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by partlysean 1281 days ago
Left a bad taste in my mouth when I was required to create a user account to just browse the web. Didn’t go back to it much after that.
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Yeah, I didn't like that either, so I just quit it and didn't try it again for a couple of weeks.

It has some nice UI/UX features. For power users of Firefox or Chrome, many of the features can be replicated by various plugins, etc. What's nice about Arc is that it's all integrated and built-in.

For example, I had different user profiles in Firefox (work, personal, etc.) so the cookies and search history were separate and also tabs on the side instead of the top.

Lots of these features appear in different browsers; but arguably, Arc is one of the first to include all of them be default in an accessible UI. I think Vivaldi has many of the same features but it has so many features that it can be a little overwhelming. Arc's features are a lot more accessible.