WARCreate

Create Wayback-Consumable WARC Files from Any Webpage
What is WARCreate?
WARCreate is a Google Chrome extension aiming to be a personal solution for secure and standardized web archiving. Creating Web ARChive (WARC) files from any browsable webpage, it ensures easy compatibility with other tools such as the open-source Wayback Machine by the Internet Archive. The most recent update offers the capability to capture URIs without relative indicators.

Extension stats

Users: 1,000+
Rating: 3.67 (9)
Version: 0.2021.6.28 build 1307 (Last updated: 2021-06-30)
Creation date: 2019-01-19
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • webRequest
  • tabs
  • activeTab
  • storage
  • unlimitedStorage
  • http://*/*
  • http://*/
  • *://*/*
  • notifications
Size: 599.04K

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Extension summary

WARCreate is a Google Chrome extension that allows a user to create a Web ARChive (WARC) file from any browsable webpage. The resulting files can then be used with other tools like the Internet Archive's open source Wayback Machine. The tool is an evolving product with the end result pushing toward being a personal web archiving solution for those that wish to securely archive their metadata in a standardize way.

RECENT VERSION HISTORY Version 0.2021.6.28 Fixes an issue to capture URIs without relative indicators.

User reviews

Too inconsistent to be trusted. For instance, it hangs when trying to WARC this storefront page. It's very opaque, with no way to check status - you click "generate" and it doesn't do anything, either because it's actually generating a WARC or because it's crashed or hung on something, and there's just no telling which possibility is the case. On the bright side, it's not a CLI python script, so... points for that.
by Zappa Penguin, 2023-06-17

Crashes with current Chrome version -- was very excited to try it.
by x, 2022-09-25

I search for it for a long time.Thank you for your nice job. I want ust this plugins to achive a japanese website and import to wail,then FTP to my sever let friends or customers to see a local website.
by Qiang Zhong, 2019-08-06
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Extension safety

Risk impact

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

Risk likelihood

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

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