Mozilla Archive Format

Mozilla Archive Format: Open File Format for Web Archiving

The Mozilla Archive Format (MAFF) is an open file format used to aggregate multiple web pages and associated resources into a single file for easier archiving and offline browsing. It allows saving entire websites in a compressed structure, preserving original links and formatting.

What is Mozilla Archive Format?

The Mozilla Archive Format (MAFF) is an open file format developed by Mozilla to aggregate multiple web pages and associated resources (CSS, JavaScript, images, etc.) into a single file archive that allows users to browse the archived website offline.

MAFF archives websites in a compressed structure, preserving original links, formatting, and assets. This allows users to browse saved websites even without an internet connection, similar to viewing saved web pages in the browser cache but with full assets included.

Some key capabilities and features of the MAFF format include:

• Lossless compression of website assets for reduced file sizes
• Preserving original links, CSS, JavaScript, and multimedia files
• Browsing archived sites offline like caching the entire website locally
• Open-source format that works across platforms and browsers
• Backed by Mozilla as a reliable archiving solution

The MAFF format serves as an alternative to solutions like saving complete web pages as HTML files or PDF snapshots. The compression and linking preservation allows robust recreation of websites for reliable offline use. Popular MAFF creators and readers include Firefox, ArchiveBox, SingleFile, and other offline browsing tools.

Mozilla Archive Format Features

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