Web Archives

View archived and cached versions of web pages on various search engines, such as the Wayback Machine and Archive.is.

Web Archives Chrome Extension

"Web Archives" is a Chrome extension that allows you to easily access archived and cached versions of web pages from multiple sources. Search directly from the context menu or toolbar, with options to set search modes for efficiency. The extension is open source and supports various archive sources, which can be customized in the settings. Explore the extensive list of supported search engines and enjoy seamless access to historical web content.

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Extension stats

By: https://armin.dev

Users: 40,000+

Rating: 4.86

(49)

Version: 7.0.1 (Last updated: 2025-02-21)

Creation date: 2020-02-02

Permissions:

alarms
contextMenus
storage
unlimitedStorage
tabs
activeTab
notifications
webRequest
declarativeNetRequest
scripting

Host permissions:

<all_urls>

Size: 547.84K

Email: cw*****@armin.dev

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 4,225 ▲ 68

Other rankings

#160 in Tools ▼ 1 #237 in default search keyword 43 ▲ 13 #280 in web page keyword 70 ▲ #289 in wiki keyword 31 ▼ 1

Other platforms

Not available on Android

Web Archives (v7.0.1)

68,051+ 4.68

(300)

Web Archives (v7.0.1)

7,682+ 5.00

(2)

User reviews

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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

Easy to use
Convenient way to retrieve archived content from multiple web archives
Works as advertised
Simple and quick access to cached pages
Support for multiple search engines including Naver

Cons

Limited support for recently cached versions from major engines
Issues with certain caches like Yandex
Could benefit from auto-filling the current page's URL

Most mentioned

Useful for retrieving archived pages
Good functionality and simplicity
Some caching issues with specific sites
Request for additional language support
Desire for more search engine inclusions

User reviews

Excellent! It works as expected. Recommended.

Anatoly Prokofyev, 2025-02-04

Not very useful if you want a recently cached version (of the last few days or weeks) of a page. Since Google and Bing stopped providing this, this extension doesn't offer for most pages a valid alternative.

Luna Andaluza, 2024-12-23

love it :D

You're gonna burn alright, 2024-04-07

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Web Archives requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

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Risk likelihood

We don't have sufficient data to confidently determine the risk likelihood of Web Archives. Use it at your own risk.

Risk likelihood analysis details

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