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title: "What happened to Astral? Acquisition announced on 19 MAR 2026"
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summary: "Astral: Acquisition announced on 19 MAR 2026. OpenAI announced that it will acquire Astral and plans to keep supporting its open source tools uv, Ruff and ty after closing."
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# What happened to Astral?

**Acquisition announced on 19 MAR 2026.** OpenAI announced that it will acquire Astral and plans to keep supporting its open source tools uv, Ruff and ty after closing. Source: [OpenAI](https://openai.com/index/openai-to-acquire-astral/).

## What this means

On 19 MAR 2026, Astral agreed to be acquired by OpenAI, subject to closing conditions and regulatory approval. Astral and OpenAI were to remain separate until closing, after which the Astral team would join the Codex team. OpenAI planned to keep supporting uv, Ruff, and ty as open-source products.

- Made by: Astral
- Website: https://astral.sh/
- Status: Acquisition announced on 19 MAR 2026
- Checked: 17 OCT 2026

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