AO3 is finally out of beta after 17 years

April 2, 2026 Emma Roth

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Archive of Our Own (AO3) is officially exiting beta. The Organization for Transformative Works - the nonprofit behind the fanfiction site - announced the update on Thursday, which comes 17 years after AO3's launch in 2009.

"Since 2009, AO3 has grown and changed a lot," the announcement says. "We've introduced many features over the years through the efforts of our volunteers and coding contributors, as well as the contractors we've been able to hire thanks to generous donations from our users."

The post highlights some of the features that AO3 has had since its launch, including a tagging system, fanworks downloads, privacy settings that a …

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