byearc Pick 2027

Which browser replaces Arc?

A year-long race between the new browsers. The leaderboard moves every week, a Browser of the Month is crowned every month, and anyone can be overtaken. After 12 months the top 3 become finalists and the editor picks the winner, with the reasoning published.

Season starts Dec 22, 2026, the day Arc shuts down (43 days). Voting is open now; a vote lasts 30 days, so votes cast from Nov 29, 2026 count toward week 1.

Leading now

Crest

Score 56.4. First weekly snapshot on Dec 29, 2026.

Browser of the Month

Not yet

The first one is announced Jan 22, 2027.

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Weekly & monthly results →

#	Browser	Score	Data	Reviews	Votes
1	Crest	56.4	86	n/a (0)	100 (1)
2	Yab (Yet Another Browser)	22.0	88	n/a (0)	0 (0)
3	Ardia	20.8	83	n/a (0)	0 (0)
4	Vane	20.8	83	n/a (0)	0 (0)
5	Bow	20.2	81	n/a (0)	0 (0)
6	Cra	20.2	81	n/a (0)	0 (0)
7	Refrax	20.2	81	n/a (0)	0 (0)
8	Sailfish	20.2	81	n/a (0)	0 (0)
9	Circa	19.6	79	n/a (0)	0 (0)
10	Kaizu	19.6	79	n/a (0)	0 (0)
11	Lilo	19.6	79	n/a (0)	0 (0)
12	Emerald	19.0	76	n/a (0)	0 (0)
13	Orbe	19.0	76	n/a (0)	0 (0)
14	Phi	19.0	76	n/a (0)	0 (0)
15	Arcky	18.5	74	n/a (0)	0 (0)
16	Flecha	18.5	74	n/a (0)	0 (0)
17	Nook	18.5	74	n/a (0)	0 (0)
18	Zen Browser	18.5	74	n/a (0)	0 (0)
19	Dia	17.9	71	n/a (0)	0 (0)
20	Meridian	17.9	71	n/a (0)	0 (0)
21	Stedding	17.3	69	n/a (0)	0 (0)
22	Arcium	16.7	67	n/a (0)	0 (0)
23	Blanc	16.7	67	n/a (0)	0 (0)
24	Ortix	16.7	67	n/a (0)	0 (0)
25	Solamar	16.7	67	n/a (0)	0 (0)
26	Talos	16.7	67	n/a (0)	0 (0)
27	Tern	16.7	67	n/a (0)	0 (0)
28	YARC	16.7	67	n/a (0)	0 (0)
29	Arc Reborn	16.1	64	n/a (0)	0 (0)
30	Zigzag	16.1	64	n/a (0)	0 (0)
31	Search	15.5	62	n/a (0)	0 (0)
32	Luma	14.9	60	n/a (0)	0 (0)
33	Tacet	14.9	60	n/a (0)	0 (0)
34	Zephium	14.9	60	n/a (0)	0 (0)
35	Acira	14.3	57	n/a (0)	0 (0)
36	myBrowser	14.3	57	n/a (0)	0 (0)
37	Oblada	13.7	55	n/a (0)	0 (0)
38	Firn	13.1	52	n/a (0)	0 (0)
39	Viola	13.1	52	n/a (0)	0 (0)
40	1zero Browser	12.5	50	n/a (0)	0 (0)
41	Aside	12.5	50	n/a (0)	0 (0)
42	Camber	12.5	50	n/a (0)	0 (0)
43	Feather	12.5	50	n/a (0)	0 (0)
44	Pola Browser	12.5	50	n/a (0)	0 (0)
45	Sol	11.9	48	n/a (0)	0 (0)
46	Orb	10.7	43	n/a (0)	0 (0)
47	Lens	10.1	41	n/a (0)	0 (0)
48	Tangent	10.1	41	n/a (0)	0 (0)
49	Mise	9.5	38	n/a (0)	0 (0)
50	SurfPad	8.9	36	n/a (0)	0 (0)
51	Nova	8.3	33	n/a (0)	0 (0)
52	Yalqen	8.3	33	n/a (0)	0 (0)
53	Swell	7.1	29	n/a (0)	0 (0)
54	Somnia	4.8	19	n/a (0)	0 (0)

Not eligible: Flow (no release in 180 days), Ora (no release in 180 days).

How it works

Score = 25% data + 40% reviews + 35% votes

Data: Arc feature parity from data verified against source code or the app bundle.
Reviews: mean rubric score (Moving from Arc, Stability, Arc workflow, Speed & battery, Privacy & trust) of approved reviews from the last 180 days. A browser without reviews gets 0 here.
Votes: each account's latest vote from the last 30 days; the browser with the most votes gets 100, the rest proportionally.

Weekly, monthly, final

Every 7 days the standings are frozen and the leader of the week is announced.
On the 22nd of every month the Browser of the Month is announced.
Season score = average of the 12 monthly scores, later months weighted more (month n counts n times). The top 3 become finalists; the editor picks one and publishes why.

Fair play

Google sign-in; one active vote per account. Banned accounts stop counting.
Reviews need 30+ days of use, the tested version and a screenshot as proof; the editor approves them.
Browsers with no release in 180 days, or shutting down, drop out.
Snapshots are computed only from votes and reviews dated before the cut-off, so history can't be rewritten.