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Browser Switching Time! Bye-Bye Arc, Hello Vivaldi
Plus a script for working with an OBTF, if that’s your thing
It’s not easy changing browsers
After using Arc since the end of 2022, Vivaldi is my new default browser.
Why change, and why choose Vivaldi?
I’d been feeling uneasy for some time about relying so much on an app with no apparent sustainable business model, that was starting to push AI. I’m not interested in paying for my browser, and the hint of a subscription was definitely in the air.
Arc isn’t dying, according to The Browser Company but it’s no longer under active development, with the bulk of the Arc team now focusing on an AI-driven product called Dia. I struggle to express just how not into AI tools in my browser I am.
Vivaldi seems stable, sustainable, and has a good community behind it. It’s privacy focused and allows installing Chrome extensions, both strong pluses in my book.
Muscle memory rebellion!
A few days in I experienced some muscle memory rebellion demanding I go back to Arc, but no, I am holding strong! Vivaldi is slowly taking shape. Bit by bit I’m…
