ArchiveBox v0.9 is a major release that replaces the archiving engine, adds native mobile and desktop apps, and boosts performance, stability, and UI responsiveness across large collections. It remains free and open source with zero analytics. Key platform changes include iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, and Linux clients that connect to a server (with LAN/Tailscale discovery and QR setup), a redesigned output viewer for article text, media and metadata, and PostgreSQL support alongside SQLite. New orchestration features expose live crawl progress, pause/resume/retry controls, resource-aware admission, bounded crawl limits, and an in-UI scheduler for recurring imports and crawls; a lightweight oneshot CLI (abx-dl) provides standalone capture without a full server.
Capture functionality expands via a 50+ plugin ecosystem for interactive replay (WACZ/ArchiveWeb.page), Chrome MHTML, enhanced article extractors (Trafilatura, Defuddle, LiteParse), media grabbers (yt-dlp, GalleryDL, ForumDL, PapersDL), and page interaction tools (scrolling, cookie banners, modal/ad handling, CAPTCHA services). Browser extensions import bookmarks/history, capture screenshots/MHTML, sync cookies to named Personas (browser profiles) for authenticated captures, and control local retention. Search and index options include SQLite FTS, Sonic, or ripgrep with streaming results. Integrity and evidentiary features add file hashes, Merkle trees, TLSNotary attestation, and OpenTimestamps for verifiable chain-of-custody.
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