# Wayback Machine Lookup

> Reopen the current tab in the Wayback Machine

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/wayback-machine-lookup](https://chrome-stats.com/d/wayback-machine-lookup)

## Overview

- **ID:** `wayback-machine-lookup`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Benjamin Barenblat
- **Category:** feeds-news-blogging,search-tools
- **Daily users:** 13
- **Version:** 2.0.1
- **Last updated:** 2024-05-21
- **First published:** 2024-05-20
- **Size:** 11 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-13
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/wayback-machine-lookup/)

## Description

Adds a Wayback Machine button to the address bar. When you click it, it searches for the current tab in the Wayback Machine. Small, simple, and requires no permissions.

Licensed under the Apache License, version 2.0. <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/6c93ba3042519cfe5ce968be516c0fd120332b7599ff20507db983fd153c9a73/https%3A//git.benjamin.barenblat.name/wayback-machine-button" rel="nofollow">Get the source</a>.

The add-on icon is the <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/e4229bc8e992cb11899cad749f042eef2b1e32757f9245df502a9ba6b028ff18/https%3A//thenounproject.com/term/library/1244000" rel="nofollow">“library” icon</a> by Kavya from <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/df24142c3c102b6ff39562a3e9c254253481715b6162380aa09a81e180df1711/https%3A//thenounproject.com" rel="nofollow">the Noun Project</a>.

## Rankings

- #30,510 — Overall
- #14 — machine
- #36 — lookup
- #120 — cmd+m (mac)

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `contextMenus`
- `storage`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Very low risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/wayback-machine-lookup)