Zen Browser Reviews and Details

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Social recommendations and mentions

• The Browser Company (Arc, Dia) Has Been Acquired by Atlassian

  I use Arc as my primary browser but, well, I guess I won’t be using an Atlassian browser (only thinking about it sounds insane) because we all know what will happen with telemetry and tracking. I’ve been using Zen [1] on and off for some time but it’s time to go full time on Firefox again! It’s such a shame tho, Arc is a great browser and I’ve felt more productive using it, not to mention the UI, which is cleaner... - Source: Hacker News / 27 days ago

• Browser Company Acquired By – Atlassian

  I agree. I think Arc was the biggest innovation in browser UI since Chrome. I think you will eventually have to switch because it will lack behind given that it's not their priority anymore. Zen browser seems like viable alternative but I haven't used it enough yet to know how well polished it is. https://zen-browser.app. - Source: Hacker News / 27 days ago

• Browser Company Acquired By – Atlassian

  Why not Zen https://zen-browser.app/ ? I've found it just as good AND it's open source. - Source: Hacker News / 27 days ago

• Atlassian is acquiring the Browser Company

  What it means, I suspect, is that you should look into the Zen browser for Mac (and Windows and Linux, to boot), which is very clearly heavily Arc-inspired but not aiming for VC Unicorn status. https://zen-browser.app/. - Source: Hacker News / 27 days ago

• Firefox is dead to me – and I'm not the only one who is fed up

  Firefox is living on for me as Zen: https://zen-browser.app/. - Source: Hacker News / 4 months ago

• Third Party Cookies Must Be Removed

  Firefox with uBlock Origin, Privacy Badger at a minimum, other extensions to taste[0] I’ve also been experimenting with Zen[1], which is Firefox based, recently and it seems quite promising in terms of a nicer default UI. [0] I like Tab Stash, Vimium C, SponsorBlock, Decentraleyes, DeArrow, Archive Page, among others [1] https://zen-browser.app/. - Source: Hacker News / 5 months ago

• Firefox tab groups are here

  If you like Arc but would prefer if it was open source and/or non-Blink/Chromium, Zen is based on Firefox but with an Arc-like interface. https://zen-browser.app/. - Source: Hacker News / 5 months ago

• A Look at Firefox Forks

  That’s exactly what Zen Browser is - Arc but a fork of FF. https://zen-browser.app/. - Source: Hacker News / 7 months ago

• A Look at Firefox Forks

  Zen browser is exactly this. It has a growing ecosystem of “Zen mods” and has a great Arc-like out-of-box experience. https://zen-browser.app/. - Source: Hacker News / 7 months ago

• uBlock Origin is no longer available on the Chrome Store

  If you like Arc, I suggest trying Zen Browser. It looks and behaves just like Arc, but it has the benefit of upgrades and support. Arc Browser has almost been abandoned because they are working on a new product. https://zen-browser.app. - Source: Hacker News / 7 months ago

• About Google Chrome's "This extension may soon no longer be supported"

  Anyone looking for a similar experience to Arc, I recommend Zen Browser, based on Firefox: https://zen-browser.app/. - Source: Hacker News / 7 months ago

• Trust in Firefox and Mozilla Is Gone – Let's Talk Alternatives

  Haven't seen it mentioned yet, but Zen (https://zen-browser.app/) seems to me so far like a Firefox fork worth supporting. - Source: Hacker News / 7 months ago

• Louis Rossmann opines on the Firefox debacle [video]

  If looking for alternatives that uses Firefox as a base, check out Zen Browser: https://zen-browser.app. - Source: Hacker News / 7 months ago

• What, if anything, should I do about using Mozilla's Firefox

  I'm testing Zen (https://zen-browser.app/) on macOSsince a while back. Updates seem to lag behind the upstream by everything from 2 to 10 days. Every now and then a Zen-specific update shows up. So far the experience has been good. I don't know how true to their word of protecting privacy the authors really are, as my web proxy shows that the browser connects with Google infrastructure at sporadic intervals... - Source: Hacker News / 7 months ago

• My Recommended Zen Mods Plugins (Bite-size Article)

  Recently, I've written several articles about Zen, this time, I'll introduce some Zen Mods plugins that I've been trying out recently. - Source: dev.to / 7 months ago

• Welcome to Ladybird, a independent web browser

  Zen browser which is a relatively modern fork of Firefox. https://zen-browser.app It's relatively new, but I liked using it more than other of the forks. - Source: Hacker News / 7 months ago

• Zen (Bite-size Article)

  While researching Arc’s overheating issue, I came across a browser called Zen Browser. Intrigued, I decided to try it, and I was surprised. Zen is just as well-designed as Arc and, more importantly, seems to offer better performance in terms of resource usage. Since I’ve only just started using it, I haven't fully explored its features yet, but my first impression is quite positive. - Source: dev.to / 8 months ago

• I Switched to Firefox and Never Looked Back

  If someone is missing the workspaces from chrome/Arc. You can try the zen browser [1] which is Firefox fork that will have it. So you get the best of two world. Containers and workspaces. It is very good and they keep up with upstream with frequent updates. [1] https://zen-browser.app/. - Source: Hacker News / 9 months ago

• Orbit. Mozilla's AI Assistant for Firefox

  For me: - continued support for manifest V2 (primarily because ublock origin would stop working if forced to V3 only) - the firefox address bar is way smarter for any given string I type in than chrome's. it's ability to surface the most relevant deeplinks from my history, vs top level site, vs perform a web search, is night and day difference from the randomness that other browser search bars offer. - I... - Source: Hacker News / 9 months ago

• Firefox releases tab groups for nightly

  An obligatory mention of Firefox fork "zen" which provides group tabs and workspaces out of the box. https://zen-browser.app. - Source: Hacker News / 9 months ago