Dia’s AI browser starts adding Arc’s ‘greatest hits’ to its feature set

D With AI web browser Drawing inspiration from its predecessor, ArkAn earlier experiment in modernizing the web browsing experience is known as Startup The browser company. Sunday, the founder of the browser company Josh Miller confirmed That new AI browser will bring “Arc’s greatest hits” to Dia, including things like sidebar mode, and integrate AI-native features like memory and agents.

This interpretation implies that diya, from which Acquired by Atlassian for $610 millionAI may have an advantage in the browser race, as it builds on the company’s prior learnings from developing Arc.

The second was initially released in mid-2023 as a redesign of the browser designed around the way people use the Internet today. It includes separate workspaces for work and personal browsing, support for pinned tabs, a command bar that works like Apple’s Spotlight search, and a sidebar that includes a search bar, tab list, user bookmarks, audio controls, and more.

However, Arc may have tried to push the envelope a bit too far: Miller later admitted that Arc was ultimately too complicated for most people to accept.

“Ark was too different, too many new things to learn for too little reward… Above all, Ark lacked coherence in both its core features and core values. It was experimental, that was part of its charm, but it also had its complexity,” Miller said. wrote in a blog post Earlier this year, the company detailed The decision to close Arc Open Source, And to refocus the company’s efforts on building Dia.

But the Arc isn’t necessarily a failure, even if it doesn’t become a widely adopted consumer product. Instead, the browser has given the company more than a year’s worth of insight into what kinds of modern browser features resonate with users and which don’t.

This could help the company move forward when developing the feature set for Diya.

As Miller said in a post on X, “Dire’s architecture is much better for AI, speed, and security,” but it will introduce arc fan-favorite features like sidebar mode — which the company just showed off. The latest “early birds” release of Dia’s AI browser.

Meanwhile, Dia has added other features Ark’s “Greatest Hits,” Like automatically turning Google Meet into a picture-in-picture player when you switch tabs and custom keyboard shortcuts. Miller hints The company is exploring how to transform Ark’s spaces — distinct browsing areas with their own pinned tabs, favorites, themes, history and cookies — into Dia. He said Diya’s team Currently testing Internally pinned tabs.

Miller additionally asked for feedback on other features to add, such as Swipeable profileAnd Ark Quest-inspired update for Dia mobile app Coming in 2026.

Also, Miller notes, Dia will be less bloated and AI-native for things like memories and agents.

After being acquired by Atlassian, the browser company continues to operate independently. As a result, Miller said the company will be able to add more “browser basics,” referring to beloved Arc features, to DiaBrowser. He also shared that Dia under its new owner is building deeper integrations with other apps like Atlassian’s Jira and Linear.