This is one of our top picks in the category so we recommend it over others (you're on the right page), read below to learn why we love and recommend it! ⤵
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Zen Browser is an attempt at coping some of what makes Arc Browser great (like the sidebar), but is built atop Firefox. While some people love the idea of getting away from Google and Chromium, the reality is in that your extensions won't work, and generally sites build to support Chromium browsers, so you might experience a more buggy experience and worse developer tooling across the board.
We believe there are better options available in this category, read below to learn what they do well, and what they could do better. ⤵
Zen Browser is heavily inspired by Arc Browser, with one core difference. It was built for those who want a Chromium alternative, but love the idea of a modern browser with a powerful sidebar, like Arc.
That said, with it being built atop Firefox, if you're moving over to it from Google Chrome or Safari, you're most notably going to notice how many browser extensions you use that don't exist in Firefox more than anything:
It's also built by a much smaller team, so you really have to just be somebody that absolutely loves Firefox, and wants to use a modern spin on that. That said, if youwant an Arc-like experience without the bugs? Just use Arc instead.
Zen Browser sits in a weird in-between space where it's more polished than Firefox, but less capable than Arc or Brave. So when it's compared to highly adopted Chromium-based browsers like Arc, Chrome, or even Vivaldi, Zen is lacking in all of the core areas.
If privacy is your main driver over everything, and you like Arc's general UI, Zen is an interesting side project, but it still feels like a nascent and half-baked browser, probably a couple years away from feeling the the stability that Arc currently has. Most people are better off with Brave for privacy or Arc for user-experience.
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No, Zen Browser is built atop Firefox, not Chromium.
We've tracked and verified the above companies are using this software in their team's stack.
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