tessa
@bitarchivist.net
digital preservationist, archivist, and open source dev
senior applications and tools engineer @ webrecorder.net
she/they
senior applications and tools engineer @ webrecorder.net
she/they
I wrote a blog post for the @webrecorder.net site all about exciting new developments in automated behaviors in Browsertrix. In short, it's easier than ever to tell the crawler exactly what actions to take while archiving a web page! Check it out: webrecorder.net/blog/2025-05...
Create, Use, and Automate Actions With Custom Behaviors in Browsertrix • Webrecorder Blog
It is now easier than ever to automate custom page actions in Browsertrix.
webrecorder.net
May 29, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I wrote a blog post for the @webrecorder.net site all about exciting new developments in automated behaviors in Browsertrix. In short, it's easier than ever to tell the crawler exactly what actions to take while archiving a web page! Check it out: webrecorder.net/blog/2025-05...
Heads up to New York-based folks interested in learning hands-on to how archive important things on the web with Browsertrix :)
Join us for a free, hands-on web archiving workshop in NYC!
June 18th at 2PM EST at @TheNewSchool Archives
This workshop will teach you how to use Browsertrix to create, curate, and share archives of online content! RSVP today, as space is limited: tinyurl.com/2fh5f5ae #WebArchives #Browsertrix
June 18th at 2PM EST at @TheNewSchool Archives
This workshop will teach you how to use Browsertrix to create, curate, and share archives of online content! RSVP today, as space is limited: tinyurl.com/2fh5f5ae #WebArchives #Browsertrix
Web Archiving with Browsertrix: Hands On Workshop
Join us for a hands-on workshop on web archiving with Browsertrix, Webrecorder's most comprehensive high-fidelity web archiving tool. Since 2014, Webrecorder has built quality open-source tools that enable 'web archiving for all,' allowing anyone with a browser to create web archives and accurately replay them later. No matter your web archiving experience, this workshop will teach you how to use Browsertrix to create, curate, and share archives of the online content that matters most to you and your community!Members from the Browsertrix team will be on-site to introduce: - Crawling websites with Browsertrix- Configuring browser profiles to crawl social media and other web content hidden behind log-ins- Using Browsertrix's quality assurance features to assess the quality of their crawls- Curating archived items into collections to share with their communitiesAttendees will be invited to join for a post-workshop happy hour in the Union Square area for an open conversation about web archives.RSVP is required, as space is limited. We encourage attendees to bring laptops to crawl alongside us in real time!
tinyurl.com
May 28, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Heads up to New York-based folks interested in learning hands-on to how archive important things on the web with Browsertrix :)
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Ever wanted to restore a taken down site from a web archive, with link navigation and references intact?
Our latest tooling make this simpler than ever!
Announcing govarchive.us - a dynamic, web archive-powered mirror of US government sites!
More details on our blog
webrecorder.net/blog/2025-03...
Our latest tooling make this simpler than ever!
Announcing govarchive.us - a dynamic, web archive-powered mirror of US government sites!
More details on our blog
webrecorder.net/blog/2025-03...
Introducing GovArchive.us & Mirroring Entire Sites with Web Archives • Webrecorder Blog
Introducing GovArchive.us and tooling to mirror web sites using web archives.
webrecorder.net
March 25, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Ever wanted to restore a taken down site from a web archive, with link navigation and references intact?
Our latest tooling make this simpler than ever!
Announcing govarchive.us - a dynamic, web archive-powered mirror of US government sites!
More details on our blog
webrecorder.net/blog/2025-03...
Our latest tooling make this simpler than ever!
Announcing govarchive.us - a dynamic, web archive-powered mirror of US government sites!
More details on our blog
webrecorder.net/blog/2025-03...
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Today we’re introducing Public Collections on Browsertrix, a new feature that lets you personalize, curate, and showcase your archives with the world. Read more on our blog webrecorder.net/blog/2025-03...
#WebArchiving #Browsertrix
#WebArchiving #Browsertrix
Introducing Public Collections in Browsertrix • Webrecorder Blog
Now you can curate, personalize, and share all your your crawls in one place.
webrecorder.net
March 5, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Today we’re introducing Public Collections on Browsertrix, a new feature that lets you personalize, curate, and showcase your archives with the world. Read more on our blog webrecorder.net/blog/2025-03...
#WebArchiving #Browsertrix
#WebArchiving #Browsertrix
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We’re proud to be collaborating with the @eotarchive.org and EDGI to capture and preserve critical government websites before they’re lost, using our high-fidelity web archiving tools: Browsertrix and ArchiveWeb.page
webrecorder.net/blog/2025-02...
#webarchiving #digitalpreservation #EOTarchive
webrecorder.net/blog/2025-02...
#webarchiving #digitalpreservation #EOTarchive
Preserving Government Websites with Browsertrix • Webrecorder Blog
A collaborative effort alongside the End of Term Web Archive to capture and save history.
webrecorder.net
February 6, 2025 at 8:23 PM
We’re proud to be collaborating with the @eotarchive.org and EDGI to capture and preserve critical government websites before they’re lost, using our high-fidelity web archiving tools: Browsertrix and ArchiveWeb.page
webrecorder.net/blog/2025-02...
#webarchiving #digitalpreservation #EOTarchive
webrecorder.net/blog/2025-02...
#webarchiving #digitalpreservation #EOTarchive
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how to save stuff on the internet? short, sweet & useful zine on diy web archiving by @bitarchivist.net @ilya.webrecorder.net @quinnanya.me @akijas.bsky.social @literaturegeek.bsky.social ✨💾🐢 zinebakery.com/homemade-zin... #webarchiving
January 28, 2025 at 9:43 PM
how to save stuff on the internet? short, sweet & useful zine on diy web archiving by @bitarchivist.net @ilya.webrecorder.net @quinnanya.me @akijas.bsky.social @literaturegeek.bsky.social ✨💾🐢 zinebakery.com/homemade-zin... #webarchiving
constantly alternating between anger and sorrow over the ubiquity of LLMs. they replace real peoples' skilled labor with cheap unimaginative imitations, discourage people from developing skills, and spread information like wildfire, all while accelerating climate disaster at the worst possible time
December 18, 2024 at 8:10 PM
constantly alternating between anger and sorrow over the ubiquity of LLMs. they replace real peoples' skilled labor with cheap unimaginative imitations, discourage people from developing skills, and spread information like wildfire, all while accelerating climate disaster at the worst possible time
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Browsertrix is bringing web archiving to more people with new language and formatting settings. We’re releasing with partial Spanish support, and making progress towards adding French, German, and Portuguese. Read more and learn how to contribute on our blog!
webrecorder.net/blog/2024-12...
webrecorder.net/blog/2024-12...
Browsertrix 1.13: The Translations and Internationalization Release • Webrecorder Blog
¡Browsertrix para todos! With your help, we’re translating Browsertrix into new languages.
webrecorder.net
December 18, 2024 at 6:40 PM
Browsertrix is bringing web archiving to more people with new language and formatting settings. We’re releasing with partial Spanish support, and making progress towards adding French, German, and Portuguese. Read more and learn how to contribute on our blog!
webrecorder.net/blog/2024-12...
webrecorder.net/blog/2024-12...
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Want to archive some web pages? It's time for our next Hands-On Web Archiving Workshop, Dec 9th, 1pm ET: www.sucho.org/diy-archiving together with @quinnanya.me @akijas.bsky.social
You'll be able to walk away with you very own web archives and some ideas what to do next, and we'll be there to help!
You'll be able to walk away with you very own web archives and some ideas what to do next, and we'll be there to help!
DIY Archiving Workshop | SUCHO
www.sucho.org
December 4, 2024 at 10:18 PM
Want to archive some web pages? It's time for our next Hands-On Web Archiving Workshop, Dec 9th, 1pm ET: www.sucho.org/diy-archiving together with @quinnanya.me @akijas.bsky.social
You'll be able to walk away with you very own web archives and some ideas what to do next, and we'll be there to help!
You'll be able to walk away with you very own web archives and some ideas what to do next, and we'll be there to help!
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Try automated archiving with Browsertrix, now with a 7-day free trial! Capture an interactive copy of any website, organize your collections, and share with the world. Get started today and crawl away! #webarchiving
webrecorder.net/browsertrix/...
webrecorder.net/browsertrix/...
November 27, 2024 at 11:29 PM
Try automated archiving with Browsertrix, now with a 7-day free trial! Capture an interactive copy of any website, organize your collections, and share with the world. Get started today and crawl away! #webarchiving
webrecorder.net/browsertrix/...
webrecorder.net/browsertrix/...
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New to web archiving (or want a refresher?) Want to archive stuff you care about but not sure where to start? Join us for a DIY web archiving workshop organized by @quinnanya.me @sucho-org.bsky.social @ach.bsky.social !
Nov 25th, 1pm ET / 10am PT
More details: www.sucho.org/diy-archiving
Nov 25th, 1pm ET / 10am PT
More details: www.sucho.org/diy-archiving
November 20, 2024 at 8:55 PM
New to web archiving (or want a refresher?) Want to archive stuff you care about but not sure where to start? Join us for a DIY web archiving workshop organized by @quinnanya.me @sucho-org.bsky.social @ach.bsky.social !
Nov 25th, 1pm ET / 10am PT
More details: www.sucho.org/diy-archiving
Nov 25th, 1pm ET / 10am PT
More details: www.sucho.org/diy-archiving
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Check out this article written about Invisible Histories by Maddie Voelkel on Substack.
maddievoelkel.substack.com/p/a-dive-int...
maddievoelkel.substack.com/p/a-dive-int...
A Dive into Southern Queer History - Invisible Histories on Instagram
this was one of my finals but I really loved it and decided to post it here with my own commentary :)
maddievoelkel.substack.com
November 18, 2024 at 12:30 PM
Check out this article written about Invisible Histories by Maddie Voelkel on Substack.
maddievoelkel.substack.com/p/a-dive-int...
maddievoelkel.substack.com/p/a-dive-int...
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hi all, a friend of mine had an extremely bad time recently that resulted in a hospital stay and large medical bills; if you could spare a little cash to help hir out, I know ze would appreciate it greatly: gofund.me/141d7bfb
plz feel free to share too!
plz feel free to share too!
Donate to Help a transgender woman recover from transverse myelitis , organized by Leyla Colpan
My name is Leyla, and on October 23rd the bottom of my foot we… Leyla Colpan needs your support for Help a transgender woman recover from transverse myelitis
gofund.me
November 12, 2024 at 7:44 PM
hi all, a friend of mine had an extremely bad time recently that resulted in a hospital stay and large medical bills; if you could spare a little cash to help hir out, I know ze would appreciate it greatly: gofund.me/141d7bfb
plz feel free to share too!
plz feel free to share too!
as a trans person seeing the political shift that's happening and a professional archivist/engineer working on web archiving tools, i'm toying with the idea of creating a(n ideally decentralized) archive of online trans + queer resources
some thoughts as i muse on this over lunch:
some thoughts as i muse on this over lunch:
November 12, 2024 at 7:43 PM
as a trans person seeing the political shift that's happening and a professional archivist/engineer working on web archiving tools, i'm toying with the idea of creating a(n ideally decentralized) archive of online trans + queer resources
some thoughts as i muse on this over lunch:
some thoughts as i muse on this over lunch:
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A lot is happening right now, especially on the web. Know that the Webrecorder team is here to support you. We offer dedicated tools to assist with your web archiving needs. We are happy to offer a free trial,reach out to sales@webrecorder.net to try Browsertrix today!
Browsertrix • Webrecorder
Archive entire websites with Browsertrix, a cloud-native web archiving platform from Webrecorder.
webrecorder.net
November 7, 2024 at 11:05 PM
A lot is happening right now, especially on the web. Know that the Webrecorder team is here to support you. We offer dedicated tools to assist with your web archiving needs. We are happy to offer a free trial,reach out to sales@webrecorder.net to try Browsertrix today!
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Happy World Digital Preservation Day! Webrecorder is dedicated to building reliable, accessible, open-source web archiving tools that empower users to save what matters to them.
#WDPD2024
#WDPD2024
November 7, 2024 at 10:45 PM
Happy World Digital Preservation Day! Webrecorder is dedicated to building reliable, accessible, open-source web archiving tools that empower users to save what matters to them.
#WDPD2024
#WDPD2024
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#Browsertrix 1.12 has been released adding new workflow settings and support for crawling from different locations: more details in this blog post: webrecorder.net/blog/2024-11...
#WDPD2024
#WDPD2024
Browsertrix 1.12: Proxies, Crawling Defaults, and Simplified Workflow Creation • Webrecorder Blog
Proxies, crawling defaults, and simplified workflow creation!
webrecorder.net
November 7, 2024 at 10:59 PM
#Browsertrix 1.12 has been released adding new workflow settings and support for crawling from different locations: more details in this blog post: webrecorder.net/blog/2024-11...
#WDPD2024
#WDPD2024
very proud of our team at @webrecorder.net for the new Webrecorder branding and website!
one of my favorite features? make a web archive right in your browser with our new web archiving demo! webrecorder.net#create
one of my favorite features? make a web archive right in your browser with our new web archiving demo! webrecorder.net#create
November 2, 2024 at 2:13 PM
very proud of our team at @webrecorder.net for the new Webrecorder branding and website!
one of my favorite features? make a web archive right in your browser with our new web archiving demo! webrecorder.net#create
one of my favorite features? make a web archive right in your browser with our new web archiving demo! webrecorder.net#create
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I'm old enough to remember when a computer didn't automatically connect to the internet, it used to make a screaming noise. We should have listened.
August 28, 2024 at 6:42 AM
I'm old enough to remember when a computer didn't automatically connect to the internet, it used to make a screaming noise. We should have listened.
have websites that are important to you that you'd like to be able to archive and replay at any point in the future with full interactivity and fidelity, even for sites behind paywalls?
check out browsertrix.com - now with self-sign up and plans starting at $30 a month!
check out browsertrix.com - now with self-sign up and plans starting at $30 a month!
Browsertrix
browsertrix.com
August 8, 2024 at 4:10 PM
have websites that are important to you that you'd like to be able to archive and replay at any point in the future with full interactivity and fidelity, even for sites behind paywalls?
check out browsertrix.com - now with self-sign up and plans starting at $30 a month!
check out browsertrix.com - now with self-sign up and plans starting at $30 a month!
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Browsertrix 1.11 is out and the big news is that you can actually sign up and use it RIGHT NOW from browsertrix.com!
Details on other new features in this release are in the blog post as usual: webrecorder.net/2024/08/06/b...
Details on other new features in this release are in the blog post as usual: webrecorder.net/2024/08/06/b...
Browsertrix
browsertrix.com
August 7, 2024 at 9:28 PM
Browsertrix 1.11 is out and the big news is that you can actually sign up and use it RIGHT NOW from browsertrix.com!
Details on other new features in this release are in the blog post as usual: webrecorder.net/2024/08/06/b...
Details on other new features in this release are in the blog post as usual: webrecorder.net/2024/08/06/b...
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i am pretty anti-LLM/artificially-generated image on most subjects but the main reason after the workers'/copyright rights concerns is kind of just that the output of the tech has plainly made the internet so significantly worse that i do not understand why i should treat it as "interesting"
May 31, 2024 at 3:15 PM
i am pretty anti-LLM/artificially-generated image on most subjects but the main reason after the workers'/copyright rights concerns is kind of just that the output of the tech has plainly made the internet so significantly worse that i do not understand why i should treat it as "interesting"
Want to archive Vice articles before they disappear?
We at @webrecorder.net have free and open source tools you can use to get high fidelity replayable archives!
Easiest is a free Chrome extension: archiveweb.page
Looking for something a full browser-based crawler? Check out webrecorder.net/tools
We at @webrecorder.net have free and open source tools you can use to get high fidelity replayable archives!
Easiest is a free Chrome extension: archiveweb.page
Looking for something a full browser-based crawler? Check out webrecorder.net/tools
February 22, 2024 at 8:17 PM
Want to archive Vice articles before they disappear?
We at @webrecorder.net have free and open source tools you can use to get high fidelity replayable archives!
Easiest is a free Chrome extension: archiveweb.page
Looking for something a full browser-based crawler? Check out webrecorder.net/tools
We at @webrecorder.net have free and open source tools you can use to get high fidelity replayable archives!
Easiest is a free Chrome extension: archiveweb.page
Looking for something a full browser-based crawler? Check out webrecorder.net/tools
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Girls be like:
“If you only knew how gladly I would die for her you would understand----”
“If you only knew how gladly I would die for her you would understand----”
December 21, 2023 at 9:13 AM
Girls be like:
“If you only knew how gladly I would die for her you would understand----”
“If you only knew how gladly I would die for her you would understand----”