Why hackers moved from Arc to Zen Browser

1 hacker described this switch in public comments. Their words, with links to the originals.

Arc 0 hackers criticize it
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Zen Browser 2 hackers recommend it

What hackers said about the move

“I switched from Arc to Zen and don’t see any reason to go back.”
Swalden123, 2026-09-01original comment ↗

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Arc vs Zen Browser

ArcZen Browser
Hackers who recommend02
Hackers who criticize00
Moved away from it20
Moved to it02

Counts are distinct hackers in the sampled comments, not market share.

Criticism of Arc

No further criticism of Arc captured yet.

Praise for Zen Browser

“I recently switched from Safari to Zen and the Firefox extension for Apple passwords works well.”
krrrh, 2026-09-01original comment ↗

Other moves from Arc

Other moves to Zen Browser