Introducing Zigzag

Your tabs in a sidebar, grouped into spaces. A native Mac browser, free and open-source, that Arc users can move into in a minute.

Spaces keep work and life apart.

Each with its own tabs and color. Swipe to switch.

Command bar Tabs, history and the web in one search.

A look for each space Color, glass and grain, yours to set.

Peek Shift-click a link to glance at it.

The essentials, done properly.

Split View Drag a tab onto the page to see two side by side.

Chrome extensions Open one in the Chrome Web Store and add it to Zigzag.

Every tab at once ⇧⌘\ shows every space. Type to filter.

Reader Long reads, without the clutter.

• Ad blocking Built in, on by default
• Passwords and passkeys Keychain and Touch ID
• Translation Whole pages, on your Mac
• Import From Arc and nine others

The lightweight browser.

It uses the WebKit already in macOS, so there’s no engine to ship.

App sizes on one Mac, November 2026.

• Zigzag 18 MB
• Orion 554 MB
• Zen 590 MB
• Arc 871 MB
• Dia 1,369 MB
• Chrome 1,463 MB

Coming from Arc

Your spaces, pinned tabs, Favorites, history and passwords come over in one step. Open tabs stay behind.

Private by design

No account, no analytics, no telemetry. Every connection it makes is listed.

Why

When Arc announced it would shut down on December 22, I didn’t want to give up my sidebar. My friend, who calls most software trash, said: “I trust you. You can make one. Make it good.”

So I did. No account and no server it depends on, so nobody can switch it off. If I ever stop, the code is open for anyone to carry on.

Zigao

It’s a beta. Found a bug? Email me or open an issue.

Questions

Is Zigzag just an Arc copy?

Arc showed a lot of people that a browser could feel good, and Zigzag is openly inspired by that. But it’s built from scratch, on Safari’s engine instead of Chrome’s, with its own design, and things Arc never had: tabs that tidy themselves, built in ad blocking, and a password manager that imports from any browser. Zigzag isn’t affiliated with The Browser Company.

Will Zigzag shut down like Arc?

It can’t be switched off. There’s no account, and the only server is the update feed. If it went away, Zigzag would keep working on your Mac. Security updates for the engine come straight from Apple with macOS.

Is Zigzag finished?

Not yet. It’s in beta, which means it works well for everyday browsing, but some things are still being polished. Updates install automatically, so it keeps getting better on its own.

Does it work with Chrome extensions?

Most popular ones, installed straight from the Chrome Web Store, Tampermonkey and your user scripts included. Some can’t work outside Chrome, and Zigzag tells you upfront instead of breaking silently.

Why Safari’s engine?

It’s already on your Mac, so Zigzag doesn’t have to ship one, and Apple fixes its security issues in macOS updates.

Which Macs does it run on?

macOS 15.4 or later.

Get for Mac

Free. Updates itself.

Download for Mac Zigzag on GitHub

macOS 15.4 or later.