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Introducing ArchiveWeb.page - Local High-Fidelity Web Archiving directly in your browser

I am excited to announce the launch of ArchiveWeb.page, a brand-new high-fidelity web archiving system available as a Chrome extension from the Chrome Web Store.

By Ilya Kreymer

Announcing WACZ Format 1.0

The Webrecorder team has just finished a new release for WACZ and we’re delighted to share it with you!

By Ilya Kreymer and Emma Dickson

Flash Ain't Dead Yet! Even More Ways to Run Flash using OldWeb.today

A new version of OldWeb.today was released two weeks ago, switching to in-browser Javascript and WebAssembly emulation.

By Ilya Kreymer

Announcing the New OldWeb.today

Just over five years ago, at the beginning of December 2015, I released the initial version of OldWeb.today, which demonstrated running emulated browsers connected to web archives.

By Ilya Kreymer

OpenWayback to pywb Transition Guide and pywb update

Earlier this year, members of the IIPC, after an internal survey, recommended the adoption of Webrecorder's pywb as the primary replay system for their members' web archives. Webrecorder and IIPC established a multi-part collaboration to help with this transition and advance the development of pywb.

By Ilya Kreymer

Web Object Encapsulation Complexity (Part I)

As the web transitioned from static documents to interactive web applications, the challenge of archiving and preserving the web have only increased.

By Ilya Kreymer

Lorena Ramírez-López joins Webrecorder as Community Manager

I'm excited to announce that Lorena Ramírez-López has joined Webrecorder team as a part-time community manager!

By Ilya Kreymer

Web Archives as Digital Publications / Digital Publications as Web Archives

Web archiving is often done after the fact — a digital publication is designed, built, published and only then, archived for preservation.

By Ilya Kreymer and Matthew Conlen

Emma Dickson joins Webrecorder as Generalist Developer

I'm excited to announce that the Webrecorder team has expanded, and that Emma Dickson has joined Webrecorder as a part-time Generalist Developer!

By Ilya Kreymer

Next Generation Web Archiving: Loading Complex Web Archives On-Demand in the Browser

I'm excited to present an exciting new milestone for Webrecorder, the release of six high-fidelity web archives of complex digital publications, accessible directly in any modern browser.

By Ilya Kreymer

Supporting IIPC community in transitioning to Webrecorder pywb

I'm excited to announce an exciting new collaboration between Webrecorder and International Internet Preservation Consortium (IIPC), a group of national, university and regional libraries and archives involved in web archiving all over the world. The IIPC will recommend the adoption of Webrecorder pywb, the core Python web archiving toolset developed by Webrecorder as the 'go to' web archive replay system.

By Ilya Kreymer

A New Phase for Webrecorder Project, Conifer and ReplayWeb.page

Today, I’m excited to announce a new phase for the Webrecorder Project, and several major releases/updates. First, welcome to https://webrecorder.net/ - the new official site of the Webrecorder Project. Feel free to look around, and pardon the dust. This site will contain all news and updates from Webrecorder, and the tools page is being updated to maintain a current index of all Webrecorder software.

By Ilya Kreymer