MonkeyScript: Open Archive Copy

0.README.md

Open Archive Copy

A userscript that opens the current page in archive.ph with a single click or keyboard shortcut.

Handy for finding an archived copy of a paywalled or blocked web page.

Installation

1. Install a userscript manager extension such as Tampermonkey
2. Install open-archive-copy.js

Usage

• Use the menu command "Open Archive Copy" from the menu
• Or press Ctrl+Shift+A

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🫶 Eleanor (@intellectronica)

open-archive-copy.js

// ==UserScript==
// @name         Open Archive Copy
// @namespace    https://intellectronica.net/
// @version      1.0
// @description  Open current page in archive.ph
// @match        *://*/*
// @grant        GM_registerMenuCommand
// @grant        GM_openInTab
// ==/UserScript==

(function() {
    'use strict';

    function openArchive() {
        GM_openInTab('https://archive.ph/' + window.location.href, { active: true });
    }

    // Menu command
    GM_registerMenuCommand('Open Archive Copy', openArchive);

    // Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+Shift+A
    document.addEventListener('keydown', (e) => {
        if (e.ctrlKey && e.shiftKey && e.key === 'A') {
            e.preventDefault();
            openArchive();
        }
    });
})();

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