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Browsertrix Crawler vs ArchiveBox: catalog facts
Browsertrix CrawlerArchiveBox
Free

Free to use; the source is published on GitHub by Webrecorder.

Free

Free and open source, with no analytics.

Command line Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, Web, Self-hosted, Browser extension, Command line
  • Captures pages through a real browser rather than raw HTML
  • Writes standard WARC and WACZ archive files
  • Saves captures as plain files in open formats
  • CLI, web UI, REST API and browser extensions
  • Aimed at technical users rather than casual downloading
  • Output needs a web archive viewer to replay
  • 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 not stated License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked October 1, 2026

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