Arc browser stops working on 22 December; new accounts closed now

Arc browser stops working on 22 December; new accounts closed now

22 October 2026: The Browser Company is shutting down Arc, the browser it launched as a rethink of tabs and workspaces, and says Arc for macOS and Windows will stop working on 22 December 2026, when accounts are deactivated and personal data deleted within 30 days. New Arc accounts could no longer be created from 22 October, and existing users are being moved to Dia, the company's newer browser.

Not yet independently verified. The farewell page is not dated; the timeline it gives starts on 22 October, which we have used as the announcement date. We will update this when it can be confirmed, and remove this note.

Three dates to plan around

• 22 October: no new Arc accounts. The latest Arc release adds an option to export all data and a smoother import into Dia.
• 23 November: on iOS and Android, Browse for Me and the other AI features are switched off. Arc Search keeps working as a browser, but sign-in and tab sync stop.
• 22 December: Arc on macOS and Windows stops working, accounts are deactivated with personal data deleted within 30 days, and Arc Search for Android is removed from Google Play.

Until 22 December Arc keeps working as usual and receives basic updates.

Security is the stated reason

The company says keeping a browser secure "takes constant, dedicated work that is only increasing in the age of AI", and that Dia was built from the start to meet today's security standards, so its engineering and security teams will now work only on Dia. A browser that receives only basic updates for two months and then none is a risk on any managed device, which is the practical point for IT teams: Arc should be off company machines before the last update, not after.

Moving teams off Arc

Dia imports passwords, history, bookmarks, extensions, tabs and Arc's Spaces, which become Profiles, and Folders, which become Tab Groups, on both macOS and Windows; the company says the browser features are free in Dia and its AI is optional. Teams that do not want an AI browser can export Spaces and tabs as a list of links from Arc's advanced settings and import them elsewhere, but saved passwords should be moved into the company password manager rather than into another browser's store.

For organisations that allowed Arc as a personal choice, the first job is finding it: device management inventories, endpoint software lists and single sign-on logs will show who still uses it, and those users need the export done before 22 December, when their data starts to be deleted.

Company profile on TrustList: The Browser Company

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Sources

• The Browser Company: A farewell to Arc (read 2026-10-22), 22 October 2026