--- title: "Kage makes it stupid simple to archive websites before they disappear, and it has become my favorite read-it-later app" url: https://daily.dev/posts/kage-makes-it-stupid-simple-to-archive-websites-before-they-disappear-and-it-has-become-my-favorite-8zfbphkum source_url: https://www.xda-developers.com/kage-makes-it-stupid-simple-to-archive type: article source: "XDA Developers" published: 2026-06-30T11:30:42.869Z updated: 2026-06-30T11:31:08.522Z tags: ["self-hosting"] reading_time: 3 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Kage makes it stupid simple to archive websites before they disappear, and it has become my favorite read-it-later app **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Kage is a command-line tool that solves the problem of archiving JavaScript-heavy websites by packaging entire sites into self-contained files. Unlike browser save functions that break on JS-dependent pages, Kage can deploy a local server for previewing archived pages, export to the ZIM format for mobile access via Kiwix, or compile sites into standalone binaries with WebView support. Flags like --scope-prefix and --exclude let users limit what gets archived, keeping storage usage manageable. The author highlights it as their go-to read-it-later and website archival solution for a home lab setup. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Self-Hosting Offline Websites](https://daily.dev/posts/self-hosting-offline-websites-qlrigcvot) · Hackaday · 10 upvotes · 1 comments --- Tags: [#self-hosting](https://daily.dev/tags/self-hosting) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/kage-makes-it-stupid-simple-to-archive-websites-before-they-disappear-and-it-has-become-my-favorite-8zfbphkum)