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wail · v0.2025.03.03 • deprecated
5
6.0
Web Archiving Integration Layer: One-Click User Instigated Preservation
brew install --cask wail 2
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Install trend
Trust Score 5/10
✓ Open source (MIT) +3
✗ Active development +0
✓ Licensed +1
✗ No auto-updates +0
✗ Deprecated +0
✓ Established (>1yr) +1
✗ Low installs +0
Review
Mar 11, 2026WAIL is a one-click web archiving tool that integrates with Heritrix, designed for developers and archivists. It offers cross-platform capabilities and is built using Go for performance.
Enables one-click preservation of web content using Heritrix.
Maturity: The project is active with recent commits but has many open issues, indicating ongoing development.
Community: There is notable discussion on Hacker News, particularly around its technical merits and use in other projects.
Pros
- + One-click web archiving
- + Built with Go for efficiency
- + Integration with Heritrix
Cons
- - No auto-update feature
- - Low installation count
Community Mentions
hackernews
hackernews
Sep 2022 Wails v2 Released
hackernews
hackernews
hackernews
Apr 2009 The wail of the 1%
Positive sentiment Negative sentiment Neutral / unknown
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