Best Web Clippers and Page Archivers for Chrome

Updated October 2026

How are these different from bookmark managers and note-taking clippers?

A bookmark manager keeps links. A note-taking clipper, such as the OneNote Web Clipper, sends a page into a notes app. The tools here do other jobs: they save or record a page as it loaded, find a copy that already exists, or copy text as Markdown. For link collections, see our bookmark managers, including Wallabagger. For server-based preservation, see ArchiveBox.

How to choose a web clipper or archiver

Start with what you need to keep.

• One file you own. SingleFile saves a page as one HTML file that opens offline.
• A faithful copy of a page. ArchiveWeb.page records the page with its loaded content for offline replay.
• A copy of a page that is gone. Wayback Machine is the Internet Archive's own extension and can also save pages to the archive. Web Archives finds copies other services already hold. It does not create archives.
• Markdown for notes and docs. Copy as Markdown copies text, links and tab lists. It does not save whole pages.
• Access you grant. ArchiveWeb.page asks for the debugger permission and access to all sites. Web Archives asks for access to all sites. Copy as Markdown asks for no all-sites access, and its tabs permission is optional. Read each install prompt.
• Privacy. ArchiveWeb.page's README says archives are stored in your browser's storage. Wayback Machine sends the page address to look up saved copies, and its Private Mode stops the automatic sending. SingleFile's site says nothing is sent anywhere. For ArchiveWeb.page, Web Archives and Copy as Markdown, we could not read the developer's privacy policy when we checked; read it before installing.
• Open source. All five are open source: AGPL-3.0-or-later, GPL-3.0, MIT and AGPL-3.0 (Wayback Machine and SingleFile).

Our picks at a glance

Which extension saves a full copy of a page?

ArchiveWeb.page. You turn recording on for a tab, and it captures the page's loaded network traffic through Chrome's debugging protocol. The archive is stored in your browser, and you can replay it later offline. It needs the debugger permission and access to all sites, so use it only when you need it. SingleFile is the lighter option: it saves a page as one HTML file that opens offline without the extension, and the official site says it needs no account.

Which one helps when a link is dead?

Wayback Machine or Web Archives. Wayback Machine is the Internet Archive's official extension: it offers an archived copy on error pages and can save pages with Save Page Now. Web Archives finds archived and cached copies of a page from many sources, which you can turn on, off and reorder in the options. It only finds copies that other services already hold. If no archive has the page, it has nothing to show you.

Can I copy a page as Markdown?

Copy as Markdown copies selected text, links, images and tab lists, but not whole pages. On Chrome, a copied image has no alt text because of API restrictions, so add it by hand. It sets no default keyboard shortcuts. You assign them at chrome://extensions/shortcuts.

Are these extensions safe to install?

We can say what each asks for. Wayback Machine and SingleFile also ask for access to all sites. ArchiveWeb.page asks for debugger, contextMenus, tabs, activeTab, storage, unlimitedStorage, webRequest and all-sites access. Web Archives asks for ten permissions plus all-sites access. Copy as Markdown asks for seven, with tabs and tabGroups optional. Read each prompt before you add one.

Good to know

These tools pair well. Use Web Archives to find an old copy, ArchiveWeb.page to keep a page you cannot lose, and Copy as Markdown to cite it in your notes. Several of these ask for broad access, so install only what you will use.