The Browser Company just launched the beta of Dia, its new AI-powered web browser. You’ll need an invite to try it out.
After killing off its Arc browser last year for being too complex to catch on widely, the startup rewired its strategy. Dia puts AI front and center in the browser, ditching the need to go to ChatGPT, Claude, or Perplexity for help.
Dia’s interface is straightforward and Chromium-based, so it feels familiar. The address bar doubles as an AI chatbot. Type in website names or queries, and the bot searches the web, summarizes uploads, and toggles between chat and search. It can even draft text based on what’s open in your tabs. 
Users customize the bot’s tone and coding style via simple chat commands. A feature called History lets the AI scan seven days of browsing data to get context, but only if you opt in. Another tool, Skills, helps you build tiny code snippets that automate tasks—think browser shortcuts but smarter.
Dia is not the first AI browser; Opera Neon and Google Chrome have similar tools. But The Browser Company hopes tight integration will hook users who want AI assistance without leaving their browser.
Arc users get instant access, and current Dia users can send invites to others.
