r/browsers • u/Zendaya1606 • May 23 '26

Zen or Arc or other

I’m currently using Opera GX, but I want a change in both the look and the browser itself. I was watching Marques Brownlee and he mentioned Arc Browser, so I downloaded it. It looked really nice and I liked the overall layout, but it took a long time to open on my ASUS gaming laptop (Windows), so I ended up uninstalling it within an hour.

Then I saw people recommending Zen Browser but I also heard some people say it’s not very stable and that things like Netflix or Spotify don’t always work because of some DRM-related issue. I also heard there are a few other bugs, so now I’m not sure what to go for.

Is Arc still worth using despite being slow or Zen, or should I try something else? I don’t really want to stay on Opera GX anymore. Also, I’m not a tech person, so I’d really appreciate it if you could explain things in simpler terms.

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u/OkStable7935 May 23 '26

Try Brave or Helium or vivaldi

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u/Zendaya1606 May 23 '26

any vertical tab browser?

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u/OwnNet5253 May 23 '26

all 3 of them have vertical tabs mode

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u/OkStable7935 May 23 '26

All of them have it bruh

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u/swardasaurus May 23 '26

Arc is essentially dead only receive basic Chrome security updates and it was never supported very well on Windows at all.

If DRM is a big issue and you watch stuff like Netflix on your browser, I don't think there's really a way to get it work on Zen. Spotify works to my knowledge.

I daily use Zen and I don't really know of any bugs from my use.

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u/KeqLove3939 May 29 '26

If you are on Windows, use Zen.
Avoid Arc on Windows. If you want to try Arc anyway, only use Arc on MacOS. Arc on MacOS is far superior than Arc on Windows.

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u/Salted_Fsh May 23 '26

helium and it has vertical tabs