# Archive Link Context

> Adds a right-click option to check archived versions of links via archive.ph. Constructs archive URLs but doesn't create new archives.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/archive-link-context](https://chrome-stats.com/d/archive-link-context)

## Overview

- **ID:** `archive-link-context`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** roink
- **Category:** web-development,privacy-security,search-tools
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2025-03-12
- **First published:** 2025-03-12
- **Size:** 17 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/archive-link-context/)

## Description

<strong>Right-Click Archive Link Checker</strong>
✧ Adds "Open via <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/056e0c06bb1f7bd5b515441b5270dbad83d83f7eb2c5627da0395415bd13a21f/http%3A//Archive.ph" rel="nofollow">Archive.ph</a>" to link context menus
✧ Directly constructs URLs in the format: <code><a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/d499c85ab849e332b5892b159459891929bc714eb174b69daddf486ac081b153/https%3A//archive.ph/" rel="nofollow">https://archive.ph/</a>[original-link]</code>
✧ <strong>Does NOT</strong> create new archives - only accesses existing ones
✧ Works on any clickable link in Firefox  

<em>Ideal for:</em>
✓ Journalists verifying content preservation
✓ Researchers checking historical versions
✓ Privacy-conscious users  

<em>Requirements:</em>
- No special permissions needed
- Compatible with Firefox 78+  

<em>Note:</em> This is not affiliated with <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/217b04754d6e514de65d8d1b20bb5de470d15c3e16b177d35daa52634b9cca6f/http%3A//archive.ph" rel="nofollow">archive.ph</a>. Archival availability depends on <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/217b04754d6e514de65d8d1b20bb5de470d15c3e16b177d35daa52634b9cca6f/http%3A//archive.ph" rel="nofollow">archive.ph</a>'s existing records.

## Rankings

- #131,681 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `contextMenus`
- `tabs`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/archive-link-context)