Anyone have a quality replacement for Google's "Cache" view in Chrome?

[codyecp]

As a business and agency owner who's very hands on in the SEO side of our efforts, I used the cache:https://mysite.com feature in chrome daily. Now that it's finally sunset, I'm lost.

I know that Search Console gives you some features, test live URL, etc. but it doesn't really tell the whole picture in my view. I liked seeing how Google read a page in text. For instance, large spaces in text generally told me there was unneeded, bloated code, or unreadable code snippets in between, etc. etc.

In other words, I really miss it...

Anyone have a recommended tool/software as a replacement?

 

[Justin Mosebach]

In Google Search Console (GSC), you can inspect the URL, run a Live Test, click on "View Tested Page", and click on the "Screenshot" tab. There's also a "More Info" tab that might be helpful, which includes things like page resources that couldn't be loaded, JavaScript Console messages, and more.

For a page that you don't have access to in GSC, try Google's Rich Results Test tool.

You can sometimes find a cached version from Bing. Not every result has it, but in the Bing SERP, if you see a carat icon next to the URL, there's usually a "Cached" view.

 

[JeffClevelandTN]

I just happened to run across this while searching for another topic on the forum. Unfortunately, Bing stopped providing cached history on pages shortly after this, in early Dec 2024. This was also an alternative for us after Google's decision. Depending on your needs, there is always the WaybackMachine which may not have the frequency of snapshots for a specific website that you need, but has proven very valuable in many cases for our clients.

@codyecp it may not provide the functionality that you are needing based on your original post, but thought I'd reply for any other users needing access to historical views of their website/webpages.