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Dia

An AI-native web browser with chat and skills built into the URL bar.

Category
Assistant
Pricing
FREEMIUM
Source
Proprietary
Hosting
Local
Platforms
macOS
Verified
Jun 8, 2026

An AI-native desktop web browser from The Browser Company, the team behind Arc. Dia bakes a chat assistant and reusable 'skills' directly into the address bar, with awareness of your open tabs and browsing history, so you never need to copy context into a separate chatbot. It launched publicly on macOS in 2025. A free tier covers light AI use; a $20/month Pro plan removes the AI usage limits.

Capabilities 2

What it actually does — grouped by capability family.

  • Chat with documents (primary capability)
  • Summarization (secondary capability)

Pros & cons

  • AI baked into the URL bar
  • Tab- and history-aware context
  • Reusable 'skills'
  • Free tier for light use
  • macOS only
  • Closed source
  • Pro at $20/mo to lift AI limits
  • Young product, evolving feature set

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