# Arc browser Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/arc-browser/ 49 people recommended Arc browser in Hacker News comments, 25 had mixed feelings and 57 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 11 of 12 months, in 31 threads. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule. **Verdict:** Criticized more than recommended, mainly for development was ended for the Dia browser; those who recommend it cite tab management with pinned tabs and spaces, and a polished macOS look unlike Chrome. Summary written by Claude from the comments below. ## What people warn about - Development ended, shifting to Dia (5 comments in the sample): "It honestly reads like the company is shutting down, not "we're focusing on this other browser", really poorly done messaging." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50212692)) "This marketing strategy basically tells potential users that this company might shut down their browsers at any time" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50211779)) "flushing all that user goodwill down the toilet when they announced that Arc development was ending" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50198698)) - Vertical tabs waste space when tiled (1 comment in the sample): "vertical tabs are terrible because if you have 2 browser windows and tile them side-by-side" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50200184)) ## Why people recommend it - Polished macOS look and feel (5 comments in the sample): "it's the only chromeclone that feels somewhat at home on macOS and hasn't succumb to an ugly generic flat look" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50201108)) "Arc was a superb browser, far superior to any of the others due to the care they took over the UX." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50200714)) "some browsers (Arc, Dia) are so gorgeous you don't want to work with anything else" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50074624)) - Pinned tabs and Little Arc (4 comments in the sample): "The distinction between pinned (soft-bookmarked) tabs and other tabs is very useful for me organizing things at work." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50198804)) "Little Arc" - just a window that opens in the view you're in, on any other app, and disappears after a set time" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50054187)) "Arc conceptually merges bookmarks and pinned tabs. Non-pinned tabs are cleared automatically" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50202097)) - Sidebar tabs organized into spaces (3 comments in the sample): "The tab sidebar and borders are Arc signature; and Arc has a New Yorkish style blend into it" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49392572)) "it has a different way of organizing tabs into spaces in a quite intuitive and easy way" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48935214)) "Arc nailed this perfectly with the vertical tabs and multiple "spaces" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48372047)) - Opinionated, innovative browser UX (3 comments in the sample): "It was a good browser with pleasant UI and interesting features that broke the status quo." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50200382)) "They just had to look at Arc for what people want out of the future of browser design" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49896095)) "its appeal for so many of us was its refreshing opinionated stance on the browser UX" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50198457)) ## Other web browsers people recommend - [Firefox](https://hackerapproved.com/p/firefox/): 1028 recommend, 359 mixed, 1139 criticize - [Brave](https://hackerapproved.com/p/brave-browser/): 310 recommend, 61 mixed, 215 criticize - [Google Chrome](https://hackerapproved.com/p/google-chrome/): 242 recommend, 170 mixed, 998 criticize - [Safari](https://hackerapproved.com/p/safari/): 178 recommend, 80 mixed, 522 criticize ## The badge A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged. ## Cite as Hacker Approved, "Arc browser", https://hackerapproved.com/p/arc-browser/ (49 recommend, 25 mixed, 57 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026). Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.