About that Brave post

So, first of all, everything I said about Brave obviously applies to Chromium in general. I should’ve made that clear, but I wasn’t thinking about it when I wrote that post.

Zen won

We now have a new browser that does all that was outlined in that post and more with Zen. Please check out that project and maybe even consider contributing if you can!

My wishlist

• What I still really miss is the folders within the sidebar.
  • That even was supported, but for some reason that I am too lazy to search for, they removed it.
  • Or maybe make the bookmarks view a little prettier.
    • Here it would also be nice if I didn’t have to Tab, then use the arrow keys and Enter.
• I would really like my extension to be accessible from the omnibar (please don’t make me use the mouse).
• More shortcuts for everything, please!
• Please give me a “close all below this line (regular tabs)” button that Arc had. Sure, Cmd/Ctrl + w is fine.
• Vim mode, please.

The project

• I sometimes observe what’s happening on Discord; check out:
  • Zen itself
  • Zen Custom Themes (just search on the web)

I still think that Arc did a lot for exploring new browser UX, and I am thankful for that. But you can’t beat open source, sorry Arc.

Written by Paul Derscheid on 05 Apr 2025