Arc browser will shut down December 22 as company prioritizes Dia

Arc won a devoted following without reaching the broader audience its makers wanted. According to TechCrunch, it never became the mass-market Chrome alternative The Browser Company had envisioned.

The company turned its attention to Dia, an AI-focused browser. vc.ru reported that it had concentrated on developing that product in 2025. The shutdown announcement now gives Arc's remaining users a firm deadline.

On October 22, The Browser Company announced that Arc would be discontinued on December 22. The Verge reported that the company posted the sunset date on Arc's website.

New user registration also stopped on October 22, according to Публикации по подписке. Existing users are being encouraged to move to Dia.

9to5Mac described the announcement as giving users exactly two months to move on. This is a scheduled closure, rather than an immediate shutdown.

There is a date discrepancy in the supplied coverage: the summary from Digital Trends says December 2022, although its headline says December. DEV Community and Публикации по подписке explicitly give the shutdown date as December 22, 2026.

Arc now has a retirement date, while Dia remains the company's priority. Engadget reported that The Browser Company is prioritizing the AI browser, and TechCrunch described the decision as doubling down on Dia.

For existing Arc users, the immediate issue is the transition window. The company is pointing them toward its replacement product, but the two-month deadline applies regardless of which browser they choose next.

December 22 is the next firm milestone. The supplied reporting does not fully explain what the shutdown will mean for every existing installation or feature, so users still need precise guidance on what will remain accessible and how to move their browser data.