"AO3 Saver" is a Chrome extension that automatically backs up the works you read on Archive of Our Own (AO3), preventing loss of access to stories. When you start reading a work, it backs it up on its servers. If a story goes down, you can easily retrieve it through a button on the 404 page. The extension also includes a menu to help you search for previously visited or deleted works. Your viewing history is stored only on your device, ensuring privacy, and the developer is committed to ongoing support for this tool.
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Automatically backup ao3 works so you never lose what you're reading again. When you start reading an ao3 work, ao3 saver servers will automatically back up the work you're reading. If the story ever goes down, the 404 page you're met with will have a button to take you right to the backup stored on the ao3 saver server.
The ao3 menu assists in finding lost works by keeping a history of each work you've visited. You can search and find a deleted work your previously viewed with this extension with ease.
No data on what you view is kept on anything but your local device. Nothing the server stores is attached to you.
Please let me know if you have any issues or suggestions for this extension. You can contact me at [email protected]
I'm planning on keeping the servers up for this extension and continue support for it for years into the future.
User reviews
hi! ive been using this extension for well over a year and a half now, and it has been working great. I'm not sure if it has something to do with my computer, but today I checked the extension and saw that ALL of the backed up fics that I had saved were gone. Just a big blank space, all missing. I tested out just now and new works are saving just fine, but everything from the past year is gone :( I have been using the same computer since then. Is there someway to recover them? And if not, is there a way to prevent the extension from resetting in the future?? Thanks!
I love it, especially when it's able to archive works that are so big that using AO3's regular download options don't seem to work (as in, overwhelming to the system)! <3 Though I would also love it if the archiving wasn't solely done in HTML format, I hope there's a way to include PDF too.
What a fantastic idea for an extension! I haven't truly needed any of the backups yet, but I did confirm they're available, and it brings me peace of mind to know they exist. The 404 page with quick links to search on both ao3 saver and archive.org is another nice touch. I really appreciate the developer's generosity in providing this extension (and its server space) for free.
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