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WebScrapBook vs Wayback Machine: catalog facts
WebScrapBook	Wayback Machine
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free Free extension from the non-profit Internet Archive.
Browser extension	Browser extension
Builds an organised, searchable archive rather than loose files Annotations and highlights are stored with the capture	Official extension from the Internet Archive Saves pages to the archive in one step
Full features need the companion backend server running Setup is more involved than a one-click page saver	Depends on the Internet Archive's service being available Pages not previously archived cannot be recovered
Browser extension	Browser extension
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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