Archives

Legendary archive preserving computer manuals, documentation, and software from the early days of computing. An essential resource for computer history.

Cemetery records database. Millions of burial records with photos.

Free genealogy research. Billions of records from LDS archives.

Historical map collection. Over 100,000 high-resolution scans.

Documenting and preserving endangered languages. Interactive map and resources.

Encyclopedia of writing systems and languages. Scripts, alphabets, and constructed languages.

Railroad photography database. Quality photos sorted by railroad and location.

Archive of the legendary zine review magazine. Thousands of zine reviews from the 80s-90s.

Directory of zine libraries worldwide. Physical collections preserving DIY publishing.

Bernie Krause's bioacoustics archive. Natural soundscapes and environmental audio.

Sound effects and field recording library. Professional quality audio.

Global sound map. Field recordings pinned to locations worldwide.

7-inch single database. Catalog and track 45 RPM releases.

Unused and cut video game content. Debug modes, regional differences, and hidden secrets.

Sega Master System and Game Gear preservation. Scans, translations, and homebrew.

ROM hacking community. Translations, hacks, and utilities for retro games.

Repository of interactive fiction. Games, interpreters, and development tools.

Interactive Fiction Database. Reviews and downloads for text adventures and parser games.

Tool-assisted speedrun archive. Frame-perfect runs pushing games to theoretical limits.

Classic urbex zine archive. Ninjalicious' writings on exploring hidden infrastructure.

Worldwide bird sound archive. Community-contributed recordings of over 10,000 species.

Direct access to the scene.org demo file archive. Browse by year, party, or platform.

Commodore 64 Scene Database. Complete archive of C64 demos, cracks, and releases.

Archive of Amiga demoscene music. Tracker modules, musician profiles, and music disk collections.

Massive collection of tracker music modules. MOD, XM, S3M, IT files from the demoscene and beyond.

The demoscene's primary file archive. Decades of demos, intros, music, and graphics freely downloadable.

The world's largest open library. Search engine for shadow libraries, providing access to books, papers, and comics.

Jason Scott's archive of BBS-era text files. Thousands of documents from the pre-web internet preserved for posterity.

Archive of ANSI and ASCII art from the BBS scene. Thousands of artpacks preserved from the 80s and 90s.

Archive of the PC cracking and warez scene. NFO files, cracktros, and digital artifacts from underground computing.

Free legal research from Free Law Project. Search millions of court opinions and oral arguments.

Curated classic and contemporary cinema. The gold standard for film preservation and curation.

Webpage archiving service. Save snapshots of pages before they change or disappear.

3D scan of the interior of the Great Pyramid at Giza. Explore ancient architecture from your browser.

Free audio archive. Live concerts, old radio, audiobooks, and podcasts.

Thousands of old programs, games, and operating systems playable in your browser. Computing history preserved.

Jim Leonard's retro computing resource. PC demos, vintage hardware documentation, and digital preservation.

Digital collections from the world's largest library. Photos, maps, recordings, and documents from American history.

Digital heritage from European museums, libraries, and archives. Millions of cultural artifacts online.

Explore art and history from institutions worldwide. Virtual museum tours and high-resolution artwork.

Free archive of biomedical research. Millions of full-text articles.

Preprint server for biology. New research before peer review.

Preprint server for physics, math, and CS. Where new research appears first.

Free access to books and papers. Shadow library for research and textbooks.

The original free ebook library. Over 70,000 public domain books, started in 1971.

Free public domain audiobooks read by volunteers. Thousands of classic books in audio format.

Encyclopedic collection of religious, mythological, and folkloric texts. World's religions and esoterica.

Free access to thousands of academic articles and books. Scholarly research without paywalls.

Archive of digital art from 1999 to present. Net art, software art, and born-digital works preserved.

Curated essays on public domain works. Rediscovering forgotten treasures.

Portal to historical maps from libraries around the world. See how places looked centuries ago.

Exploring the history of computing. Online exhibits, timelines, and oral histories from tech pioneers.

Run Windows 3.1 in your browser. Complete with Program Manager, File Manager, and classic apps.

Browse 800+ billion web pages saved over time. See how any website looked years ago.

Retro gaming database. Information on classic games and consoles.

Web collage of text and images excavated from GeoCities. A memorial to the early web's creative chaos.

Digital library offering free access to books, movies, software, and the Wayback Machine for web history.

Free, carefully formatted ebooks of public domain literature. Beautiful typography, meticulous proofreading.