Conductor says it is joining Meta, which confirmed the acquisition to TechCrunch
Conductor's announcement says the company is joining Meta. The page does not print a byline date. Its timeline begins with Wednesday, Nov 4: no new sign-ups, and the app is no longer available to download for new users. It says existing free users cannot upgrade to a pro plan, and that pro users can keep using pro features for free. It says Conductor Cloud workspaces go read-only on Friday, Nov 13, and that Conductor Cloud shuts down on Friday, Nov 20, when the company begins deleting Conductor Cloud user data. It says the local app will keep receiving new models and critical bug fixes until early 2027, and will then start winding down. It says Conductor has never sold or trained on user data, and that it will delete all Conductor user data when the app shuts down in early 2027. It says active subscribers will get a refund. It does not state a price, and it says the team cannot yet share what it will build.
Source: Conductor (opens in a new tab), 4 Nov 2026Also: TechCrunch, 4 Nov 2026 (opens in a new tab)
Conductor's announcement says the company is joining Meta. The page does not print a byline date. Its timeline begins with Wednesday, Nov 4: no new sign-ups, and the app is no longer available to download for new users. It says existing free users cannot upgrade to a pro plan, and that pro users can keep using pro features for free. It says Conductor Cloud workspaces go read-only on Friday, Nov 13, and that Conductor Cloud shuts down on Friday, Nov 20, when the company begins deleting Conductor Cloud user data. It says the local app will keep receiving new models and critical bug fixes until early 2027, and will then start winding down. It says Conductor has never sold or trained on user data, and that it will delete all Conductor user data when the app shuts down in early 2027. It says active subscribers will get a refund. It does not state a price, and it says the team cannot yet share what it will build.
TechCrunch, timestamped 1:10 PM PST on 4 November 2026, says Meta confirmed the acquisition and would not comment further or provide additional details. TechCrunch says Axios reported the news first. Axios, dated 4 November 2026, says sources familiar with the deal told it that Meta has acquired Conductor, and that financial terms were not disclosed. Neither page states a price.
What it means for business: Conductor's own page sets the shutdown dates for its cloud service, 13 November and 20 November 2026, and says local updates continue until early 2027. The price is not stated. Meta's confirmation, as reported by TechCrunch, does not describe what happens to Conductor's product inside Meta. This describes those pages. It is not advice on moving a workspace.