1990 Archiver Desktop
The complete desktop application for crawling, capturing, and rendering web pages from the early internet era. Includes built-in Netscape 3.0 renderer and GeoCities archive browser.
RetroCrawler CLI
Command-line tool for deep-crawling historical web URLs with customizable depth, rate limiting, and offline storage in WARC format.
NetscapeLens Extension
Browser extension that renders any modern webpage as it would have appeared in Netscape Navigator 3.0 โ authentic fonts, colors, and layout quirks.
Archive Analytics
Desktop app for visualizing web evolution trends, technology adoption curves, and design pattern changes from 1990 to 2000.
GIF Animator Studio
Create authentic 90s-style animated GIFs with the exact limitations and color palettes of the era. Export in indexed color with dithering.
URL Time Machine
Enter any URL and instantly see all archived snapshots from our database. Compare versions side by side with diff highlighting.
Geocities Explorer
Browse 180,000+ recovered Geocities pages with original theming, guestbooks, and webrings fully functional. Includes search by neighborhood.
| File Name | Version | Size | Released | SHA-256 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ๐ท๏ธ ArchiverDesktop-Setup.exe exe | 3.2.1 | 248 MB | 2025-01-15 | a3f7b2...e91d4c | Download |
| ๐ธ๏ธ RetroCrawler-Windows.zip zip | 2.8.0 | 12 MB | 2025-01-10 | c8d1e5...f42a9b | Download |
| ๐ ArchiveAnalytics-Setup.exe exe | 1.9.5 | 67 MB | 2024-12-20 | d2e4f8...a73c1e | Download |
| ๐ URLTimeMachine-Setup.exe exe | 2.1.3 | 41 MB | 2024-12-15 | b5c9a2...d86f3a | Download |
| ๐ผ๏ธ GIFAnimatorStudio-Setup.exe exe | 0.8.1 | 34 MB | 2024-11-28 | f1a6d3...c54b7e | Download |
| ๐๏ธ GeocitiesExplorer-Setup.exe exe | 1.0.7 | 156 MB | 2024-11-10 | e7b2f9...a31d6c | Download |
โ๏ธ System Requirements โ Archiver Desktop
โก Quick Install
# Add the 1990 archive tap $ brew tap 1990-archive/tools # Install the Archiver Desktop CLI $ brew install retro-crawler # Verify installation $ retro-crawler --version # Output: RetroCrawler v2.8.0
# Add the repository $ curl -s https://archive.1990web.net/gpg.key | sudo apt-key add - $ echo "deb https://archive.1990web.net/apt stable main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/1990-archive.list # Install $ sudo apt update && sudo apt install retro-crawler
# Add the bucket C:\> scoop bucket add 1990-archive https://github.com/1990-archive/scoop-bucket # Install C:\> scoop install retro-crawler
Complete Early Web Collection
All archived pages from 1990โ1999, including HTML, GIFs, and metadata. Organized by decade and sub-era.
Geocities Recovery Dataset
180,000+ recovered Geocities personal homepages with full directory structure, guestbooks, and webrings.
Dot-Com Era Business Pages
Curated collection of 1995โ2000 business websites, including early e-commerce, portals, and startup landing pages.
90s Gaming Fan Sites
Fan pages, cheat databases, and community boards from the golden age of PC and console gaming websites.
MIDI Music Archives
Collection of MIDI files, music link pages, and audio archives from the early web's music scene.
Retro GIF Collection
340,000+ animated GIFs, buttons, banners, and under-construction icons from the early web era.
| Dataset | Format | Size | Files | Last Updated | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ๐ Geocities Recovery | WARC | 2.3 TB | 182,491 | 2025-01-12 | Download |
| ๐ฐ Dot-Com Business | WARC | 890 GB | 345,000 | 2024-12-28 | Download |
| ๐ฎ Gaming Fan Sites | WARC | 340 GB | 52,800 | 2024-12-15 | Download |
| ๐ต MIDI Music | ZIP | 450 GB | 128,000 | 2024-11-20 | Download |
| ๐ธ Retro GIFs | ZIP | 180 GB | 341,200 | 2024-11-05 | Download |
| ๐ Web Evolution Stats | CSV | 230 MB | 12 columns | 2025-01-10 | Download |
1990 Web Archive API
Access our entire archive programmatically. Search, retrieve, and analyze historical web content through our RESTful API. SDKs available for all major languages.
Python SDK
Full-featured Python client library for the 1990 Web Archive API. Async support, auto-pagination, and WARC parsing built in.
JavaScript / Node.js SDK
TypeScript-first SDK for browser and Node.js environments. Supports streaming archive downloads and real-time search.
Rust SDK
High-performance Rust client with zero-allocation parsing, tokio async runtime, and WARC file manipulation utilities.
Java SDK
Enterprise-ready Java library with connection pooling, automatic retries, and Spring Boot auto-configuration.
Ruby Gem
Ruby gem for interacting with the 1990 Web Archive API. Rails-ready with ActiveRecord-compatible result sets.
Go SDK
Go client library with context support, efficient streaming, and concurrent archive retrieval. Perfect for microservices.
โก Quick Install โ SDKs
$ pip install 1990-web-archive # Usage $ python -c "import archive; print(archive.search('geocities', era='1990s'))"
$ npm install @1990-archive/sdk # Usage $ node -e "const arc = require('@1990-archive/sdk'); console.log(arc.search('geocities'))"
$ cargo add 1990-web-archive
$ go get github.com/1990-archive/go-sdk/v2
Release Notes
๐ท๏ธ Archiver Desktop v3.2.1
- FEAT Added native support for parsing table-based layouts from the 1990s
- PERF 40% faster crawling with new parallel request engine
- FIX Resolved issue where frameset pages were rendering incorrectly
- BUG Fixed crash when encountering malformed META refresh tags
๐ธ๏ธ RetroCrawler CLI v2.8.0
- FEAT New --geoCities mode for optimized Geocities crawling
- FEAT Added WARC 2.0 output format support
- PERF Reduced memory usage by 60% during large crawls
- FIX Fixed URL normalization for query strings with special characters
- BUG Fixed race condition in the concurrent download pool
๐ NetscapeLens Extension v1.4.2
- FEAT Added "Under Construction" page overlay toggle
- FIX Corrected font rendering for Times New Roman in 72dpi
- FIX Fixed issue with tiled background pattern scaling
๐ Python SDK v2.4.0
- FEAT Added async/await support for all API methods
- FEAT New WarcParser utility for reading WARC files
- PERF Switched to httpx for faster concurrent requests
- FIX Properly handles pagination for large result sets
- BUG Fixed date parsing for timestamps before 2000
๐ฆ Rust SDK v1.0.0
- FEAT First stable release of the Rust SDK
- FEAT Zero-allocation WARC file streaming parser
- FEAT tokio-based async HTTP client with automatic retries
- FEAT Full type safety with serde serialization
๐ท๏ธ Archiver Desktop v3.2.0
- FEAT New "Compare Modes" feature for side-by-side historical diffs
- FEAT Added support for exporting archives to Memento Protocol
- FIX Improved handling of broken image links from the 90s
- BUG Fixed memory leak in the background crawl scheduler