Arc
Arc is a web browser for macOS that helps you browse, organize tabs and spaces, and keep web work and personal tasks in one place.
What is Arc?
Arc is a desktop web browser for macOS designed to help people manage websites, tabs, and online work in a more organized workspace. It is built by The Browser Company of New York Inc. and focuses on everyday browsing, research, communication, and multitasking. Users can separate projects into spaces, pin important pages for quick access, and keep frequently used web tools available in a persistent sidebar. Arc also includes features for saving links to read later, splitting views to see multiple pages at once, and creating focused setups for different types of work. It is suited to people who spend a lot of time in the browser and want more structure than a traditional tab row provides.
Key features
- Browse the web in a full desktop browser on macOS.
- Organize tabs and projects into separate spaces.
- Pin frequently used pages for quick access in the sidebar.
- Save pages for later with a built-in reading list workflow.
- View multiple web pages side by side in split view.
- Create profiles or separate setups for different kinds of browsing.
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Safety overview
Status: Mostly safe
Arc is a legitimate consumer web browser from The Browser Company. As a browser, it can store passwords, cookies, browsing history, downloads, and site data, so its access to the network, local files you choose to open, notifications, camera, microphone, and location can be consistent with normal browser use. Review any signed-in accounts, saved payment details, extension permissions, and profile sync settings if you share the Mac or no longer use the browser.
Recommendation: Keep Arc if you actively use it as your main or secondary browser or rely on its spaces and sidebar workflow. If you no longer use it, removing it is generally reasonable, but export bookmarks or other important browser data first so you do not lose saved pages, passwords, or session information you still need.
Common paths
/Applications/Arc.app
Cache paths
~/Library/Caches/company.thebrowser.Browser
Support paths
~/Library/Application Support/Arc
Preference paths
~/Library/Preferences/company.thebrowser.Browser.plist
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