Buyer's guide

The best browser for a touchscreen Mac.

Safari, Chrome and Arc were all built for a pointer. Here's what actually matters when you browse with your fingers.

What a touch browser needs

Four things. Facet does all of them.

Roomier when you touch

Touch the screen and tab rows grow and every close button shows. Use the trackpad and it tightens up again.

Nothing behind a hover

Fingers can't hover. In Facet, every button you'd hover to find is already there, and links preview with a touch and hold.

Swipe in to go back

Swipe in from the left edge of a page to go back, and from the right edge to go forward.

On a real window

Swipe back.
Pull to reload.

The gestures you already know from iPhone and iPad, on your Mac.

A Facet window. A finger swipes in from the edge of the page to go back, then pulls down at the top to reload.

How the big browsers compare

On a touchscreen MacBook Pro.

SafariFast and native, but its tabs and buttons are sized for a pointer.
ChromeBuilt for a pointer, and heavier on battery than a native app.
ArcShuts down on December 22. Facet brings over your Arc tabs and Spaces in one step.
FacetNative, light, and built for touch from day one. Free.

Made for the new MacBook Pro.

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