MD/.
@monodivision.bsky.social
Mobile app developer. I made Archivist Browser - a mobile browser and media player for Internet Archive content.
Glasgow, Scotland
Glasgow, Scotland
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I just launched Archivist Browser: A dedicated mobile browser for Archive.org.
Ad free, no in-app purchases. Just millions of books, audio and videos in your pocket.
Download now:
iOS: shorturl.at/BGKX9
Android: shorturl.at/kgG7D
#InternetArchive #IndieDev #DigitalPreservation #AdFree
Ad free, no in-app purchases. Just millions of books, audio and videos in your pocket.
Download now:
iOS: shorturl.at/BGKX9
Android: shorturl.at/kgG7D
#InternetArchive #IndieDev #DigitalPreservation #AdFree
New Archivist update is live on iOS (Android to follow shortly). Did a whole load of localisations! And yes, even American spelling for my friends across the pond! I’m going to go collapse somewhere 😮💨
#internetarchive #archivistbrowser
#internetarchive #archivistbrowser
February 9, 2026 at 11:02 PM
New Archivist update is live on iOS (Android to follow shortly). Did a whole load of localisations! And yes, even American spelling for my friends across the pond! I’m going to go collapse somewhere 😮💨
#internetarchive #archivistbrowser
#internetarchive #archivistbrowser
Archivist Browser 1.1.0 is live on both store fronts! Big update!
-Import favourites and lists from IA account
-Share favourites with friends
-OCR text cleanup button
-Host of UI and theme improvements
See new features here-
youtube.com/shorts/wZbmO...
Get app- monodivision.com
#internetarchive
-Import favourites and lists from IA account
-Share favourites with friends
-OCR text cleanup button
-Host of UI and theme improvements
See new features here-
youtube.com/shorts/wZbmO...
Get app- monodivision.com
#internetarchive
February 4, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Archivist Browser 1.1.0 is live on both store fronts! Big update!
-Import favourites and lists from IA account
-Share favourites with friends
-OCR text cleanup button
-Host of UI and theme improvements
See new features here-
youtube.com/shorts/wZbmO...
Get app- monodivision.com
#internetarchive
-Import favourites and lists from IA account
-Share favourites with friends
-OCR text cleanup button
-Host of UI and theme improvements
See new features here-
youtube.com/shorts/wZbmO...
Get app- monodivision.com
#internetarchive
Tough dev day. Chasing Apple on an indexing issue making my app & dev name invisible on App Store Search. Raised a ticket 10 days ago; got a boilerplate reply. Spent an hour on the phone only to be told: "we can’t legally tell you anything." #applesupport #appledeveloper #indiedev
February 3, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Tough dev day. Chasing Apple on an indexing issue making my app & dev name invisible on App Store Search. Raised a ticket 10 days ago; got a boilerplate reply. Spent an hour on the phone only to be told: "we can’t legally tell you anything." #applesupport #appledeveloper #indiedev
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Congrats to @brewster.kahle.org for being named to the Computer History Museum 2026 Fellows!
"For pioneering roles in online search engines, and in digital preservation and open access to knowledge provided by the Internet Archive"
More info ➡️ computerhistory.org/2026-fellow-...
"For pioneering roles in online search engines, and in digital preservation and open access to knowledge provided by the Internet Archive"
More info ➡️ computerhistory.org/2026-fellow-...
January 29, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Congrats to @brewster.kahle.org for being named to the Computer History Museum 2026 Fellows!
"For pioneering roles in online search engines, and in digital preservation and open access to knowledge provided by the Internet Archive"
More info ➡️ computerhistory.org/2026-fellow-...
"For pioneering roles in online search engines, and in digital preservation and open access to knowledge provided by the Internet Archive"
More info ➡️ computerhistory.org/2026-fellow-...
Also just managed to implement importing Lists from your @archive.org account into Archivist. Today’s been a good day! Next patch is going to be a big one! Got a bit more testing and tidying up to do but it should be out by this time next week!
January 29, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Also just managed to implement importing Lists from your @archive.org account into Archivist. Today’s been a good day! Next patch is going to be a big one! Got a bit more testing and tidying up to do but it should be out by this time next week!
Huge honor to see Archivist Browser featured in today’s @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy under "Hey look at this".
Between this and the MacStories feature and Brad and Will’s pod, it's been incredible to see the support for a native mobile, privacy-first gateway to the @archive.org collection.
Between this and the MacStories feature and Brad and Will’s pod, it's been incredible to see the support for a native mobile, privacy-first gateway to the @archive.org collection.
January 29, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Huge honor to see Archivist Browser featured in today’s @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy under "Hey look at this".
Between this and the MacStories feature and Brad and Will’s pod, it's been incredible to see the support for a native mobile, privacy-first gateway to the @archive.org collection.
Between this and the MacStories feature and Brad and Will’s pod, it's been incredible to see the support for a native mobile, privacy-first gateway to the @archive.org collection.
A video of p2p (QR/URL) folder sharing in Archivist (to add visual context to my last post). Hard to get the sharing concept across when on a single emulated device, but I hope you get the idea. If the recipient doesn't have the app, it will open on the store page. Thoughts? @willsmith.fun
January 28, 2026 at 1:04 PM
A video of p2p (QR/URL) folder sharing in Archivist (to add visual context to my last post). Hard to get the sharing concept across when on a single emulated device, but I hope you get the idea. If the recipient doesn't have the app, it will open on the store page. Thoughts? @willsmith.fun
Peer-to-peer folder sharing is working.
Folder➡️ Minify➡️ Serialise(json)➡️ Compress(GZip)➡️ Encode(Base64)➡️ Transport(URL/QR)
The link is the payload. Receiver opens link, if the app is installed, it is opened and folder is added. If not, store front is opened so user can download the app.
#p2p
Folder➡️ Minify➡️ Serialise(json)➡️ Compress(GZip)➡️ Encode(Base64)➡️ Transport(URL/QR)
The link is the payload. Receiver opens link, if the app is installed, it is opened and folder is added. If not, store front is opened so user can download the app.
#p2p
January 28, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Peer-to-peer folder sharing is working.
Folder➡️ Minify➡️ Serialise(json)➡️ Compress(GZip)➡️ Encode(Base64)➡️ Transport(URL/QR)
The link is the payload. Receiver opens link, if the app is installed, it is opened and folder is added. If not, store front is opened so user can download the app.
#p2p
Folder➡️ Minify➡️ Serialise(json)➡️ Compress(GZip)➡️ Encode(Base64)➡️ Transport(URL/QR)
The link is the payload. Receiver opens link, if the app is installed, it is opened and folder is added. If not, store front is opened so user can download the app.
#p2p
Experimenting with sharing favourite folders via text, email and instant message.
I think this could be a killer feature. What do you think?
#archivistbrowser #indiedev #mobileappdev #iOS #android #internetarchive
I think this could be a killer feature. What do you think?
#archivistbrowser #indiedev #mobileappdev #iOS #android #internetarchive
January 27, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Experimenting with sharing favourite folders via text, email and instant message.
I think this could be a killer feature. What do you think?
#archivistbrowser #indiedev #mobileappdev #iOS #android #internetarchive
I think this could be a killer feature. What do you think?
#archivistbrowser #indiedev #mobileappdev #iOS #android #internetarchive
Reposted by MD/.
Vi segnalo questa app. Archivist Browser è un lettore multimediale dedicato per archive.org.
L'app è gratuita al 100% e senza pubblicità. Non richiede l'accesso e non memorizza alcun dato personale dell'utente. È stata concepita per essere uno strumento di utilità, non un sistema di tracciamento […]
L'app è gratuita al 100% e senza pubblicità. Non richiede l'accesso e non memorizza alcun dato personale dell'utente. È stata concepita per essere uno strumento di utilità, non un sistema di tracciamento […]
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mastodon.uno
January 22, 2026 at 10:19 AM
Vi segnalo questa app. Archivist Browser è un lettore multimediale dedicato per archive.org.
L'app è gratuita al 100% e senza pubblicità. Non richiede l'accesso e non memorizza alcun dato personale dell'utente. È stata concepita per essere uno strumento di utilità, non un sistema di tracciamento […]
L'app è gratuita al 100% e senza pubblicità. Non richiede l'accesso e non memorizza alcun dato personale dell'utente. È stata concepita per essere uno strumento di utilità, non un sistema di tracciamento […]
@willsmith.fun @bradshoemaker.bsky.social thank you for the incredibly kind words about Archivist Browser on this weeks @techpod.content.town Been following you both for a long time so to hear you talk about something I made (in such glowing fashion) was kind of surreal. Thanks again!
January 25, 2026 at 1:40 PM
@willsmith.fun @bradshoemaker.bsky.social thank you for the incredibly kind words about Archivist Browser on this weeks @techpod.content.town Been following you both for a long time so to hear you talk about something I made (in such glowing fashion) was kind of surreal. Thanks again!
Trying to clean up OCR errors in text files. Working great on some, not so great on others.
#ocr #textformatting #textfiles #textprocessing
#ocr #textformatting #textfiles #textprocessing
January 25, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Trying to clean up OCR errors in text files. Working great on some, not so great on others.
#ocr #textformatting #textfiles #textprocessing
#ocr #textformatting #textfiles #textprocessing
Thought I’d share iOS analytics for Archivist Browser’s release. Great numbers! Looking forward to seeing the impact from the MacStories mention in this weeks newsletter.
#ios #indiedev #iphone #ipad #mobileappdev #MacStories #aso #internetarchive #analytics #appstore
#ios #indiedev #iphone #ipad #mobileappdev #MacStories #aso #internetarchive #analytics #appstore
January 24, 2026 at 9:24 AM
Thought I’d share iOS analytics for Archivist Browser’s release. Great numbers! Looking forward to seeing the impact from the MacStories mention in this weeks newsletter.
#ios #indiedev #iphone #ipad #mobileappdev #MacStories #aso #internetarchive #analytics #appstore
#ios #indiedev #iphone #ipad #mobileappdev #MacStories #aso #internetarchive #analytics #appstore
Thrilled to see Archivist Browser included in this week’s @macstories.net newsletter’ new releases! Huge thanks to @viticci.macstories.net for the shoutout and for highlighting indie releases.
apps.apple.com/gb/app/archi...
#indiedev #mobileappdev #internetarchive #iOS #iPhone #iPad #solodev
apps.apple.com/gb/app/archi...
#indiedev #mobileappdev #internetarchive #iOS #iPhone #iPad #solodev
January 23, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Thrilled to see Archivist Browser included in this week’s @macstories.net newsletter’ new releases! Huge thanks to @viticci.macstories.net for the shoutout and for highlighting indie releases.
apps.apple.com/gb/app/archi...
#indiedev #mobileappdev #internetarchive #iOS #iPhone #iPad #solodev
apps.apple.com/gb/app/archi...
#indiedev #mobileappdev #internetarchive #iOS #iPhone #iPad #solodev
Reposted by MD/.
🏛️ What rights must libraries have online? 🏛️
Join the us for PROTECT OUR FUTURE MEMORY, a webinar introducing a global movement for digital access & preservation.
Hosted by the Internet Archive & partners.
📆 Tues, Jan 27
🕙 10 AM PT
📍 Online
🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1968807647...
#libraries
Join the us for PROTECT OUR FUTURE MEMORY, a webinar introducing a global movement for digital access & preservation.
Hosted by the Internet Archive & partners.
📆 Tues, Jan 27
🕙 10 AM PT
📍 Online
🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1968807647...
#libraries
January 22, 2026 at 5:03 PM
🏛️ What rights must libraries have online? 🏛️
Join the us for PROTECT OUR FUTURE MEMORY, a webinar introducing a global movement for digital access & preservation.
Hosted by the Internet Archive & partners.
📆 Tues, Jan 27
🕙 10 AM PT
📍 Online
🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1968807647...
#libraries
Join the us for PROTECT OUR FUTURE MEMORY, a webinar introducing a global movement for digital access & preservation.
Hosted by the Internet Archive & partners.
📆 Tues, Jan 27
🕙 10 AM PT
📍 Online
🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1968807647...
#libraries
@viticci.macstories.net Hi! I’m an indie dev who loves the Internet Archive but found it hard to browse on mobile.
So I built Archivist: a modern client for iOS.
• Completely Free
• No Ads / No Tracking
• Media Player & Airplay
Would love for you to check it out
apps.apple.com/gb/app/archi...
So I built Archivist: a modern client for iOS.
• Completely Free
• No Ads / No Tracking
• Media Player & Airplay
Would love for you to check it out
apps.apple.com/gb/app/archi...
January 22, 2026 at 3:38 PM
@viticci.macstories.net Hi! I’m an indie dev who loves the Internet Archive but found it hard to browse on mobile.
So I built Archivist: a modern client for iOS.
• Completely Free
• No Ads / No Tracking
• Media Player & Airplay
Would love for you to check it out
apps.apple.com/gb/app/archi...
So I built Archivist: a modern client for iOS.
• Completely Free
• No Ads / No Tracking
• Media Player & Airplay
Would love for you to check it out
apps.apple.com/gb/app/archi...
Working on porting Archivist to run natively on Linux, mainly so it will run on Steam Deck and other handhelds. Got audio and a BS (not of death). Encouraging! #archivistbrowser #internetarchive #solodev #linux #flutter #publicdomain #steamdeck #softwaredevelopment #indiedev #handhelds #tech
January 22, 2026 at 10:31 AM
Working on porting Archivist to run natively on Linux, mainly so it will run on Steam Deck and other handhelds. Got audio and a BS (not of death). Encouraging! #archivistbrowser #internetarchive #solodev #linux #flutter #publicdomain #steamdeck #softwaredevelopment #indiedev #handhelds #tech
@johnnyohnny.bsky.social Hey Johnny! I recently released a mobile browser and media player for Internet Archive content and thought you might find it cool!
It’s completely free, no in-app purchases, no ads, no logins.
Download here:
iOS: shorturl.at/BGKX9
Android: shorturl.at/kgG7D
Hope you try it
It’s completely free, no in-app purchases, no ads, no logins.
Download here:
iOS: shorturl.at/BGKX9
Android: shorturl.at/kgG7D
Hope you try it
January 21, 2026 at 9:40 PM
@johnnyohnny.bsky.social Hey Johnny! I recently released a mobile browser and media player for Internet Archive content and thought you might find it cool!
It’s completely free, no in-app purchases, no ads, no logins.
Download here:
iOS: shorturl.at/BGKX9
Android: shorturl.at/kgG7D
Hope you try it
It’s completely free, no in-app purchases, no ads, no logins.
Download here:
iOS: shorturl.at/BGKX9
Android: shorturl.at/kgG7D
Hope you try it
The reviews are in! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
#ArchivistBrowser is the privacy-first media player for the #InternetArchive you've been waiting for. No login, just instant access to history.
Thanks for almost 2k downloads in 5 days!
#IndieDev #AppSky #DigitalHistory #OpenAccess
#ArchivistBrowser is the privacy-first media player for the #InternetArchive you've been waiting for. No login, just instant access to history.
Thanks for almost 2k downloads in 5 days!
#IndieDev #AppSky #DigitalHistory #OpenAccess
January 21, 2026 at 5:37 PM
The reviews are in! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
#ArchivistBrowser is the privacy-first media player for the #InternetArchive you've been waiting for. No login, just instant access to history.
Thanks for almost 2k downloads in 5 days!
#IndieDev #AppSky #DigitalHistory #OpenAccess
#ArchivistBrowser is the privacy-first media player for the #InternetArchive you've been waiting for. No login, just instant access to history.
Thanks for almost 2k downloads in 5 days!
#IndieDev #AppSky #DigitalHistory #OpenAccess
@textfiles.com Hi Jason! I recently released a mobile app browser and media player for Internet Archive content.
It is completely free, no in-app purchases, no ads. Just the content of IA on your pocket.
Download now:
iOS: shorturl.at/BGKX9
Android: shorturl.at/kgG7D
Hope you give it a shot!
It is completely free, no in-app purchases, no ads. Just the content of IA on your pocket.
Download now:
iOS: shorturl.at/BGKX9
Android: shorturl.at/kgG7D
Hope you give it a shot!
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January 21, 2026 at 5:21 PM
@textfiles.com Hi Jason! I recently released a mobile app browser and media player for Internet Archive content.
It is completely free, no in-app purchases, no ads. Just the content of IA on your pocket.
Download now:
iOS: shorturl.at/BGKX9
Android: shorturl.at/kgG7D
Hope you give it a shot!
It is completely free, no in-app purchases, no ads. Just the content of IA on your pocket.
Download now:
iOS: shorturl.at/BGKX9
Android: shorturl.at/kgG7D
Hope you give it a shot!
@frankcifaldi.bsky.social Hi frank! I just released a mobile app browser and media player for the Internet Archive and thought you might be interested!
It’s completely free, no in-app purchases, no ads.
You can download it here.
iOS: shorturl.at/BGKX9
Android: shorturl.at/kgG7D
Hope you try it!
It’s completely free, no in-app purchases, no ads.
You can download it here.
iOS: shorturl.at/BGKX9
Android: shorturl.at/kgG7D
Hope you try it!
January 21, 2026 at 5:16 PM
@frankcifaldi.bsky.social Hi frank! I just released a mobile app browser and media player for the Internet Archive and thought you might be interested!
It’s completely free, no in-app purchases, no ads.
You can download it here.
iOS: shorturl.at/BGKX9
Android: shorturl.at/kgG7D
Hope you try it!
It’s completely free, no in-app purchases, no ads.
You can download it here.
iOS: shorturl.at/BGKX9
Android: shorturl.at/kgG7D
Hope you try it!
@lgr-yt.bsky.social Hi Clint! I just released a mobile app browser and media player for the Internet Archive and thought you might be interested!
It’s completely free, no in-app purchases, no ads.
You can download it here.
iOS: shorturl.at/BGKX9
Android: shorturl.at/kgG7D
Hope you give it a shot
It’s completely free, no in-app purchases, no ads.
You can download it here.
iOS: shorturl.at/BGKX9
Android: shorturl.at/kgG7D
Hope you give it a shot
January 21, 2026 at 5:14 PM
@lgr-yt.bsky.social Hi Clint! I just released a mobile app browser and media player for the Internet Archive and thought you might be interested!
It’s completely free, no in-app purchases, no ads.
You can download it here.
iOS: shorturl.at/BGKX9
Android: shorturl.at/kgG7D
Hope you give it a shot
It’s completely free, no in-app purchases, no ads.
You can download it here.
iOS: shorturl.at/BGKX9
Android: shorturl.at/kgG7D
Hope you give it a shot
@timeextension.com I just released a mobile app browser for the Internet Archive and thought you might be interested!
It’s completely free, no in-app purchases, no ads.
You can download it here.
iOS: shorturl.at/BGKX9
Android: shorturl.at/kgG7D
It’s completely free, no in-app purchases, no ads.
You can download it here.
iOS: shorturl.at/BGKX9
Android: shorturl.at/kgG7D
January 21, 2026 at 5:11 PM
@timeextension.com I just released a mobile app browser for the Internet Archive and thought you might be interested!
It’s completely free, no in-app purchases, no ads.
You can download it here.
iOS: shorturl.at/BGKX9
Android: shorturl.at/kgG7D
It’s completely free, no in-app purchases, no ads.
You can download it here.
iOS: shorturl.at/BGKX9
Android: shorturl.at/kgG7D
@kimjustice.bsky.social Hi! I just released a mobile app browser for Internet Archive, thought it’d be something you’d like.
It’s completely free, no in-app purchases, no ads.
You can download from here:
iOS: shorturl.at/BGKX9
Android: shorturl.at/kgG7D
It’s completely free, no in-app purchases, no ads.
You can download from here:
iOS: shorturl.at/BGKX9
Android: shorturl.at/kgG7D
January 21, 2026 at 5:01 PM
@kimjustice.bsky.social Hi! I just released a mobile app browser for Internet Archive, thought it’d be something you’d like.
It’s completely free, no in-app purchases, no ads.
You can download from here:
iOS: shorturl.at/BGKX9
Android: shorturl.at/kgG7D
It’s completely free, no in-app purchases, no ads.
You can download from here:
iOS: shorturl.at/BGKX9
Android: shorturl.at/kgG7D
I just launched Archivist Browser: A dedicated mobile browser for Archive.org.
Ad free, no in-app purchases. Just millions of books, audio and videos in your pocket.
Download now:
iOS: shorturl.at/BGKX9
Android: shorturl.at/kgG7D
#InternetArchive #IndieDev #DigitalPreservation #AdFree
Ad free, no in-app purchases. Just millions of books, audio and videos in your pocket.
Download now:
iOS: shorturl.at/BGKX9
Android: shorturl.at/kgG7D
#InternetArchive #IndieDev #DigitalPreservation #AdFree
January 21, 2026 at 4:49 PM
I just launched Archivist Browser: A dedicated mobile browser for Archive.org.
Ad free, no in-app purchases. Just millions of books, audio and videos in your pocket.
Download now:
iOS: shorturl.at/BGKX9
Android: shorturl.at/kgG7D
#InternetArchive #IndieDev #DigitalPreservation #AdFree
Ad free, no in-app purchases. Just millions of books, audio and videos in your pocket.
Download now:
iOS: shorturl.at/BGKX9
Android: shorturl.at/kgG7D
#InternetArchive #IndieDev #DigitalPreservation #AdFree