Where to download archived upgrade.html file?

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This was asked before:

…the answer does not seem to work for any given archived version. I’d like 5.3.8. Thanks.

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https://tiddlywiki.com/#TiddlyWiki%20Archive

uups. That’s TWs only.

As far as I know, upgrade.html is not kept. But IMO the easiest way is.

  • Backup first
  • Download empty.html from the link I gave you
  • Drag and drop import your wiki into empty - Import everything
  • except $:/config/OfficialPluginLibrary
  • Open the ControlPanel → Plugins → Get more plugins
    • There you should be able to update your core plugins, languages, themes to the version of empty.html
  • Then update your 3rd party plugins

I use this mechanism if I need to test something with an older version.

Hope that helps
Mario

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Yeah, I’m not looking for the empty.html, rather the upgrade.html. Or, am I missing something.

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Since I prefer offline updates, I download and keep (most of the) update.html files.
If you need a 5.3.8 update, I can help.
upgrade_5_3_8.zip (6.7 MB)

If you prefer an older version, I can offer you an empty.html for version 5.2.5, too -
not quite what you want, but close.

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You can find the current upgrade.html file hosted on the tiddlywiki.com-gh-pages repository here.

To download an older version, you’ll need to check the file’s commit history. Because the commits aren’t explicitly tagged with TiddlyWiki version numbers, you have to filter by release date instead.

Example for finding the v5.3.8 upgrader:

  1. Check the main TiddlyWiki5 repo to find the release date for your target version (v5.3.8 was Aug 7, 2025).

  2. Open the commit history for upgrade.html and filter by that date using the since and until parameters in the URL.

  3. Here is the filtered history for the v5.3.8 release where you can grab the raw file.

Here’s a tool that automate this process: share

Demo:

You might need to create a github token to avoid running into the github api rate limites.

edit: you can find a list of all the upgraders here, each file served with githack to be able to use the upgrader directly in the browser : https://tw-upgrader-archive.tiddlyhost.com

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@RetRoland Thank you I used your file. @telumire Thank you for the generic solution. I did use the tool—works well.