Download an Entire Website With an Offline Browser
When you want an offline copy of an entire website, you can use a website copying program. These apps download all website files to a computer and arrange the files according to the site structure. The copy of these files is a mirror copy of the website, which is available for you to view in a web browser while offline. One free website copying app is HTTrack Website Copier. In addition to downloading a website, HTTrack updates your downloaded copy of a website automatically and resumes interrupted downloads when you have an internet connection. HTTrack is available for Windows, Linux, macOS (or OS X), and Android. To use HTTrack to download and view a website: If a website does not download to an offline browser, the website may block offline downloaders so that their content isn’t duplicated. To view blocked web pages offline, save individual pages as HTML or PDF files.
Use FTP to Download All Files From a Website
If you own the website you want to save for offline viewing, use an FTP client to download the website files. To copy your website using FTP, you’ll need an FTP program or FTP access through your web hosting service. Also, make sure you have the username and password used to sign in to the hosting service.
Save Entire Website Pages Using a Web Browser
Most web browsers can save web pages, but not entire websites. To save a website, save each web page that you want to view offline. Web browsers offer a variety of file formats to save web pages, and different browsers offer different choices. Choose the format that works best for you:
Web archive: Used to save web pages in Internet Explorer, this packages text, images, media files, and other web page content into a single file.
Web page HTML only: Saves the text version of the page.Web page complete: Saves everything on the page in folders.Text file: Only saves the text on the web page.
Here’s how to use Mozilla Firefox to save a web page:
Save a Web Page as a PDF File
When you want an offline copy of a web page that can be viewed on any device and stored on any storage media, save the web page in PDF format. Here’s how to turn a web page into a PDF file in Google Chrome:
