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ArchiveBox vs Archives: catalog facts
ArchiveBox	Archives
Free Free and open source, with no analytics.	Free Free and open source under the AGPL-3.0 licence.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, Web, Self-hosted, Browser extension, Command line	Linux
Saves captures as plain files in open formats CLI, web UI, REST API and browser extensions	Creates and views web archives in one app Keeps saved pages on your own machine
Needs a server or Docker setup to run well Archives can use a lot of disk space	Linux only Little documentation on the project site
Downloadable app, Self-hosted, Browser extension	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: AGPL-3.0-only
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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