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Cleaner tabs and spaces

Arc is built around organized browsing. Shieldly supports that style by reducing page noise before it takes over your tabs, spaces and repeated workflows.

Local-first controls

Use protection modes, site controls, temporary pause, custom blocked domains and local diagnostics without requiring an account for core protection.

Useful for media-heavy pages

Shieldly includes YouTube cleanup and Netflix Assist, alongside tracker blocking, pop-up reduction and cookie wall cleanup.

Check compatibility in the Arc installation you use

This guide concerns Arc desktop environments that offer Chrome-compatible extension installation. Open the linked Shieldly store listing in that browser and use the compatibility information shown there. An Arc-branded mobile app or a different browser product should not be assumed to expose the same extension APIs. Confirm that Shieldly appears in the extension manager and that its controls open before relying on it for browsing protection.

Test across the browsing contexts you actually use

If you keep work and personal browsing separate, check the actual extension state in each profile you use. A different group of tabs is not itself proof of a different protection configuration. Open Shieldly on a regular page, inspect the current site exception and reload after a change. Record which profile reproduces a problem so that a working configuration elsewhere does not hide a profile-specific issue.

Diagnose a missing control or a broken page

First distinguish an unavailable toolbar control from filtering that does not work. Use the browser's extension manager to verify that Shieldly is enabled. For a page issue, try Compatibility for that site and reload before testing the same link, form or player again. If the problem persists, include the operating system, Arc version, Shieldly version and exact reproduction steps in a support request. Avoid assuming that behavior on one desktop platform proves behavior on another.

Frequently asked questions

Is this an Arc mobile extension?

This page does not claim mobile support. It describes using Shieldly where Arc provides a compatible desktop extension environment.

Will every Shieldly feature behave identically to Chrome?

Compatibility depends on the available browser APIs and version. Check the relevant control and Diagnostics in your installation instead of assuming feature parity.

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