What is Archify?

Archify is a free, open-source browser extension that reveals the architecture behind any web page—components, APIs, libraries, and runtime behavior—directly in your browser. It works 100% locally, requires no account, and never sends data anywhere. With a single hover, you see the full system stack: from UI frameworks and libraries to network calls and storage mechanisms.

Who it's for

• Developers who need to quickly understand unfamiliar codebases or third-party applications without digging through DevTools
• Engineering leads who want to audit dependencies, trackers, and payment flows across their team's web properties
• Security researchers who need to inspect runtime behavior and identify third-party scripts, analytics pixels, and data flows on any page

Key features

Runtime architecture detection

Archify reads live signals from the browser—framework internals, network calls, DOM structure, and form-field listeners—to identify the full technology stack. It detects over 100 fingerprints including React, Next.js, Vue, Angular, Stripe, Google Analytics, and more, all verified at runtime with confidence scores.

One-click system tracing

Hover any element to see its component, library, API calls, storage usage, and route. Click interactive elements to trace the full flow: what API fires, what gets stored, and where the user goes next. The entire trace happens locally in under 30 seconds.

Confidence-scored results

Every detection carries a confidence score, so you know exactly how reliable each reading is. Archify never fabricates information—if it can't identify something, it shows "unknown" rather than guessing.

Whole-page profiling

Click the toolbar icon for a complete profile of any page: the framework stack, host, trackers, scripts near sensitive fields like credit card inputs, and all third-party integrations. Everything is backed by runtime evidence.

What stands out

"Every other tool answers a fragment. Archify answers the real question: how does this application work?"

While Chrome DevTools shows implementation details, Wappalyzer lists technologies, and React DevTools exposes components, Archify is the only tool that connects all these layers into a coherent system view. It meets developers where they already spend 27% of their comprehension time—the browser—and delivers answers in seconds instead of the 45 minutes it typically takes to understand a single login flow.

Worth checking out if…

You're tired of juggling multiple DevTools panels, reading documentation, and asking senior engineers just to understand how a web page works. Archify is especially valuable if you work with AI-generated code you didn't write, need to audit third-party dependencies, or want to quickly onboard onto unfamiliar projects without deep-diving into source maps and network logs.