# How To Download And Read Websites Offline Easily **URL:** \ **Category:** Tutorials & Methods\ **Tags:** tips-tricks, data-recovery\ **Created:** [February 24, 2021, 3:02pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/how-to-download-and-read-websites-offline-easily/173601 "2021-02-24T15:02:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BlueHacker](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/bluehacker/32/174721_2.png) [@BlueHacker](https://onehack.st/u/BlueHacker)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2021, 3:02pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/how-to-download-and-read-websites-offline-easily/173601/1 "2021-02-24T15:02:56Z")
**Internet might be a blessing** , but like every other blessing, it’s not available to everyone or all the time. There are **many places where there’s no WiFi** or internet connection. But, what if you want to **access a certain website in a no-internet zone?** Well, don’t fret my friend, as they’re a lot of ways you can access your favorite websites offline. Below I have listed some **ways you can download and browse web pages offline** on any of your devices. Whether you want to **download a single web page or an entire website** , the following write up will guide you through the process. So, let’s dig right into it. #### 1. Download specific web pages If you just want to **download specific web pages for viewing later** , your browser can easily do it for you. It can download the whole page with all its components and **let you browse it offline in the browser again**. ##### On PCs On **Windows, Mac, and Linux** , simply press Ctrl + S keys on your keyboard, while using any browser, to bring up the **“Save page”** dialog and simply save the page in your preferred directory. An **HTML file and a folder** containing all the data will be saved. You can open the HTML file to access the saved web page in your browser **without requiring any internet connection**. ![image](https://onehack.st/uploads/default/original/3X/0/3/032cc12b7de92b745e3d3f886fc855188d0a689f.png) ##### On smartphones **Reading a website offline** is an option that comes with both Chrome for Android as well as the iOS Chrome mobile app. In the Chrome for Android, **open the page** that you want to save for offline viewing and **tap on the main menu button** at the top-right corner. Here tap on the **“Download”** icon and the **page will be downloaded** to your device. You can open it to view the web page in your default browser. In Chrome for iOS, the **Reading List feature lets you save web pages** that can be read at a later time. For that, you need to go to the **Share Sheet menu** and tap on the “Read Later” option. All articles that are saved can be easily accessed via the **Reading List option found in Chrome’s “Settings” Menu**. iOS users can also use [Safari’s **Reading List**](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT200294) feature to save web page content for **viewing later and also sync it to other devices**. #### 2. Enable offline mode in Chrome & Firefox Chrome and Firefox **come with an Offline mode** that’ll let you load a page **from browser cache** in case you don’t have internet connectivity. When you enable this mode, **the browser will give you the option to load web pages** from the cache. So you can basically access any web page offline **that you have accessed before**. **Note:** Do not clear internet cache if you want to keep the cached web pages for offline use. ##### Enable offline mode in Chrome In Chrome, type `chrome://flags` and look for a flag named **“Show Saved Copy Button”**. Click on the drop-down menu below it and select **“Enable: Primary”**. Now **restart the browser** to let the changes take effect. ![image](https://onehack.st/uploads/default/original/3X/c/2/c2280bdb6e9c9a5c0bf50249b1811a87ab8fe724.jpeg) Whenever you will **visit a page offline that you have visited before** , you will see **“Show saved copy”** button. Click on it to load the web page offline. I will also recommend you to **bookmark the important web pages for easy access**. ##### Enable offline mode in Firefox In Firefox, **click on the hamburger menu** at the top-right corner and then click on the **“Developer”** option here. ![image](https://onehack.st/uploads/default/original/3X/6/2/62525552c8ca9797a1cc31b5224b86d7ddcfe1bb.jpeg) A list will show up through which click on the **“Work Offline”** option to enable it. Now even if you do have the internet connection, Firefox will be offline and you’ll only be able to **access the websites that are already in cache**. ![image](https://onehack.st/uploads/default/original/3X/7/d/7dfa042438fb91f5053daa0b9bcb3d3b59147228.jpeg) #### 3. Use HTTracks (for Windows, Linux and Android) [HTTracks](https://www.httrack.com/) is a popular **tool to download the whole data of a website** and access it offline. It is an open-source tool that is available for Windows, Linux and Android platforms. It will **download the whole website by moving from link to link** , so it is also able to format the archive like you are browsing the website online. Although HTTracks is highly customizable, but it has a simple wizard to let **novice users easily download website data**. Here’s how to use it: **Install and launch HTTracks** and click on the **“Next”** button to start the wizard. You will be asked to provide name for the project that you want create. This name will **help you identify the data when you want to access** it later, so make sure it’s relevant. On the next page, click on the **“Add URL”** button and **enter the URL** of the website that you want to download. You can also add multiple websites, if you want to **download the data of more than one website**. There is also a\*\*“Set options”\*\* button where you can find some really handy **customization options**. However, you should first read [HTTracks manual](https://www.httrack.com/html/index.html) before messing around with the options. Now simply click **“Next”** and then **“Finish”** to start downloading the website data. The process could take a lot of time **depending on how big the website is**. It may even take days to download a website as massive as [1Hack.us](http://1Hack.us). On top of that, **this data could easily take GBs of space on your hard drive** , so make sure you have enough space. Once downloaded, you can open the project to **start browsing the website in your default browser**. **Tip:** HTTracks **starts downloading data from the latest updates** and moves backward. If you only want latest data and not the whole website, then **cancel the download process when you are sure that the needed data is downloaded**. Even if the download process is cancelled, you can still access the data that has been already downloaded. #### 4. Use SiteSucker (for macOS and iOS) [SiteSucker](https://ricks-apps.com/osx/sitesucker/index.html) is a great **alternative to HTTracks for macOS and iOS** users. It works similar to HTTracks and downloads websites as a whole by jumping from link to link. You can also **pause downloads in the middle to view the downloaded** web pages and resume any time you like. ![image](https://onehack.st/uploads/default/original/3X/b/e/bec276448d3017c6f68c6f97cae73ed891cbbe2c.jpeg) #### 5. Browser extensions to read websites offline There are some **browser extensions with which you can download website data** and view it offline. Below are some extensions for Chrome and Firefox that you may like: ##### [Page Saver](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/page-saver/kbchedinmkicifjhlmlcnklhephjpngp?hl=en) **(for Chrome)** PageArchiver lets you save multiple web pages and access them from its interface. You can **download all the web pages that are currently opened in your browser**. Simply open the pages you need and download them with PageArchiver. ##### [WebScrapBook](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/webscrapbook/) (for Firefox) WebScrapBook lets you **download a single web page or a whole website**. It also organizes the downloaded content in its interface and **a handy search bar makes it easy to search** for the right content. #### 6. Use Pocket to read article offline If you **only want to download online articles** to read later, then [Pocket](https://getpocket.com/) might be a great option. It has **compatible extensions for all the popular browsers** that you can use to save articles and other supported content. The **articles will be first decluttered** from all the junk such as ads, recommendations and widgets, etc. and then are saved in Pocket cloud storage. After that, all the **articles will be synced over all your devices** with pocket installed and made available for offline viewing. #### Round Up For saving single web pages, the **built-in save feature of the browser** is more than enough. Although a good extension can definitely make things cleaner if you **need to save web pages often**. And of course, for **downloading the whole websites** , HTTracks and SiteSicker are the best options. Thanks for reading…`(Source: hongkiat)` **Happy learning!**