Wayback

Searches and downloads collections from archive.org with IndexedDB support for storing and managing file metadata.

As of June 2026, Wayback has 20 users in the Productivity category.

Productivity

Chrome Web Store ↗.crx

Users+33.3%

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Version

1.0

Manifest V3

History

5 snapshots

Tracking since Apr 1, 2026.

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Date	Users	Rating	Reviews	Version
Apr 1, 2026	15	—	—	1.0
Apr 21, 2026	19	—	—	1.0
May 6, 2026	21	—	—	1.0
May 18, 2026	17	—	—	1.0
Jun 1, 2026	15	—	—	1.0
Now	20	—	—	1.0

Permissions & access

Permissions: tabsstoragedownloadsscripting
Host access: https://archive.org/*

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About

Wayback Helper is a powerful Chrome extension designed for working with digital collections on archive.org.

🚀 Features:

Automatically searches and processes downloadable content from archive.org collection pages

Supports specific file formats (like .pdf, .mp3, .epub, etc.)

Downloads multiple files efficiently with status tracking

Built-in database using IndexedDB to store metadata such as collection name, title, and download status

Tools to search, filter, delete, and clear stored items from the database

🧭 How to Use:

Select a collection on archive.org

Click Collect in the extension

Scroll the page up and down to gather more items

Optionally use RegEx filters to refine the collected links

Click Search to scan and save available items

Press Download, select a file format, and start downloading files from the saved results

Perfect for researchers, archivists, and anyone who needs to organize and extract large amounts of data from archive.org collections.