United StatesWelcome 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. 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. • Wayback Machine Count - Display a count of snapshots of the current page stored in the Wayback Machine over the toolbar icon, and the date of last save in the popup. • 404 Not Found - When an error occurs, automatically check if an archived copy is available. Checks against 4xx & 5xx HTTP error codes. • Contextual Notices - Check for contextual information from fact checking organizations and origin websites. • Relevant Resources - View research papers and books while visiting Wikipedia, archived digitized books while visiting Amazon Books, and recommended TV News Clips while visiting news websites. • URLs & Collections - Show a list of URLs captured under the current website, and what collections they are saved under. • Site Map & Word Cloud - Present a sunburst diagram for the domain you are currently viewing, or create a Word Cloud from the link's anchor text of the page you are on. • Annotations - Provide a list of annotations for the current web page and domain, provided by Hypothes.is. • My Web Archive - Save URLs to your public archive page on the Internet Archive. • Tweets & Share Links - Search Twitter for information regarding your current page, or share archived links on social media. For support, please email [email protected]
I love the Wayback Machine but there is a problem
I love the Wayback Machine, and I loved the app, but the last update to the app introduced a problem. On some websites, the app will only archive the index page. For example, on the seniorsonly.club domain, if I want to index any of the subpages (categories, forums, or threads), I have to do it from the Wayback Machine website because the app will only archive the index page. I have come across other sites where I have the same problem.
United StatesUnacceptable privacy
This latest version of Wayback Machine requires me to give access to my entire history of every page all the time. This is unnecessary. Apple's new Safari extension allows developers to ask for access only for specific websites or only for one day. But Wayback Machine doesn't want to give users that power. Furthermore, this App Store privacy notice says that Wayback Machine is linking our browsing history, and contact info to our identity. This is unnecessary and unacceptable. I'm uninstalling now.
United StatesBetter with the new update, but can't save without an account?
This update fixed most of the qualms I had with the extension previously, so I enabled it for the first time in ages. However, I'm frustrated that it refuses to save a specific page without you logging in first, even though you can easily do that without an account when on archive.org's site directly. A major flaw in an otherwise great service!
United StatesThe Popups
So at first, I wasn't sure what other reviewers were referring to ... But I get it: 1. Browse to some site you use all the time with no interest with what that site looked like in the past. 2. The site appears with an injected modal (blocking) dialog about Wayback Machine for that site. 3. Click the close button, read ... click a link to another page on that site ... 4. See #2 above ... and so on & so on. 5. Uninstall or Disable Extension I think disabling might be the best approach as you might want to use this intentionally on occasion. But this won't succeeed in its current form as an annoynce more than a utility.
United StatesIP Spam
Literally SPAMs websites you visits with thousands of requests causing IP bans....
United Statesinstalled pop up that I can't get rid of
Warning!!! Don't install this app / extension in Safari. They install a pop up promoting their app on most website pages and does not give you an easy way to remove the pop ups. I deleted the safari extension and their pop up keeps showing up. I'm calling Apple Support to complain and to help me remove them from my new mac. They use to be a great resource.
United StatesAnnoying badge icons
please update with an option to disable the badge icons! otherwise the extension works pretty good
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What's New in v3.1 We heard you - Now you can archive using "Save Page Now" without logging into an account! Some features still require logging in, which are indicated by an icon in place of checkboxes. This version introduces the new "Contextual Notices" feature which checks for contextual information from fact checking organizations and origin websites while browsing the web. Off by default - Check your Settings to turn it on. We've added two new buttons "URLs" & "Collections", tweaked some things, and fixed about a dozen bugs!
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