Stedding

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Press kit

Everything here may be used in articles, reviews and videos about Stedding, without asking first. Questions, an interview or a build for review: any@ys.contact.

Download the tour video MP4, 4.8 MB Screenshots and logo

In short

Stedding is a free, open-source desktop browser built on Chromium that works the way Arc did: tabs in a sidebar, Spaces, pinned tabs and a command bar, with no account and no telemetry.

One sentence to quote as it is

  • Arc’s way of working

    Tabs in a sidebar, Spaces, essentials, pinned tabs that remember their page, folders, split view and peek.

  • The address where you want it

    Across the top of the window, or at the top of the sidebar with Back, Forward and Reload.

  • One command bar

    ⌘T for a URL, a search or any open or archived tab, in any Space.

  • Spaces with their own sign-ins

    One site, two accounts: a Space can keep its own cookies, in one profile.

  • Moves in from Arc

    Spaces, pinned tabs, folders, history and passwords in one step; Chrome, Edge, Brave and Vivaldi too.

  • Private and open

    No telemetry, no account, no AI. Chrome extensions work. Licensed BSD-3-Clause.

The Browser Company has said Arc will be sunset on December 22, 2026. Stedding is for people who want to keep working that way in a browser whose code is public: BSD-3-Clause, every release built from a tagged commit in its GitHub repository.

Facts

Name
Stedding (said STED-ding, like “wedding”). Written “Stedding”, or “Stedding Browser” in full.
Platforms
macOS 13 or later on Apple silicon, signed and notarized; Windows 10 or 11, x64, a per-user install, not code-signed yet
Latest release
0.4.0 beta 18, published
Built on
Chromium 157, the stable channel, kept up with its security releases
Price
Free. No account, no subscription, no telemetry.
Licence
BSD-3-Clause
Started
August 2026
Made by
YS Progress Inc.
Website
stedding.dev
Contact
any@ys.contact

Video

A 51-second tour: page colours, one site signed in to two accounts in two Spaces, the command bar, split view, the address moved into the sidebar, the site panel, a peek over a pinned tab, private sidebar sync through your own cloud folder, the privacy settings, the rail, the sidebar hidden with the address row, denser tab rows, a Space with a colour for each look, the import from Arc and from Chrome, Edge, Brave and Vivaldi, and dark pages in the night look. No sound.

Screenshots

Taken on a Mac. Each opens at full size.