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