popcar2@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoMy Thoughts on the Zen Browserpopcar.bearblog.devexternal-linkmessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up1161arrow-down110
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minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·2 months agoTrue. The biggest difference seems to be that Arc is based on Chromium and Zen is based on Firefox. Given the two, I’d pick Zen just for the engine diversity.
minus-squareEngineerGaming@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months agoNot even that. In addition to being proprietary, it requires an account to use.
minus-squareJustARaccoon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 months agoShould clarify that you’re talking about Arc there
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months ago?? You need an account to use a browser? That’s a huge no from me then…
minus-squareR...@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoExcept Arc is basically abandoned by the company. Also Zen runs on Linux. Looks are somewhat similar but 🤷♀️
minus-squareshiftymccool@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months ago Looks are somewhat similar but 🤷♀️ It’s a straight up copy. Somewhat similar… JFC
minus-squareLuca@feddit.itlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoBut open source and built from Firefox
Looks just like Arc
True. The biggest difference seems to be that Arc is based on Chromium and Zen is based on Firefox. Given the two, I’d pick Zen just for the engine diversity.
Not even that. In addition to being proprietary, it requires an account to use.
Should clarify that you’re talking about Arc there
Yes, true.
?? You need an account to use a browser? That’s a huge no from me then…
Except Arc is basically abandoned by the company. Also Zen runs on Linux. Looks are somewhat similar but 🤷♀️
It’s a straight up copy. Somewhat similar… JFC
But open source and built from Firefox