Arc (web browser)
| Arc | |||||
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| Developer | The Browser Company | ||||
| Initial release | 25 July 2023 | ||||
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| Written in | Swift | ||||
| Engine | Blink, V8 (WebKit on iOS) | ||||
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| Type | Web browser | ||||
| License | Proprietary software | ||||
| Website | arc | ||||
Arc is a freeware web browser that was developed by The Browser Company, an American startup company founded by Josh Miller and Harsh Agrawal and owned by Atlassian since 2025. It was first released in 2023 for macOS and is also available for Windows, iOS and Android. In 2025, a blog post announced that Arc would be sunset and no longer be actively developed, as the company shifted all focus to developing its new AI browser, Dia. Arc is still maintained through Chromium and security updates.
Arc is based on Chromium and is written in Swift. It supports Google Chrome's browser extensions and uses Google Search by default.
The browser was released on 19 April 2022 via an announcement on Twitter. It had previously undergone a beta test, with the roughly 100 testers involved bound to a non-disclosure agreement. Users are only able to use the browser after signing up to an Arc account with an email address.