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23 Oct 2026, 4:01 AM	TechCrunch	4.0	Arc browser sunsets December 22 as The Browser Company doubles down on Dia The Browser Company is shutting down Arc on December 22, 2026, and pushing users to its AI-first browser Dia. New Arc accounts are already blocked; on November 23 Arc Search on iOS and Android loses AI features like “Browse for Me” and sign-in/sync, and on December 22 Arc stops working on Mac and Windows, accounts are deactivated, and personal data is deleted within 30 days. The company says browser security costs are rising, while open-sourcing Arc is blocked because it depends on the proprietary Arc Development Kit that also powers Dia. Why: If you or your team still use Arc, you have a hard migration deadline: export bookmarks, passwords, and any local workflow data before December 22, because accounts are deactivated and personal data is deleted within 30 days. The open-source request is also concretely blocked by the proprietary ADK shared with Dia, so teams should not plan around Arc becoming community-maintained. browsers product-sunset ai-browser data-portability

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23 Oct 2026, 4:01 AM

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Arc browser sunsets December 22 as The Browser Company doubles down on Dia

The Browser Company is shutting down Arc on December 22, 2026, and pushing users to its AI-first browser Dia. New Arc accounts are already blocked; on November 23 Arc Search on iOS and Android loses AI features like “Browse for Me” and sign-in/sync, and on December 22 Arc stops working on Mac and Windows, accounts are deactivated, and personal data is deleted within 30 days. The company says browser security costs are rising, while open-sourcing Arc is blocked because it depends on the proprietary Arc Development Kit that also powers Dia.

Why: If you or your team still use Arc, you have a hard migration deadline: export bookmarks, passwords, and any local workflow data before December 22, because accounts are deactivated and personal data is deleted within 30 days. The open-source request is also concretely blocked by the proprietary ADK shared with Dia, so teams should not plan around Arc becoming community-maintained.