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Microsoft Edge vs Arc: catalog facts
Microsoft Edge	Arc
Free Free to download and use. The software is closed source.	Free Free to download and use. The software is closed source.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS	Windows, macOS
Vertical tabs, tab groups, sleeping tabs and a built-in PDF reader are standard, and it runs Chrome extensions…	Spaces keep work, personal and project browsing genuinely separate Split view and the command bar make keyboard-driven browsing fast
The browser Microsoft ships is proprietary, and it pushes Bing, Microsoft accounts and a growing set of promoted…	The Browser Company has shifted its development focus to a newer browser, so Arc receives limited feature work No Linux build, and an account is required to use it
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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