How much disk space does ArchiveBox need?
Plan for about 1 GB per 1,000 snapshots, rising to roughly 50 GB once video and audio extraction is on. The project puts the range there, and yt-dlp downloads account for most of the difference.
ArchiveBox: Save Copies of Web Pages
Keep a copy of the links you want to hold on to. ArchiveBox runs as a web archiver in a folder you choose, saving each page as HTML, PDF, PNG, WARC and text. New URLs can arrive from bookmarks, browser history, RSS feeds or a schedule.
Compare with similar apps
How ArchiveBox stacks up against other productivity apps. Add or remove apps to change the comparison.
| Requirement | ArchiveBox | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free | Free + Paid |
| Web UI | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Architecture | x86 + ARM | x86 + ARM | x86 + ARM |
| Containers | 1The app alone | 3Plus Chrome, Meilisearch | 3Plus Postgres, Meilisearch |
| Database | SQLite | SQLite | Postgres |
| Runtime | Python | Node | Node |
| Docker | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Linux package | Yes | – | – |
| macOS | Yes | – | – |
| iOS | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | – | – |
Client apps
Official client for phone and desktop.
Official
ArchiveBox
The official client
Common questions
Does ArchiveBox send my pages to the Internet Archive?
Yes, each capture also goes to archive.org for redundancy by default. Set ARCHIVEDOTORG_ENABLED=False to keep the collection local.
Can ArchiveBox save a page that needs a login?
Yes, if it can browse with a Chrome profile that holds the cookies. Import an existing profile or a dedicated persona, and read the wiki's caveats on what a stored session exposes.
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