Open in the Internet Archive

A Chrome extension that lets you instantly open the Internet Archive (archive.today) version of any web page — via a keyboard shortcut, toolbar popup, or right-click context menu.

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Features

• Keyboard shortcut — Open the archive of the current page in one keystroke
• Toolbar popup — Preview the original and cleaned archive URL before opening
• Right-click context menu — Archive any page, link, image, video, or audio source
• URL cleaning — Automatically strips query parameters and fragments for cleaner archive links
• Welcome page — Shown once on install with usage instructions and no repeat interruptions

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Usage

Keyboard Shortcut

Platform	Shortcut
Windows / Linux	Ctrl + Shift + F
macOS	Cmd + Shift + F

Pressing the shortcut on any http/https page immediately opens the archived version in a new tab.

You can customize this shortcut at any time via chrome://extensions/shortcuts.

Toolbar Icon

Click the extension icon in the Chrome toolbar to open the popup. The popup shows:

• The original URL of the current page
• The cleaned archive URL that will be opened
• A button to open the archive

Right-Click Menu

Right-click anywhere on a page to access "Open in Internet Archive" from the context menu. Works on:

• The current page
• Hyperlinks
• Images
• Videos and audio

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Installation

From Source (Developer Mode)

1. Clone or download this repository.
2. Open Chrome and go to chrome://extensions/.
3. Enable Developer mode (toggle in the top-right corner).
4. Click Load unpacked and select the project folder.
5. The extension is now active. A welcome page will open automatically.

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Permissions

Permission	Reason
activeTab	Read the URL of the current tab when the popup is opened
tabs	Read the URL of the current tab when the keyboard shortcut is used
scripting	Required by Manifest V3 for tab interactions
contextMenus	Register the right-click context menu item

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Project Structure

├── manifest.json           Extension manifest (MV3)
├── popup.html              Toolbar popup UI
├── welcome.html            First-install welcome page
├── options.html            Options/settings page
└── assets/
    ├── scripts/
    │   ├── background.js   Service worker (context menu, keyboard shortcut, install hook)
    │   ├── popup.js        Popup logic
    │   └── options.js      Options page logic
    ├── styles/
    │   └── styles.css      Shared styles
    └── images/
        ├── icon16.png
        ├── icon48.png
        └── icon128.png

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Support

If this extension is useful to you, consider supporting its development:

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License

This project is open-source. See LICENSE for details.