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Wayback Machine

Wayback Machine

Archive and explore past web

244 ratings
188 reviews
🔍 Reference
Free

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  • Released
  • Updated
  • June 19, 2017
  • September 7, 2023

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Internet Archive
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About

Preserve web pages and tweets for the future. Share content directly to the app to archive it, ensuring links remain accessible for decades. Easily share archived URLs across various platforms.

✓Archive web pages
✓Archive tweets
✓Share content to archive
✓Generate shareable URLs
✓Long-term preservation
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What users say

Summarized from real user reviews of Wayback Machine. Based on 244 reviews and a 2.2/5 average, it highlights the 3 positives and 4 negatives reviewers mention most about this Reference app.

Positive things

  • 🚀Fast and reliable archiving
  • 📚Vast collection of archived content
  • 🔒Secure and trustworthy platform

Negative things

  • 🐛Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 🔍Unintuitive and difficult to navigate
  • 🔑Login and account issues
  • 💻Poor mobile optimization
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What's New in Wayback Machine

2.9.6

September 7, 2023

Fix the "not able to login" bug and patron can now signup using archive.org url

User reviews

Most RecentHighest RatedLowest Rated

Does not work

Download, login, use once.
Next login, nothing works.
Shame love using webpage and has hoped the app would be even better.
Hope you can sort it soon.
AydeeseaAydeesea

Worst app

Worst app
Kinemaster, helpKinemaster, help

Great app

This has a few bugs and I do think it needs more work but overall it functions well and the extension feature is one of the best features.
CarnimelCarnimel

this app sucks

this app sucks
sirsteazingtonsirsteazington

The developers need to be replaced

I have made attempts to sign in and this is the worst thing I have encountered. The only way to access it is by pressing the login app and this is the worst UI you will just go to a sign in page and there is no click to Google and when you ask for a verification, it cannot send you the email. Whoever is the developer of the app should get sued and be replaced by new developers.
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Reported Bugs

4 issues

Login and account creation problems

Bug

Archiving failures and errors

Bug

Crashes and freezes when loading content

Bug

Unresponsive UI elements

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Requested Features

4 requests

Add search functionality

Feature

Improve back/close navigation

Feature

Implement offline content access

Feature

Integrate with other apps and browsers

Feature

FAQ

What does the Wayback Machine app do?

This app allows you to archive web pages and tweets, preserving them for long-term access. You can share content directly from other apps to have it saved to the Wayback Machine.

How do I archive content with this app?

To archive, use the 'Share' function in apps like Safari or Twitter. Select this 'Wayback Machine' app from the share sheet. You may need to add the app to your device's share features first.

Is this app free to use?

Yes, the app is available for free. There are no in-app purchases or advertisements mentioned.

What platforms is this app compatible with?

The description specifically mentions sharing from Safari and the Twitter app on an iOS device, indicating compatibility with iOS.

What are the benefits of archiving content?

Archiving content ensures that web pages and tweets remain accessible even if the original source is removed or changed. You can then confidently share these archived links, knowing they will persist for decades.