webarchiveorg

webarchiveorg is a project of the Internet Archive, a non-profit digital library that aims to provide "universal access to all knowledge." The primary goal of webarchiveorg is to preserve websites and make them accessible to the public. This is achieved by systematically crawling and archiving the World Wide Web, creating a vast collection of historical web pages.

The project's most well-known component is the Wayback Machine, a digital archive of the World Wide Web. Users can visit the Wayback Machine and enter a URL to see how a website has changed over time. This allows for the retrieval of deleted or altered content, providing a valuable resource for researchers, historians, journalists, and anyone interested in the evolution of the internet. The Wayback Machine stores billions of web pages, making it one of the largest archives of its kind.

Beyond just storing web pages, webarchiveorg also archives other digital content, such as books, music, videos, and software. The Internet Archive's mission extends to preserving cultural heritage in digital form, ensuring its availability for future generations. The project relies on a combination of automated crawling and user submissions to build its archive. Contributions from the public are encouraged to help expand the scope and depth of the preserved web.