Wayback Utility

A utility to take you back to the oldest version of your page on the wayback machine via a context menu entry.
What is Wayback Utility?
Wayback Utility is a simple Chrome extension that lets you access the oldest version of any webpage on The Internet Archive's Wayback Machine. With just a click from the context menu, you can revisit the past and see how websites have evolved over time.

Extension stats

This extension was removed from Chrome Web Store on 2023-09-12
By: InfosecRD
Users: 32
Version: 0.1 (Last updated: 2021-03-23)
Creation date: 2021-03-23
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: High risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • contextMenus
  • tabs
Size: 35.55K

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Not available on Firefox
Not available on Edge
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Extension summary

My first chrome extension, a simple utility to take you back to the oldest version of your current page on The Internet Archive's Wayback Machine via a context menu entry.

Extension safety

Risk impact

Wayback Utility requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Wayback Utility may not be trust-worthy. Avoid installing if possible unless you really trust this publisher.

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