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'''archive.today''' is a [[Web archiving]] website, similar to [[Archive.org]].  Its url is https://archive.today
'''archive.is''', officially known as '''archive.today – webpage capture''', found at its URL <tt>[https://archive.is archive.is]</tt> (and also at <tt>[https://archive.li archive.li]</tt> and <tt>[https://archive.md archive.md]</tt>), is a privately funded [[web archiving]] service [[:Category:Website|website]] from {{tag|Europe}}.  It was previously known as '''Webpage archive''' (oddly formerly at <tt>[https://archive.today archive.today]</tt>, which now [[redirect]]s to either <tt>[https://archive.fo archive.fo]</tt> or <tt>[https://archive.ph archive.ph]</tt>).


'''archive.is''' is similar to the WaybackMachine from the Internet Archive at [[Archive.org]].  However, archive.is differs from Archive.org, in that within its {{tag|archives}} of saved pages, it does not provide active follow-on 'in-page' live links (URLs and / or [[wikilink]]s).  Furthermore, archive.is claims that ''"Saved pages will have no active elements and no scripts, so they keep you safe as they cannot have any popups or malware!"''  In effect, {{tag|archived}} URLs on archive.is are saved as a single 'flat' page; whereas on Archive.org, they still contain live internet links (within Archive.org).
archive.today differs from Archive.org in that it does not provide active follow-on links, and claims that ''"Saved pages will have no active elements and no scripts, so they keep you safe as they cannot have any popups or malware!"''  In effect, {{tag|archived}} urls on archive.today are saved as a single flat page; whereas on Archive.org, they still contain live links.


One {{tag|great feature|great feature}} of archive.is is that saved pages are available under a shortened URL link, similar (though not identical) to goo.gl and bit.ly.  Another feature is that it saves both a textual snapshot, ''and'' a graphical image snapshot of the archived page.
One feature of archive.today is that saved pages are available under a shortened link, similar to goo.gl and bit.ly.  Another feature is that it saves both a textual snapshot, and a graphical image snapshot of the archived page.


;''See also
;Links
*[[Ghostarchive]] — used for archiving a webpage for scholarly or research purposes
*[https://archive.today/faq.html archive.today faq]
*[[FreezePage]] — a site to 'freeze any page' on a website[https://www.freezepage.com]
*[[Archive Team#WikiTeam|WikiTeam]] — a dedicated group of wiki enthusiasts who actively archive database dumps of hundreds of thousands of wiki sites


;''External links
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*[https://archive.is/faq archive.is FAQ]
*[https://blog.archive.today archive.is blog]
**[https://blog.archive.today/post/642952252228812800/people-often-compare-various-features-of Difference between archive.is and Archive.org]
**[https://blog.archive.is/archive archive.is blog archive]
*[https://www.tumblr.com/register/follow/archive-is Follow archive.is on Tumblr]
*[https://jeffhuang.com/designed_to_last/ This Page is Designed to Last – a manifesto for preserving content on the web]
 
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Revision as of 21:59, 20 June 2024

archive.today is a Web archiving website, similar to Archive.org. Its url is https://archive.today

archive.today differs from Archive.org in that it does not provide active follow-on links, and claims that "Saved pages will have no active elements and no scripts, so they keep you safe as they cannot have any popups or malware!" In effect, archived urls on archive.today are saved as a single flat page; whereas on Archive.org, they still contain live links.

One feature of archive.today is that saved pages are available under a shortened link, similar to goo.gl and bit.ly. Another feature is that it saves both a textual snapshot, and a graphical image snapshot of the archived page.

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