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Best alternatives to Wayback Machine (2026)

7 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Wayback Machine, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.

Wayback Machine: reviews, users and permissionsBest Tools extensions

Wayback Machine today

≈300K users4.3★ from 340 ratingsUpdated 8 months ago11 permissions

Wayback Machine alternatives, compared

  1. 1

    Wayback Machine Playback Machine

    Navigate from a given page to the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine calendar for that page.

    ≈1K usersNot rated yetNot updated for 2+ years1 permissions
    • About 300× fewer users than Wayback Machine
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 11)
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  2. 2

    Wayback Machine Lookup

    Reopen the current tab in the Wayback Machine

    ≈2K users4.0★ from 7 ratingsNot updated for 4+ years4 permissions
    • About 150× fewer users than Wayback Machine
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 11)
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning
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  3. 3

    AutoSave to Wayback Machine

    Automatically saves the pages you visit to the Wayback Machine.

    ≈1K users4.5★ from 8 ratingsNo special permissions
    • About 300× fewer users than Wayback Machine
    • Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 11)
    • Listed under Developer Tools
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  4. 4

    Archive Webpage

    A simple one-click button to archive webpages on archive.ph and the Internet Archive Wayback Machine. Ever wanted to visit a…

    ≈3K users5.0★ from 7 ratings3 permissions
    • About 100× fewer users than Wayback Machine
    • Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 11)
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning
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  5. 5

    Internet Archive

    Access internet archive and wayback machine to view web pages from internet archives with just one click!

    ≈4K users5.0★ from 4 ratings3 permissions
    • About 75× fewer users than Wayback Machine
    • Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 11)
    Internet Archive alternativesCompare side by side
  6. 6

    Web Archive Viewer – Internet Archive Search & Website History

    Search the Internet Archive and web archives, explore website history, compare old pages, and recover deleted content.

    ≈4K users3.6★ from 11 ratingsUpdated 5 weeks ago6 permissions
    • About 75× fewer users than Wayback Machine
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (6 vs 11)
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  7. 7

    Archive Page

    Archive webpage with Archive Today

    ≈80K users4.1★ from 146 ratingsUpdated 5 months ago3 permissions
    • About 3.8× fewer users than Wayback Machine
    • Rated 0.3 stars lower
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 11)
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Wayback Machine alternatives: questions

What is the best alternative to Wayback Machine?

By users, the most popular alternative is Archive Page with ≈80K users and a 4.1-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Wayback Machine Playback Machine.

Which Wayback Machine alternative has the best rating?

Archive Page has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.1 out of 5 from 146 ratings.

Is there a Wayback Machine alternative that asks for fewer permissions?

AutoSave to Wayback Machine asks for 0 permissions, against 11 for Wayback Machine.

How many alternatives to Wayback Machine are there?

We list 7 close alternatives to Wayback Machine on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.

Users and ratings are the figures shown on the Chrome Web Store, re-checked continuously. Alternatives are matched on name, description, category and topic. Browse best-of lists by niche.