Arc Search vs Mind Browser

Arc Search is a free browser centered on Browse for Me, which searches multiple pages and produces an answer on a custom webpage. Its built-in blocker is described as stopping ads, trackers, pop-ups, and cookie banners. Other features include reader mode, incognito mode, website translation, and voice search. Inactive tabs are archived automatically, with help documentation listing intervals from 12 hours to 30 days. Browse for Me is the default search option; alternatives include Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo, Ecosia, Perplexity, and Kagi. Arc Sync can share desktop Spaces, pinned tabs, and Today tabs with Arc Search on iOS, but is unavailable on Android, and tabs created in Arc Search do not sync back to desktop. The maker says Browse for Me sends command-bar and search-result content to OpenAI to generate summaries. Arc Search supports iOS 16 or later and Android 10 or later. The maker also says Sync sidebar data uses end-to-end encryption, but the product is not currently SOC 2 or ISO 27001 certified and does not offer account MFA.

Mind Browser is a free, MIT-licensed Chromium browser with five sidebar agents: Planner, Navigator, Researcher, Writer, and Analyst. They handle planning, browser control, source research, writing, and analysis using supported model providers or Ollama on the user’s machine. With Ollama selected, prompts and page text stay local. The browser includes News Hub with six sections, political-spectrum labels, deduplicated briefings, Google Trends, Polymarket odds, and Kalshi questions. Finance Hub offers chart ranges, indicators, company fundamentals, industry news, trending tickers, and watchlists without API keys or subscriptions. Finance data is typically fifteen minutes behind for US equities, and there is no broker integration or order tool. Other tools include Shields network blocking, split view, notes, command palette, extensions, PDF annotation, screenshots, and a per-process task manager. It supports macOS 12 or later on Apple Silicon and Windows 10/11 on x64. Chrome bookmarks and history cannot currently be imported. The free plan is free, billed Free forever.