[al_borland]

As easy as it seems to switch browsers, they can be pretty sticky. I find that especially true now, where it’s hard to go all-in on a browser that doesn’t sync between devices.

It’s ok to not have millions of uses. OmniWeb was released for NeXTSTEP back in 1995 and came to the Mac as NeXT was absorbed by Apple. It never saw huge commercial success (as far as I know) and I saw an interview with Ken Case recently that mentioned he still uses it and keeps it updated, mostly for himself, though the builds are available for free for anyone else who might want it. Similarly, Linus Torvalds maintains uEmacs just because it’s what he’s used to and he recommends no one else use it.

If it strikes a chord and catches on, that is awesome, but even if it’s just for you and you enjoy it, you’re in good company maintaining a project that works exactly how you want.

I wasn’t a huge Arc fan, so it’s not for me, but I’m happy to see more browsers existing that aren’t built on Chromium. If you aren’t interested in maintaining it due to the lack of users and are ok with a Firefox engine with an Arc-like UI, the Zen browser maybe an option. I think that’s what a lot of former Arc users went to.