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Products that do what SurfPad does

An Arc-inspired browser designed for iPad

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Slidepad▲249
iPad style multitasking on your Mac
2019
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Beam Browser▲46
iPad browser with vertical tabs, spaces, and command search
Jan 2026
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Arc Search▲714
Fast and ad-free web browsing
2024 · apps.apple.com
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Surfboard - A flippable way to experience the web in HTML5/CSS3▲18
I love to use Flipboard on my iPad, but I was bummed that the experience couldn't follow me to the phone or desktop, so I decided to do something about it... I built http://ridesurfboard.com over the winter holiday and just finished it up last night, so I wanted to share it with the HN community first. The app turns any website with an RSS feed into a more human, flippable format. It's all HTML5/CSS3/JS and works best in either desktop Safari or on an iOS device, although you can use Chrome if you enable the experimental GPU Accelerated Compositing flag (a how-to is on the Surfboard blog).…
2011
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Surf▲190
Flipboard's new app for browsing the open social web
2024
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Arc for iOS▲825
Meet the internet again
2023 · apps.apple.com
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Astropad▲246
Transform your iPad into a professional graphics tablet
2015
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Surf▲203
Get rewarded for your everyday browsing
2021
9
Dune Keypad▲372
Context-aware Mac keypad, w/ Claude + community extensions
Jun 2026 · projectmirage.ai
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Launchpad for Sketch▲560
Publish responsive HTML websites directly from Sketch
2017
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hyperPad▲233
A no-code game making tool for iPad
2024
12IM
I made a customizable iOS browser for minimalists and myself▲226
Hello HN! So early this year I decided to build an iOS browser offering a large range of customization options, to accommodate anyone’s usage and visual preferences. Been using it as my default browser for 6 months and not looking back. On first launch it looks and behaves a bit like Safari, but to give you an idea, here are the various ways I customized it on my phone. - More screen real estate for the webpage, less for the toolbar. - A compact toolbar containing only the buttons for actions I use the most: new tab, close tab, open tab list. Since I use them hundred times a day, I need them…
2023 · apps.apple.com
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Surfdeck▲125
Your tabs, within reach.
17d ago · surfdeck.app
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Scratchpad▲384
Quick notes, always available
2024
15GA
Glide, an extensible, keyboard-focused web browser▲207
Sep 2025 · blog.craigie.dev
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Status Board 2 ▲148
Create beautiful dashboards on your iPad (now free)
2015
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Microsoft Edge for iOS▲208
The browser for all your devices
2017
18
Workona Browser for iPad▲120
Finally, an iPad browser built for work
2021
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Arcmark▲216
Your bookmarks, attached to any browser as a sidebar
Feb 2026 · geek-1001.github.io
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Arc Stage - Arc experience on Chrome▲95
Bring Arc-like background to Chrome! and a smart dock, too.
2025
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StreamPad▲137
Turn your iPhone/iPad into a studio-grade pro control deck
Mar 2026 · streampad-app.github.io
22AM
Arcmark – macOS bookmark manager that attaches to browser as sidebar▲94
Hey HN! I was a long-time Arc browser user and loved how its sidebar organized tabs and bookmarks into workspaces. I wanted to switch to other browsers without losing that workflow. So I built Arcmark, it's a macOS bookmark manager (Swift/AppKit) that floats as a sidebar attached to any browser window. It uses macOS accessibility API to follow the browser window around. You get workspace-based links/bookmarks organization with nested folders, drag-and-drop reordering, and custom workspace colors. For the most part I tried replicating Arc's sidebar UX as close as possible. 1.…
Feb 2026 · github.com
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VibePad▲128
Control AI coding assistants with a gamepad from your couch
Feb 2026 · vibepad.now
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FlutterFlow for iPad▲165
Build beautiful, modern apps for mobile and web with iPad
2023

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