--- title: "Conductor shutdown timeline: dates and what to do" description: "Conductor shutdown dates: Meta deal 4 Nov 2026, Cloud read-only 13 Nov, Cloud closed 20 Nov, Mac app winds down early 2027. What to do, with sources." url: "https://micromanager.win/conductor-shutdown" updated: "2026-11-08" --- # What happens to Conductor after the Meta acquisition Meta acquired Conductor on 4 November 2026; Conductor Cloud is read-only from 13 November 2026 and shut down from 20 November 2026, when Conductor starts deleting the data stored there. The local Mac app keeps working, with new models and critical fixes, until early 2027, then winds down and its user data is deleted. Updated 8 November 2026 ## What are the dates? From Conductor’s own announcement and reporting by TechCrunch and SiliconANGLE, read on 8 November 2026. Each date is marked as it passes. 1. 4 November 2026 Wednesday ### Meta acquires Conductor; sign-ups and Mac downloads stop Conductor announced it is joining Meta, and TechCrunch and SiliconANGLE reported the acquisition. The same day, new users could no longer sign up for Conductor or download its Mac app; its iPhone app stayed on the App Store. Free users can no longer upgrade, and Pro subscribers keep their paid features at no charge. Sources: [TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/04/meta-acquires-ai-coding-startup-conductor/), [SiliconANGLE](https://siliconangle.com/2026/11/04/meta-acquires-ai-coding-startup-conductor-whose-app-runs-several-coding-agents-at-once/), [Conductor](https://www.conductor.build/announcement) 2. 13 November 2026 Friday ### Conductor Cloud goes read-only Cloud workspaces stop accepting new messages. Old chats can still be read and exported, and active subscribers get refunds. Sources: [SiliconANGLE](https://siliconangle.com/2026/11/04/meta-acquires-ai-coding-startup-conductor-whose-app-runs-several-coding-agents-at-once/), [Conductor](https://www.conductor.build/announcement) 3. 20 November 2026 Friday ### Conductor Cloud shuts down The cloud service closes and Conductor begins deleting the data users stored there. Sources: [TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/04/meta-acquires-ai-coding-startup-conductor/), [SiliconANGLE](https://siliconangle.com/2026/11/04/meta-acquires-ai-coding-startup-conductor-whose-app-runs-several-coding-agents-at-once/), [Conductor](https://www.conductor.build/announcement) 4. Early 2027 Exact date not announced ### The local Mac app winds down Local copies of the Mac app keep working and keep getting new models and critical fixes until early 2027. After that, updates stop and Conductor deletes the app’s user data. Sources: [SiliconANGLE](https://siliconangle.com/2026/11/04/meta-acquires-ai-coding-startup-conductor-whose-app-runs-several-coding-agents-at-once/), [Conductor](https://www.conductor.build/announcement) ## What happened on 4 November 2026? Conductor, the Mac app for running several coding agents at once, announced that it is joining Meta. Its maker is Melty, Inc., as Conductor’s [privacy policy](https://www.conductor.build/privacy) and [App Store listing](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/conductor-build/id6791228564) name it (its [terms of service](https://www.conductor.build/terms) say Melty Labs, Inc.). [TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/04/meta-acquires-ai-coding-startup-conductor/) and [SiliconANGLE](https://siliconangle.com/2026/11/04/meta-acquires-ai-coding-startup-conductor-whose-app-runs-several-coding-agents-at-once/) reported the acquisition the same day; the terms were not disclosed. Conductor stopped new sign-ups and downloads of its Mac app immediately. Free users can no longer upgrade, and Pro subscribers keep their paid features at no charge. ## What happens to Conductor Cloud? From Friday 13 November 2026, cloud workspaces are read-only: old chats can be read and data exported, but no new messages sent, and active subscribers get refunds. From Friday 20 November 2026, Conductor Cloud is shut down and Conductor deletes the data users stored there. Conductor’s announcement gives two ways out: right-click a cloud workspace and choose **Transfer to local** to move it and its chats to your Mac, or use **Settings → Account → Export data** to download everything. Conductor has not said whether transfers work once the cloud is read-only, so the safe deadline for them is 13 November 2026. [How to export your Conductor workspaces](https://micromanager.win/export-conductor-workspaces) walks through it. ## What happens to the local Conductor Mac app? Copies already installed keep working, and keep getting new models and critical bug fixes, until early 2027. Then the app winds down: updates stop and Conductor deletes the app’s user data. Conductor has not given an exact date. Because Mac app downloads stopped on 4 November 2026, you cannot install Conductor on a new or reset Mac. ## What should I do, and by when? | When | What to do | | ----------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | By 13 November 2026, when Cloud is read-only | Move cloud workspaces to your Mac with “Transfer to local”, or export them. Read-only cloud chats can be read and exported, not continued. | | By 20 November 2026, when cloud data is deleted | Export anything left in Conductor Cloud (Settings → Account → Export data). | | While Conductor still runs | Install a replacement and import your local workspaces, so you can compare the two side by side. | | By early 2027 | Make sure every branch you care about is committed and pushed. Your worktrees are ordinary git, so the work itself does not depend on Conductor. | ## Are my branches and worktrees safe? Conductor’s workspaces are git worktrees ([its documentation](https://www.conductor.build/docs/concepts/workspaces-and-branches) says so), so your branches and commits live in your own repositories, not in Conductor. Uncommitted changes exist only in the worktree folders, so commit what you want to keep before you archive or delete anything. ## Where can I move? [microManager](https://micromanager.win/) is a free app for macOS, Windows and Linux built to take over from Conductor’s local app: it reads `.conductor/settings.toml` and `conductor.json`, sets the `CONDUCTOR_*` environment variables your scripts expect, and on a Mac imports your repositories, workspaces and chats in one click without moving anything. The [migration guide](https://micromanager.win/migrate-from-conductor) walks through it, and [the alternatives page](https://micromanager.win/alternatives) compares other tools, each checked against its own site. ## Sources 1. [Meta acquires AI coding startup Conductor](https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/04/meta-acquires-ai-coding-startup-conductor/), TechCrunch, Lucas Ropek, 4 November 2026. Read 8 November 2026. 2. [Meta acquires AI coding startup Conductor, whose app runs several coding agents at once](https://siliconangle.com/2026/11/04/meta-acquires-ai-coding-startup-conductor-whose-app-runs-several-coding-agents-at-once/), SiliconANGLE, Duncan Riley, 4 November 2026. Read 8 November 2026. 3. [Conductor is joining Meta](https://www.conductor.build/announcement), Conductor. Read 8 November 2026. 4. [Conductor documentation: workspaces and branches](https://www.conductor.build/docs/concepts/workspaces-and-branches), Conductor. Read 8 November 2026. 5. [Conductor privacy policy (last updated 3 November 2026)](https://www.conductor.build/privacy), Conductor, 3 November 2026. Read 8 November 2026. 6. [Conductor.build on the App Store (iPhone)](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/conductor-build/id6791228564), Apple App Store. Read 8 November 2026. 7. [Conductor terms of service (last modified 3 November 2026)](https://www.conductor.build/terms), Conductor, 3 November 2026. Read 8 November 2026. ## Questions about the shutdown ### When does Conductor shut down? Conductor Cloud is read-only from 13 November 2026 and shut down from 20 November 2026, when Conductor starts deleting the data stored there. The local Mac app keeps working until early 2027, then winds down. No exact date for the Mac app has been announced. ### Will the Conductor Mac app stop working? According to Conductor and SiliconANGLE, local copies keep working and keep getting new models and critical bug fixes until early 2027. After that, updates stop and Conductor deletes the app’s user data. ### Can I still download Conductor? Not the Mac app. New sign-ups and Mac app downloads stopped on 4 November 2026, so you cannot install it on a new Mac. Its iPhone app is still on the App Store, for people who already use Conductor. ### Will Conductor subscribers get a refund? Conductor says active subscribers will get a refund. Pro subscribers keep their Pro features at no charge. ### What will Conductor’s team build at Meta? Conductor says it will have something new early next year, and SiliconANGLE describes it as a new interface that has not yet been described. No product details have been published.