YabMove from Arc to Yab.
Yab brings each Arc space with its emoji, color and grain, pins, kept tabs and folders, plus passwords, cards, bookmarks, history, extensions and your sign-ins.
Yab reads it straight from Arc’s files on your Mac. Nothing goes through a server, and Arc can stay open.
Checked October 9, 2026 against Yab’s current release. The full story is in the Manual’s Bringing in from another browser.
What comes over
| From Arc | Into Yab |
|---|---|
| Spaces | Yes, each with its emoji, color and grain |
| Favorites | Yes, as pins |
| Pinned tabs and folders | Yes, as kept tabs and folders, folders inside folders too |
| Split View | Yes, side-by-side pairs |
| Open tabs | Yes, if you ask for them |
| Passwords | Yes, from every profile |
| Cards and addresses | Yes |
| Bookmarks | Yes |
| History | Yes |
| Extensions | Yes, fetched fresh from the Chrome Web Store; their own settings stay behind |
| Sign-ins to sites | Yes, so you stay signed in; a few sites may ask again |
| Easels | No |
How
- 1Download Yab and open it. It needs macOS 15.4 or later.
- 2In the welcome, choose Bring from Arc. It takes everything in one go. Later, Settings › General › Bring in from another browser brings each kind on its own.
- 3macOS asks whether Yab may use Arc’s key in your keychain, which locks its passwords, cards and sign-ins. Choose Always Allow.
- 4It finishes in the background and says when it is done. Arc can stay open the whole time.
What changes after Arc
Yab next to Arc, area by area. The full comparison has the table and sources.
AIYab leads
Only Yab has an agent that clicks, types and finishes tasks in your pages. Arc Max helpers tidy tab titles and downloads, preview links and put ChatGPT in the command bar; Ask on Page was removed in August 2025, and there is no agent. Yab’s agent works in tabs of its own beside yours, signed in as you, on your Claude or ChatGPT plan; Send, Pay and Delete wait for your yes. Yab runs on the Claude or ChatGPT plan you already pay for; the other on its own AI.
Agents like Claude Code and CodexYab leads
Arc has no MCP server or command line for outside agents. Yab can be driven over MCP and a command line, through yab mcp and the yab command, for Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and any MCP client.
Tabs and windowseven
Both have tabs down the side, spaces, Split View, folders in the sidebar and tabs that sleep.
PriceArc leads
Arc: Free; its Arc Max AI helpers are free too. Yab: Free; its AI runs on your own Claude or ChatGPT plan.
Where it runsArc leads
Arc runs on Mac and Windows. Yab runs on Mac. On a Mac, Arc needs macOS 13 or later and Yab needs macOS 15.4 or later. On the phone, Arc: Arc Search on iPhone, iPad and Android; on iPhone it shows your desktop spaces and pins. Yab has no phone app yet.
Engine and extensionsa matter of taste
Arc is built on Chromium, as Chrome is; Yab on WebKit, the engine Safari uses. Both take extensions from the Chrome Web Store.
PrivacyYab leads
Arc has no ad blocker of its own. Arc needs an account; The Browser Company says it doesn’t see which sites you visit, and Arc Max sends page data to OpenAI and Anthropic. Yab has an ad blocker built in. Yab has no account and no server of ours between you and your sites; what your agent reads goes to Anthropic or OpenAI under your account.
UpdatesYab leads
Arc: No new features since May 2025; Chromium security updates still come, the latest on October 8, 2026. Yab is updated as usual.
Questions
Does moving change anything in Arc?
No. Yab only reads Arc’s files. Arc keeps everything, and you can go on using both.
Do I have to close Arc first?
No. Yab reads Arc’s files while it is open.
Will I stay signed in to my sites?
Mostly. Your sign-ins come with the rest, so most sites open signed in. A few ask you to sign in again.
Do my extensions come?
Yes. Yab fetches each one you had switched on fresh from the Chrome Web Store and runs it on WebKit, the engine Safari uses. Most work as in Chrome; what an extension kept itself, like its own sign-in, stays in the old browser.
Can I bring it in again later?
Yes. Bringing Arc in again only adds what is new.
What does Yab cost?
Nothing. Its AI runs on the Claude or ChatGPT plan you already pay for, if you connect one.
Yab, Yet Another Browser.
Free for the Mac. Arc’s sidebar, your own Claude or ChatGPT as the agent, Chrome extensions on WebKit.