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title Web archive
description Automatic saved copies of every web page in your collections
icon cloud-check

Previously called Permanent copy. Web pages change and disappear. A web archive is a copy of a page saved in your Raindrop.io cloud storage at the moment you bookmarked it. If the original goes down or changes, your copy stays the same.

  • Automatic — every bookmark is archived in the background, nothing to set up
  • Private — archived copies are only visible to you

Requires a Pro plan. Storage is unlimited. When the subscription expires, archived copies become inaccessible and are permanently deleted after about a month. Your bookmarks are not affected.

What gets archived

Each copy saves the full page content — text, images, and formatting — but strips out ads and tracking scripts. Video, audio, and iframes inside a page are not captured. PDFs and EPUBs are archived as-is.

Saving

Every time you save a bookmark, the page is archived in the background in your Raindrop.io cloud storage. There is nothing to configure or trigger manually.

New bookmarks are archived within a few minutes. When you first upgrade to Pro, existing bookmarks are queued and processed in bulk (roughly 1,000 every 30 minutes).

If archiving seems stuck, contact us.

Opening

Right-click a bookmark to open the context menu. 
            <Frame style={{padding:0}}>![Web archive of a saved page](/assets/bookmark-context-menu.png)</Frame>
        </Step>
        <Step>
            Click **Open web archive**. The archived copy opens in a new tab.

            <Frame style={{padding:0}}>![Web archive of a saved page](/assets/web-archive.png)</Frame>
        </Step>
        <Step>
            *Optionally* click **Download** to save the copy to your device.
        </Step>
    </Steps>
</Tab>

<Tab title="iOS">
    <Steps>
        <Step>
            Long-press a bookmark to open the action menu.

            <Frame style={{padding: '20px 0 0 0'}}><img src="/assets/ios-bookmark-menu.png" style={{maxHeight: '333px'}} /></Frame>
        </Step>
        <Step>
            Tap **Open web archive**. The archived copy opens in the browser.
        </Step>
    </Steps>
</Tab>

<Tab title="Android">
    <Steps>
        <Step>
            Tap **···** next to a bookmark to open the action menu.
        </Step>
        <Step>
            Tap **Open web archive**. The archived copy opens in the browser.
        </Step>
    </Steps>
</Tab>

Limitations

  • Pages behind a login or not publicly accessible can't be archived
  • Files larger than 70 MB are skipped
  • Pages with scroll-based animations may render incorrectly
  • Some sites block automated access and can't be archived
  • Bookmarks in Trash are not archived

FAQ

No. Archive as many bookmarks as you want with no cap on total size. The only per-item limit is 70 MB. 
<Accordion title="Can I share an archived copy?">
    No. Archive links are private and can't be made public. You can download a copy to your device and share it manually.
</Accordion>

<Accordion title="How do I see all available archives?">
    Open [this filtered view](https://app.raindrop.io/my/0/cache.status%3Aready/) to list every bookmark with a ready archive.
</Accordion>

<Accordion title="How do I find failed archives?">
    Open [this filtered view](https://app.raindrop.io/my/0/cache.status%3Ainvalid-origin%20cache.status%3Afailed%20match%3AOR/) to see bookmarks where archiving failed. Failed pages are retried automatically. If a bookmark stays marked as failed, [let us know](mailto:info@raindrop.io) with the original link.
</Accordion>

<Accordion title="What happens to archives when I delete a bookmark?">
    The archived copy is deleted with the bookmark. If you downgrade from Pro, copies are kept for about a month and then removed.
</Accordion>

<Accordion title="Can I update an archive after the page changes?">
    There is no manual re-archive button. Delete the bookmark and save it again — a new archive is created automatically.
</Accordion>