Internet Archive AlternativesTop Web Archiving Services & Ebook Libraries like Internet Archive

Internet Archive is described as 'The Internet Archive is building a digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Like a paper library, it provides free access to researchers, historians, scholars, the print disabled, and the general public' and is a very popular Ebook Library in the news & books category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Internet Archive, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Android, iPhone, iPad and Android Tablet apps. The best Internet Archive alternative is Z-Library, which is free. Other great sites and apps similar to Internet Archive are Wayback Machine, Anna’s Archive, Library Genesis and Project Gutenberg.

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Internet Archive alternatives are mainly Ebook Libraries, but if you're looking for Web Archiving Services or Ebook Readers you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Web Archiving, Ebook Library and Video Streaming. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Internet Archive.
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  1. Wayback Machine icon
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    With the power of the Wayback Machine, you can go back in time to see how a website has changed and evolved through the history of the Web.

    26 Wayback Machine alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Mozilla Firefox
     
    • Wayback Machine is the most popular iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Internet Archive.

    • Wayback Machine is Free and ProprietaryInternet Archive is also Free and Proprietary
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    Search engine of shadow libraries: books, papers, comics, magazines. Z-Library, Library Genesis, Sci-Hub. Fully resilient through open source code and data. Spread the word: everyone is welcome here!.

    15 Anna’s Archive alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Anna’s Archive is the most popular Open Source alternative to Internet Archive.

    • Anna’s Archive is Free and Open SourceInternet Archive is Free and Proprietary
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    Project Gutenberg is a library of over 60,000 free eBooks. Choose among free epub and Kindle eBooks, download them or read them online. You will find the world's great literature here, with focus on older works for which U.S. copyright has expired.

    60 Project Gutenberg alternatives

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    Comments about Project Gutenberg as an Alternative to Internet Archive
    Jonathan Jewell
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    Not equivalent to the Internet Archive as a whole, but captures a massively important aspect of its role. Absolutely brilliant idea and transforming access to these monumental texts.

    Guest
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    it does not have good books

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think Project Gutenberg is a great Internet Archive alternative.

    • Project Gutenberg is Free and ProprietaryInternet Archive is also Free and Proprietary
  4. ArchiveBox icon
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    Self-hosted archiving platform storing web content as HTML, PDFs, screenshots, media, and WARC files; imports links from bookmarks, RSS, or files; supports browser history, complex sites, JSON indexing, Git repo archiving, regular scheduling, and offline browsing.

    63 ArchiveBox alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
    • Most users think ArchiveBox is a great Internet Archive alternative.

    • ArchiveBox is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Internet Archive.

    • ArchiveBox is Free and Open SourceInternet Archive is Free and Proprietary
    • ArchiveBox is Privacy focusedInternet Archive is not according to our users
  5. Openlib icon
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    Openlib is an open source app to download and read books from shadow library (Anna’s Archive). The App Has Built In Reader to Read Books.

    66 Openlib alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
  6. Wikisource icon
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    Wikisource is an online digital library of free content textual sources on a wiki, operated by the Wikimedia Foundation. Wikisource is the name of the project as a whole and the name for each instance of that project (each instance usually representing a different language);...

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
     
  7. WorldCat icon
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    WorldCat is the world's largest network of library content and services. WorldCat libraries are dedicated to providing access to their resources on the Web, where most people start their search for information.

    58 WorldCat alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
     
  8. Myne (eBook) icon
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    Myne is a FOSS Android application to download ebooks from the Project GutenBerg, it uses GutenDex API to fetch metadata of ebooks in the backend.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
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    DOAB is a community-driven discovery service that indexes and provides access to scholarly, peer-reviewed open access books and helps users to find trusted open access book publishers. All DOAB services are free of charge and all data is freely available.

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  10. Standard Ebooks icon
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    "Standard Ebooks is a volunteer-driven effort to produce a collection of high quality, carefully formatted, accessible, open source, and free public domain ebooks that meet or exceed the quality of commercially produced ebooks.

    14 Standard Ebooks alternatives

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    • Free
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    We collect and preserve software in source code form, because software embodies our technical and scientific knowledge and humanity cannot afford the risk of losing it.

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  12. The Eye icon
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    The Eye is a website dedicated towards archiving and serving publicly available information. Currently hosting around 20TB of data. Free, direct downloads, without ads.

    3 The Eye alternatives

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    • Free
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