Arc is being sunset on December 22, 2026

I was expecting this to be about http://arclanguage.org/

I've been expecting this news for a while, and I moved to Zen when they changed direction originally. Can highly recommend it as a near drop-in replacement for Arc, albeit built on Firefox.

https://zen-browser.app/

I thought this was about the backup software, which I still use on some of my systems, but had forgotten it's spelled "Arq" :-P

https://www.arqbackup.com/

another proprietary browser gone? oh no! anyway.

Dia is not a replacement for Arc, its for a different user entirely with different objectives.

They are trying to add Arc features into Dia, but its an afterthought. I used it for a month and came back, it was not a good experience.

Arc is being sunset on December 22, 2026. After that date, you won't be able to sign in to or use Arc. Please note that we will deactivate all Arc accounts on December 22. Once an account is deactivated, we will delete user personal data associated with the account within 30 days.

I wonder how much they spent on the domain. I guess they can sell it now lol.

Previous discussion earlier today: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50197601