Comparison - Web browser

Winy vs Arc

Arc tried to make the browser your workspace; Winy makes the workspace a board, with the browser as one card on it.

Arc is a web browser for Mac and Windows from The Browser Company, known for Spaces, Profiles and Split View, and it now receives Chromium updates only while the company focuses on Dia.

Winy is a native app for Mac, iPad and iPhone that gives your work one infinite board, where a web page can sit as a live card beside terminals, notes, Pencil ink, images and agents.

Arc organizes your work inside the browser, while Winy organizes it on a board where a page is one card among your terminals, notes and agents.

At a glance

Question	Winy	Arc
What it is	One infinite board for all your work	A web browser with Spaces and Profiles
Platforms	Mac, iPad and iPhone	Mac and Windows
Development	Early access, actively built	Chromium updates only; focus moved to Dia
How work is organized	Cards placed anywhere on a board	Spaces, Profiles and Split View
Next to a page	Terminals, notes, ink, images and agents	Other tabs and Spaces
Agents	Claude Code, Codex and other CLI agents as live cards	Not a focus; Dia carries the AI work
Notes and ink	Text, Pencil ink and arrows on the board	Not a notes tool

Which one is for you

Choose Arc if

You already live in Arc's Spaces and want to keep the browser you know.
You want a browser on Windows as well as Mac.
You are fine with a browser that gets Chromium updates but no new features.

Choose Winy if

You liked Arc's idea of the browser as a workspace and want a workspace that also holds terminals, notes and agents.
You want your pages, notes and agents for one task on one board, not split across Spaces.
You want the same board on iPad and iPhone, with Pencil ink over your pages.
You want a tool that is still adding features.

Using both

Keep Arc, or whatever browser you move to, for the open web. In Winy, the pages that belong to a piece of work go on the board next to its terminals, notes and agents, so the workspace Arc aimed for holds everything, not only tabs.

Questions

Is Arc still being developed?

Arc's own site says it receives Chromium updates only, and points people who want active security patches to Dia, The Browser Company's newer browser.

What is a good Arc alternative?

For browsing, The Browser Company suggests Dia. If what you loved in Arc was a workspace for your work, Winy puts your pages on one board with your terminals, notes and agents.

Is Winy a web browser?

No. Winy can put a live web page on the board, but it is a board for all your work. Keep a full browser for everyday browsing.

Is Winy an operating system?

No. Winy is an app for macOS, iPadOS and iOS. It runs on top of your operating system and becomes the place you work.

Is Winy available now?

Winy is in early access. You can join the waitlist on winy.ai.

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