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How to install Archive Page extension to Chrome browser

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Find out how to install Archive Page extension to Chrome with this quick tutorial.

On March 13 2025, the Chrome Web Store removed the Archive Page extension.

Archive.Tday is a web archiving tool.

Its function is to capture and permanently store a snapshot of a webpage, preserving its content even if the original page is later changed or taken down.

People also use this tool to bypass paywalls of many websites. 

But you can still download and install Archive.Today extension manually from the code found in Chrome-Stats site.

You need to have a free account with Chrome-Stats.

Follow this step-by-step tutorial on how to download and install the extension in your Chrome browser.

Install Archive Page extension to Chrome browser guide

First, go to this Download Archive Page at Chrome-Stats.

Click the "Download ZIP file" button.

Install Chrome Archive Page Extension
The sign-up/sign-in to Chrome-Stats box pops up.

Sign into your account.

Another box pops up, telling you to check your email for the sign-in verification code.

Get the verification from your email, copy it into the space provided, and click the "Sign in" button.

Sign In Chrome-Stats

Likewise, you can click the "Sign in" button in the email.

After signing in, again click the "Download ZIP file blue button.

It opens a new page, and this time the blue button has the words "Download now". 

Download Archive Page extension

Click it and another box pops up for you to select where you want to save the WinRAR ZIP. file.
Archive Chrome Extension Installation

Now you should see this Archive Page icon wherever you saved it.

Archive Page Paywall Bypass

Right click it, a context menu appears, and click "Extract to "gcaimhkfmliahedmeklebabdgapipbia\".

Remove Paywalls With Archive Page

This folder appears next to it.

Now go to Chrome Extensions and click the "Load unpacked" button.

Chrome Extensions

Ensure that the toggle switch "Developer mode" on the top right side is enabled.

Select the gcaimhkfmliahedmeklebabdgapipbia folder, and then click the "Select Folder" button.

Bypass Paywall Archive Page Chrome Extension

Immediately the Archive Page extension is installed to your Chrome browser.

Click the Archive.today extension icon (jigsaw puzzle piece) at the toolbar, a menu drops down, and pin the Archive Page extension to the toolbar.

This is the Archive Page icon.

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This is is how to install Archive Page extension to your Chrome browser.


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