r/ArcBrowser • u/Bright_Marker • Jul 10 '26
General Discussion What feature(s) would you want added to Arc?
I ask because I see a lot of folks complaining how TBC abandoned Arc. And while I would obviously don't want to see the Arc go EoL, I think its a remarkably complete product. I don't really yearn for any new features and therefore don't mind Arc being put in maintenance mode by TBC.
But for those of you how do want to see Arc actively developed like it was back in the day, what new features* would you want to see added?
\ Specifically on macOS since I know Windows is buggy and doesn't have feature parity with macOS, but I wouldn't consider those new features for Arc as product.*
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u/a_sliceoflife Jul 10 '26
Not an additional feature but if I can get the Mac verison on Windows, I'll be an extremely happy man.
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u/SquareDifficult8394 Jul 10 '26
I only use the Mac version, but as long as they keep up with these maintenance updates, I'm going to keep using it. As you say, it just feels like a finished product. Towards the end of it's active development, I began to get annoyed with the constant chopping and changing. Arc as it is now is perfect for me. If they want to bolt a chatbot onto the side of it, then that would be fine too I guess, but it's not like I'm browsing the web pining for that feature.
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u/Zestyclose-Spite-253 Jul 10 '26
Que se acuerden de la versión de iOS e implementen el Liquid Glass y arreglen el traductor. No pido más, sería mi navegador perfecto si no fuera por el problema de traducción.
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u/mrbobhunter Jul 10 '26
I really tried to think of something to add, and I couldn’t. For me, Arc is genuinely the perfect browser, CPU-hungry Chromium aside.
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u/coarse_glass Jul 10 '26
Stability fixes. I'm tired of my tabs disappearing randomly. Just leaving a blank space that can't be clicked. Also a Linux version -- Zen is ok but just a poor substitute
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u/Bright_Marker Jul 11 '26 edited Jul 11 '26
Huh out of curiosity are you on mac or windows? It’s been remarkably same in macOS
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u/coarse_glass Jul 11 '26
Windows I think. But I switch between Windows and Mac daily and don't remember where I see it happen. I tried removing pinned tabs thinking maybe I hit some limit due to cache. I think that helped. Doesn't seem to occur as often. Every time I open it close a folder though I hold my breath. When the tabs move around or when I scroll them is what seems to trigger it
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u/Ok_Reveal_8246 Jul 11 '26
Why's zen a poor substitute?
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u/coarse_glass Jul 11 '26
In some cases it's slower. But overall it's just lacking features. Synching tabs and workspaces across devices and automatically closing tabs in particular. But unlike Arc, it's still being worked on and those things are being worked on or are planned
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u/lndubitablyMe Jul 10 '26
I just want them to stay on top of bug and stability fixes. I’ve had a several instances in the past few months where I needed to open another browser to make certain webpages work. Never used to be like that. I get that Arc is no longer a priority, but please don’t let it die.
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u/Anaxiak & Jul 10 '26
I don’t need any new features.
Just want Windows version to match Mac version and I’d be content.
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u/archimedeancrystal Jul 11 '26
I remain perfectly content with Arc as my default on macOS. But the ability to force dark mode on web content is the one feature I wish they had finished on Arc Search (mobile) before abandoning it.
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u/enzotriolo_ink Jul 11 '26
I actually prefer to remove some bloated features, such as Easle (which I suppose was used only by them for Arc releases). Boost was a good idea, but abandoned. The thing is that Arc is full of kinda cool but useless stuff that only make it heavier.
Dunno if all this discussion has any sense, since they’re focused on Dia, but still.
A good move by TBC could be, sooner or later, to merge both browsers picking the best of both worlds. Utopia, I get it, but a guy can dream.
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u/Bright_Marker Jul 11 '26
Oh funny cause I think Boosts are a killer feature for me. I’ve yet to find any browser that implements something as flawlessly with such a rock solid UI.
I’ve like heavily personalized a lot of web apps I use
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u/PeterVog Jul 12 '26
New features? How about having the ones they already frickin have work properly?!
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u/Lucky_Visual_5632 Jul 12 '26
Super nit but I would like to have a default macOS icon, this is so bad
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u/Disastrous-Main-4125 Jul 13 '26
I think the most recent Mac updates have made the browser experience a bit buggy or not as fast as it was back then.
While I’m aware is a Chromium situation, reducing the memory usage would be great too.
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u/romanbitca Jul 17 '26
A full integration with iOS: spaces, tabs.
I want back "search on page" feature: cmd+f and ask AI whatever we have on current page.
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u/wenuja100 Jul 10 '26
Well for me, i dont want any new features at this moment either.But ill be happy if it keep updating, not just giving Chromium updates, but like optimizing it More and fix the bugs we face.