AO3 is back online but with limited features

The outage lasted two weeks but full functionality is expected to resume soon.

By Jackson Chen Nov. 15, 2026 4:33 pm EST Organization for Transformative Works Add Engadget on Google: Google Discover

After two weeks in the dark, popular fan fiction website Archive of Our Own (AO3) is back online. However, Organization for Transformative Works (OTW), the nonprofit organization that runs AO3, said that some features have been temporarily disabled as a compromise to bring the site back earlier than the four-week mark, according to an update post on the website. OTW said that features like icons and external work importing are currently disabled, while works can only be downloaded in HTML format. The organization clarified that these features will be restored and that no icons have been deleted.