Arc Browser Review: 10 Reason Why YOU Should Switch!

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  • @NateisJung
    @NateisJung Рік тому +80

    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.

    • @DylanMooney-xh5nz
      @DylanMooney-xh5nz Рік тому +1

      Hey, could you send me an invite so i can try out the browser? Thanks!

    • @Jon-hb6gx
      @Jon-hb6gx Рік тому

      Me too

    • @sudiptodas0001
      @sudiptodas0001 Рік тому +2

      with the speed Microsoft edge is growing, I wouldn't be surprized if they stole some of these features

    • @JJR_BIKES
      @JJR_BIKES Рік тому +3

      @@sudiptodas0001 yeah. edge already has some of those features.

    • @_tr11
      @_tr11 Рік тому

      They made a video under their channel about a windows version and the progress about it. You should check it out.

  • @TheToobNube
    @TheToobNube Рік тому +24

    Arc should pay you for this fantastic demonstration! Definitely gonna take it for a spin after watching this video.

    • @daniellangewisch
      @daniellangewisch  Рік тому +2

      I'm so glad you enjoyed it! Arc is really an awesome browser. I'm still loving using it.

  • @MasterFloop
    @MasterFloop Рік тому +22

    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

    • @daniellangewisch
      @daniellangewisch  Рік тому +2

      I agree! The design of Arc is just a joy to interact with.

  • @kevinbatts2804
    @kevinbatts2804 Рік тому +12

    I signed up for the beta the second I heard about this project. This is the Browser I’ve been looking for. Amazing features.

  • @ethanmenzel
    @ethanmenzel Рік тому +59

    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.

    • @Shikaitsu
      @Shikaitsu Рік тому +13

      edge already has the side tab feature

    • @whydontyoustfu
      @whydontyoustfu Рік тому +3

      Ctrl shift comma
      Edge has side tab

    • @geoken2
      @geoken2 Рік тому +3

      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.

    • @azkanand5832
      @azkanand5832 Рік тому +1

      ​@@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.

    • @cdrl9392
      @cdrl9392 Рік тому

      now, there are also workspaces in edge. You can share them and work together.

  • @thecastiel69
    @thecastiel69 Рік тому +1

    That's basicaly a window manager for browser.

  • @PaulRippey
    @PaulRippey 28 днів тому

    Hey, great review! I've heard other people say they loved Arc, but yours is the clearest explanation of what's so good about it. I'm going to start testing it today!

  • @grafixnetz
    @grafixnetz Рік тому +1

    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.

  • @John7No
    @John7No Рік тому +7

    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.

    • @Thomas-rg4vz
      @Thomas-rg4vz Рік тому +2

      Really? That's very misleading then.

    • @John7No
      @John7No Рік тому

      @@Thomas-rg4vz not surprising though, it is the default in probably 95% of proprietary apps.

  • @MajorPickleSwag
    @MajorPickleSwag Рік тому +4

    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

    • @Action2me
      @Action2me Рік тому

      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.

    • @MajorPickleSwag
      @MajorPickleSwag Рік тому

      @@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

  • @Nimac91
    @Nimac91 Рік тому +3

    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.

  • @MorganScribbler
    @MorganScribbler Рік тому

    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!

  • @Icarsuss
    @Icarsuss Рік тому +2

    what is the battery performance of ARC compare to CHROME, FIREFOX OR BRAVE BROWSER on M1 macbooks? any idea?

    • @alexabianny
      @alexabianny Рік тому

      My M1 MacBook Air battery started draining like hell when I used Arc. I had to uninstall it. Uses a lot of resources.

    • @Icarsuss
      @Icarsuss Рік тому

      @@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 🙂

  • @lamijaherenda7789
    @lamijaherenda7789 Рік тому +2

    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.

  • @HONjramiroz98
    @HONjramiroz98 Рік тому +2

    How does it compare to brave browser?

  • @Dynothru
    @Dynothru Рік тому +10

    Just got my shipment today for Arc, and the amount of customization is insane, plus the UI feels so natural!

    • @daniellangewisch
      @daniellangewisch  Рік тому +3

      I totally agree! I am loving it. Such a great browser! 😃

    • @THEVIERAOS
      @THEVIERAOS Рік тому

      How long did you have to wait? Sucks they make you wait to try it out. 😕

    • @Dynothru
      @Dynothru Рік тому

      @@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

    • @THEVIERAOS
      @THEVIERAOS Рік тому

      @@Dynothru I gotta wait until April? 😭

  • @PortugalCarp
    @PortugalCarp Рік тому +11

    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?

    • @008kevin
      @008kevin Рік тому

      Its chromium based as well i think

    • @andrewhooper7603
      @andrewhooper7603 5 місяців тому

      Reinventing the wheel is a bad idea because it's already optimized. Do you think browsers are already optimized?

  • @Kennerfull
    @Kennerfull Рік тому +2

    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.

  • @TheHRguitarist
    @TheHRguitarist Рік тому +1

    great video, really good job. And this Arc browser seems a really great thing. I am gonna check it for sure. Keep going!

  • @rodneyzoo
    @rodneyzoo 8 місяців тому

    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!

  • @VAKZ23
    @VAKZ23 Рік тому +1

    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!!

  • @Abdullah-zl9ub
    @Abdullah-zl9ub 13 днів тому

    how do you use mail app inside ARC? why is it better to open the mail inbox through ARC? doesn’t get lost between tabs? I feel it's not easily accessiable and perhaps it would be lost between so many things in ARC.

  • @readright2877
    @readright2877 Рік тому +1

    Can you take a scrolling screenshot? Meaning you want to take a screenshot of the entire page and not just the visible part.

    • @nexTabDE
      @nexTabDE Рік тому +1

      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.

  • @antoinesudan
    @antoinesudan Рік тому +2

    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. 😊

  • @shanmukhadattamusic
    @shanmukhadattamusic 4 місяці тому

    How did you get the search bar to the left of the screen? It is on the top by default

  • @altaccount648
    @altaccount648 Рік тому +10

    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.

  • @errole
    @errole Рік тому

    Great video man. I just subbed

  • @zaired
    @zaired Рік тому +1

    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.

  • @reynoldsj_
    @reynoldsj_ Рік тому +2

    Fantastic video! Great content, and great energy. Thank you and keep it up! God bless.

  • @ratulsaha9487
    @ratulsaha9487 Рік тому

    I got past Arc’s waitlist. Time to install

  • @techfaux
    @techfaux Рік тому

    Hey Daniel ! are there any Arc invites left? i would love to have an invite if possible

    • @daniellangewisch
      @daniellangewisch  Рік тому

      Hey there! Try this and hopefully there are still some invites remaining: arc.net/gift/7358e40

  • @ianovic75
    @ianovic75 Рік тому +2

    I also use it as my main browser, crazy good browser. Wish it could be available for linux too.

    • @daniellangewisch
      @daniellangewisch  Рік тому

      I was shocked at how much I enjoyed using this browser!

  • @RickyChou-qi4pc
    @RickyChou-qi4pc Рік тому

    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.

  • @cimbakahn
    @cimbakahn 10 місяців тому

    Daniel Langewisch: Can you get it for a Linux laptop running Linux Mint?

  • @creativemotionBD
    @creativemotionBD Рік тому

    Can scrolling screenshots be taken?

  • @mikhailratner4649
    @mikhailratner4649 Рік тому

    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.

  • @errole
    @errole Рік тому

    How can we work with the easel with PC users and Androids.

  • @Maisonier
    @Maisonier Рік тому +1

    How does it compare to the new edge with Bing AI?

    • @ajbrady4357
      @ajbrady4357 Рік тому

      Bing ai is cool, but Bing UI is quite literally dogshit

  • @exoticlol
    @exoticlol Рік тому +6

    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.

    • @ajbrady4357
      @ajbrady4357 Рік тому

      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

    • @008kevin
      @008kevin Рік тому +2

      Then this browser might not be for you, as for performance, its chromium based so probably similar to everything else in that google monopoly

    • @MathieuLLF
      @MathieuLLF Рік тому

      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.

    • @philipstancil264
      @philipstancil264 Рік тому

      @@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.

    • @alexabianny
      @alexabianny Рік тому

      My M1 MacBook Air battery started draining like hell when I used Arc. I had to uninstall it. It uses a lot of resources.

  • @blyatMail
    @blyatMail Рік тому

    you've missed the part of developer console sir.. i'm curious with those stuff

  • @LucSchots
    @LucSchots 7 місяців тому

    Just noticed that the Arc Browser app for Android costs €8.5?

  • @carlric
    @carlric 9 місяців тому

    subscribed! very good explanation.

  • @jasonking852
    @jasonking852 Рік тому +1

    What if I told you there are no Linux or windows binaries?

  • @Nikos10
    @Nikos10 5 місяців тому

    For ipad?

  • @Jkc3707
    @Jkc3707 2 місяці тому

    Can you watch UA-cam advertisement free?
    Like Brave browser.

  • @Glotaku
    @Glotaku 11 місяців тому

    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

  • @patrickzanesco8509
    @patrickzanesco8509 Рік тому

    How can i download the Arc browser? i've submited a request for it but still in "wait list", thanks by advance.

    • @zurvad
      @zurvad Рік тому +1

      You cannot, I'm wating since 2 months didn't get access yet.

    • @patrickzanesco8509
      @patrickzanesco8509 Рік тому

      @@zurvad thanks man

  • @klc3rd
    @klc3rd Рік тому

    I just got the download link for Arc, and I really like it

  • @basanavicius1918
    @basanavicius1918 8 місяців тому

    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.

  • @gabocapo7762
    @gabocapo7762 Рік тому

    It is Open Source and it runs on Linux?

  • @iglobrothers645
    @iglobrothers645 Рік тому +2

    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

  • @Maisonier
    @Maisonier Рік тому +2

    DUde !! this is only for MAC !!! not for Windows.

  • @alexmartinez6864
    @alexmartinez6864 9 місяців тому

    I´ve a simple word for this browser "PERFECT"

  • @CONFUSEDBOND
    @CONFUSEDBOND Рік тому

    i like your clean room

  • @vidark.6301
    @vidark.6301 4 місяці тому

    Great video! Earned my subscription - are you still using it? Maybe time for a follow up review?

  • @yehudadm
    @yehudadm Рік тому +1

    the only downside for me is that it dosn't support spatial audio

  • @Darin08
    @Darin08 4 місяці тому

    I’m downloading it as soon as I get a MacBook because you can’t download stuff on windows unless you have an account

  • @deevocg6692
    @deevocg6692 10 місяців тому

    I dont like keyboard shortcuts. But I got to admit this is a better browser.

  • @TheFloatingBartender
    @TheFloatingBartender Рік тому

    This is great but it’s still chrome. The best I’ve found is Orion.
    Safari styled but can use Firefox and chrome extensions

  • @ambrosblm2034
    @ambrosblm2034 3 місяці тому

    i'm using it rn on my windows but it's laggy specialy here on ytb

  • @Amensatanzero
    @Amensatanzero 7 місяців тому

    excellent video

  • @todthesushimonster1256
    @todthesushimonster1256 Рік тому

    Does anyone have any idea how long it takes?

    • @Tony-pp7ib
      @Tony-pp7ib Рік тому

      It took me one week exactly to get Arc

    • @ajbrady4357
      @ajbrady4357 Рік тому

      Still need a code?

  • @avishaimoscovich453
    @avishaimoscovich453 Рік тому

    True that, I switched in January and not looking back to Chrome.

  • @paulbailey6251
    @paulbailey6251 Рік тому

    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.

  • @MaysonClarke
    @MaysonClarke Рік тому +1

    Arc isnt even available to the general public? So sad to see.

  • @azeriff
    @azeriff Рік тому

    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?

  • @innerpull
    @innerpull Рік тому

    What about security?

  • @KAXIU-w3f
    @KAXIU-w3f Місяць тому

    why wont it let me scroll

  • @itsthesola10
    @itsthesola10 Рік тому +40

    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.

    • @prodbyruphus
      @prodbyruphus Рік тому +4

      What’s manifest v3?

    • @itsthesola10
      @itsthesola10 Рік тому +15

      @@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.

    • @Shikaitsu
      @Shikaitsu Рік тому +4

      @@itsthesola10 oh dear :/

    • @ratulsaha9487
      @ratulsaha9487 Рік тому +4

      @@itsthesola10 browsers like Arc can fork Chromium and change up stuff that limits ad blockers

    • @itsthesola10
      @itsthesola10 Рік тому +4

      @@ratulsaha9487 yes but so far none has created an independent extensions store like Firefox did. They just use Chrome’s store

  • @maurolimaok
    @maurolimaok Рік тому

    Great video. I'll give it a chance.

  • @Teddy3inDC
    @Teddy3inDC Рік тому

    I’d really love to get access.

  • @EGYCloud
    @EGYCloud Рік тому +3

    Vivaldi browser has literally every single thing arc has and so much more.
    And it has been in the market pretty long time ago.

  • @larrykid11
    @larrykid11 Рік тому

    Some large corp might try to buy Arc at this point

  • @chris122380
    @chris122380 Рік тому

    Mac only browser😢

  • @BartoszBielecki
    @BartoszBielecki Рік тому

    I just need the same with Firefox engine

  • @antasari_ahmad5325
    @antasari_ahmad5325 Рік тому

    Thx its Awesome

  • @waytolegacy
    @waytolegacy 7 місяців тому

    Caution: SWITCH ONLY if you have Mac. The Windows version doesn't have many interesting features which make ARC, ARC.

  • @honkSchumacher
    @honkSchumacher Рік тому

    Calling them upfront when their source code is not available is practically meaningless. Their entire privacy claims are based on "trust me bro"

  • @RS-ho6fd
    @RS-ho6fd Рік тому

    Is Google still with this browser

  • @EddyJPrado-ht8yn
    @EddyJPrado-ht8yn Рік тому +1

    I can’t switch because I’ve been waiting for an invite since forever!

    • @daniellangewisch
      @daniellangewisch  Рік тому +1

      Here's an invite code, Eddy. Enjoy! arc.net/gift/7358e40

  • @RS-ho6fd
    @RS-ho6fd Рік тому

    Is Google still there with this new browser

  • @sakoabovyan9089
    @sakoabovyan9089 Рік тому

    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

  • @B0A2
    @B0A2 Рік тому

    I’m not a big fan of taking the whole screen and playing music for each reason with the title card

  • @anasmahmudorko
    @anasmahmudorko Рік тому

    If all privacy feature are true then they gotta earn some place. future it may requires a subscription

  • @fblauer
    @fblauer Рік тому

    Looks interesting, but I can't even try it. Anyone have any invite codes by any chance?

    • @daniellangewisch
      @daniellangewisch  Рік тому

      Hey Fred! This invite code should work. Here you go! arc.net/gift/7358e40

    • @fblauer
      @fblauer Рік тому

      @@daniellangewisch Apparently, you need a mac, which I don't have

  • @Alenk
    @Alenk Рік тому

    Arc is overheating my Macbook Pro M1 :(

  • @johnyferreira8733
    @johnyferreira8733 6 місяців тому

    Bro you never tried pressing the F11 button on a browser for full screen browsing before? This isn't something new...

  • @jozekruzic5916
    @jozekruzic5916 Рік тому

    It's a cool browser, but Vivaldi has (and had) most of those things years ago..

  • @jordanquinley2471
    @jordanquinley2471 Рік тому +1

    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!

    • @dannyshao9447
      @dannyshao9447 Рік тому +1

      I mean i use it daily with brave but Arc just looks so much better.

  • @tysqii
    @tysqii Рік тому

    btw students can skip the waiting list by using their academic email 👍

  • @zalorthethird
    @zalorthethird Рік тому

    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?

  • @BakeNeko-San
    @BakeNeko-San Рік тому

    I'm just waiting to windows version

  • @comet392
    @comet392 11 місяців тому

    The Mac version of Vivaldi.

  • @lol-ru4hs
    @lol-ru4hs Рік тому +2

    so basically chrome should add some more features and arc is dead.

    • @codexous
      @codexous Рік тому

      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 😁

  • @herwarthaug
    @herwarthaug Рік тому

    I am waiting for Arc on iOS to come. Then I can get rid off Safari.

  • @RS-ho6fd
    @RS-ho6fd Рік тому

    Why you paying for it

  • @PhilvSassen
    @PhilvSassen Рік тому

    I sincerely wish I had received an invitation the Arc Browser. 😉

    • @daniellangewisch
      @daniellangewisch  Рік тому

      Hey there! Try this: arc.net/gift/7358e40 and see if there are any invites remaining.

  • @Lokesh3152
    @Lokesh3152 Рік тому

    Try vivaldi

  • @czdot
    @czdot Рік тому

    What if I told you this was basically a sleaker Vivaldi? :-D

    • @daniellangewisch
      @daniellangewisch  Рік тому

      I have been wanting to check out Vivaldi as well...looks pretty cool!

    • @czdot
      @czdot Рік тому +1

      @@daniellangewisch I've been using it for years. It's pretty good unless I have 80 opened tabs. Which I do. Right now. 😀

  • @zan2447
    @zan2447 Рік тому

    dawg I would switch if it was on windows