for a while for synced workspaces but Vivaldi has been the first browser I’ve personally found that actually has a workable solution for them. Edge’s implementation was a no-go for me.
My Sony Trinitron CRT I bought way back in 2005 was 16:10, paid so much money for that thing,. Anyway going to check this browser out, lately I've been going back and forth between Edge and Chrome.
But you didn’t mention the best feature of them all - the auto-archive of open tabs. It has reduced my distractions SO much! Every day I open arc it is completely nice and clean and ready to go!
I absolutely love Arc, I would say it's the best thing that happened to me in some ways... but I just need them to add traditional bookmark support. I know it's not that hard for them, and pinned tabs are just not the same. It's this reason that I am still using Firefox on my M1 Air.
safari has great tab management which is basically the organisation of windows. you have folders and user profiles as well. worth it for macOS cuz it sips battery compared to anything else
2:45 Could you speak to how this differs from Safari’s update? Safari recently added in a similar feature with the spaces and groups of tabs, but people didn’t seem to like it. How does this differ/improve on that idea?
@4:20 Mac laptops have had 16:10 aspect ratios basically since they switched from PowerPC to Intel more than 15 years ago. I think you’re mistaking this for the increased screen size that accommodates for the new notch.
Hey Brandon, I think we would really benefit by the video on how you have set up your arc browser and perhaps you can share more about the PARA method implementation of it. It would definitively be a very valueful video.
Very interesting concept for a browser! I already use Obsidian with a PARA-like structure, without too many whistles, but I do feel like saving links in obsidian isn't the best way. I've tried one link per note and multiple links per note, etc. On Chrome I also use an extension called "view later" but it's a simple stack, so from time to time I have to clean it up and push most of the links into obsidian. Would love an invite if you have one to spare :D
4:02 this is already possible in chrome (and most other browsers) you can hold the shift or ctrl keys while selecting tabs to highlight multiple, then simply drag your selection and all the tabs will be moved.
@@BrandonKBoswell Oh I see. Yeah I get your point. I've never really needed to do that but I can see how it would be annoying manually moving tab groups over
4:16 Mac displays had the 16/10 aspect ratio since the iMac in 2007… Both computers you showed there had the 16/10 ratio, but the new MacBook Pro has a taller screen to fit the menu bar and notch.
Ok, this sounds amazing. Firefox already does the "Spaces" thing with its "Containers" feature, but this just seems better designed so I'm curious to try it
wow. It's inspired me. I really for a long time want to change chrome as a main browser. And I think arc is that I need. If you will have a free invitations I'd be glad to get one
At 3:05 is the point I realized I will never use Arc. I have multiple monitors that I use in my work. I may have a Google map opened in one while writing a review or article about the area in another. Nothing beats multiple screens.
This sounds like virtual desktops except for the browser only. The problem I've encountered with that type of set up is I will forget to close a tab that happens to have a ton of javascript and memory leaks and eventually my computer will slow to a crawl and I'll need to go track down the problem tab on some random virtual desktop. Also many people don't like to 'log in' to their browser on the cloud, as it's a bit of a privacy violation.
just a small correction, MacBooks have had a 16:10 aspect ratio for a while now (since at least the unibody days - more than 12 years ago). The latest Macs have a taller aspect ratio, with the part below the tool bar resembling 16:10 (basically you get added space above the screen for your toolbar)
just wanted to say that. I would rather say that Apple literally pioneer in bring 16:10 screens to the computers for laptops.
Edit : removed desktop. made a mistake here, though that they were making desktop screens with 16:10 ratio just because I own a cinema display (the cfl old one). but after some researches, I have found out that most of their modern display on their Macs or displays are 16:9. just a correction to my statement.
Also, annoyingly the 11” MacBook Air (which was still made rather less than 12 years ago) was always 16:9. Literally my only complaint with the model.
@@peterwan816 my recollection is that you’re correct, however, that Apple was one of the first manufacturers to use 16:10 instead of 16:9 for desktop monitors, even if they’ve moved away from it now.
@@natbarmore thanks 😄😆😆
@@natbarmore Still using my 2014 11" as my DD and agree
Only real ones know that this is a browser that has all the functionalities of i3wm/dwm/awm and rofi.
this is an awesome comment, now i’m interested!
I fail to understand why any self respecting developer would choose a browser different than qutebrowser on top of a window manager.
@@EugeneYunak haha, i'm glad it got you interested! ^_^
@@evgena_ woah, i didn't know about qutebrowser. I actually might spend the next few days on that. You got other things that might interest me?!!
@@DreamLostSaga I stated using sioyek as alternative to zahtura. If you read a lot of pdfs it is helpful
As a student that uses my device for both school and personal usage, I find the workspaces with different profiles to be one of the most useful things that it has to offer. While other browsers offer a similar thing, it usually not as quick to switch between as it is in Arc.
Great review. Definitely would love a deeper dive on how you organized. As a UX engineer and designer myself you seem to get the way I want to use a browser and I think Arc may have as well ❤️
This looks very well-polished, but I note that most of the features mentioned are already implemented in Firefox, either with extensions or in the browser itself. While the UI for spaces might be somewhat less ambiguous and cluttered than Firefox's containers, it's not something that Firefox is lacking per se. There are other "new" features which already have direct equivalents -- Mini Player sounds like Firefox's Picture-in-Picture, and tracker blocking is part of Firefox already while ad-blocking can be achieved with any of several top-quality extensions. I like the idea of the browser but it would be really nice if they made the tab management bar an extension for other browsers instead, because I think it's incredibly negligent to be using a closed-source browser when it is the widest attack surface on most people's systems, the most easily attacked piece of software, and containing the most valuable information up to and including credit cards, passwords and real-life identity.
Microsoft Edge is the best browser
well opera gx also has workspaces, pip, built in adblocker/ can also use chrome ad blockers
@@SalAbraham7 edge takes imprints to track you, no matter if you use a VPN or really any other security measure. It’s VERY quick and clean, but pretty poor in terms of privacy
@@SalAbraham7 crashes too often
@@doublesid1395 Mine never crash since i started using it 1 month ago with the new Bing Chat
I use vivaldi and most of these features exist in the browser. You can have "tab stacks", which work like workspaces, "tile pages", which work like the split-screen, and with a vertical tab display, organisation becomes more intuitive.
I switched from vivaldi because of how clean Arc is
@@NinjaKiwiOfficial yeah, Vivaldi can be a hog on memory usage and i don't even use half of the features, but i guess that's why choice matters so much in the browser industry.
@@56independent vivaldi workspaces are far worse
Got my invite this morning, and really really tried to explore the different ways Arc allows for improved workflow and... just didn't find it. I found that with literal decades of muscle-memory for bookmark menus, tab-functionality, and window-management, Arc's methods just get in the way more than they help. The one feature I LOVED was the live web-captures in Easel. That is potentially game-changing for me, but I have too many ingrained browser-habits to make Arc be anything but a distraction for me.
It’s definitely different. If you’re not feeling it, don’t force it.
@@BrandonKBoswell Exactly, I sort of tried "forcing" it but found out, Arc doesn't work well for me. First of all, having everything on the side just takes too much real estate.
Secondly, I find it too resource intensive even on my M1 MBA.
Also, it's based on Chromium so having no keychain is really a deal breaker for me.
Also, i use a super ultra wide monitor to have 5 windows side by side, as I need them, so horizontal space is my issue, and this browser makes it worse with the side panel
@@thimad I find that a have the sidebar closed 90% of the time. You can toggle it with CMD+S
@@thimad I'm using it on a laptop and I just constantly open / close the sidebar. I changed the shortcut for it to CMD + Option + E (as that's the way it's working in Joplin as well, my preferred note taking program) and this works really well for me. 🙂
I've been curious about trying out Arc since I heard about it. What's interesting to me is how many of the your favourite features in Arc are ones which I've already found very useful in Edge. I can have multiple profiles between which I can switch (though not as seamlessly as with Arc, it would appear), and Edge's Collections feature seems very similar to Arc's sidebar folders. Edge also allows you to use vertical tabs, mirroring Arc's good use of vertical screen real estate. I still want to give Arc a go, though!
I agree, most people are oblivious to the fact that Edge pretty much has everything nowadays, plus sidebar with the popular bing GPT search engine and excelent Office 365 integration. I was hesitant to change from microsoft, but I've been enjoying it for a while.
I've been working like this for years on Firefox. It's nice to see others browsers finally getting these nice features.
So unnecessarily condescending 🤦🏻
At this rate they might implement mouse gestures in a few months!
@@MauricioAndrian Unnecessary victim mentality. You are free to think/feel whatever makes you [un]happy. Have a nice day.
this trades a lot with edge on vertical tabs as a control freak but also a designer will be nice to see what side's heavier cant wait to try.
I've just started using Arc for Windows. I'm loving it so far.
Got the ARC browser after seeing your video a while ago. AMAZING!! Exactly what I needed. THANKS!!!
Perfect!
Arc seems really interesting. Thank you for your video sharing more information about the browser. It sparked some ideas for me on how I might use Arc to change my daily workflow.
Basically it's main features are full-screen and bookmark tab, that works as tabs tab. You can achieve this on any other browser. As a dev, I use shortcut key combos to achieve this and don't really see how Arc is "the new thing".
This is still contributing to google monopoly on web-browser, but I must say the Ux seems great.
Thanks for sharing!
This. I would like that Arc were based on Gecko or Webkit rather than Chromium. We need "unchromiumnize" the web :/
@@igugadev it's not googles fault they built a damn good engine
ok I spent like 20 mins and I think im sold. It takes some getting used to but im already starting to feel the "focus" on what you are currently doing on a web page. And there is no distractions on top. And you can go "full screen" by simple saying dismiss the side bar. You want to go to another web page, just move your mouse to the left of the screen and it pops out.
I don’t know why I didn’t think of setting up PARA folders in Arc but I love it. Thanks for sharing!
Idk. I can get the same stuff using Edge. Vertical tabs, tab groups, and collections where you can even add notes etc. The only thing I don't see on Edge is the 2-page 1-tab thing, which i won't really use.
now thats available in edge also
5:00 idk man, there are lateral vertical tabs and groups on edge for years. Looking at your test (and many others) I still don't understand the purpose of Arc
that nice but Edge had those features you're talking about for years so i find no reason to use the arc broswer
This browser style is unique but not for my privacy standards. Although I like it and wish other browsers made something similar instead of container tabs or made them differently as its annoying sometimes for it.
Hi! what is wrong about piracy and ark?
@@JoelRdz not open source and reinforces Google's monopoly on the web by using the chromium engine
@Joel Rdz No said anything about Piracy. I noticed there are 2 replies but I can't see the other one so I assume that's what you're basing it off of.
Data collection in general on browsers is just really not okay. It describes information about your device, activity, location, system usage, system hardware, third party advertisers and cost of getting peak interest content or products based on what you looked at.
Of course the similar content be similar to what you may watch or buy but is a red flag for me. I say look into Privacy Policy & Terms of Service on products or whatever it may be online. And look into Edward Snowden to, his words will give you a better understanding.
My bad, I meant privacy not piracy
Chromium does NOT automatically mean unsecure but I am curious if there was a reason to suspect lower privacy scores. Brave is Chromium and one of the most secure browsers and Edge is more secure than Chrome as two examples. Firefox would be up there as well as well as their fully stripped down secure version.
this was immensely helpful in getting me started with arc. I downloaded months ago, but struggled with the friction of faithfully using Chrome since its release. Gives me a template to go on in how to translate Chrome workflows into Arc. Thanks, Brandon!
You are very welcome!
What are your thoughts on the Vivaldi browser? They have a lot of these features and many more. It's been around for a while now.
I haven't tried it. Adding to my list.
Dude, wonderful video. Thank you. I've been using Arc for a few days, and I love it.
Looks like just Firefox+ tree style tabs and a tilling wm can get you basically the same thing
I NEED IT.
it was made for me.
thank you, the browser company, this is evolution. this is progress.
this is the thing ive been waiting for.
Thanks for the overview!
Got excited for this to find out it's just another chromium. Every time a 'new browser' gets hyped, it's that meme with the astronauts on the moon and the one in the front is screaming "it was ALL chromium all along?!?"
Your impressions video has got me enthralled. I'd love an invitation to see for myself if Arc lives up to the hype! :)
No problem. See the pinned comment.
Using PARA in the Arc sidebar never occurred to me. Wow, this is going to change the game. Great video, Brandon!
May i know what PARA is?
This looks awesome and glad that finally someone trying to improve the UX of browser which we almost use it everyday now
Seems original, might give it a shot. But I recently switched from Chrome to Vivaldi and I doubt I'd ever find something more amazing. Although Arc's contexts look like fire !
You have not tried opera gx
@@mcmicanator i tried vivaldi and opera gx, would pick vivaldi any day of the week.
Thanks for the great look into the browser. I'm a tabaholic and I'm hoping Arc will help me get a little more organized and maintain some level of sanity. I've been getting by with Workona as tab management but it has its limitations. I love the ground-up design philosophies the Arc team has chosen. An invite would be greatly appreciated if you have any spares!
@@BrandonKBoswell Dang. Someone snagged it. I appreciate the attempt though!
@@incumalf try Toby Mini (not Toby), i juggle around 450 tabs with it.
@@catpawjack7687 ooOOo I'll take a look! Thanks!
I can send you an invite if you're still interested, create some temporary gmail or other email address
Hey, can I have an invite?
Without having tried it (I know, don't knock it till you do) my main concern is that my contexts move beyond the browser. My private context is a browsing window, a media window and a terminal window. My work context is a web browser, code editor and a terminal window, etc. Switching workspaces on my desktop have become so natural (and simple) that I don't really feel like I have the problems Arc proposes to solve.
exactly! and the multiple accounts feature is solved by Firefox containers or chrome profiles. Firefox already has sidebar bookmarks.
@@rasaskitchen Arc's bookmarking system does seem a lot more intuitive and interesting IMO, because of the different profiles and combining open tabs and bookmarks in a vertical layout. My big gripe with firefox is not supporting vertical tabs, there are extensions but the horizontal layout can't be removed/disabled. With an ultrawide monitor I want to utilize horizontal space and extend vertical space.
Arc does sound interesting. I'm a Windows user, and currently using Vivaldi. It's got a Workspace paradigm, which is similar to contexts/spaces, but doesn't go so far as to give each workspace its own theme, and any bookmarks you have appear in all themes.
I gave Vivaldi a spin after a bunch of people recommended it here. I really liked it and I think it’s likely the best browser on Windows.
This honestly looks the the thing i been needing in my life, all the browser i used always feel really messy and cluttered the longer i use them, this actually feel like it fit my style more...
Craziest feature of this is the book mark IS the tab. So if you have book marks. Just click on it and the page loads as if it was already opened even though it was just a book mark. So no more "book marks vs open tabs of the book marks" ... how cool is that.
That seems like what i turned my firefox into: Cookie containers, tree style tabs, bookmarks for tst branches, Custom stylesheet to remove topbar, just split screens are missing
Everything being Chromium is not a good thing. Not healthy for the internet, gives Google total control. Firefox has contexts now, have used it for years, but could be cleaner.
Another problem with Chromium running in every browser is that the rendering engine used by Chromium, called Blink, has bugs and issues that persist from browser to browser. I don’t mind Chromium as much as I mind Blink
Chromium is just the renderer it doesn’t give Google total control. Arc could just fork the code base and make it their own too.
@@JordanStambaugh1 Blink is the renderer. Chromium is the browsing utility built around it
Honestly, I think this is a non issue. Blink being the default for engine to me is as bad as http being the default protocol for most people and use cases 🤷
Your distraction free youtube boost is absolutely fire!
Awesome video Brandon. I've gone from multiple browsers to Shift (I went from loving to hating within a couple of years) to Biscuit and soon to Arc. Cheers
🍻
For those who are looking for invites, here's a link with the current available invites: bit.ly/arcinvites
It's Mac-Only
I'm a student and found out I already have access because my school is an Arc campus! Super excited to give it a try :)
That fells way more futuristic than what Opera Neon does. I am impressed
This browser has changed my life
Gotta put more respect on Vivaldi's name. It already does all of this, you can highlight multiple tabs and save them as a session or bookmark them, it has workspaces and speed dial pages, an integrated email client, integrated screenshot tool, uses chrome extensions and a similar side panel. Nothing is as good as Vivaldi with its newer updates.
I dont know why but even if this entire video would be an ad, i dont care because the browser SEEMS ACTUALLY GOOD. especially for someone like me who uses 'bookmarks' feature and 3rd party sites like weje and discord to organize my project links. def will give this a try.
❤️. Definitely not an ad, I just like it that much
When artists make product design it shows!!!
Currently I'm using Edge dev + vertical tabs + pinned tabs + pinned tab groups + sidebar + multiple profiles. The experience is still half baked so I'll be waiting for a windows version of this
I think the whole point of using different browsers and user agent switchers and content blockers is about efficiency of work flow. You simply use the UI with the least obstacles. I don't think arc can change that utility; but I welcome one more tool to obsolete another. Find your ideal work flow and divest accordingly.
Oohhh… can’t wait to give this a shot on Monday.
Edge has almost all of these features. But I definitely want to try Arc as well.
This video is sponsored by arc browser
Arc has also changed the way I use the internet. Its absolutely amazing
Wow this looks so awesome. I have over 40 tabs open on a regular work day, this looks so well organized! Would love an invite 😊
For those who are still looking for invites, we tried giving them out in the comments, but they kept getting snagged by randoms. I will have a fresh set of invites available tomorrow and to ensure they get to the intended people I will be giving them out in the Knowledge Workers Discord. You can join at discord.gg/v4qdKMughq
Great intro! Thanks again for the invite, I'm organizing a space as an "area" in PARA, so far I really like it that way.
I'm sorry but how are these workspaces different from "Collections" on the new Edge? They even have vertical tabs
Spaces are basically Firefox containers.
Yes, or User profiles in Chrome. The subtle difference is easy switching, maintaining tab state, and the ability to share sessions across them if you would like.
I would love to try this arc it sounds like one tool to rule them all that I have been trying to create with chrome and a bunch of extensions - thanks for this video
This sounds neat- just signed up for the waitlist.
Want an invite?
I’ve migrated to Vivaldi after much frustration evolving my workflow. Still on the waiting list for Arc ⌛️ anxious to see how it compares.
I used Workona for a while for synced workspaces but Vivaldi has been the first browser I’ve personally found that actually has a workable solution for them. Edge’s implementation was a no-go for me.
My Sony Trinitron CRT I bought way back in 2005 was 16:10, paid so much money for that thing,. Anyway going to check this browser out, lately I've been going back and forth between Edge and Chrome.
Will try it out when it comes out on Windows.
But you didn’t mention the best feature of them all - the auto-archive of open tabs. It has reduced my distractions SO much! Every day I open arc it is completely nice and clean and ready to go!
Good call. It works so well I don’t even think about it ;)
Please create more Arc videos regarding usage and workflows.
I absolutely love Arc, I would say it's the best thing that happened to me in some ways... but I just need them to add traditional bookmark support. I know it's not that hard for them, and pinned tabs are just not the same. It's this reason that I am still using Firefox on my M1 Air.
What is your use case for traditional bookmarks?
Can you please send me a invite for my windows computer
1:36 we'll never be truly free, huh
safari has great tab management which is basically the organisation of windows. you have folders and user profiles as well. worth it for macOS cuz it sips battery compared to anything else
2:45 Could you speak to how this differs from Safari’s update? Safari recently added in a similar feature with the spaces and groups of tabs, but people didn’t seem to like it. How does this differ/improve on that idea?
The spatial nature of Arc is what in my opinion makes it better than the other apps who appear to have these features.
This looks a lot like the way I use Firefox. I use the bookmark manager on the side.
I use tabstash to organize my tabs in a similar way
@4:20 Mac laptops have had 16:10 aspect ratios basically since they switched from PowerPC to Intel more than 15 years ago. I think you’re mistaking this for the increased screen size that accommodates for the new notch.
I am in the waitlist for a few weeks now. Let's see how long I have to wait.
I really enjoyed your video and would love to take arc for a spin. I think it is something I have been looking for for a while....
Thanks Kirk. See pinned comment for an invite!
Microsoft edge has almost all of this functionalities before, its just the fact arc is minimalist and cool.
How am I only hearing about this thing now?
I would love a deeper dive 😉
Your wish is my command: th-cam.com/video/53aEnT53f3Q/w-d-xo.html
Hey Brandon, I think we would really benefit by the video on how you have set up your arc browser and perhaps you can share more about the PARA method implementation of it. It would definitively be a very valueful video.
Very interesting concept for a browser! I already use Obsidian with a PARA-like structure, without too many whistles, but I do feel like saving links in obsidian isn't the best way. I've tried one link per note and multiple links per note, etc. On Chrome I also use an extension called "view later" but it's a simple stack, so from time to time I have to clean it up and push most of the links into obsidian. Would love an invite if you have one to spare :D
❤️. See pinned comment
Would love to try Arc! it seems it will boost my productivity as i switch context a lot throughout my day.. great content!
Love Arc. I use it pretty much the same way with the PARA method. The profiles have been crucial for me.
4:02 this is already possible in chrome (and most other browsers) you can hold the shift or ctrl keys while selecting tabs to highlight multiple, then simply drag your selection and all the tabs will be moved.
I was referring to being able to pull all the tabs from multiple windows together with a single click.
@@BrandonKBoswell Oh I see. Yeah I get your point. I've never really needed to do that but I can see how it would be annoying manually moving tab groups over
If you are watching a video and you move to a new tab... it sticks your video in a smaller view so you can keep watching, how cool is that!
Really handy!
You have me sold on the context system
4:16 Mac displays had the 16/10 aspect ratio since the iMac in 2007… Both computers you showed there had the 16/10 ratio, but the new MacBook Pro has a taller screen to fit the menu bar and notch.
Ok, this sounds amazing. Firefox already does the "Spaces" thing with its "Containers" feature, but this just seems better designed so I'm curious to try it
Have you tried workona? It also let's you organize tabs although not in the same way I see in your video
You made me interested, but not enough to mess around with invites. I will try it when it is properly available
wow. It's inspired me. I really for a long time want to change chrome as a main browser. And I think arc is that I need. If you will have a free invitations I'd be glad to get one
See the pinned comment
I went from having too many tabs open all the time with my previous browser, to having too many "Little Arc" windows open all the time with Arc lol.
You might want to turn little Arc off. The first six months I used Arc I had it off.
At 3:05 is the point I realized I will never use Arc. I have multiple monitors that I use in my work. I may have a Google map opened in one while writing a review or article about the area in another. Nothing beats multiple screens.
?? I use multiple monitors all day every day.
This sounds like virtual desktops except for the browser only. The problem I've encountered with that type of set up is I will forget to close a tab that happens to have a ton of javascript and memory leaks and eventually my computer will slow to a crawl and I'll need to go track down the problem tab on some random virtual desktop. Also many people don't like to 'log in' to their browser on the cloud, as it's a bit of a privacy violation.
7 minute ad is insane
That’s wild. I’m sorry.
Great Video!
That seems really cool! Is there some FOSS alternative to this from those of us not eager to run proprietary browsers?
Not that’s as good as this. Maybe Opera?
This is a browser for the chosen one's. Not for everyone.
Commenting for the invite. Thank you!
I'd love to see another video about how you use Arc.
I'm loving Arc so much as well, I'm fully committed to it, it's really great and changes the game for browsing!
how can one get access to this arc browser?
this sounds AWESOME?? i would love to try
See the pinned comment for an invite.
Looks like you should use mouse a lot to play with the panel and side-by-side feature. Is it true or you can set/learn hotkeys?
So, vertical tabs? Just like in Microsoft Edge browser?