Arc Browser vs Google Chrome: Is It Worth The Switch?

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

What web browser do you currently use?

[@orepertorioliturgico]

I'm currently using Microsoft Edge, but was interested in change my Browser because my switch from Windows to Linux (and I don't want to use Firefox :P)

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

@@orepertorioliturgico nice! What distribution of Linux are you planning to use?

[@Ethan_said]

i use brave

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

@@Ethan_saidnice! I believe I’ve tried the mobile version of Brave and maybe the desktop for a short period of time. Do you plan on trying Arc or sticking with Brave? Welcome to the channel!

[@Ethan_said]

​@@thebeautifulmessshow yeah well.. i searched for arc as soon i saw your video.. but found out it wasen't out yet.... i really loved the style and wanted to use it as my default... but if it has performance issues.. i will stick to brave..... also i need dark mode

[@ashwinjadhav818]

I am using Arc on Windows, I was one of the first tester for windows, and the team has been very keen for listening out on our suggestions, us pointing out on things and overall just a awesome browser, just love it.

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

Thanks for sharing your experience on Windows. Definitely feel like the team is innovative and moving in the right direction. Excited to see where they’ll take the company.

[@amitabhkumar7671]

Bro but i can't able to import my data from ex browsers how i can resolve this issue

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

Sorry to hear that. Are you on Windows? On Mac I believe I was able to import my data from Chrome.@@amitabhkumar7671

[@amitabhkumar2302]

yah!, may be it get fixed in future updates @@thebeautifulmessshow

[@iSucrose]

I've been rocking the Arc Browser for a good few months, and it's totally my go-to, mainly because it's got this awesome blend of being super simple and packing some seriously impressive features.

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

Totally! It packs a ton of awesome features. I love the pop up video player when you leave a video tab. Very innovative browser. What browser did you migrate from?

[@iSucrose]

@@thebeautifulmessshow brave

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

@@iSucrose Nice! Is there anything that you miss from Brave?

[@iSucrose]

@@thebeautifulmessshow their Adblocker 😅

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

I can’t remember. Is Brave’s ad blocker built in? My go to ad blocker these days is uBlock.

[@ceateio]

My problem with Arc is that it takes up too much screen estate (on the left side). I know you can hide the sidebar, but now I have no clue what tab I am on when researching. Chrome and Safari give me that overview in the top bar while taking up as little space as needed.

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

I agree 💯with this. It is my biggest issue with Arc. I’m hopeful that they’ll eventually give a horizontal tab option. Welcome to the channel!

[@jkev57i]

I've been using Arc for the past several months, and I enjoyed it so much that I've made it my default browser!

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

Nice! What browser did you switch from? Was it hard to get used to Arc?

[@jimwal10]

I very much like the Opera browser for it speed and unique "bookmark" features.

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

Nice! I didn’t know it had a unique bookmark feature. What does it do?

[@Robloxks]

I very much like the SPYWARE browser for it speed and unique "bookmark" features.

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

@@Robloxks Which browser has spyware?

[@dbess1]

@@thebeautifulmessshowapparently Opera.

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

@@dbess1 did not know that 😬

[@ahmedivy]

I think its time for new version of this video, they have many new features now

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

You're probably right. I've 2 other videos on Arc here: Arc Search: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZqXPnImQmKyIiaMsi=DAD2gpwFDKLBlr5X Arc Max: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4KzpGRtaddgsLssi=P8sPCpTz6BiRNujV If I did make a new video, is there anything in particular I should include? Welcome to the channel fam!

[@69qwerty]

why do you have ticktick and sunsama. how do you use them together?

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

Great question. So I've been mostly using TickTick for personal/family tasks (my wife is also using TickTick. Whereas Sunsama + ClickUp for more business related tasks. Let me know if you have any other questions. Welcome to the channel!

[@rowmiry]

I use arc since its beginning on my mac and it has been AMAZING, i absolutely love them and the team is nothing short of amazing

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

100% The team driving the product has been fantastic. I'm excited to see what they develop. Welcome to the channel my friend!

[@desertoo23]

I'm trying to get used to it... I wish I could open an empty new tap and to through my bookmarks and choose the new tab o Open. It's just annoying that I have to type the url every time I need a new tab

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

The thing that has been the hardest for me to get used to is the vertical tabs. Much prefer the horizontal tabs. I imagine Arc will continue to improve the UX so hopefully we'll see some improvements. Welcome to the channel fam!

[@shoumikmohapatra1730]

i switched from google to arc like 9 months ago?? and never thought about switching back its great

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

Arc is pretty amazing. I feel like if it continues it's innovations it could become a dominant browser. Welcome to the channel!

[@LinhTran-m5m]

Is that true there are several new updates? I am using arc now, but the system on my laptop seems quite different from yours. Ps: I use Windows.

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

Good question. So the mac version is slightly different from the Windows. They haven't brought over all the features yet to Windows sadly. What feature are you thinking about in particular?

[@hoangbaonguyenvan3751]

Have you seen the memory usage of the Arc Browser? It seems to use an insane amount of memory on my windows laptop (ngl it uses more memory than chrome)

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

Hmm haven't looked at the memory usage on Windows yet. Personally I haven't experienced any slow down. My PC has 32 GB ram. Is it running slow? Welcome to the channel fam!

[@hoangbaonguyenvan3751]

@@thebeautifulmessshow My laptop has 8gb of ram and no, it is not running slow. I'm just concerned for its high amount of ram usage. Also thank you, appreciate your response

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

@@hoangbaonguyenvan3751 My pleasure 😊 Thanks for sharing. I would probably start worrying if it starts slowing down the system. My guess is that they haven't finished optimizing the app for Windows yet. Hopefully it will get closer to Chrome as they improve the app performance.

[@JonDaviz]

Really great video! One question, is your chrome tab trasparent? how did you do that?

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

Thanks so much Jon! I don't believe it is transparent. Do you have a time stamp? I'm curious now. Welcome to the channel!

[@JonDaviz]

@@thebeautifulmessshow At the very start! the macos traffic lights looks emptyf and the tab looks a bit transparent I think 🤔 might be from the screen recorder maybe? It made me curious haha

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

I’m not sure if I replied to this earlier or not, but I believe it’s transparent looking because I don’t have the window selected. Hope this helps 😊👍

[@svetimir0ignatov]

You can disable Little Arc in the settings if you don't like it

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

Good point. Arc did actually add an update to Little Arc which should fix this issue 🙌

[@dwaynemcpherson5379]

I had to switch back to chrome, I loved it sooooo much but the opening of tabs in the book mark folders as instead of a fresh tab in the today windows did me in. If i could turn that off it would be my main browser

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

I can relate. I still use Arc, but my current browser of choice is still Chrome. My biggest issue is the tab layout. The horizontal layout is hard to switch from. Welcome to the channel fam!

[@gerryramosftw]

what scares me is arc might not be around for a few more years. ive been using arc but if Skiff was any of a lesson.. investing time into startups products is risky

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

What happened to Skiff? It’s true that Arc might not be around for long. Time will tell. That said, I do believe the Browser Company is innovative so they have potential to go far.

[@williamgordon3479]

got about half way through video and decided i want this sadly not available for windows yet hope not to long a wait

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

They are working on the Windows release. Sounds like it should be coming hopefully by the end of the year or soon after. Hopefully the wait won't be too long. What browser do you currently use?

[@Cine95]

Tbh i use Arc on windows it has its problems but trust its the most underrated and the best browser. Its not even a browser its more like a proper software and it will sky rocket your productivity

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

Are you still using Arc? If so, how is it going?

[@pyaesone_]

hey ive been using arc for a few days now, and i kinda noticed my battery draining a lot more than usual. what do u think? any comments on battery usage of arc?

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

Great question. I've mostly used my MacBook Pro plugged in with Arc. That said, they did just add a feature that freezes tabs to save CPU power. This might help with battery power. The release notes can be found here: resources.arc.net/en/articles/8233343-release-notes What computer are you using? What browser were you using previously? If you were using Safari, I imagine that would have a better battery life due to its optimization with MacOS. Welcome to the channel my friend!

[@Nicolas-mm9hp]

Its sad that doesnt support windows yet. Been waiting to test it for a couple months!

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

Totally 💯 Hopefully soon! I know it's in the works. Welcome to the channel!

[@Nicolas-mm9hp]

@@thebeautifulmessshowit just enter on beta

[@DKay-sy8xu]

I'm a tab hog and typically have at least 20 open... How does Arc deal with those tabs? How its it on resources? security? I can't download it yet, apparently, I had to sign up for a wait list.

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

So far it seems very similar to Chrome for resources. I'm on a MacBook Pro and I haven't had many if any performance issues with Arc. They recently updated it to be more efficient with tabs too. Security. I can't say for sure, but it's built with the same Chromium basis of Chrome so it should be pretty solid. Will you be using Arc on Windows?

[@DKay-sy8xu]

@@thebeautifulmessshow yes, if/when it's available.

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

@@DKay-sy8xu hopefully sooner than later 👍

[@UlziibatNansaltsog]

I tried switching to the Arc browser twice but ended up going back to Google Chrome. Although Arc has many great features, I still find Google Chrome much more comfortable to use. Also, it seemed to me that Arc uses slightly more RAM than Chrome. However, Arc is an amazing browser. My favorite feature is that you can leave a KZbin video playing while working in another app.

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

I hear you. I still go back to Chrome. That said, I use Arc regularly. For things that I have multiple sites I regularly visit for a project it works great.

[@rupiter2008]

Slightly more? As I found out, it consumes three times more RAM than Edge.

[@efficientapp]

I was SO skeptical when hearing about Arc initially. Was a heavy Chrome user (actually used a Chromebook), but bought a MacBook to use Arc, literally after seeing it on Andra's computer. It just felt like the future. They are headed in the right direction we think 👀👀 we're actually in Paris right now in part to try and visit Josh from Arc since he tweeted that he's relocated here, figured a good excuse to visit Paris nonetheless 🗼🥖 super excited by what they're building! Keep testing it out! Definitely a fair comparison you have though, I hear you on being used to the tabs on the top! Tough habit to change!

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

No way!! You switched to Mac just for the Arc Browser 😱 that’s dedication. I will say it is a one of a kind experience. The onboarding and update experience is premium. I also love the updates from their KZbin channel. You can tell it’s REAL people running the company. That’s amazing that you got to meet Josh from Arc! Seems like a good reason to visit Paris 🗼 super excited to see the content you guys will make. Thanks for watching! The sidebar is definitely the hardest thing for me to get past. I especially find it challenging with sites that already have their primary navigation vertically aligned. The other factor is the screen real estate that the sidebar takes up. I can hide it but lose the ability to quickly see and change tabs. All that said, I do believe Arc has an innovative that will find ways to develop and adapt the tool as they grow.

[@efficientapp]

​@@thebeautifulmessshow Haha yep! See, don't take having access to Arc for granted! With the hidden sidebar (for which I do only on-the-go, when docked in a screen, I leave it expanded), I am trying to get more used to CTRL + Spacebar (which opens up the sidebar and shows the current tab), along with CTRL + Tab (which is like an CMD + tab but within recent browser tabs). Between those 2 shortcuts, I can get around decently with it not expanded. A bit of tough muscle memory to initially build up though!

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

@@efficientapp nice! I’ll have to try those shortcuts out. Big fan of time saving keyboard shortcuts.

[@jovan_spasovic]

@@efficientapp Sad to say that Arc is coming to Windows, so your purchase may have been completely unnecessary

[@efficientapp]

Nope, this purchase happened 2 years ago, so I got a solid 1.5 years out of Arc making the purchase worthwhile!

[@fitnesstips4442]

Sure, here's your corrected comment: I've never heard of this browser; it seems cool. I might give it a try. I've been using the Edge browser since it also has a great UI/UX, and it comes with integrated image creator (Dalle) and Bing AI, which I find fascinating!

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

Hello my friend! Nice! Edge is another great browser. It is also built with the same Chromium base like Google Chrome and Arc Browser. If you like the AI features in Edge, you might also enjoy Arc’s new AI features. Definitely give it a unique experience.

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

I made a video going over Arc’s new AI features here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4KzpGRtaddgsLs

[@jkev57i]

I've been using Arc for the past several months, and I'm enjoying it more and more all the time. I like it so much that it is now my default browser!

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

That's awesome! Great browser for sure.

[@hektq]

@@thebeautifulmessshow i believe it's a garbage. Try to use arc with 900+ bookmarks in 40 folders - it's nightmare in arc. I switched back to Chrome. Arc newer be better than

[@dani._vks]

how did u manage to make that smooth mouse movement?

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

Great question my friend. Do you mean how it zooms into the screen and follows the mouse? If so, I use this awesome software called, Screen Studio. I'm a big fan of it. In fact I made a video about it on my main channel. You can watch it here if you're interested: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3aQZIGYitCqkLcfeature=shared Welcome to the channel!

[@dani._vks]

Massive F, I am not a big fan of apple tbh@@thebeautifulmessshow

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

​@@dani._vks bummer. It would be awesome if they made it for PC too. Sorry about that.

[@glenben92]

I've been using vivaldi for a bit now and I was interested in the sidebar tab option but I find that they need to have the page titles be right-aligned, so that the start gets cut off before the end. We already have a favicon before the title to show the domain/service so having it's name again immediately after that is a waste of very valuable space. I end up with 6 tabs that all say "▶ KZbin - ...". Right alignment would mean I can keep the bar small and still see which specific page each item is, so instead of the above you'd get: "▶... - Top 10 DANKEST Cat Memes 2023"

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

Oh I like that idea. I believe Arc's tidy tabs might have a solution that renames tabs to something more human friendly instead of the typical long SEO optimized titles. You're right though that some of these browsers could better handle the layout so that people see the most important information. Welcome to the channel fam!

[@ЕвгенийПоляков-п7р]

Custom CSS for a website is a very old Firefox feature

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

Thanks for sharing! That's cool. Was it easily customizable for the average user or did it require someone to know CSS to get the most out of it?

[@ЕвгенийПоляков-п7р]

​@@thebeautifulmessshow Oh, good point. No, in vanilla FF it wasn't / isn't user friendly at all. But there are some extensions that make the task easier.

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

@@ЕвгенийПоляков-п7р I wonder if FF or the extensions inspired Arc to add the feature to the browser natively. Thanks for sharing!

[@rns10]

Pinned tabs is just aweful. If they could go to traditional bookmarks, it would be my first choice as well.

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

100% - I wish they at least had an option for it.

[@eliezerz1950]

How's the memory consumption? I'm thinking about switching from safari

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

Hey friend! Great question. I'm not exactly sure, but I would imagine it's similar to Google Chrome since they both use the same Chromium base. I would suggest trying it out and seeing if it works for your workflow.

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

I would imagine Safari would probably be better optimized for memory consumption due to it's close ties to macOS, but I imagine Arc should run fine on your mac. What mac are you using?

[@eliezerz1950]

​@@thebeautifulmessshow Thanks for the response. I use safari because it is also the web browser I use on my Iphone. I had a bad experience with Google Chrome and I use the 13 inch base M2 Macbook air.

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

@@eliezerz1950 Safari is not bad. It’s definitely improved recently. What issues did you experience with Chrome?

[@eliezerz1950]

@@thebeautifulmessshow Suttering and uses too much memory. I would get 5gb or more with 3-5 tabs open

[@RS-ho6fd]

How about the email is Google still same

[@picdu2891]

What's with the love for vertical tabs? Why do so many people love giving up screen real estate for information that is completely irrelevant most of the time?

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

This. It is my biggest pain point with Arc. I hope they’ll eventually give the option for horizontal tabs. From a UI perspective it’s terrible when a website also has a vertical layout. Horizontal IMHO doesn’t get in the way as much. Welcome to the channel!

[@stephencooper3583]

Apparently, there is a growing trend of weird people who feel the need to open dozens of tabs at the same time. So they're like "OMG - I can't read my tabs". So putting them in vertical folders helps them "organize". I don't get it myself. I just close tabs that I don't need, like most normal people. But to each their own, I guess. Personally, I'm on Windows and prefer Edge. I 'could' do the same thing with vertical tabs. Or I can use Favorites or Collections... or a combination of all three. I like having different options. Kind of ironic that Microsoft (of all people) offers all these choices. But here we are.

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

@@stephencooper3583 haha so true. I personally am not a fan of vertical tabs. I also feel like having folders of tabs and a list of favorites in the vertical not always helpful. My primary use case for the saved tabs is usually for particular clients or projects where I can easily access my common links. I'm wondering if Arc will eventually add horizontal tabs. This would definitely be a huge improvement IMHO. Welcome to the channel!

[@El-Ge]

How are about Brave or Thorium?

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

I've used Brave before, but Thorium is new to me. What browser do you use? Welcome to the channel!

[@El-Ge]

​@@thebeautifulmessshow I am using Brave though seems that Thorium is faster, due to 3 reasons, 1) adds blocking without installing an extension, 2) there is Thor in private windows, 3) automatically delete all histories when close the browser even if not not running it in a private window.

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

@@El-Ge I’ll have to look into Thorium more. Sounds like a solid option.

[@RS-ho6fd]

Well google keep me signing in and after that the password I gave them in two minutes and then asked me for password again

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

Hey Friend, Did it all work out or is it still having issues with the login process?

[@user-gn8hj2cc6c]

I wish Arc comes to Windows

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

Arc is on the way to Windows. I'm not exactly sure the delivery date, but I believe it should be by the end of the year or early next year. As always you never know with software development. What browser do you use now? Welcome to the channel my friend!

[@user-gn8hj2cc6c]

@@thebeautifulmessshow currently use Chrome for daily use. I tried to find the vertical tab for Chrome, apparently long time ago Chrome remove that feature.

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

For some reason I can’t remember Chrome having vertical tabs. I wonder if you can replicate with an extension. Hopefully you’ll be able to test out Arc soon 👍

[@BadgerCx]

This is literally the programmers browser. Once it comes to windows 10 I don’t think I’ll use anything else

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

I believe it should be available now. Were you able to test it out?

[@Snakiest]

By the time this is on Windows, Edge will have all of these features, I guess. It already has 90% of them.

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

Edge is another good Chromium based browser. It will be interesting to see if they incorporate similar features. Welcome to the channel!

[@Snakiest]

@@thebeautifulmessshow I am sure they will. I had been wondering where all the inspiration for the new features they have implemented was coming from until I found out about Arc.

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

@@Snakiest that's so interesting. So you already think they've been taking ideas from Arc's playbook?

[@Snakiest]

@@thebeautifulmessshow I don't know where exactly they are taking their ideas from, but they certainly are trying to make a browser that can do it all. If privacy doesn't bother you, I think Edge is the browser to be on right now.

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

@@Snakiest I’ve used Edge in the past. Definitely a decent Chrome alternative 👍

[@albertototo]

Hi, what software do you use to record your screen?

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

A lot of people are curious about it 😊 I use this software called Screen Studio. I love the software so much I actually made a video about it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3aQZIGYitCqkLcfeature=shared Let me know if you have any other questions. Happy to help 👍 Welcome to the channel!

[@ManvendraSK]

Arc challenges current UX of browsers, that is the reason it is initally hard to use. I got it in second time 😀. I just wish it to support Android/Linux as well.

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

The UX is definitely unique. I am still getting used to their sidebar. I imagine Android/Linux would be on their roadmap. Just not sure how long it would take to deliver.

[@windowsrefund]

@@thebeautifulmessshow If it were free software, it'd be running on GNU/Linux already.

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

@@windowsrefund I love Linux. I know they are exploring monetization methods for the browser. Right now I'm guessing they'll have a free version and a paid version with features like AI being in the paid plan. I guess we'll see as time goes on.

[@CED.Dweller]

Arc is excellent. I quickly made it my default browser when iCloud Keychain use became an option.

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

It’s pretty awesome! Were you using Safari before Arc?

[@okaybossiamonyoutubeakkskd]

why do i see these 'arc' praising bot comments on every arc browser video ? It's so shir honestly, the url space is centered and overlaps with my pinned extensions....Also chrome's power is unmatched! A True Beast

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

I bounce between Chrome and Arc. I actually mostly use Chrome. If Arc added horizontal tabs, it might have a chance at becoming my main browser.

[@lambada1975]

will this browser available for linux?

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

That’s a great question. I haven’t heard about Linux development yet. What Linux distro are you using?

[@lambada1975]

@@thebeautifulmessshow At the Moment i use Ubuntu and Mint, but also Like Fedora and Arch, but Arch ist not stable enough for me. In the Futur i look for an other Disto, because i do not like the Ubutus force to Snap.

[@lambada1975]

@@thebeautifulmessshow Brave, Librewolf, Tor and Firefox are the browsers to Go for me. If there ist no Linux Browsers, it is not a Browser for me, all big Players on Browser have a Linux Version.

[@Junior-rw3jm]

I see reviews for the mobile version are not good. Hopefully, someday they’ll make a good mobile app version

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

I do believe this in the works already. While it's still a work in progress, I love that they have all my space tabs ready to quickly access. This has been great for quickly accessing common links like courses.

[@loquedelcorazonsalealcoraz6993]

Gracias por tanta claridad, aunque desafortunadamnente no me recupero los de hace 3 dias, sino lo de ayer :( sigo buscando carpetas (las borre en otro PC) y cuando llegue al otro PC vi q tb desaparecen en esste otro pc :S GRACIAS POR TNATO

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

My pleasure. Did it work out?

[@roberttranceedm]

I love Chrome too much to leave it for anything. Chrome and I have a very special, deep relationship with true connections! 🥰

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

I hear you. I love Chrome. It just works. I haven't completely left Chrome for Arc yet. I've got my feet still in Chrome due to the sidebar layout. The sidebar UX hasn't clicked yet. Welcome to the channel!

[@roberttranceedm]

@@thebeautifulmessshow I tried out other options in the past, many, if not all, but it just reinforced my first choice. Plus the fact how Chrome improved after ver. 116 on to now, 119. But that's just me. It's not everyone's cookie (puns, all the puns) and that's fine. Arc looks like an interesting project though.

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

@@roberttranceedm I hear you. I've tried many different browsers and I keep coming back to chrome. Solid. I'm intrigued by Arc due to it's fresh approach and team behind it. We'll see where it goes.

[@korkutaydinli]

Its a great video thank you for your help i have one recomendation for you. you are talking a bit slow i had to speed up to video otherwise the information and quality is great

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

Thanks for the kind words and recommendation my friend. I'm always looking for ways to improve. Welcome to the channel!

[@korkutaydinli]

@@thebeautifulmessshowwaiting for all your new videos thank you !

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

@@korkutaydinli absolutely my friend! Excited to have you join me on this journey!

[@_tanzil_]

Neh,, I need some space on my screen while browsing. So tabs on the top traditional way is okey for me.

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

I totally understand. This is probably the hardest thing for me with Arc. If they gave a top tab navigation option that would be awesome. Welcome to the channel!

[@cb73]

I really wanted to like Arc but the UX is convoluted. In particular, the way Spaces intersect with Profiles makes no sense at all. It's completely unusable.

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

My biggest issue is the vertical tabs. It took me a little to get used to Profiles and Spaces, but now I appreciate certain aspects of it. I'm hopeful that they'll continue to improve the browser.

[@govindpathakwelcomeu]

I am loving arc browser

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

isn’t it pretty awesome! what browser did you switch from? Welcome to the channel fam!

[@charlescox7672]

Quite impressed with what you've shown us! The "Spaces" are of most interest to me, at present, as I have well over 100 tabs in Chrome under seven different Groups, and am looking for something that could simplify this and make it look less cluttered. I was a die-hard Firefox fan-boy for many, many years, until they started messing with the engine and most of my beloved extensions stopped working. Then it seemed as if there was so little difference between FF and Chrome (with Chrome of course being faster), that I jumped ship to it in late 2021. Definitely going to give Arc a try - Thank You so much for turning me on to it 🙂

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

Thank you Charles!! I’m so glad the video was helpful. Once you try it, I would love to hear your feedback on Arc. The hardest thing for me is to get used to the layout of having tabs on the side vs on the top. Other than that it’s an amazing user experience. Welcome to the channel! Enjoy Arc 😊

[@photog3377]

not available for windows . There is a waiting list

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

Bummer. Hopefully they'll release it to Windows publicly soon. Welcome to the channel fam!

[@sparkingtorres3053]

You can sign up with your university ID if u r in university. I got arc in just 1 day

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

That's awesome! Did you get Arc for Windows or Mac? I'm sure other students will benefit from knowing this.@@sparkingtorres3053

[@marcelorauber_]

I'd like a Linux version :)

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

I support this message 👍 What distro of linux are you running? It's been a little while, but I really enjoyed using Ubuntu as a kid. It was so much more efficient with resources than Windows back then.

[@Chikowski101]

There's no place like chrome ! it's the home of web browsing

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

Hard to beat chrome. Great browser. I use it primarily alongside Arc.

[@kostadinpl]

In the end, only advertising will remain.

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

It’ll be interesting to see how Arc decides to monetize their product. Have you used Arc?

[@kostadinpl]

@@thebeautifulmessshow no but from what i see It is not a big deal

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

@@kostadinpl I here you. I still primarily use Chrome. I do however still regularly use Arc. I do feel like the company if they keep up the work could change the space. Also their Arc Search app for iOS is amazing. I do feel like it could compete with Google for certain types of search. That said, time will tell where things will go.

[@kostadinpl]

@@thebeautifulmessshow I hope it changes my mind when it comes out. Do you have an installation file?

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

Are you on Windows or Mac?@@kostadinpl

[@VictorMartins239]

Nothing new here, just chrome different ui

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

At the heart of it, yes. I believe what makes this browser unique is the team behind it. I’m really curious to see how it is developed over time. What browser do you currently use?

[@VictorMartins239]

@@thebeautifulmessshow brave, no google and good builtin adblock

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

@@VictorMartins239 Nice! Brave seems to be a popular choice in the comments.

[@testtest-bb2dt]

Make it concise my friend

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

Thank you for the feedback. This was part of a podcast episode which it normally runs 20-30 mins, but that said I don’t want to make it long without need. What areas would you recommend cutting out or improving? Thanks so much my friend 👍

[@Swanicorn]

I do not know what's up with this Arc browser thing. I have been aware of it since a long time and it has been in waitlist forever. People talk wonders about it but why isn't it available to the public yet? Seems like a scam in the process. From what I remember, it isn't that big of a deal compared to Vivaldi. The sidebar and stuff like that are pretty much available to a usable extent in other browsers already. Splitview, sidebar and tab groups are default in Vivaldi. I genuinely do not understand the hype and the super long wait time when similar features are available in already popular and well accepted browsers. I am skeptical about this. You got 4 week wait period right? I think I have been in waitlist for years!!! Why? Cuz I am not a social influencer?? Sounds sketchy to me.

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

I believe you're right that there are features that overlap with other browsers. That's so strange about not getting the invite. You should be able to test it out now. I have an invite link: arc.net/gift/a43a843a Would love to get your thoughts on it after you get a chance to test it out. Welcome to the channel my friend!

[@brunozysman9481]

Arc doesn’t worth one minute of your time. specially when you lose in permanence all your password and you seek help from the browser company and they never dole back to you. believe me stay with your current browser if you don’t want to fall down in a trap

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

Oh no! So sorry to hear Bruno. Are you using an Password Manager for your passwords? Or were you using Chrome as your password manager? I typically don't have a browser remember my password, but instead use a password manager. Hope you're able to recover the passwords 👍

[@brunozysman9481]

@@thebeautifulmessshow i am using ewallet but that’s not the problem. imagine 3 companies with each 3 bank accounts, each of them have jira confluence slack figma and notion and zero accounts, each company having a different profile with its own credentials stored in the chromium password manager. it is absolutely a no go to lose them on Arc and it is even more a no go with the customer care of the browser company doesn’t even care to answer to a query on how to solve this problem

[@istiquritconsultant]

Edge has 90 percent of these features and more coming

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

A lot of people in the comments seem to like Edge. Definitely a solid Chromium option.

[@lokaero]

Arc ❤

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

Right!! Pretty amazing. What browser did you switch from?

[@lokaero]

@@thebeautifulmessshow Chromium, firefox, edge. Arc replaced everything.

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

@@lokaero That's a pretty big list! That's awesome.

[@BorderTerrier-yk2hw]

1922?!

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

Hi Friend! Did I talk about 1922? I'm sorry, but I can't recall what this would apply to. Thanks!

[@LilianaRosasR]

I didnt like it :c , i prefer opera

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

It's been a while since I used Opera. What do you like about it?

[@sangeethsujith6396]

Arc is shit use edge if you want split screen and vertical tabs. Or firefox and brave if you want performance

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

Currently I’m switching between Arc and Chrome. If Arc added horizontal tabs I might be able to fully switch. I’m actually not a huge fan of the vertical tabs. The biggest thing I’m a fan of is the team behind Arc and the overall UX. I feel like it has a ton of potential. A lot of people here seem to be fans of Edge. I might give it another try.

[@sangeethsujith6396]

@@thebeautifulmessshow As a web developer i think arc is plain bad. It lacks a lot of features other browsers have, shortcuts are finicky and dumb just to make browser look minimal. There is always a balance between minimalism and featuristi but i think arc is only about minimalism and mouse usage and for people with bad to worst tab management. I vouch for edge cause there is a balance for it and choice. Yes its bloated and all but its reliable, good for development and better than arc too

[@sangeethsujith6396]

@@thebeautifulmessshow Chrome is just bad there are 0 reasons to use chrome anyway

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

@@sangeethsujith6396 thanks for sharing. For me probably the bloated default page of edge is what hasn’t worked for me personally. I just haven’t spent the time to simplify the experience. The Bing AI integration is intriguing. I feel like the biggest shift we will see in the browser space is how they incorporate AI into the browser experience.

[@codingneko]

Ok so it's just Chrome. No thanks.

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

It’s built on the same Chromium base so in that sense its core is like Chrome. That said, Arc is definitely a different experience from Chrome. Do you currently use Chrome or another browser?

[@codingneko]

@@thebeautifulmessshow I generally don't care about stupid feature additions from browsers. Google Chrome has proved time and time again it has the best combination of features on top of the base Chromium browser, which makes sense, because they made it. So unless you're changing the browser engine, your browser will always be just Google Chrome but worse, no matter what you do. Change the engine. I don't care it's hard, if you want to make a new browser, make a new browser, don't reskin an existing one. You might be able to brainrot a few dumbasses into using your poorly modified version of Google Chrome, but it's still just Chrome. The only thing other than Google Chrome I'd consider using right now is either ungoogled Chromium (just because fuck google), and Firefox because AT LEAST it's a different browser.

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

I hear you. There are many Chromium browsers that are poorly done. I will say Google does a great job at making a browser. I also love their Pixel phone. It’s just no nonsense good. I switched from a Pixel to an iPhone and there are certain aspects of the Pixel that are hard to beat.

[@FelixLantiguaCamacho]

MEH YOU TALK A LOT, CUT THE CHASE!

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

Sorry about that. Any particular areas did you feel like I could have been more clear or brief? Thanks for the feedback.

[@somhrsh]

can you speak any slower

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

Hey friend! Thanks for the feedback. Do you think I'm speaking too fast or too slow? Most of the time people say I talk too slow so it's something I've been keeping in mind.

[@rediffusion7996]

I use 1.5. You should do 0.5

[@windowsrefund]

The whole fixation on Mac is so cringe though. Seriously, I'll never understand why people use that crap OS as it is essentially the exact same thing as Microsoft Windows (just a different master). If you know, you know.

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

Hello Friend! They’re working on making Arc available for Windows. Should hopefully be available in the next few months. What is your favorite browser on Windows?

[@8nhuman8]

Bro those Arc promoting vids are literally have the same script🤣That's just hillarious

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

Really? I haven't watched too many. I guess it's probably around the same ideas so somewhat similar.

[@clumein2]

Not very impressed... boosting a site just another example of wasting time instead of getting done what needs to get done. Edge is the way to go... (for me) I see nothing here that can't easily be done in any other modern browser.... but who knows what their future will bring to this app....

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

I will say the biggest thing for me to get over is the sidebar vs top navigation. I didn't know if I would ever use Boost either, but I actually found that after really trying while making the video it is actually kind of nice. Definitely not necessary. But I love being able to clean up sites like KZbin or Facebook which have stuff that you never use. While not a necessary feature it is a lot more useful on sites you use on a regular basis. In that sense it could save time and enhance your experience by reducing unnecessary distractions. It will be interesting to see how the innovations of Arc impacts other browsers. Edge is a popular Chrome alternative.

[@jinho4822]

Messing with Arc for 10 minutes Definitely my go-to Hope it'll come to Android as well 🥹

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

Very cool! What browser did you switch from? If they keep up the pace, I wouldn't be surprised if the android version gets released in the next year. Welcome to the channel fam!

[@jinho4822]

@@thebeautifulmessshow Safari

[@thebeautifulmessshow]

@@jinho4822 Classic. I like the minimalist design of Safari, but I feel like it doesn't have all the extensions I like from Chromium based browsers. Still a very solid option for Mac users.