Zen Browser is the Arc replacement I was looking for

<figure> <img alt="Zen Browser showing a Wikipedia tab in a pop-over Glance view." data-caption="Launcher-like pinned tabs, pop-over glance view, and more make Zen my go to browser. | Image: Zen Browser" data-portal-copyright="Image: Zen Browser" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/10/videoframe_4433.png?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> Launcher-like pinned tabs, pop-over glance view, and more make Zen my go to browser. | Image: Zen Browser </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">I know many of you are mourning the loss of the Arc browser, and I get it. It felt like the first app in a long time to really offer a <a href="https://www.theverge.com/23462235/arc-web-browser-review">new approach to browser design</a>. Atlassian bought the company last year and <a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/674603/arc-browser-development-stopped-dia-browser-company">shifted its focus</a> to developing <a href="https://www.theverge.com/web/685232/dia-browser-ai-arc">Dia</a>, its even more AI-focused browser. And soon enough, <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/1016832/arc-browser-shutting-down">Arc will officially be no more</a>, leaving dedicated users in a lurch. But I abandoned Arc quite some time ago for the <a href="https://zen-browser.app/">Zen Browser</a> and haven't really missed it. If you're willing to deal with some minor inconveniences, I think you'll find Zen is the <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/1018121/cod-4-claude-duet-wildwood-installer">Arc replacement</a> you're looking for.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Zen unabashedly rips off all the best bits of Arc. Visually, they'r …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/1018275/zen-browser-arc-replacement">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>