About Pola Browser
The Mac App Store version of Pola Browser describes a productivity browser for professionals, researchers and power users. It uses persistent sidebar tabs and folders, spaces for separate workspaces, a research mode that builds a visual tree of browsing, project profiles that switch per tab, floating resizable tabs and favorites that appear across spaces.
It also lets you plug in AI services you already pay for to summarize and analyze pages without another subscription, unloads inactive tabs to save memory, offers experimental extensions including uBlock Origin Lite, Bitwarden, Proton Pass and Keepa, and syncs tabs, bookmarks and settings through Google Drive. Password management uses Apple Keychain, and media controls and keyboard shortcuts are included.
The listing states no tracking and no data selling, with only privacy-preserving app analytics hosted in the EU, and that it is developed in Italy. Pricing is a 10-day trial then a 19.99 euro yearly subscription or a 49.99 euro lifetime license.
Key features
- Sidebar tabs and folders
- Spaces and project profiles
- Research mode browsing tree
- Floating always-on-top tabs
- Connect your own AI services
- Memory management for inactive tabs
- Experimental extension support
- Google Drive sync
Good fit for
- Managing many research tabs on a Mac
- Using your own AI service to summarize pages
- Reducing browser memory use with heavy workflows
Pola Browser: questions and answers
- What is Pola Browser used for?
- Pola Browser on the Mac App Store is a WebKit-based browser with sidebar tabs, spaces, floating tabs, memory management and your own AI tools. It is a good fit for managing many research tabs on a Mac, using your own AI service to summarize pages and reducing browser memory use with heavy workflows.
- How much does Pola Browser cost?
- Paid plans for Pola Browser start at €19.99 per seat per year, and there is no free plan. A free trial is available.
- Is Pola Browser open source?
- No. Pola Browser is proprietary (closed-source) software. In the Productivity category, open-source options include Ungoogled Chromium, Brave Browser and Neko.
- What are some alternatives to Pola Browser?
- Pola Browser competes with Arc, Vivaldi and Opera.
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