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Arc Search vs Firefox: catalog facts
Arc Search	Firefox
Free Free to download.	Free Free software from a non-profit-owned foundation. Mozilla sells separate subscription…
Android, iOS	Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS
Browse for Me can save time on multi-page research tasks Clean, minimal mobile browsing interface	Total Cookie Protection stops cookies following you between sites An engine that is not Chromium, which matters for the health of the web
AI summaries can miss nuance or context in source pages Mobile-only, no desktop counterpart under this name	A small number of sites are still built and tested only against Chromium Mozilla’s revenue comes largely from a search deal, which shapes some defaults
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: MPL-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026

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