MKBHD reviewed our Arc browser... (CEO reacts)

This felt like a big moment, so we just had to put Josh Miller, CEO of the Browser Company, on camera.

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[Thron]

I like this trend I think Nothing started, of CEOs being transparent and showing that they care about what the community is saying and how they get improve their products.

[Skapo]

"Hope he doesn't have an android"

That's probably my biggest pet peeve for app developers. 75% of the market is Android and some will essentially just treat it like that market doesn't exist. Negative points for that one.

[GregStenson]

I switched over to Arc last year and haven't looked back. And, to be honest, I didn't really think it would be a game-changer like it is. Love it and look forward to the weekly updates and behind-the-scenes videos.

[thomrhodes]

I’m not joshing here; I’m moving to Arc due to this video. The CEO’s reactions are so genuine feeling and the fact it’s endorsed by MKBHD and his team without sponsorship is just icing on the cake.

Excited to be using Arc!

[lucymorrison]

the funny thing is, even the way they describe Arc makes it sound really awesome, and they barely scratch the surface of what it's actually capable of

[TechOutAdam]

This is so dope. We need more transparency like this. Imagine if Tim Cook or Craig Federighi reacted to tech reviews?

[harrydsgn]

frankly, as somebody who uses Arc for very similar ‘light user’ reasons to David, that awesome thing about Arc is that it feels like something that’s actually made for human beings lol.

Hard to pitch to a very tech-centered crowd on that alone though.

[ZyroZoro]

I'm part of the 70% of people who have Android, so I guess I'm not using it then.

[AnthonyBullard]

Hey Josh and the rest of the Arc team. I absolutely love Arc and am using it everywhere I go. I understand that with your Swift-everywhere approach, Android might be hard, but not having at least some way to sync my tabs over to Android affects me daily. Global mobile market share says that Android is the dominant mobile platform, so not having any support there will really constrain your growth. And the tension here will grow exponentially when you put out the Windows release

[colour_bloo]

I am a fan of this recent 'trend', of smaller tech companies having this kind of transparency and 2-way dialogue with both their users, and the larger community surrounding their products and services. I know it's a lot to ask of companies, but I am personally a huge fan when companies are up front like this. Great work Browser Company. Love what you're attempting in the browser space, and I wish you all the best in your future endeavors. 🙌

[kelepondisko]

The easiness to set spaces for your personal, work, and side job is the main thing I told people the plus point of Arc. The other thing the immersiveness since Arc could make you feel like using a native app with the sidebar hidden without having to download the real app

Usually I switch back to Chrome after 1 month trying new browser, but it's a solid 4-5 months now with Arc. Can't wait for the mobile version.

[stevendipietro]

Just got into arc. Doing the reaction video was genius. Just makes everything feel real.

[vencoheira]

Just watched this video and instantly joined for the waitlist. I love how enthusiastic was this . I can definitely feel the excitement and love for what you do even from the screen. I am currently getting trained on CS, i hope some day our paths gets crossed.

[frankdot.]

Arc spaces + key board shortcuts + the COMMAND BAR (Cmd + T) = Top 3 Game Changing Features

I actually look forward to opening up Arc and separate all my interests into separate spaces, dividing my tabs into its appropriate topic. My search experience definitely feels a lot smoother and more intuitive now🙌🏽

[wolfgangllanza]

I came over from mkbhd’s podcast and wanted to see your reaction and at the same time add insights to what arc is. At this time I mainly have my daily tasks in my iPad Pro and would love to see or even beta test the Arc Browser for iPadOS. I have a windows laptop too but since the iPad Pro is more portable I put most of my tasks here instead of my laptop. Looking forward to trying this out!

[JohnTerhorstPhD]

My 3 favorite features of Arc:

1. Pinned tabs have their own home/anchor URL that you can easily hop back to
2. PiP that automatically opens can you navigate away from a playing video
3. Walled-garden style profiles that you can isolate in separate spaces. There is already so much power in organization with the spaces concept, and having separate profiles increases that by an order of magnitude.

[mbrt]

I have switched over entirely to Arc and love it... Spaces and easels are just amazing. Sad that, as an adroid users, I won't get my mobile synch anytime soon but easy enough work arounds exist.

[jonofavari]

Arc from launch is not the same Arc as now and that's why I love it. It's only getting better!

I was skeptical at first, with kinda useless tools like Notes and Easels (whiteboard tools) but there has been a big focus on productivity updates, that have been absolute game-changers. 10/10 recommend

[BRECCIAdesign]

I usually say this: It let you create different spaces with different accounts and histories, one for my company, one for my podcast and one for my daily use and I don't need to log in and log out from each account plus, the attention of small details is insane.

But if I have to be honest I don't think that Arc solves the problem of the tabs. I still have a lot of tabs opened and the vertical layout does not help me either, I'd like to have small previews instead favicons and titles that most of the time don't help me to understand if I need that opened tab anymore

[GabrielMokayed]

You guys deserve the attention you're getting, I've fully switched to Arc the day I downloaded it because of how innovative it is in comparison to something that was in complete stagnation, the browser. Beautiful work.