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Summary
- Arc will shut down on December 22nd, 2026; users have several weeks to migrate.
- The Browser Company will replace Arc with Dia, a new browser built with modern security in mind and a focus on AI.
- Arc features, including bookmarks, extensions, history, Spaces, Folders, and Tab Groups, will transfer easily to Dia.
The Browser Company has revealed plans to discontinue its flagship Arc browser to make way for a new project called Dia. Arc will shut down on December 22nd, giving users several weeks to move on from the popular productivity-focused browser.
Last May, The Browser Company confirmed that Arc's development would end, but it didn't reveal a specific shutdown date at the time. "We've decided to sunset Arc on December 22, 2026," wrote the company in a recent Twitter post. "That's not an easy sentence to write. We spent years building Arc and celebrating each and every release along the way: we have so much pride and love for what we made alongside the Arc community," writes Arc.
Say goodbye to Arc and hello to Dia
The new browser includes AI features like writing assistance, a morning brief, asking questions about web pages, and more
In its blog post, The Browser Company says Dia was "built from the ground up" to meet today's security standards, emphasizing that its "engineering and security teams will focus" on the browser moving forward. Switching to the Dia browser should be seamless for Arc users, since key features like bookmarks, extensions, history, Spaces, Folders, and even Tab Groups can be easily transferred to the new browser.
The shutdown is happening in a few stages. Starting now, you can't create a new Arc account. Next, on November 23rd, on iOS and Android, Browse for Me and "other AI features" will be turned off, and the ability to sign in and sync your tabs will be removed. Then lastly, on December 22nd, Arc won't be accessible on Windows 11 or macOS, and all accounts will be deactivated.
"Thank you for using Arc, for pushing us to make it better, and for building alongside us. The team that made Arc is the same team behind Dia, and some of our most ambitious work is ahead. We'd love for you to be there with us when it lands," writes The Browser Company in the blog post.
The Browser Company claims that Dia has "surpassed Arc benchmarks in stability, speed, and security." It also says all the features you use in Arc are free in Dia, and that the browser's AI integrations are optional. With that in mind, if AI isn't your thing, you should be able to turn the majority of those features off. Dia's AI features include writing assistance, a morning brief, asking questions about web pages, and more.