Social Archiver

Overview

Social Archiver is a personal archiving service for saving authorized social posts and other content into a searchable library. It is a strong fit for individuals who want to collect material across social networks and web sources, particularly if they value local-first storage and Obsidian. Its broad reach is useful, but source capabilities vary and cloud features call for a deliberate privacy choice.

Key features

Profile crawling and scheduled subscriptions can keep an archive growing beyond one-off saves. A searchable timeline, advanced search, tags, places, and collections make larger libraries more manageable than an unstructured pile of links. The service covers 21 platforms and sources, spanning networks such as Instagram, TikTok, Reddit, YouTube, LinkedIn, X/Twitter, Threads, and Mastodon as well as podcasts, newsletters, and RSS blogs. Capture capabilities differ by source, so breadth does not mean uniform archiving.

Archives can contain rich metadata and images or video where supported. Obsidian output can be Markdown, and Markdown and ZIP are the export formats. This is a useful combination for people who want portable records and structured notes, though media preservation depends on the source.

Web, iOS, Android, Chrome extension, and Obsidian clients accommodate different capture habits. The extension handles supported URLs and web-page clipping. The mobile app integrates with Immich, Raindrop, Notion, Readwise Reader, and Karakeep; Karakeep is beta, and some integrations depend on app rollout or build availability.

Saved posts, notes, and media are primarily stored on-device. That local-first approach is a meaningful privacy advantage, but sync and web sharing can transmit related content and metadata to Social Archiver servers. AI comments can use desktop CLI tools, Apple's on-device model, or Cloud AI. Cloud AI handles summaries, glossaries, translation, and tag suggestions, but sends the archive text needed for the task to the service and requires first-use consent. Very long archives can exceed its length limit, while other comment types require desktop tools or supported Apple Intelligence.

Social Archiver is intended for lawful personal archiving of public material, your own posts, or content you have permission to retain. It does not grant access to private accounts or restricted data.

Pricing

The Free plan costs nothing, billed forever. It allows 10 successful new archives per month; duplicate saves and failed attempts do not count toward the quota. Local browsing and search, plus mobile, browser extension, and Obsidian access, make it a practical starting point for occasional archivers. The cap is the clear trade-off for anyone saving regularly.

Premium Monthly costs $3.99 a month, billed monthly. It removes the monthly archive limit while active, adds sync across signed-in devices, and includes monthly Cloud credits for AI and supported paid cloud services. Premium Annual costs $39.99 a year, billed yearly, or about $3.33/month, with the same Premium access and sync support. Annual billing lowers the monthly equivalent but commits the reader for a year.

Lifetime costs $69.99, paid once, billed one-time. It offers no monthly archive limit or subscription renewal, plus monthly Cloud credits, subject to fair-use and acceptable-use rules. It suits a committed personal archiver who prefers to avoid renewal; readers uncertain about long-term use can start free instead. Premium remains subject to rate limits, and Cloud credits are not a promise of unlimited AI processing.

Web checkout questions go to support by email. App Store and Google Play purchases follow the relevant store's refund process.

Platforms

Social Archiver supports Android, iOS, macOS, web, and a browser extension. The combination gives users mobile capture, desktop and web access, extension clipping, and an Obsidian client, rather than locking the archive to one device type.

Who it's for

Choose it for lawful personal archiving across multiple social and web sources, especially if searchable organization, Markdown portability, or on-device storage matters. Occasional users can stay on Free; frequent archivers are better served by Premium if they need an uncapped monthly allowance or cross-device sync. It is less suitable if you require identical capture capabilities across every source or want sync without sending related content and metadata to the service.

Pros and cons

• Pros: 21 supported platforms and sources, with profile crawling and scheduled subscriptions for ongoing collection.
• Pros: Local-first storage, advanced search, tags, places, and collections support a private, organized personal library.
• Pros: Markdown and ZIP exports, plus web, mobile, extension, and Obsidian clients, offer flexible access and portability.
• Cons: Capture varies by source, and images or video are included only where supported.
• Cons: Free is limited to 10 successful new archives monthly; sync requires Premium and sends related content and metadata to the service.
• Cons: Cloud AI transmits archive text needed for a task, can hit a length limit, and does not support every comment type.

Alternatives

Compare social media archiving software if you want to weigh this personal archive approach against other category options.

• Proofpoint Email DLP and Encryption is a paid alternative with Android, iOS, web, and Windows support for readers considering a business-oriented email security product instead.
• Hadrius Communications is a paid web-based option with custom pricing for readers comparing another communications archiving service.
• Jatheon Cloud is a paid alternative with Android, iOS, API, and web support; its annual per-user pricing includes unlimited storage and no exit egress fees.
• Aleph Archives offers self-hosted and web access, paid plans from $19 a month, and a free trial for readers considering a different archive setup.
• Archive Intel is a paid iOS, Android, and web option priced at $99 a month for the platform, plus per-user connector and text-archiving charges.
• InnoARCHIVE is a paid API and web alternative.
• MirrorWeb Insight is a paid web alternative.
• Orlo uses tailored sector pricing and offers modules for social media management, voice of the community, and customer service.

Verdict

Social Archiver is a compelling choice for individuals who want a searchable, portable archive of authorized content across many sources, with local storage and clients that include mobile apps and Obsidian. The strongest reasons to look elsewhere are source-specific capture gaps, the Free plan's monthly cap, or a requirement to keep synced and AI-processed material off the service's servers.