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Getting started
What Arx is, what it runs on, and the four keys that do most of the work.
This page is a first draft. It may change before the public beta.
Arx is a browser for the Mac. It has spaces for each part of your day, one bar for everything, and a sidebar that remembers. The interface is native and written in Swift; underneath it runs a Chromium engine derived from Helium, so sites work as they do in Chrome. Chrome extensions run per profile; see Extensions for what's supported today.
Arx is free. There is no account to create and no paid plan.
What you need
Arx targets current macOS on Apple silicon. Intel builds are not validated yet.
Install Arx
Download links and install steps will be added here when the beta opens.
First launch
Arx opens with a short welcome. From there you can import your tabs from another browser, or start fresh with one profile and one space. You can reopen the welcome any time with Welcome to Arx… in the Arx menu or the command bar.
Your profiles and spaces are stored on this Mac. When you quit, Arx closes every window and reopens them the next time you launch it.
Open Arx for the first time, click Import from Another Browser…, pick Arc and review what comes over.
Four keys to start with
Everything else is in Keyboard shortcuts, and every binding can be changed in Settings.
Where to go next
- Coming from Arc, Chrome or Dia? Bring your browser with you first.
- Want the full list of keys? See Keyboard shortcuts.
- New to a sidebar browser? Read The sidebar and Spaces.