Wayback Machine Bookmarklet
Ever wanted to go back in time to find an older version of a web page, for example when encountering a 404 Page Not Found error? The handy bookmarklet below will search the Internet Archive for previous iterations of the current page, using the Wayback Machine.
Tips and Tricks
- If the bookmarks bar is not showing, simply open the View menu and select Always Show Bookmarks Bar.
- If the favorites bar is not showing, simply open the View menu and select Always Show Favorites Bar.
- If the bookmarks toolbar is not showing, simply open the View menu, select Toolbars, then Bookmarks Toolbar, and finally Always Show.
- If the bookmarks bar is not showing, simply open the View menu and select Show Bookmarks Bar.
- If the favorites bar is not showing, simply open the View menu and select Show Favorites Bar.
- Sometimes it takes a while for the Wayback Machine to retrieve the desired page.
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