About ArcRunner

[!CAUTION] Currently broken see issue #1

Arc.exe accepts no arguments. ArcRunner.exe enables you to run Arc with arguments, just like with Chrome, Firefox, etc. This is very useful for running Arc with PowerToys Run as it won't otherwise work.

Get ArcRunner

Downloading

Download the latest ArcRunner.exe from here. Refer to Setup ArcRunner.

Building

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/TheRedDeveloper/ArcRunner

Build the project:

cargo build --release

Your ArcRunner binary is in target/release/ArcRunner.exe. Refer to Setup ArcRunner.

Setup ArcRunner

[!WARNING]
Set Arc as the default browser before the setup process. If you don't do this, you might break your other browser.

Move ArcRunner.exe wherever you'd like.

[!NOTE]
If you move ArcRunner.exe again, you will have to go through the setup process again.

Open a terminal where you moved ArcRunner.exe and run:

ArcRunner.exe install

[!IMPORTANT]
ArcRunner.exe is NOT a virus. You can view and build the code yourself. Create an exception if your AntiVirus is overly aggressive and detects ArcRunner as an infected file.

If you installed ArcRunner successfully, you can now use Arc with PowerToys Run and other applications.

How to use ArcRunner

ArcRunner.exe supports [url] and ? [search query] as an argument.

? [search query] uses Google to search, if you don't want to use Google simply change the code yourself or open a GitHub issue.