Refrax
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A browser made as a replacement for Arc, built around WebKit. Has most of the features from Arc, many are implemented in a way that's faster or less resource intensive.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Platforms
- Mac
Refrax
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Features
- Integrated Password Manager
- End-to-End Encryption
- Cloud Sync
- Block Trackers
- No Logs
- No Tracking
- AES-256 Encryption
- No registration required
Refrax News & Activities
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Recent activities
- kageroumado updated Refrax
- akselaeration reviewed Refrax
Calling this an 'Arc replacement' undersells it. Refrax shares Arc's best ideas — spaces, vertical tabs, a command palette — but the developer's own framing is the honest one: where everyone else removed features and called it design, Refrax adds them, natively, in Swift and WebKit. It's not minimalism; its maximalism done properly. Imported 1000+ bookmarks, tabs, and six months of history from Vivaldi without a hitch — something other WebKit browsers crash on. GPL v3, real WebKit, genuinely...
- kageroumado added Refrax
kageroumado added Refrax as alternative to Arc Browser, DuckDuckGo Browser, Microsoft Edge and Opera
Comments and Reviews
Calling this an 'Arc replacement' undersells it. Refrax shares Arc's best ideas — spaces, vertical tabs, a command palette — but the developer's own framing is the honest one: where everyone else removed features and called it design, Refrax adds them, natively, in Swift and WebKit. It's not minimalism; its maximalism done properly. Imported 1000+ bookmarks, tabs, and six months of history from Vivaldi without a hitch — something other WebKit browsers crash on. GPL v3, real WebKit, genuinely impressive! Even as a Chromium guy, I love it, AND I don't love WebKit!