An Arc Essentials alternative — that runs in Arc too
Arc is built on Chromium, so Essentials installs directly in Arc — and in Chrome, Edge, Brave, Opera, and Vivaldi. It brings back the pinned-site grid: a toolbar popup of your key sites in color-coded spaces. One-time $4.99, no tracking.
What Arc's Essentials gave you
Arc kept your most-used sites in a persistent grid — its "Essentials" — one click away and grouped by Space. After Arc's development wound down, that workflow needed a new home.
How Essentials brings it back — including in Arc itself
Because Arc is Chromium-based, you can install Essentials in Arc directly, or move to any Chromium browser and keep the exact workflow: a toolbar popup grid opened with Ctrl/⌘+Shift+E, color-coded spaces switched with Ctrl+1 – Ctrl+9, drag-and-drop to add and reorder.
| Arc | Essentials |
|---|---|
| Built-in Essentials grid | Toolbar popup grid in any Chromium browser, including Arc |
| Spaces | Color-coded spaces (Ctrl+1 – Ctrl+9) |
| Arc account sync | Your browser's own sync (Chrome, Edge, Brave, ...) — we run no servers |
| Free, account required | One-time $4.99, no account |
FAQ
Does Essentials really run in Arc?
Yes. Arc is Chromium-based, so the Chrome edition installs and runs in Arc just like in Chrome.
Which browsers are supported?
Chrome, Edge, Brave, Arc, Opera, and Vivaldi — any Chromium browser on the supported version.
How does sync work?
Through your browser's own sync (Chrome/Google, Edge, Brave Sync, and so on). We run no servers.
How much does it cost?
Free to try, then a one-time $4.99 to unlock. No subscription.
Coming soon
Switched from Zen instead? See the Zen alternative.
Arc and Zen are trademarks of their respective owners. Essentials is an independent product and is not affiliated with The Browser Company or the Zen Browser project.