HopkeyHopkey + Edge as an Arc alternative
Microsoft Edge has vertical tabs on Mac, with color-coded tab groups and a tab search box. Hopkey adds Arc's ⌘T command bar on top.
- Free forever
- 14 days of Pro included
- macOS 14 or later, Apple silicon and Intel
How they work together
Edge's vertical tab pane lists the tabs and groups of the current window. Hopkey opens over Edge when you press ⌘T and searches the open tabs of every Edge window and your Edge history. Type a site name and press Tab to search that site.
Turn on vertical tabs in Edge
- Click the Tab actions menu at the top left of the Edge window.
- Choose Turn on vertical tabs.
- Use the pin button at the top of the pane to keep it open, or collapse it to icons.
- To make a tab group, right-click a tab and choose Add tab to new group.
Turn on Hopkey for Edge
- Open Hopkey's Settings from the menu bar icon and choose General.
- Turn on Also use in Chrome, Brave, Edge and Vivaldi.
- Switch to Edge and press ⌘T. The first time, macOS asks to let Hopkey control Edge. Click Allow.
Edge does not need to be your default browser. Hopkey works in whichever supported browser is in front.
What works in Edge
- Free: the ⌘T bar with the tabs of every Edge window, including tab groups, your Edge history, web search with suggestions, inline completion, pin and unpin, and ⇧⌘C copy link.
- Pro: site search with Tab and
%, Edge's menu commands, developer tools with$from the View > Developer menu, and ⌃Tab to the last tab. - Safari only: tabs of closed Tab Groups, and auto-archive.
The full list is on what works in each browser.
Questions and answers
Does Edge on Mac have vertical tabs?
Yes. Vertical tabs have been in Edge for Mac since 2021.
Does Edge need to be my default browser?
No. Hopkey works in whichever supported browser is in front.
Do Edge workspaces show in Hopkey?
Hopkey lists the open tabs of your Edge windows. Workspaces that are not open in a window are not listed.