Internet Archive: Digital Library of Free & Borrowable Texts, Movies, Music & Wayback Machine
The Internet Archive is a non-profit digital library offering free universal access to books, movies & music, as well as 466 billion archived web pages. It provides a digital archive of the World Wide Web and other information on the Internet. The Internet Archive was founded to build an Internet library, with the purpose of offering permanent access for researchers, historians, and scholars to historical collections that exist in digital format.
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Domain Rating
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Domain Authority
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Citation Level
1996
English, etc
Website Key Features
Wayback Machine
Allows users to see archived versions of web pages across time.
Open Library
An open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published.
Archive-It
Enables users to create and preserve collections of digital content.
Books to Borrow
Offers a lending library of digital books that can be borrowed by users with an account.
Audio Archive
Includes music, audiobooks, news broadcasts, old time radio shows, podcasts, and a wide variety of other audio files.
Moving Image Archive
This library contains digital movies uploaded by Archive users which range from classic full-length films, to daily alternative news broadcasts, to cartoons and concerts.
Live Music Archive
Contains over 200,000 concert recordings from independent artists, as well as more established artists and musical ensembles.
Software Library
Offers a vast collection of downloadable software, including vintage software, shareware, and freeware.
Education Resources
Provides access to educational resources, including lectures, courses, and tutorials.
Community Texts
A collection of texts contributed by users, including books, essays, and other documents.
Similar Sites and Competitors
Additional information
Legal Status
Non-profit organization
Headquarters
San Francisco, California, United States
Founder
Brewster Kahle
Website
https://archive.org
Revenue
Donations, Grants
Mission
To provide 'Universal Access to All Knowledge'
Digital Collection Size
Over 40 million books and texts, 14 million audio recordings, 6 million videos, 3.5 million images, and 466 billion web pages
User Accounts
Free registration allows users to borrow books, upload content, and contribute to the archive.
Access
Free and open to the public
Impact
Serves as a critical resource for researchers, historians, scholars, and the general public, preserving digital content that might otherwise be lost.
HTTP headers
Security headers report is a very important part of user data protection. Learn more about http headers for archive.org
12 User reviews
Johannes Kjær Lienau
You can read allot of free books that…
You can read allot of free books that would otherwise have to be played fore.
Chris M.
Love playing games on this
One thing I love about this website is the fact that I can play games, even flash games, at school, cause stupid Securly didn't block this website yet. Papa's games, the Duck Life series, the Learn To Fly series, you name it.
Apollo
probably the most important site on the web
probably the most important site on the web. internet archive is amazing, genuinely one of the best websites ever. you want to go back and see what a site looked like 10 years ago? you can! you want to hear some music thats going through copyright hell on youtube or other platforms? its probably on the internet archive. if this thing ever shuts down, it'll be worse than the burning of the library of alexandria.
Cinzia
Utile
Grazie a questo sito sono riuscita a leggere diversi libri in maniera completamente gratuita. Consiglio.
StepBD
This is great resource
This is great resource. Often under attack from publishers, it provides remarkable access to out-of-print books.
George Pihakis Ii
Worst customer service possible!
Worst customer service possible! Refuse to return my calls to cancel this very very poor service
Yusuf
This website needs protection!
I love this website! Started reading books from 600 years ago and wow so much wisdom and knowledge that has been lost in time is mind blowing etc... This has become my new hobby and favorite website. I strongly feel this website needs to be protected by the US Government etc... This website is extremely valuable to the right viewer. If people can dump millions of dollars into a stupid Crypto meme coin that has 0 value and or if we can send billions of dollars to other countries, then why can't this site be funded and protected that actually provides value. Don't understand humans in this time. Nobody wants to learn anymore. Please protect this website for future generations.
Trianic Trianic
Avoid Internet Archive like a plague
This is far if not the worst and the most dumpster fire archive website in the entire history. Because of know why? It's abysmal slow when this internet works fine. It will take a few hours to load a pages, download, upload and changing preferences. Who even though this website could be fast. For me, it's pricking sucks. To even worse of all, when you donated, rid of DDoS attacks, it's doesn't improve at all. WHAT THE CLUCK!!! You think this is a biggest archiving website in the world. Well, they're non-existent. DO NOT USE INTERNET ARCHIVE!!!
Chandrasekaran NANDAGOPAL
An Unmatched 24/7 Library Experience
This is the perfect place to discover books and immerse yourself in a unique library experience. You can borrow rare and out-of-print titles, all while enjoying the convenience of a 24/7 library that’s truly one of a kind—and completely FREE! With features like page navigation, zoom, and content search, it offers an experience comparable to the feature-rich Amazon Kindle. I absolutely love it! Go ahead, explore, and experience it for yourself—it’s not just about books! 📚
ANGELIA ANGEL
I LOVE IT!!!
If you're a chronic bookworm (and I confess to being one) then you'll LOVE this site! The perfect online library! There are books from way back to the early 19thc, to recently published ones and there yours to borrow and read online! And that's not all! music, movies and TV episodes are also available. I'm not saying you'll find every song or show you want, but there's quite a selection! There are also news videos, clips from talk shows, documentaries, and a lot more! You get access to media from other countries as well as then US. The only drawback (not the site's fault) is from disgruntled authors who make a big thing about some of their books being available for free, and have their works taken off the site. Do they make the same fuss about brick-and-mortar libraries? It sure seems petty to me! But don't let those entitled buzz kills bug you! This site is great, and worth checking out! I LOVE IT!!!
wez
one of the best websites
one of the best websites if your download is slow, try the torrent
S. Ina
Lovely to read old books online
Lovely to access and read old, out of print, favourite books, on-line.