Arc alternatives

Brave is the pragmatic Arc exit: Chromium underneath, so every extension and web app keeps working, with the best built-in ad and tracker blocking of any major browser layered on top. It shows up consistently in "where Arc power users went" coverage as the safe choice — vertical tabs shipped in 2023, it is open source, and the company's whole pitch is not monetising your browsing. Free on every platform. Ignore the optional crypto...

Zen is the consensus answer to "where do I go after Arc": vertical tabs, workspaces, split view and a compact mode that feel immediately familiar, rebuilt on Firefox instead of Chromium and fully open source. r/macapps users recommend it to Arc leavers precisely because it cannot repeat Arc's fate — the code is public and community-driven, so there is no company to pivot away from it. Free on every platform. The Firefox engine means...

Orion is the pick for Arc refugees who want Mac-native performance rather than another Chromium fork. Built by Kagi on WebKit — Safari's engine — it gets Safari-class battery life and speed while supporting both Chrome and Firefox extensions. Vertical tabs, profiles and a focus mode cover most of Arc's daily workflow, and the zero-telemetry stance is genuine: no analytics, no data collection at all. Free, with an optional supporter...

Vivaldi is the closest feature-for-feature Arc replacement among mature browsers: vertical tabs, tab stacking, workspaces, split screen and a built-in command palette — all configurable to a degree Arc never allowed. Because it is Chromium-based, Arc users keep every Chrome extension, which makes it the lowest-friction switch on this list. It is a staple of every credible Arc-alternative roundup. Free, funded by search partnerships,...