Archive of Our Own

Spec sheet

Purpose

AO3 is a noncommercial, nonprofit hosting site for transformative fanworks such as fanfiction.Read 5 Oct 2026 · archive.transformativeworks.org

Support

The FAQ directs users with accessibility problems to contact Support.Read 5 Oct 2026 · archive.transformativeworks.org

Maker

AO3 is a project of the Organization for Transformative Works, a nonprofit organization established by fans.Read 5 Oct 2026 · transformativeworks.org

Accessibility

AO3 aims to be compatible with common desktop browsers, e-readers, screen readers, and default browsers on most iOS, Android, and Windows mobile devices.Read 5 Oct 2026 · archive.transformativeworks.org

Account access

An invitation is required to create an account; AO3 says invitations help control growth within hardware, bandwidth, and support capacity.Read 5 Oct 2026 · archive.transformativeworks.org

Customization

Users can change the Archive's colors, fonts, and layout with site skins, and customize individual works with work skins.Read 5 Oct 2026 · archive.transformativeworks.org

Download limitation

A work download includes all available chapters, and individual chapters cannot be downloaded separately.Read 5 Oct 2026 · archive.transformativeworks.org

Downloads

Works can be downloaded in AZW3, EPUB, MOBI, PDF, and HTML formats.Read 5 Oct 2026 · archive.transformativeworks.org

Filters

Works can be filtered by rating, warning, category, fandom, character, relationship, and freeform tags.Read 5 Oct 2026 · archive.transformativeworks.org

Funding

The Archive is funded entirely by donations to the Organization for Transformative Works; users do not have to pay and the site does not host ads.Read 5 Oct 2026 · archive.transformativeworks.org

Mobile app and API

The FAQ says mobile apps are not currently available because resources are unavailable, and a public API is several major releases away on the roadmap.Read 5 Oct 2026 · archive.transformativeworks.org

Open source

AO3 is built on open-source archiving software designed and built by and for fans, and the software is hosted at GitHub.Read 5 Oct 2026 · archive.transformativeworks.org

Search

Work Search can search by tag, title, author, word count, hits, kudos, publication date, and language.Read 5 Oct 2026 · archive.transformativeworks.org

Plans and prices

Every Archive of Our Own plan and price →

Where Specifiction places it

• Fanfiction App#1 of 87.8
• Online Community Platforms#25 of 547.9