WaybackMachine

WaybackMachine

web.archive.org unofficial WaybackMachine extension

What is WaybackMachine?
"WaybackMachine" is an unofficial Chrome extension enabling quick access to web.archive.org's internet archive - the Wayback Machine. With just a click, users can view the chosen website at any specified historical point. If the site wasn't crawled in the specified year or month, the extension redirects to the closest available version in a new tab, making web history exploration effortless.
Stats
Users: 4,000+
Rating: 3.42 (24)
Version: 1.1 (Last updated: 2016-03-18)
Creation date: 2016-03-18
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • tabs
Size: 64.78K
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Summary

With a click of a mouse, the extension uses web.archive.org's internet archiving Wayback Machine to view the current website you're on in the year and month you specify.

If the website you're viewing wasn't crawled by the machine at the specified month or year, it takes you to the nearest crawled version and opens it in a new tab.

User reviews
User reviews summary
These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Can be modified to include more years
  • Useful for seeing if a page is available in the WayBackMachine
  • Handy extension
  • Simple to use if you add the widget to your browser
Cons
  • Only goes back to 2006
  • Does not show the exact page, only the main domain
  • Discards all but the domain of the URL
  • Perceived as too complicated by some users
  • Clicking on the icon sometimes does nothing
Most mentioned
  • Can be modified
  • Does not show exact page, only domain
  • Trims URLs to only the domain
  • Too complicated for some users
  • Clicking on icon sometimes does nothing
Recent reviews
It can only go to 2006, I want it to go back to more early times like 2021.
by Elijah Elijah, 2023-05-26

Great extension. You can modify it by editing popup.html and changing the form to include the latest years and as far back as you want. You can also modify line 10 in the popup.js to use "currentURL" instead of trimURL(currentURL) so that it doesn't trim your URL to the domain. But he did this because obscure URLs of a site might not be in the WayBackMachine. So this gives you the ability to at least see if something is available before digging deeper.
by John McGhee John McGhee, 2022-06-09

geçmişe dönmek için ideal.
by miawcan miawcan, 2018-04-19
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Safety
Risk impact

WaybackMachine may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing.

Risk likelihood

WaybackMachine has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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