Lumno

Moving from Arc

Since Arc stopped adding new features, many people have moved to Chrome, Dia or Edge. Lumno brings several of Arc's interactions to these browsers: the command bar, switching between recent tabs, restoring pinned tabs after a restart, and automatic picture-in-picture for videos.

Lumno is an independent open-source project and is not affiliated with Arc or The Browser Company.

Arc and Lumno compared

Arc Lumno
⌘CtrlT opens the command bar ⌘Ctrl⇧ShiftK opens the command bar; you can change it to ⌘CtrlT
Switch to an open tab from the command bar Select a result marked "Opened" and press ↩Enter
⌃CtrlTab switches between recent tabs ⌥AltQ opens the recent tab switcher
⌘Ctrl⇧ShiftC copies the URL Assign a shortcut to "Copy Current Page URL" on the extensions page
Pinned tabs come back after a restart Turn on "Restore Pinned Tabs After Restart" in Lumno's settings
Videos move into picture-in-picture when you switch tabs Auto picture-in-picture, on by default
New tab Lumno's new tab (not yet available in Dia)

How to switch

  1. Install Lumno: from the Chrome Web Store for Chrome and Dia, or from Edge Add-ons for Edge.
  2. Open chrome://extensions/shortcuts and set "Open command bar" to ⌘CtrlT, the same key as in Arc and Zen. See Keyboard shortcuts.
  3. Press ⌘CtrlT and try searching your tabs, bookmarks and history.
  4. To move between your last few pages, press ⌥AltQ to open the recent tab switcher.

If the shortcut doesn't work in Dia, change its scope from "In Dia" to "Global" on the extensions page.

Arc features Lumno can't provide

A sidebar, Spaces and split view depend on the browser itself, so an extension can't add them. If you rely on them, try Zen Browser, a Firefox-based browser similar to Arc, or Vivaldi, which also has a sidebar, workspaces and split view. For more, see What Lumno can't do.

FAQ

Is Lumno related to Arc?

No. Lumno is an independent open-source project inspired by Arc's command bar, not affiliated with Arc or The Browser Company.

Contents

On this page

  1. Arc and Lumno compared
  2. How to switch
  3. Arc features Lumno can't provide
  4. FAQ