Wayback Machine
The Official Wayback Machine Extension - by the Internet Archive.
Total ratings
4.23
(Rating count:
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spammy, or outdated. Pros
- Very convenient and reliable for archiving web pages
- Easy to use and understand
- Provides useful features like archive count, archive date, outlinks, and screenshots
- Valuable tool for checking old versions of sites
- Helpful for research and preserving digital history
Cons
- Frequent 'Save Failed' errors even when logged in
- Issues with archiving specific pages and domains
- Extension functionality has been disrupted due to server issues
- Requires users to sign in for certain features, causing confusion
- Reported slowness and downtime of the Wayback Machine's servers
Most mentioned
- Problems with saving pages and errors indicating the user needs to be logged in
- Dependability issues due to recent server attacks and updates
- General appreciation for the utility and functionality when it works
- Requests for improved features and personal customizability of the save options
- Complaints regarding the loading speed of the archive website
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User reviews
Recent rating average:
3.50
All time rating average:
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| Date | Author | Rating | Lang | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-14 |  | | fi | huva tuote toimii ei tarvi manuaalisesti cnp |
| 2025-01-14 |  | | en | Sometimes it fails to save without providing any reason, but it's good to have access to the site history at least. Maybe I just need to sign in first? |
| 2024-12-31 |  | | en | When using the extension and trying to archive, you must be signed in, or you will get an error. Otherwise, go to website and archive manually. You may need to temporarily turn off any Ad Blockers, refresh the page, and also the page you want to save after logging in, and then attempt again. Great, easy and useful! |
| 2024-12-11 |  | | en | I really liked this extension but I still get errors when trying to archive. Are the servers up yet for this extension? I had to go to the archive site and save manually :( |
| 2024-11-24 |  | | en | Question? First off, I just want to say how much I love the Wayback Machine. It's an incredibly useful tool, and I’m grateful for all the effort you put into making it great. I still rate it 5 stars without hesitation! I have a small issue, though. On certain domains, some pages aren't fully rendering and instead show example text like the one below. Interestingly, the same site used to render correctly in the past. "family:"Verdana", sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-variant:normal;font-size:5.3px;vertical-align:0; } .P-3 { text-align:center;line-height:1px;font-family:"Verdana", sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;font-size:19.0px;vertical-align:0; } .C-3 { line-height:23.00px;font-family:"Verdana", sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:underline;font-" Will this be corrected in the future? Thank you so much for your attention to this matter. I appreciate all the hard work you do |
| 2024-11-16 |  | | en | The extension seems like its working but auto-save and manually saving a page results in "Save Failed" error, making me go to the website directly to save a page. |
| 2024-11-15 |  | | en | The archive.org extension and the servers are still back. |
| 2024-11-10 |  | | en | As of today 10-NOV-2024, I am unable to archive any page when logged in on this Chrome extension, it is asking me to log in even when I AM ALREADY LOGGED IN. If I log out I am able to archive by clicking on the Save Page Now button, but I will miss out on the outlink and screenshot archiving feature because those need me to be logged in. |
| 2024-11-11 |  | | en | I love the idea, but every time I attempt to save a page, it tells me "Save Failed," and when I hover over it, it says that I need to be "logged in to use Save Page Now," despite the fact that I am logged in. Are you able to fix this? |
| 2024-11-05 |  | | en | Usually works great. Not today. Signed in with my correct password, It even assured me I was signed in. I try to save things and it tells me, "You must be signed in to save". Restarted Chrome, still not fixed. |
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