Arc is being sunset on December 22, 2026

saharshpruthi reported that Arc will be sunset on December 22, 2026, saying accounts will be deactivated that day and personal data deleted within 30 days, and called the decision "Senseless." Commenters reacted with resignation and practical moves: constantlm said they had expected this and already migrated to Zen, while others expressed frustration at losing a browser they liked. Several users noted they had used Arc for sites that insist on Chromium, so compatibility and the loss of Arc’s macOS-friendly design were recurring concerns.

Recommendations coalesced around Zen as a replacement. constantlm recommended Zen as a near drop-in replacement built on Firefox, and cosmic_cheese said Zen preserves the most important parts of Arc’s design while ditching questionable choices (citing an earlier decision not to have bookmarks) and called it "pretty solid." At the same time cosmic_cheese lamented Arc’s unique macOS feel and said it will be missed, and other commenters underscored tradeoffs between switching to a Firefox-based alternative and relying on Arc for Chromium-only compatibility.