ReArc
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ReFocused · ReStored · ReArc

Pre-release for macOS

The Arc you know, but better.

ReArc is a drop-in replacement for Arc. It moves your spaces over in one step, it doesn't need an account, and it's faster than Arc on every action we measured.

Coming soon

Measured

Faster than Arc on every action we timed.

Switch space⌥⌘→
Arc 129 ms
ReArc 45 ms
Switch tab⌘1–9
Arc 110 ms
ReArc 39 ms
Ctrl-Tab switcher⌃⇥
Arc 120 ms
ReArc 50 ms
Show sidebar⌘S
Arc 371 ms
ReArc 89 ms
Hide sidebar⌘S
Arc 87 ms
ReArc 53 ms
Open command bar⌘T
Arc 82 ms
ReArc 42 ms
Address bar⌘L
Arc 72 ms
ReArc 55 ms
Close command barEsc
Arc 53–69 ms
ReArc 33–36 ms

Median time from key press to the window changing on screen, timed the same way in both apps. A switched-to space settles in 165 ms; Arc's takes 334 ms.

One step

Move from Arc in one step.

File ▸ Import, or the first-run onboarding, brings over your Arc spaces, pinned tabs, folders, favorites and some settings. Bookmarks and history come from Chrome or Brave.

Private by design

No account.

Sidebar sync uses your own iCloud, not an Arc login. Nothing goes to a browser company's servers.

Open source

It's yours.

The code is open source, so you can change anything. And ReArc doesn't depend on another company deciding to keep developing it.

Your side

Sidebar on the left or the right.

Settings › General › Sidebar position. Everything that depends on the side flips with it:

  • the ⌘S slide and the edge-hover peek
  • the Library and the resize handle
  • hover previews and the downloads list

New in the engine

Extension side panels.

Extensions like Claude and ChatGPT can open their Chrome side panel next to the page. ReArc's engine got new support to make this work.

  • Resizable, and it remembers its width
  • Stays put when you switch tabs
  • Each tab can keep its own panel

An optional extra

Video in the sidebar.

A playing video can sit in the sidebar instead of a floating Picture-in-Picture window. It's a ReArc extra, and it's off by default.

Built for scale

Made for huge download histories.

With 39,000 downloads, the first download freezes the app for 0.05 s, and the downloads list scrolls smoothly.

Still Arc at heart

Everything else, where you left it.

Most of ReArc matches Arc on purpose. These work the way you're used to:

  • Split View
  • Little Arc
  • Boosts
  • The Library
  • Side panel
  • Settings

Some things, like Arc's AI features, are left out on purpose.

The ReArc mark at sunrise with the words ReFocused, ReStored, ReArc

Coming soon to macOS.

ReArc is in pre-release. The Arc you know, but better.