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Best alternatives to Web Archive (2026)

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

Web Archive today

≈2K users4.8★ from 4 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years5 permissions

Web Archive alternatives, compared

  1. 1

    Web Archives

    View archived and cached versions of web pages on various search engines, such as the Wayback Machine and Archive.is.

    ≈50K users4.8★ from 59 ratingsUpdated 5 months ago11 permissions
    • About 25× more users than Web Archive
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (11 vs 5)
  2. 2

    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 2.0× more users than Web Archive
    • Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 5)
  3. 3

    Archivarix Cache Viewer

    View cached versions of web pages in various web archives (Wayback Machine, Yandex Cache, Archive.is, Arquivo.pt)

    484 users5.0★ from 2 ratings10 permissions
    • About 4.1× fewer users than Web Archive
    • Asks for more permissions (10 vs 5)
  4. 4

    Search All

    The easiest way to access different search engines.

    ≈20K users4.2★ from 188 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years11 permissions
    • About 10× more users than Web Archive
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for more permissions (11 vs 5)
  5. 5

    Arc Search

    Replaces the generic new tab page with a search engine similar to Arc.

    290 users4.1★ from 7 ratingsUpdated 6 weeks ago6 permissions
    • About 6.9× fewer users than Web Archive
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (6 vs 5)
  6. 6

    Quick Search Tool

    Search the web using this useful tool from the address bar.

    ≈100K users5.0★ from 2 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years6 permissions
    • About 50× more users than Web Archive
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for more permissions (6 vs 5)
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning
  7. 7

    ArchiveBox

    Preserve copies of websites locally and using your ArchiveBox server while you browse

    ≈3K users5.0★ from 5 ratingsUpdated 2 weeks ago6 permissions
    • About 1.5× more users than Web Archive
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (6 vs 5)
  8. 8

    Asia Live Search

    Change the default omnibox (address bar) search to Asia Live Search.

    ≈30K usersNot rated yetNot updated for 2+ years3 permissions
    • About 15× more users than Web Archive
    • Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 5)
  9. 9

    Google Drive Quick Search

    Google Drive Quick Search is a powerful yet simple Google Chrome extension that allows you to search your Google Drive with live…

    ≈2K users3.0★ from 10 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years1 permissions
    • A similar number of users to Web Archive
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 5)
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning
  10. 10

    Recipe Search

    Easy and quick search for Recipes in the browser address bar and browser action modal.

    ≈20K users1.0★ from 40 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years7 permissions
    • About 10× more users than Web Archive
    • Asks for more permissions (7 vs 5)

Web Archive alternatives: questions

What is the best alternative to Web Archive?

By users, the most popular alternative is Quick Search Tool with ≈100K users and a 5.0-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Web Archives.

Which Web Archive alternative has the best rating?

Web Archives has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.8 out of 5 from 59 ratings.

Is there a Web Archive alternative that asks for fewer permissions?

Google Drive Quick Search asks for 1 permissions, against 5 for Web Archive.

How many alternatives to Web Archive are there?

We list 10 close alternatives to Web Archive 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.