Who is WebScrapBook for?

WebScrapBook is an open-source project built for researchers, students, and web archivists.

What platforms does WebScrapBook run on?

WebScrapBook runs on the web and embeddable surfaces. It can also be self-hosted.

Is WebScrapBook still maintained?

Unverified. WebScrapBook has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

Who makes WebScrapBook?

WebScrapBook is developed by Danny0838.

How long has WebScrapBook been around?

WebScrapBook first shipped in 2017.

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WebScrapBook

Name: WebScrapBook
Author: Danny0838

github.comRead-it-later & curation

WebScrapBook is an open-source browser extension that captures web pages and saves them locally or to a backend server. Users can retrieve, organize, annotate, and edit archived pages for research and long-term reference.

Open SourceWebEmbeddableSelf-hosted

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Overview

7 features

WebScrapBook is a Read-it-later & curation project. It focuses on preserving and organizing web pages so users can retrieve, annotate, and edit them later. It is built as an open-source project for researchers, students, and web archivists. WebScrapBook is open source under the Open Source license. WebScrapBook is available on the web and embeddable surfaces, and it can be self-hosted.

Danny0838 builds and maintains WebScrapBook, and it first shipped in 2017. Key capabilities include page capture, local storage, and backend storage.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Page capture
Local storage
Backend storage
Page retrieval
Bookmark organization
Web annotation
Page editing

Built with & integrations

Runs on

BrowserEmbeddableSelf-hosted

Trust & compliance

License

Open Source

Verified signals

HTTPSOpen SourceFree tierStore-verified publisher

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed8 Sept · 04:07 UTC
WebScrapBook verified via Firefox Add-ons
Source: Firefox Add-ons · Open

Frequently asked questions about WebScrapBook

What is WebScrapBook?: WebScrapBook focuses on preserving and organizing web pages so users can retrieve, annotate, and edit them later. It is catalogued under Read-it-later & curation on PulseGate.
Who is WebScrapBook for?: WebScrapBook is an open-source project built for researchers, students, and web archivists.
Is WebScrapBook free?: Yes — WebScrapBook is open source under the Open Source license and free to use.
What platforms does WebScrapBook run on?: WebScrapBook runs on the web and embeddable surfaces. It can also be self-hosted.
Is WebScrapBook still maintained?: Unverified. WebScrapBook has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
Who makes WebScrapBook?: WebScrapBook is developed by Danny0838.
How long has WebScrapBook been around?: WebScrapBook first shipped in 2017.
Is WebScrapBook open source?: Yes — WebScrapBook is open source under the Open Source license.

At a glance

Pricing: Open Source
Platforms: Web
Languages: English
License: Open Source
First seen: 8 Sept 2026
Built for: researchers, students, and web archivists
Model: Open source
Solves: Preserving and organizing web pages so users can retrieve, annotate, and edit them later.

Registered as

Firefox Add-ons: webscrapbook

Developer

Danny0838

Index record

Indexed: 8 Sept 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Sept 2026
Last seen: 8 Sept 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: webscrapbook-github-com
Lifecycle state recorded: 8 Sept 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 8 Sept 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Written by a language model from the project's public pages.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Last updated: 8 Sept 2026
Canonical URL: https://github.com/danny0838/webscrapbook

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