LinkRescue

About

LinkRescue — Recover Broken Links, Archive Web Pages & Track Changes

LinkRescue is a browser extension that helps you recover broken links, archive web pages, and track changes to online content. 
It protects you from missing pages, deleted articles, and silently updated websites — so important links never lose their context.

What LinkRescue Does

 🔗 Detects fragile and at-risk web pages
LinkRescue identifies pages that are likely to change, move, or disappear over time — including news articles, blog posts, documentation, policy pages, and research content.

Pages are marked **At Risk** when they may not be reliably accessible in the future or **have not yet been archived in a web archive**.

A non-blocking popup alerts you when a page may be worth preserving, without interrupting your browsing.

📦 Highlights pages that haven’t been archived yet
LinkRescue checks whether a page already has a preserved copy available in a web archive.

If no archive is found, the page is clearly marked **At Risk**, helping you identify content that could be lost if it disappears or changes later.

This makes it easy to decide **what** to archive — and **when**.

🗄️ Archive web pages before they disappear
With one click, LinkRescue opens a trusted web archive service (such as the Wayback Machine) in a new tab so you can save a permanent snapshot of the page.

- No automatic archiving
- No background captures
- You stay in full control

 🚑 Recover broken, deleted, or removed pages
If you land on a broken link (404 error), deleted page, or removed article, LinkRescue automatically looks for cached and archived versions and presents them instantly.

Instead of a dead end, you can continue reading preserved copies from web archives and cached pages.

🔄 Track website and page changes over time
If you’ve previously visited or archived a page, LinkRescue can detect meaningful changes to the content — including updates to titles, structure, or text.

Changed pages are clearly highlighted, helping you spot:
- Rewritten articles
- Updated documentation
- Modified policy or reference pages

This ensures the information you rely on stays accurate and trustworthy.

🏦 Keep a permanent Link Vault
LinkRescue maintains a personal **Link Vault** — a centralized record of pages you’ve interacted with.

Each link appears once and accumulates status over time:
- Archived
- Recovered
- Broken
- Changed
- At Risk

The Vault makes it easy to review important links, access archived versions, and understand long-term reliability.

Common Use Cases

- Recover broken or deleted links
- Check if a web page has been archived
- Archive important web pages for future reference
- Track changes to documentation, articles, and policies
- Preserve research sources and citations
- Access cached versions of missing pages

What LinkRescue Does *Not* Do

- It does not run on Google search results or navigation-only pages
- It does not block or modify websites
- It does not archive pages without your action
- It does not track, sell, or share personal browsing data

Privacy & Security

LinkRescue runs locally in your browser.  
Your saved links and browsing activity remain private.

In short:
LinkRescue turns fragile web pages into reliable references — before they disappear, and even after they change.