How it works
Each widget is a self-contained iframe — no external scripts, no tracking pixels, no cookies. Copy the snippet, paste it into any CMS that allows raw HTML (WordPress, Ghost, Wix, Squarespace, Substack with custom HTML, Webflow), and the tool renders inline. The optional resize script makes the iframe auto-fit its content as the user interacts.
License:free for non-commercial and editorial use with attribution (the "Powered by TapeSave" footer must remain visible). For white-label embedding, email [email protected].
VHS Tape Lifespan Calculator
Four-question wizard that estimates how much usable life is left in a reader's tape collection based on decade, storage, water-exposure, and play frequency.
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<!-- TapeSave VHS Tape Lifespan Calculator — embed via iframe -->
<iframe
src="https://www.tapesave.com/embed/vhs-shelf-life"
width="100%"
height="720"
frameborder="0"
loading="lazy"
scrolling="no"
title="VHS Tape Lifespan Calculator by TapeSave"
style="border:0; max-width:680px; width:100%;"
id="tapesave-vhs-shelf-life"></iframe>
<script>
// Optional: auto-resize the iframe to fit content as the user interacts
(function(){
window.addEventListener('message', function(e){
if (!e.data || e.data.type !== 'tapesave-embed-resize') return;
if (e.data.id !== 'vhs-shelf-life') return;
var f = document.getElementById('tapesave-vhs-shelf-life');
if (f && e.data.height) f.style.height = e.data.height + 'px';
});
})();
</script>Tape Format Finder
Two-to-three-question wizard that identifies whether a tape is VHS, VHS-C, Hi8/Video8/Digital8, MiniDV, Betamax, or MicroMV, with format-specific digitization guidance.
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<!-- TapeSave Tape Format Finder — embed via iframe -->
<iframe
src="https://www.tapesave.com/embed/format-finder"
width="100%"
height="540"
frameborder="0"
loading="lazy"
scrolling="no"
title="Tape Format Finder by TapeSave"
style="border:0; max-width:680px; width:100%;"
id="tapesave-format-finder"></iframe>
<script>
// Optional: auto-resize the iframe to fit content as the user interacts
(function(){
window.addEventListener('message', function(e){
if (!e.data || e.data.type !== 'tapesave-embed-resize') return;
if (e.data.id !== 'format-finder') return;
var f = document.getElementById('tapesave-format-finder');
if (f && e.data.height) f.style.height = e.data.height + 'px';
});
})();
</script>Building something with home-video content?
If you publish about family archives, retirement, downsizing, or digital preservation and want a custom widget — a quote calculator, an estate-archive checklist, a deadline tracker — we build them on request for editorial partners. No cost for the first run if attribution stays in place.
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