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If you've been a dedicated Arc browser user, the period has eventually arrive to say goodbye. The Browser Company paused betterment of Arc in 2025, continuing lone alongside safety updates. As announced delayed final week, Arc will officially sunset on Dec. 22, 2026, giving users two months to passage their data to an alternative.
One choice is to move to the company's new AI-focused Dia browser, although there are another (potentially better) choices depending on what you're looking for. Most data from Arc—including Spaces, Favorites, pinned tabs, and folders as fine as passwords, bookmarks, extensions, and history—will passage automatically complete to Dia, but if you're switching to a distinct phase entirely, you'll need to obtain what you can alongside you before Dec. 22.
How to export your Arc data to a new browser
Officially, Arc supports exporting Spaces and tabs only, and the resulting Export.md plain-text document is a catalog of links that you can open and bookmark in your new browser. MacOS users can initiate this procedure via Arc > Settings > Advanced > Export Data and preservation the document to a preferred location. On Windows, open the Arc menu, choose Settings, and go to Export Spaces and tabs > Export Data.
To merely copy and paste all nexus from one folder, right-click the folder, choose Copy All Links, and paste them anywhere you'd akin (select Copy All Links as Markdown to keep nexus titles on macOS). You can additionally preserve Easels as images by tapping the share icon > Share Via... and selecting PNG.
There's no ceremonial procedure to export another Arc data. If you saved logins in Arc, now is a fine period to commencement moving credentials complete to a distinct platform. (Our top picks for password managers aren't tied to a sole browser.)
There are a few alternatives to Arc's authoritative export process, which is extremely manual and doesn't keep your directory construction intact. There are multiple third-party scripts accessible (for free) that can facilitate the passage as fine as a paid expansion called ArcEscape that can export folders and pinned tabs and import into another browser. The expansion is accessible for Chrome, Edge, Brave, Vivaldi, and Firefox. According to Arc's FAQ, all person accounts volition be deactivated on Dec. 22, and individual data volition be deleted inside 30 days of deactivation.
Emily Long is a freelance author based in Salt Lake City.
