Who uses Snapshot.so

Researchers, journalists, professionals, and curious readers use Snapshot.so to build a personal library of posts from the public web.

The problem

The web is ephemeral. Posts get deleted, edited, and lost every day.

1

Post goes live

A senator tweets a policy position. It gets thousands of engagements.

2

Post gets deleted

After backlash, the tweet disappears at 2 AM. The record is gone.

3

But it's in your library

Snapshot.so saved it with a permanent timestamp. Searchable forever.

Professional use cases

Four fields where saving and rediscovering public posts is part of the workflow.

Political Accountability

Capture statements from officials before they're walked back or deleted. Build verifiable timelines with permanent timestamps.

  • Officials' statements
  • Policy positions
  • Editorial citations

Legal Discovery & Compliance

Preserve posts for discovery before opposing parties delete them. Server-stamped captures hold up where screenshots don't.

  • Discovery evidence
  • Compliance records
  • Regulatory filings

Academic Research

Archive posts for discourse analysis with permanent references. Build datasets that survive even when 40% of original posts get deleted.

  • Stable citations
  • Longitudinal data
  • JSON export

Brand & Threat Intelligence

Document threats, impersonation, and coordinated campaigns with permanent timestamps, even after accounts get suspended.

  • Threat documentation
  • Incident timelines
  • Law enforcement export

Community & culture

From fan communities to online debates. People who take the public web seriously.

Fan Communities

When labels and executives delete promises, fans need proof. Server-timestamped receipts can't be dismissed as "photoshopped."

  • Label promises
  • Artist disputes
  • Undeniable proof

Online Debates

Surface contradictions with timestamped receipts. Hold public figures accountable to their own words, not your memory.

  • Contradiction tracking
  • Fact-checking
  • Timestamped proof

Critics & Reviewers

Capture endorsements and paid promotions the moment they're published, before they get scrubbed after controversy.

  • Paid promotions
  • Product claims
  • Influencer accountability

Political Campaigns

Systematic capture of opponent statements. Track position changes with before/after timestamped snapshots for opposition research.

  • Opposition research
  • Position tracking
  • Campaign strategy

What Snapshot.so provides

A personal knowledge library for the public web

Verbatim capture

Full screenshot, text, author info, engagement counts. Exactly as it appeared.

Searchable archives

Full-text search by author, date, or tags. Find any statement in seconds.

Tamper-proof timestamps

Server-side timestamps that can't be altered. Proof of when it was captured.

Structured export

Export to JSON/CSV with all metadata. Use in legal, research, or compliance tools.

Start building your library

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