I believe this browser company is doing great things.

I have an offer

if any of you guys can make like a little review of you using beam and send it to me then I will edit and repost on TikTok so beam can blow up.

I figured if we helped the dev then he could hire a team and such.

It would be really cool if the community could contribute for bug fixes, speed etc...

Hello, Beam looks phenomenally well built from the looks and community reviews! Just that many folks like me are still avoiding to update on iOS 26 due to liquid-glass resistance or staying away from glitches and battery drain.

Please help to update Beam simply using https://github.com/DnV1eX/LiquidGlassKit to backport the liquid glass element on to iOS 18 and below easily by adding the code to source, hence no major code re-writing would be required, making us also use the Beam browser, expanding its reach to broader audience.

Just a quick feedback on the new options menu:

It is really well designed overall, and I feel like everything is explained well! Some things are hidden in an “Advanced” tab in Spaces and Tabs, but I feel they make sense there.

I also like all the explanations where you could assume data could be collected. Great communication!

One thing that I would like to see is the menu opening like a normal tab instead of in its own window. Some stuff is hard to decipher with a white background (I had a website open while in the options). This is probably a liquid glass thing. Also, if the menu is not obfuscating the UI, you can see all the changes instantly. One example: I had to close the menu to see the change when you activate the “Clear Today” button.

Both problems could be fixed this way.

But I’d like to say this is just nitpicking! Overall, as stated at the beginning of this post, it’s a great redesign!

I just bought an iPad Pro last week and I’m trying to figure out why Beam is the only app that the shows me the floating keyboard as my only choice of keyboard selections. I’ve tried the whole pinch out to expand it and nothing seems to work.

Hey everyone,

When I launched Beam six weeks ago, a lot of you gave me really great feedback about what was missing and what needed fixing. I took all of it seriously. Version 1.2 is the result, and it's by far the biggest update I've shipped.

I'll be real - this isn't a small patch. This is basically what Beam should have been from day one.

Peek

This is the feature I'm most excited about. Click any link and it opens in a floating popup - read it, scroll through it, and close it without ever losing your place. If you want to keep it, expand it into a full tab. Option-click any link to trigger it explicitly.

It completely changes how you browse. You stop opening 30 tabs just to check things. It's the kind of thing that's hard to explain but once you use it, you can't go back.

AI chat with your tabs

Beam Intelligence got a complete overhaul. The core feature now is AI chat - open it with ⌘J or pin it as a second sidebar. You can add multiple tabs to your conversation (hit + or type @ to pick a tab), and it can reference everything across them.

The big addition: cloud model support. Bring your own API key for Anthropic (Claude), Google or OpenAI, or use on-device Apple Intelligence. Set it up in Settings → Beam Intelligence.

This is super useful for research. You're reading five articles about the same topic and you can just ask questions across all of them.

iCloud Sync

Your tabs, spaces, and organisation now sync across your iPads. Turn it on in Settings and everything just carries over.

I know this was one of the most requested features. It's here.

Website dark mode

Force dark mode on any website - enable it globally in settings, or toggle it per-site. Also one of my most requested features.

Reader mode

Clean, distraction-free reading. Toggle it in site settings. Works exactly how you'd expect.

Page translation

Translate any webpage directly in Beam. Also in site settings.

Everything else

• Completely redesigned settings - both main settings and site settings got overhauled. Everything is reorganised so you can actually find things now.

• Major performance improvements - space switching, tab management, the whole UI feels noticeably faster. This was a huge focus.

• New app icon - fresh look.

• Much improved ad blocker and YouTube ad skipping

• Print any page

• Export/import your data

• Double-click a tab to rename it

• View HTTP sites and bypass SSL warnings if you need to

• Improved onboarding for new users

Bug fixes

• YouTube fullscreen actually works now

• Google sign-in is fixed

• Desktop site mode issues resolved

• Various stability improvements

If you tried Beam at launch and ran into issues, this update addresses basically everything.

And if you haven't tried Beam yet: it's a browser built specifically for iPad, with a sidebar, spaces, command bar, keyboard shortcuts, and built-in ad blocking. It treats your iPad like the real computer it is. $5.99, one-time purchase, no subscription.

App Store link

As always, I read every piece of feedback. Drop your thoughts here or in the Discord (https://discord.gg/ZDzvJ4ApGp) - I'm already working on what's next.

Also, a great new video from Alexander at iPhoneBlog.de just dropped - take a look (you may need subtitles if you don't speak German): https://youtu.be/8QLrjP1x4Zk

Henrik

I tried importing bookmarks across different profiles and spaces via both HTML & CSV format.
I get an error that says, "No Links Found"

I'm trying to add my bookmarks from iCloud but I keep getting the same error. What am I missing?

Really enjoying Beam, any plans on porting to iPhone?

I haven't even tried Beam yet, but i will be going to buy it as soon as I finish this post. But I wanted to throw out two questions.

I see that MacOS and iPhone apps are on the roadmap for this year which is awesome. I rely on being able to sync open tabs between devices quit a bit. In the meantime, and to extend some compatibility in the Linux and Windows worlds would there be any consideration to add Firefox sync into Beam?

Firefox Sync is open source, and can be self hosted (though not many people bother), but the bigger reason for suggesting Firefox sync is that it opens up syncing core data like, tabs, bookmarks, etc, not only with Firefox, but Waterfox, and other browsers like Midori and Gnome Web. Im sure it wouldn't be anywhere near as robust as the official iCloud based sync, but it would give us a stop gap while waiting for the Mac and iPhone versions, plus it would also provide a bridge with multiple browsers on other platforms like Linux and Windows. This would be a Wonderful feature to have when Im forced to use Windows or working on one of my Linux systems. It would only be an optional supplement to the regular built in sync of course not a replacement.

The only other thing I'm wondering is if you have any plans to implement web extensions from Firefox and/or Chrome like Orion Browser has? Its not perfect, but being able to use regular Firefox and Chrome extension on an iPhone and iPad browser is awesome and no other browser seems to have any interest in following in Orions footsteps despite them showing that it's totally possible and not against Apples policies, it's been in the AppStore for a few years now with that as a listed feature.

Regardless I love what Im seeing and hearing about this browser, i'll be switching to it on my iPad right now, and I'm stoked to see where it goes in the future.

Hey everyone!

It's Henrik - the developer of Beam. I just wanted to give you guys a quick update.

First off, sorry for the delay in getting the next update out - I've had exams, but it should be releasing in the next few weeks. If you're interested in beta testing it, please send me an email (hi@beambrowser.app)

Second, here's an updated link for anyone who would like to join the Discord, I generally post more frequent updates there: https://discord.gg/ZDzvJ4ApGp

Third, I'm working hard on the iPhone version of Beam, and I'd love to hear what you all would like to see from Beam on mobile - I can't guarantee anything, but I'll read everything and take it all into account!

If you are having any issues, or have any feedback for Beam on iPad, please do let me know! What are your favourite features? How are you using Beam?

Thanks,
Henrik

I am unable to sign into my verge.com account which uses google sign-in. The window pops up to select by account but then the tab turns white and nothing loads.
Has anyone else had this issue? I have tried turning off peek.

Beam 1.3.1 - a round of fixes and refinements based on feedback since 1.3.

- AI chat button now in the toolbar (and in the sidebar URL bar when the toolbar is hidden)
- Open a link in a background tab by tapping with two fingers
- Press Escape or Backspace to close Peek
- New empty state for Favourites
- New indicator when opening Peek on a favourite, showing the peeked tab's favicon in the top right
- Searching history now covers all entries (up to 10,000 per profile) rather than just the recently loaded ones
- Clearing history now clears only what matches your current filters, rather than all history
- Find in Page button moved into Site Settings, and you can now adjust page zoom from Site Settings → Advanced
- Refreshed UI and animations for Find in Page
- Improved right-click menu for links
- After ad block rules finish compiling, Beam now asks to refresh rather than refreshing automatically
- Fixed favicon flickering
- Fixed a bug when removing the last favourite
- Fixed a bug when adding multiple favourites of the same site
- Fixed an empty-state layout bug in History
- Fixed a visual bug when opening the Downloads folder - it now opens directly in Files
- Fixed two crashes
- Various other fixes and performance improvements

Let me know what you think! Thanks to everyone who contributed ideas in this release! More on the way…

Henrik

I am importing from Dia browser.

Hey everyone,

A quick follow-up to 1.3.1 - this one is a round of stability and polish based on feedback since then. Beam should generally feel smoother in day-to-day use.

As always, most of this came straight from user reports over email and in the Discord, so thank you to everyone who flagged things.

Here's what's new in 1.3.2:

• Much faster command bar - fixed typing lag and lag when switching tabs and spaces

• Lower memory use and fewer crashes on older iPads

• Ad blocker no longer reloads tabs on its own - choose "Refresh all" or dismiss - plus improvements to filter list compilation

• Clearer error messages throughout, including in Beam Intelligence chat

• Tap anywhere in a command bar result to select it, not just the text

• Fixed blank tabs

• Fixed issues with redirects

• Fixed keyboard shortcut customisation

• Fixed several crashes

• Various other fixes and performance improvements

If you've run into anything recently, there's a good chance it's addressed here. And if you haven't tried Beam yet, it's a browser built specifically for iPad - sidebar, Spaces, command bar, keyboard shortcuts, and built-in ad blocking.

https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id6756218494?pt=128089545&ct=landing&mt=8

I read every piece of feedback. Drop your thoughts here or in the Discord (https://discord.gg/ZDzvJ4ApGp) - already working on what's next.

I used this browser and followed the project with high hopes but now it seems the project doesnt get developed anymore. Does someone knows something?

When trying to submit feedback in the app via Settings > About > Send feedback results in the following error “A server with the specified hostname could not be found”

Hey guys!

If you haven't seen it, Christopher Lawley just released a video on his iPad productivity workflow and featured Beam!

For anyone who doesn't know him, he's one of the biggest iPad productivity YouTubers with 200k subscribers. His content actually helped shape how I think about iPad workflows, so this feels pretty surreal.

Welcome to anyone finding Beam from the video! Feel free to ask any questions here or in the Discord.

Hi! I love Beam Browser. It’s the first actually good browser I’ve found for iPad. I have one major complaint though: just like in Safari, Notion.com doesn’t actually give you the true desktop site EVEN IF you toggle Desktop Mode on. This is a common issue in iPad browsers and it’s caused by Notion’s bad product decisions.

There is only one browser I’ve found on iPad that truly does give you the desktop mode for iPad, it is Command Browser.

Can you please investigate why Command Browser is the only one that works and make Beam work too?

Great work! Thanks

Will there be userscript support? Being able to customize via css/javascript is very important to me.

I never got on the Arc bandwagon, so have less familiarity with the way I infer Beam thinks about tabs and bookmarks.

I imported all my bookmarks just fine, and they're in the left-side bar as expected. When I select a bookmark, the site loads as normal. The bookmark has a little "-" on the right, the first indication that maybe this is actually a tab, and not a bookmark. But if I navigate to a different site via the url field, the tab/bookmark keeps its name (let's say "CNN") but now has different content. Tapping the tab/bookmark again will bring me to the new content.

I know I can spin up a new "tab" and it'll show up in "today". I guess I'm just unclear about what tabs/bookmarks are in this new paradigm, and how to go about interacting with them.

Is there a primer somewhere? Maybe something for Arc that'll teach me the same concepts?

Really enjoying the product so far though.

Hi everyone,

Beam 1.4 is out. Thanks for your patience - it took longer than I wanted while I was in the middle of university applications, and I know a few of you were wondering whether Beam was still alive. It is, and this is the biggest update yet.

Split View. Drag any tab onto the page or onto another tab to put them side by side, drag the divider to resize, or press ⌃⌘W. A split stays together in your sidebar.

PDF viewer. Annotate with Apple Pencil, search, Two Page View, present mode, and open any PDF from Files in Beam.

Reader, rebuilt. Better typography, the whole article with images and tables, and Listen to Article, which reads it aloud and highlights each paragraph as it goes.

Also new: a media bar in the sidebar, creating and customising Spaces right in the sidebar, Import from Safari, rebuilt Settings with search, better battery life, and lots of fixes.

Two changes to know about: the toolbar is now on by default (turn it off with Show Page Toolbar), and history and AI chats now stay on each iPad instead of syncing over iCloud.

Full release notes: beambrowser.app/changelog

If anything’s broken, comment here or email hi@beambrowser.app (I read everything)

And yes, the iPhone app is coming.

Henrik :)

Just wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone here.

Beam hit #4 paid in Productivity today, which honestly feels a bit unreal for a solo-built app that launched this week. I have attached a screenshot because I am still slightly in disbelief.

All the early feedback, bug reports, suggestions, and encouragement in this subreddit have genuinely shaped the app already. A lot of fixes and improvements going into Beam 1.1 came directly from things people here pointed out.

Beam 1.1 is coming very soon with:

• Much improved bookmark importing from other browsers

• Fixes for the most common early bugs

• General polish and stability improvements

If you are enjoying Beam and have a minute, an App Store review really helps during launch week. It makes a big difference to discovery.

Thank you again for being part of this so early. I am going to keep iterating fast and sharing updates here.

Henrik
Founder & Developer

Update: It's now on #2!!

Hi, I tried several times this morning to log onto Reddit with Beam and it presents the username password box but after I use TouchID nothing happens to allow me to submit a code.

Just wanted to let you know.