Wayback Machine Downloader for Website Recovery

Set the recovery starting point

Choose how many owned websites belong in this order, then provide one exact dated replay URL for each site.

Capture: Verify the timestamp and original hostname.
Recover: Inventory public pages and required assets.
Package: Rewrite replay paths and document every gap.

How many websites will share this page plan?

Choose up to 10 websites. Their combined recovered pages share the selected monthly page-credit allowance.

Monthly page plan

Choose how many normalized public pages you can recover across all submitted websites each month. The shared credits work with every output format and renew each billing cycle. The archive estimate runs before checkout.

Wayback Machine capture URL

Download allowance: The selected plan is one shared pool across every submitted website. Assets do not reduce the allowance. The first route above the combined purchased limit triggers a report and stops discovery.

Choose the website build format

What format should we rebuild the complete website in?

Static HTML, CSS and JavaScriptNo build process. Best for brochure sites, portfolios, documentation and straightforward hosting. WordPressEditable pages and posts for teams that want a familiar publishing dashboard. React with ViteA component-based client application for interactive sites and established React teams. Next.jsServer-rendered React with route-level metadata for content-heavy or application-style websites. Python with FlaskA lightweight Python application with reusable templates and clear server routes. Python with DjangoA structured Python project for sites that need administration, content models or substantial server behavior. Vue with ViteA component-based Vue application for interactive websites and Vue-oriented teams. AstroContent-first components with a mostly static result and JavaScript only where interaction needs it.

Prepare for Easy Blog Networks transfer

Choose static files when the recovered pages should remain simple documents. Choose a managed rebuild format only when editors or developers need reusable content, routes, or current behavior. The format cannot create server data that was never captured.

Advanced recovery options

Remove broken image elements from the delivered view

Remove old analytics code

Remove archived advertising code

Rebuild for a different domain, subdomain, subfolder or protocol

Replace exact text across recovered text files

Capture scope

Only include pages on each submitted hostname

Only include pages under the submitted subfolder

Only use captures inside a date range

SEO and link options

Delivery email

Create and email a Stripe invoice

Send occasional website recovery product emails

Host and deploy this website with the Big premium package

Hosting and deployment are available only when you choose a Big premium framework build.

Pay with

I own this website or have written permission to recover it

Order summaryUp to 10 websites · 1 selected · 100 shared monthly page credits · Static HTML, CSS and JavaScriptAll selected websites draw from the same monthly page-credit pool. Stripe shows the final recurring total before payment.

Payment comes first. After Stripe confirms your plan, we count the requested archived pages. If the request is larger than the paid allowance, the rebuild stays paused and we offer the smallest plan that covers it.

How the Wayback Machine downloader works

The downloader starts from one reproducible capture, inventories recoverable website files, and removes archive replay dependencies from the delivered result.

Validate the capture URL

Confirm the 14-digit timestamp, original hostname, and authorized crawl boundary before retrieving pages or assets.

Recover pages and dependencies

Map public HTML, styles, images, scripts, fonts, and documents to their original URLs and intended local paths.

Repair the website package

Remove replay wrappers, rewrite internal links, document substitutions, and keep missing files visible in the recovery manifest.

Verify archive independence

Crawl representative pages while Archive.org and the old origin are blocked so hidden external dependencies fail visibly.

Read the Wayback Machine downloader guide to understand the delivered evidence. If several dates look usable, use the snapshot selection guide before choosing a starting capture.

What a trustworthy Wayback Machine download contains

A useful download is more than a folder of responses. It connects each archived source to a final file, explains missing resources, and proves that the result no longer relies on replay services.

Deliverable	What it records	Why it matters
Portable website files	Recovered HTML, CSS, JavaScript, images, fonts, and documents stored at deliberate local paths.	The site can be reviewed and hosted without the Wayback Machine toolbar or replay URL structure.
Recovery manifest	Original URL, selected capture, response result, content type, local path, and substitution decision.	A reviewer can trace every delivered file back to its source evidence.
Missing-file report	In-scope requests that were absent, invalid, unsafe, or intentionally excluded.	Broken elements are not silently hidden or presented as a complete backup.
Verification results	Internal link crawl, representative layout checks, mobile review, and blocked-network test.	Hidden archive dependencies and incorrect file types fail before the package is delivered.

The website recovery glossary defines the evidence fields used in these reports.

Read the evidence before calling a website download complete

Archive coverage varies by route and file type. A ZIP file is complete only relative to a written scope and a report that shows the gaps.

Count normalized original URLs

Replay timestamps, tracking parameters, fragments, and archive modifiers can create several addresses for the same original page. Normalize those parts before reporting page totals. Keep genuine language, product, pagination, and document routes separate when their content and purpose differ.

Check every required file type

A page can return successful HTML while its stylesheet, font, responsive image, script-created request, or public download is missing. Review response status and MIME type for each dependency. An HTML error page saved with an image extension is still a failed asset.

Separate exclusions from failures

A file outside the authorized hostname, date range, or path boundary is excluded. An in-scope file with no usable capture is missing. A risky script may be intentionally removed. Record these outcomes separately so the customer can understand what was unavailable and what policy changed the delivered view.

Questions to settle before downloading

Use these answers to validate the replay URL, understand which files may exist, and test whether the delivered package is independent from archive hosts.

What Wayback Machine URL should I paste?

Paste the complete replay URL for one dated capture. It must include a 14-digit timestamp, the original website URL, and no asterisk. Open the capture from the Wayback Machine calendar before copying the address.

See exact capture URL examples

Which archived files can the downloader recover?

The recovery can include captured HTML, stylesheets, images, fonts, scripts, public documents, and other page dependencies. Each file still depends on the archive having a valid response inside the approved scope.

Define a complete website download

Can a Wayback Machine download restore logins, databases, or checkout?

No. A public capture can show the pages produced by a backend, but it normally does not contain private databases, account records, payment credentials, environment settings, or the server-side source that created those pages.

Compare an archive with a hosting backup

How do I know the downloaded site no longer depends on Archive.org?

The final package should be crawled with Archive.org and the old origin blocked. Any remaining replay request then fails visibly and can be repaired, removed, or recorded in the missing-file report before delivery.

Review the archive-independence checks

For definitions of replay URLs, capture timestamps, and recovery manifests, use the website recovery glossary.