ArchiveBox
Operator: ArchiveBox / Nick Sweeting
Archives web pages on your own infrastructure as HTML, PDF, images, text and other file formats.
Media & Archives
ArchiveBox submits archived URLs to the public Archive.org by default, without filtering out any tokens they contain. This sharing can be disabled. Imported browser cookies may be saved in header output.
Product
Availability and source date
As of: 25 October 2026.
No functionality test has been performed.
Use in OSINT research
Saves web pages to your own searchable research archive. URLs can be added individually or imported from browser history, bookmarks and feeds, then processed on a schedule.
Queries
| Input | Result | Result type |
|---|---|---|
| URL | Archived copies of a web page in the selected output formats. | Retrieved |
| Keyword / free text | Matching entries and text in your own archive. | Retrieved |
Features
- Archives URLs as HTML, screenshots, PDF, text, WARC and other file formats.
- Imports URLs from browser history, bookmarks and RSS feeds.
- Searches archived text and organises entries with tags.
- Schedules recurring imports and integrates webhooks.
- Provides a CLI, web interface and experimental REST/Python interfaces.
- Includes an official MCP server in the development branch.
Categories
- Media & Archives
- Web archives
Coverage
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Access
Installation and deployment
Local installation or self-hosted archive server; Docker for Linux and macOS is described in the repository.
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Legal note
Limitations
- The REST and Python interfaces are described as alpha and beta respectively; the MCP server reviewed belongs to the development branch.
Guides and practical reports
Official · ArchiveBox: installation and use
ArchiveBox · EN
Explains self-hosting, archive imports, interfaces and APIs.