Wayback Machine

The Official Wayback Machine Extension - by the Internet Archive.

Users300K

Rating4.2

Reviews329

Manifest versionV3

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Version3.4.8

ManifestV3

Size1.33MiB

Languages1English (United States)

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Welcome to the Official Internet Archive Wayback Machine Browser Extension! Go back in time to see how a website has changed through the history of the Web. Save websites, view missing 404 Not Found pages, or read archived books & papers.

Most features will work without requiring an account including Save Page Now.

Some features must be enabled from Settings. Turn on Private Mode to prevent automatic sending of data and to protect your privacy while browsing.

Features

• Save Page Now - Instantly save the page you are currently viewing in the Wayback Machine. Turn on Auto Save Page in settings to save pages that have not previously been saved, or Auto Save Bookmarks to save when bookmarking a page. Works while logged out, or log in for additional options.

• Oldest, Newest & Overview - View the first version of a page or the most recently saved in the Wayback Machine. Or view a calendar overview of all archived pages. Can also use by right-clicking over a page or link.

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Official Internet Archive Wayback Machine browser extension for archiving and browsing historical web page snapshots

Web pages disappear or change over time — this extension lets users save current pages to the Wayback Machine, recover 404 Not Found pages from archives, and browse historical snapshots of any URL

User browses any webpage → clicks extension icon → sees current page's Wayback Machine status → can Save Page Now to archive it → can view oldest/newest/overview of past snapshots → can enable Auto Save to automatically archive pages → 404 errors on any site automatically suggest archived versions.

Target users: Web researchers and archivists / Journalists and fact-checkers / Digital preservationists / General users who want to save or recover web pages / Wikipedia readers looking for referenced books

Bulk Save feature code is commented out in popup.js so current status is unclear
Some features like Outlinks/Screenshot/Email Results are auth-gated in UI but the exact behavior when clicked while logged out (just shows login prompt vs. truly blocked) could be verified more deeply

Monetization

No paid features detected

No paid features, subscription, premium tiers, or payment gating found in the extension source code. No payment-related keywords (premium, upgrade, subscription, billing, price, pay) appear in any script files. All keyword hits for 'stripe' are Bootstrap CSS table-striped styling classes. All 'pro' hits are from words like 'progress', 'provide'. All 'license' hits reference open-source licenses (CC BY 4.0, GNU AGPL v3, MIT). The extension links to archive.org/donate/ as a voluntary donation option for the nonprofit Internet Archive, not a paid feature gate. The extension is open source under AGPL v3.

Confidence: 95
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Source: AI / High
Login required: Needs review
Reason: The core workflow (Save Page Now, viewing oldest/newest/overview archives, 404 recovery, site map, word cloud, annotations, tweets) works without login. Login to Archive.org is optional and unlocks additional options: Outlinks/Screenshot capture toggles, My Archive button, Email Results setting, and Save To My Web Archive setting. The store description explicitly states 'Most features will work without requiring an account including Save Page Now.' When logged out, auth-gated UI elements redirect to the login page rather than blocking core usage.

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扩展能力较强：activeTab、cookies、storage、scripting、webRequest
主机权限覆盖范围较宽
同时具备浏览数据与站点访问能力

Publisher

Internet Archive

Email: [email protected]
Phone: +19176970110
Address: 300 Funston Ave San Francisco, CA 94118 US

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