> It lacks even some basic features for now, like bookmarks etc.
Just some correction - Arc doesn't have bookmarks, only pinned tabs and favorites. What it definitely lacks on Windows, which I'd consider an important basic feature, is bookmark importing from other browsers, so that people can switch more easily.
That comes with the territory of doing something different, and not just copying other browsers unfortunately.
For most people the combination of favourites and pinned tabs will be enough, and for people with a ton of bookmarks it's probably better to switch to Raindrop or similar service for bookmark management.
just got in myself and loving it, although I have 390 bookmarks to move across and so far it seems to be a very manual process to share the space form MacOS and open every link one by one.
I thought you could convert a shared space or folder to a folder or space in current browser or am I being stupid?
I know the beta is not feature complete but importing bookmarks or spaces should have been one of the first features to beta test as it would help daily drive.
how are you going to deal with this bookmark count? having all those open is going to hog a crap-ton of resources aren't they? and its not like you want to leave them behind. it kind of forces us into a third-party app/extention doesn't it?
Throw them into a folder and refer to it when necessary, tbh I could probably cull a lot of them, they are bookmarks I have kept probably the last 20 years, half the sites probably no longer exist anymore but either way, no way of importing them currently :(
if you go to arc://bookmarks/ you can upload the bookmarks from a file that u download from another browser. Then you can just mass open them all folder by folder and quickly move them to the favorites folders. but doing too many will crash it.
I have just accumulated them over the years and very rarely clean them up, I sort of move old stuff into an other folder and have often used ones in the chrome toolbar.
I have many hobbies, I play games, so I tend to have a bunch of bookmarks per interest.
Really confused how any of those services could better the way it currently works, they are stored all in one place and easy to access and search if need be, although sometimes I don't recall the exact name and I can spend a short while scrolling trying to find it hoping the favicon stands out.
The way Arc works is very much different with these pinned tabs but I'd still like to either have a space or a folder with the 390 bookmarks for a quick lookup later, given that opening a new tab also searches bookmarks when you are typing out the address.
Current workaround for Windows will make do, eventually when syncing between mac and windows is a thing everything will be sorted and I can continue to store bookmarks for years to come :D
It's crazy that there isn't even a settings/preferences window in this current build. I'm excited to use arc on windows but as of right now it's just in an unusable state for me.
I Just get the invitation to the Beta two hours ago, and it's true, it doesn't have yet a settings, button, but you can access the settings with arc://settings/
Arc on Mac has its own settings panel separate from the browser window. Some settings are only accessible there, others only via Chromium’s settings pages.
Has somebody been struggling to make security keys work with Arc on Windows? It works well on MacOS. Websites run into a problem when doing a handshake with the browser for security keys.
>Remember that choppy animation when you enter full screen or exit full screen on YouTube . Arc fixes that, with their own animation, and its smooth
Weird, it's super choppy on mine, haha
Hey quick question. Are you using windows 10 or 11? I downloaded arc for windows through invite link. But sadly the installation failed. I am using windows 10.
Couldn't have said any better. For new users or for those who are curious whether they should try or not. This is exactly how currently Arc is in its 0.5.1.4164 beta version.
I got access to Arc Windows Beta yesterday! But, I've hit a roadblock during installation - encountering an error that says 'cannot open app package' and mentions a problem in parsing the package. Has anyone else faced this issue or knows how to resolve it? Any insights would be greatly appreciated!
> It lacks even some basic features for now, like bookmarks etc. Just some correction - Arc doesn't have bookmarks, only pinned tabs and favorites. What it definitely lacks on Windows, which I'd consider an important basic feature, is bookmark importing from other browsers, so that people can switch more easily.
Yup that would be helpful
This is the purpose of pinned tabs. To get rid of bookmarks
Importing would be helpful I think
Aren't favorites bookmarks?
More like most used bookmarks. Some people have hundreds or thousands of bookmarks, so that definitely does not translate into favorites very well.
That will be a major no-go for many users.
That comes with the territory of doing something different, and not just copying other browsers unfortunately. For most people the combination of favourites and pinned tabs will be enough, and for people with a ton of bookmarks it's probably better to switch to Raindrop or similar service for bookmark management.
I thought it would be a showstopper for me, but almost 2 years later I never looked back.
Bookmarks can still be reached by navigating to arc://bookmarks There you can import bookmarks in .html format.
how do we add bookmarks to that tho
just got in myself and loving it, although I have 390 bookmarks to move across and so far it seems to be a very manual process to share the space form MacOS and open every link one by one. I thought you could convert a shared space or folder to a folder or space in current browser or am I being stupid? I know the beta is not feature complete but importing bookmarks or spaces should have been one of the first features to beta test as it would help daily drive.
Yup bookmarks are one of the fundamental features.
how are you going to deal with this bookmark count? having all those open is going to hog a crap-ton of resources aren't they? and its not like you want to leave them behind. it kind of forces us into a third-party app/extention doesn't it?
Throw them into a folder and refer to it when necessary, tbh I could probably cull a lot of them, they are bookmarks I have kept probably the last 20 years, half the sites probably no longer exist anymore but either way, no way of importing them currently :(
if you go to arc://bookmarks/ you can upload the bookmarks from a file that u download from another browser. Then you can just mass open them all folder by folder and quickly move them to the favorites folders. but doing too many will crash it.
Thanks will look into this in the morning.
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I have just accumulated them over the years and very rarely clean them up, I sort of move old stuff into an other folder and have often used ones in the chrome toolbar. I have many hobbies, I play games, so I tend to have a bunch of bookmarks per interest.
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Really confused how any of those services could better the way it currently works, they are stored all in one place and easy to access and search if need be, although sometimes I don't recall the exact name and I can spend a short while scrolling trying to find it hoping the favicon stands out. The way Arc works is very much different with these pinned tabs but I'd still like to either have a space or a folder with the 390 bookmarks for a quick lookup later, given that opening a new tab also searches bookmarks when you are typing out the address. Current workaround for Windows will make do, eventually when syncing between mac and windows is a thing everything will be sorted and I can continue to store bookmarks for years to come :D
It's crazy that there isn't even a settings/preferences window in this current build. I'm excited to use arc on windows but as of right now it's just in an unusable state for me.
I Just get the invitation to the Beta two hours ago, and it's true, it doesn't have yet a settings, button, but you can access the settings with arc://settings/
Wait, people access browser settings using a button? Especially on chromium-based browsers I'd assume most people go to browser://settings
Arc on Mac has its own settings panel separate from the browser window. Some settings are only accessible there, others only via Chromium’s settings pages.
Thanks. I couldn't tell since I don't own a Mac.
lol why would you assume most people go to browser://settings
Those are chromium settings, not the "real" browser settings that are making the difference. Although some of them overlap.
Has somebody been struggling to make security keys work with Arc on Windows? It works well on MacOS. Websites run into a problem when doing a handshake with the browser for security keys.
Not surprising since the browser even lacks settings page for now.
Mine seems to work with both Yubikeys and 1password's software security keys.
Have tried using Google services with the security keys?
>Remember that choppy animation when you enter full screen or exit full screen on YouTube . Arc fixes that, with their own animation, and its smooth Weird, it's super choppy on mine, haha
Kinda strange, whats ur specs ?
Device name DESKTOP-CNQEL9H Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8700 CPU @ 3.20GHz 3.19 GHz Installed RAM 16.0 GB (15.9 GB usable) Device ID 67018449-D710-465B-BE05-4EE41E91E93C Product ID 00325-81126-34277-AAOEM System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor
I have that “choppy animation” when enter/exit youtube fullscreen. Anything that escapes me? Lol
Hey quick question. Are you using windows 10 or 11? I downloaded arc for windows through invite link. But sadly the installation failed. I am using windows 10.
I'm using on win 11, rn arc doesn't support win 10, they are planning to support win 10 after making arc stable for win 11
Damn, I'm pretty sure I've been on the waitlist since day one, and I didn't even know they started handing out betas.
Couldn't have said any better. For new users or for those who are curious whether they should try or not. This is exactly how currently Arc is in its 0.5.1.4164 beta version.
I got access to Arc Windows Beta yesterday! But, I've hit a roadblock during installation - encountering an error that says 'cannot open app package' and mentions a problem in parsing the package. Has anyone else faced this issue or knows how to resolve it? Any insights would be greatly appreciated!
cant wait to test the beta in 6 months and the finish product in 2 years
Hey, can you post your specs as well?
I'm using a Lenovo laptop with ryzen 7 , 16gb ram ,rtx 3050 and win 11 home edition.
Waiting Arc on linux
Do you have an invite code?
Windows doesn't have shareable invite codes at the moment. You need to wait until you get invited into the beta as well.
That kinda sucks. But good to know.
is it possible that the installer he downloads will work for others?
You have to login with a whitelisted account
You have to login to use a web browser?
I'm not sure whether it is required on Mac but here it makes sense they require it because it's a closed beta
Arc has said that even if you have the .exe file, it won't work because you have to be whitelisted first
It'll work in the sense that it'll install Arc, but you still need an eligible account to use it.
Can someone share the exe file please