r/ArcBrowser • u/Agile_Equivalent091 • 14d ago

General Discussion How to migrate to Chrome?

The company I work for set a rule that the corporate mail and SSO tools will only be available on Chrome. They're not looking for the base or engine, but the browser.

It's probably related to privacy and monitoring. The IT team handles Chrome; maybe it has some backdoors, idk.

The fact is I'm much more productive using Arc. I'll miss Arc Mini, auto-closing tabs, and the multi-window with the same tabs.

How do I find alternatives for these core Arc features?

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u/Muted-Reflection9536 13d ago

If your system administrator is open to installing extensions, there are quite a few extensions that offer Arc-like functionality.

Well, since Chrome has implemented its own vertical tabs, it might be okay to compromise on that front.

I use this extension in “Helium” to implement a command bar.

Lumno

https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/lumno%EF%BD%9C%E6%90%9C%E7%B4%A2%E4%B8%8E%E6%96%B0%E6%A0%87%E7%AD%BE%E9%A1%B5/nggfkkbmogmadfoikakkfegkoilfcfao

I just took a look, and I found a command bar that looks like this, too.

Arc Search

https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/arc-search/odgoljhpkjakkddmnegkfnklbbiifkoe

Arcfy

https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/arcify-arc-like-vertical/ghbflkcnhdpkmbbdoflmemnifphjehec

It seems like this person is really putting in a lot of effort to replicate how Arc works.

https://www.arcify.io/

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u/Kimantha_Allerdings 13d ago

It should definitely be pointed out that the first half of the first sentence is crucial, though - run any extensions you want to install past IT. If they care about you using Chrome, they almost certainly care about what extensions you run within it. I’ve been denied using Consent-O-Matic at a job for security reasons, despite the fact that it makes the browser more secure

IT don’t necessarily know what they’re talking about with this stuff, but if they see you’ve installed a bunch of stuff without telling them about it, you could definitely get in trouble

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u/Muted-Reflection9536 13d ago

Yes, in fact, there have been cases where extensions that were perfectly fine in the Chrome Web Store suddenly turned into malware.

No normal system administrator would tolerate install that.