Another Way In

Tracking since Apr 16, 2026.

Changelog

• May 4, 2026
  description

  Broken page? Another Way In finds you a way around it - archives, retries, downtime checks, and more.
  
  Browser error pages tell you what went wrong but not what to do about it. Another Way In is a Chrome extension that replaces HTTP error pages with real recovery options.
  
  404, 410, 451 - page not found
  Checks the Wayback Machine for an archived copy, navigate up to a parent path, or search the site for where the content moved. Never hit a dead end on a broken link again.
  
  500, 502, 503, 504 - server error
  Find out if the site is down for everyone or just you. Another Way In auto-retries in the background and sends a desktop notification the moment it comes back — no need to keep refreshing a broken page.
  
  401, 403 - access error
  Jump to the login page, try a private window, or clear out stale cookies that might be blocking you.
  
  DNS failure - domain not found
  Search for where the site moved, try www vs non-www, or flush your DNS cache to fix resolution errors.
  
  429 - too many requests
  Wait a moment and retry automatically, or see what the site itself has to say.
  
  511 - captive portal
  Opens the network login page directly. Handy when hotel or airport Wi-Fi silently blocks everything.
  
  Wayback Machine integration - any page, any time
  Click the extension icon on any page to save it to the Wayback Machine, browse its full archive history, jump to the oldest known capture, or browse recent snapshots with capture counts. Useful before a page disappears, not just after. On private network addresses or URLs containing auth tokens and session keys, archive tools are automatically disabled.
  
  No setup. No account. Just quietly there when an HTTP error, broken link, or failed page load gets in your way.
  
  A note on fast-loading sites
  On sites with very fast CDNs (BBC, GitHub, etc.) the page may briefly appear before Another Way In steps in, or not at all on the very first visit. This is a browser limitation - subsequent loads (refresh, f5) will intercept correctly. Another Way In works best on the slow, broken, and unreachable.
  
  V1.0.1 Fixed live search for URLs with subdomains
  V1.0.0 First version

  Broken page? Another Way In finds you a way around it - archives, retries, downtime checks, and more.
  
  Browser error pages tell you what went wrong but not what to do about it. Another Way In is a Chrome extension that replaces HTTP error pages with real recovery options.
  
  404, 410, 451 - page not found
  Checks the Wayback Machine for an archived copy, navigate up to a parent path, or search the site for where the content moved. Never hit a dead end on a broken link again.
  
  500, 502, 503, 504 - server error
  Find out if the site is down for everyone or just you. Another Way In auto-retries in the background and sends a desktop notification the moment it comes back — no need to keep refreshing a broken page.
  
  401, 403 - access error
  Jump to the login page, try a private window, or clear out stale cookies that might be blocking you.
  
  DNS failure - domain not found
  Search for where the site moved, try www vs non-www, or flush your DNS cache to fix resolution errors.
  
  429 - too many requests
  Wait a moment and retry automatically, or see what the site itself has to say.
  
  511 - captive portal
  Opens the network login page directly. Handy when hotel or airport Wi-Fi silently blocks everything.
  
  Wayback Machine integration - any page, any time (there does not have to be an error), just click the icon from any page to save it to the Wayback Machine, browse its full archive history, jump to the oldest known capture, or browse recent snapshots with capture counts. Useful before a page disappears, not just after. On private network addresses or URLs containing auth tokens and session keys, archive tools are automatically disabled.
  
  Another Way in will quietly wait there until an HTTP error, broken link, or failed page load gets in your way.
  
  No setup. No account. Set it and forget it - it'll jump in when needed.
  
  A note on fast-loading sites
  On sites with very fast CDNs (BBC, GitHub, etc.) the page may briefly appear before Another Way In steps in, or not at all on the very first visit. This is a browser limitation - subsequent loads (refresh, f5) will intercept correctly. Another Way In works best on the slow, broken, and unreachable.
  
  V1.0.1 Fixed live search for URLs with subdomains
  V1.0.0 First version

• Apr 16, 2026
  description

  Broken page? Another Way In finds you a way around it — archives, retries, downtime checks, and more.
  
  Browser error pages tell you what went wrong but not what to do about it. Another Way In fixes that.
  
  404, 410, 451 - page gone
  Check the Wayback Machine for an archived copy, navigate up to a parent path, or search the site for where the content moved.
  
  500, 502, 503, 504 - server broken
  Find out if the site is down for everyone or just you. Auto-retry in the background and get a notification the moment it comes back - no need to keep refreshing.
  
  401, 403 - can't get in
  Jump to the login page, try a private window, or clear out stale cookies that might be blocking you.
  DNS failure - domain gone
  Search for where the site moved, try www vs non-www, or flush your DNS cache.
  
  429 - rate limited
  Wait a moment and retry automatically, or see what the site itself has to say.
  
  511 - captive portal
  Opens the network login page directly. Handy when hotel or airport Wi-Fi silently blocks everything.
  Popup - any page, any time
  
  Click the extension icon on any page to save it to the Wayback Machine, browse its full archive history, jump to the oldest known capture, or browse recent snapshots with capture counts. Useful before a page disappears, not just after. On private network addresses or URLs containing auth tokens and session keys, archive tools are automatically disabled.
  No setup. No account. Just quietly there when something breaks.
  
  A note on fast-loading sites:
  On sites with very fast CDNs (BBC, GitHub, etc.) the page may briefly appear before AWI steps in, or not at all on the very first visit. This is a browser limitation - subsequent loads will intercept correctly. AWI works best on the slow, broken, and unreachable.
  
  V1.0.1 Fixed live search for URLs with subdomains
  V1.0.0 First version

  Broken page? Another Way In finds you a way around it - archives, retries, downtime checks, and more.
  
  Browser error pages tell you what went wrong but not what to do about it. Another Way In is a Chrome extension that replaces HTTP error pages with real recovery options.
  
  404, 410, 451 - page not found
  Checks the Wayback Machine for an archived copy, navigate up to a parent path, or search the site for where the content moved. Never hit a dead end on a broken link again.
  
  500, 502, 503, 504 - server error
  Find out if the site is down for everyone or just you. Another Way In auto-retries in the background and sends a desktop notification the moment it comes back — no need to keep refreshing a broken page.
  
  401, 403 - access error
  Jump to the login page, try a private window, or clear out stale cookies that might be blocking you.
  
  DNS failure - domain not found
  Search for where the site moved, try www vs non-www, or flush your DNS cache to fix resolution errors.
  
  429 - too many requests
  Wait a moment and retry automatically, or see what the site itself has to say.
  
  511 - captive portal
  Opens the network login page directly. Handy when hotel or airport Wi-Fi silently blocks everything.
  
  Wayback Machine integration - any page, any time
  Click the extension icon on any page to save it to the Wayback Machine, browse its full archive history, jump to the oldest known capture, or browse recent snapshots with capture counts. Useful before a page disappears, not just after. On private network addresses or URLs containing auth tokens and session keys, archive tools are automatically disabled.
  
  No setup. No account. Just quietly there when an HTTP error, broken link, or failed page load gets in your way.
  
  A note on fast-loading sites
  On sites with very fast CDNs (BBC, GitHub, etc.) the page may briefly appear before Another Way In steps in, or not at all on the very first visit. This is a browser limitation - subsequent loads (refresh, f5) will intercept correctly. Another Way In works best on the slow, broken, and unreachable.
  
  V1.0.1 Fixed live search for URLs with subdomains
  V1.0.0 First version

Permissions & access

Permissions

activeTabtabsnotificationsalarmsstoragewebRequestwebNavigation

Host access

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