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Webrecorder receives a grant for Design and Standardization of Browser-Based Web Archives
CompanyI'm excited to announce that Webrecorder has received a $100,000 Open Source Development Grant from the Filecoin Foundation to work on the standardization and design around the creation of browser-based web archives.
Webrecorder Website Update
CompanyThe Webrecorder site got a slight overhaul today, thanks to the work of UX Designer Thomas Walskaar and our generalist developer, Emma Dickson!
Announcing pywb 2.6.0 release
ProductAfter several betas and months of development, I’m excited to announce the release of pywb 2.6!
Autopilot: Testable Automated Behaviors for ArchiveWeb.page and Browsertrix
ProductWeb archiving can be complex and often tedious work, especially when trying to archive dynamic, infinitely complex content such as social media. A key goal of Webrecorder tools is to make web archiving simpler, and we've taken an important step with latest update to our tools. Over the last week, the Webrecorder team has been quietly testing our new automated, in-page behavior system, sometimes also known as Autopilot!
Announcing New ArchiveWeb.page App, Deprecating Older Tools
ProductOver the years, the Webrecorder project has developed a lot of tools to make web archiving easier and accessible for all. To continue pushing the boundaries of high-fidelity web archiving and make tools that are easy to use and easy to maintain, it is sometimes necessary to discontinue older tools and focus on new ones.
Introducing Browsertrix Crawler
ProductI wanted to more publicly announce Webrecorder's new automated browser-based crawling system: Browsertrix Crawler.
Introducing ArchiveWeb.page - Local High-Fidelity Web Archiving directly in your browser
ProductI 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.
Announcing WACZ Format 1.0
ProductThe Webrecorder team has just finished a new release for WACZ and we’re delighted to share it with you!
Flash Ain't Dead Yet! Even More Ways to Run Flash using OldWeb.today
ProductA new version of OldWeb.today was released two weeks ago, switching to in-browser Javascript and WebAssembly emulation.
Announcing the New OldWeb.today
ProductJust 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.
OpenWayback to pywb Transition Guide and pywb update
ResourcesEarlier 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.
Web Object Encapsulation Complexity (Part I)
ResourcesAs the web transitioned from static documents to interactive web applications, the challenge of archiving and preserving the web have only increased.
Lorena Ramírez-López joins Webrecorder as Community Manager
CompanyI'm excited to announce that Lorena Ramírez-López has joined Webrecorder team as a part-time community manager!
Web Archives as Digital Publications / Digital Publications as Web Archives
ResourcesWeb archiving is often done after the fact — a digital publication is designed, built, published and only then, archived for preservation.
Emma Dickson joins Webrecorder as Generalist Developer
CompanyI'm excited to announce that the Webrecorder team has expanded, and that Emma Dickson has joined Webrecorder as a part-time Generalist Developer!