How to Save a Webpage

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Saving a webpage can be useful when you plan on accessing a particular webpage offline, or if you want to capture the content on a webpage indefinitely without having to worry about the content changing or being removed at a later date. All web browsers can save webpages for offline viewing, and you can even use special programs to download every page on a site at once.

Desktop Browsers

  1. Open the webpage that you want to save. Any web browser can quickly save the webpage that you are currently visiting. You will then be able to open this webpage at any time, even if you're offline. If you want to save an entire website, with all of the associated pages, click here.
  2. Open the "Save page as" window. All browsers have the ability to save a webpage, along with all of the media on it. You can quickly open this window by pressing Ctrl/⌘ Cmd+S, or by doing the following:
    • Chrome - Click the Chrome Menu button (☰) and select "Save page as".
    • Internet Explorer - Click the Gear button, select "File", and then "Save as". If you don't see the Gear button, press Alt to show the menu bar, click "File" and then select "Save as".
    • Firefox - Click the Firefox Menu button (☰) and select "Save Page".
    • Safari - Click the "File" menu and select "Save As".
  3. Give the saved page a name. By default, the file will be named the same as the title of the page.
  4. Select a location to save the page. After saving, you'll find the page's HTML file here, as well as a folder containing all of the media from the page if you choose to save the complete page.
  5. Select whether you want the complete page or just the HTML. In the "Save as type" menu, you can choose between "Webpage, Complete" or "Webpage, HTML Only". Saving the complete page will download all of the media on the page into a separate folder. This will allow you to see the pictures if you're offline.
    • Internet Explorer users can select "Web Archive, single file (*.mht)". This is a Microsoft format that stores all of the webpage's data in a single archive file. These .mht files can only be easily opened in Internet Explorer, but can make archiving lots of webpages much simpler.
  6. Open the saved webpage. You'll find an HTML file in the location that you specified. Double-clicking it will open the saved page in your default web browser, even if you're offline.
    • Make sure you always keep the associated media folder in the same location as the .html file. If they aren't in the same location, the webpage won't load any images.
    • If you're offline and the page you saved has streaming video, the video will not load until you connect to the internet again.

iOS

  1. Open the website you want to save in Safari for iOS. You can save any website for reading offline. This can be very useful if you're traveling or anticipating going without an internet connection.
    • This requires iOS 7 or later.
  2. Tap the Share button. You can find this at the bottom of your screen (iPhone and iPod), or at the top of your screen (iPad). The Share button looks like a box with an arrow coming out of the top.
  3. Tap the "Add to Reading List" button in the Share menu. The "Add to Reading List" button looks like a pair of glasses, and is next to the "Add Bookmark" button.
    • Keep the tab open for a few moments after adding the site to your Reading List. Larger pages may take a little bit to completely save. Once the website has finished loading, you can safely close the tab.
  4. Find your saved pages in your Reading List. You can access your reading list even if you aren't connected to the internet. Tap the Bookmarks button in Safari and then tap the Eyeglasses tab to view all of the pages on your Reading List.
    • You can find the Bookmarks button next to the address bar. It looks like an open book.
  5. Tap a page to open it. If you aren't connected to the network, you may notice that the page doesn't look exactly like the original. This is because when a page is saved for offline reading, non-essential data may be discarded, such as the site's background color.
  6. Scroll to the bottom to move to the next item. When you reach the bottom of the page, continue scrolling to move on to the next item in your Reading List.
  7. Switch between your read and unread items. Tap the "Show All" or "Show Unread" button at the bottom of the Reading List to switch between all of the pages on the list or just the one's you haven't read.
  8. Swipe a Reading List entry to the left to delete it. When you're finished reading an item, you can remove it from your list by swiping it to the left and then tapping "Delete".
  9. Update your device if the Reading List isn't working correctly. Some users have reported problems with the iOS 8 update preventing Reading List pages from loading while offline. Updating to iOS 8.0.1 or alter should resolve this issue.
    • Open the Settings app and select "General".
    • Tap the "Software Update" option and then select "Install Update" once the device has checked for available updates.

Android

  1. Open the website that you want to save in Chrome for Android. You can't mark a site for offline viewing like you can in Safari for iOS, but you can save pages as PDF files that you can open anytime and even follow links from.
    • Other Android browsers may have an offline viewing option. Open the browser's Menu by tapping the (⋮) button and select "Save for offline viewing". Not all Android browsers have this option.
  2. Tap the Chrome Menu button (⋮) and select "Print". You'll be "printing" the web page to PDF format.
  3. Tap the top drop-down menu and select "Save as PDF". This will preserve the page and its links in a PDF file stored on your device.
  4. Tap the "Save" button. This will open the Downloads menu. Select the "Downloads" option in the left frame.
  5. Give your saved page a name. By default, the page will be saved as the page's title. You can change it by tapping the name and entering a new name.
  6. Tap the "Save" button. The PDF will be saved to your device.
  7. Open the Downloads app on your device. This will display a list of all of the files you have downloaded.
  8. Tap your newly-saved PDF file. You may be prompted to select which app you want to use to open the file.
  9. Read through the webpage. You can tap any of the links in the PDF file to open them in your browser, but you'll need to have a network connection to do so.

Archiving an Entire Site

  1. Download and install HTTrack. HTTrack is a free, open-source website copier that allows you to save every page and piece of media from an entire website while preserving links and building directories for all fo the content. Opening the page when offline will allow you to follow all of the links on the site, as long as they originally led to content on the same server.
    • You can download HTTrack for free from httrack.com. It is available for Windows, Mac, and Linux.
  2. Start HTTrack and create a new project. HTTrack stores each site you archive as a "project". This allows you to easily select sites you've already archived to update.
  3. Give the project a a name and location. HTTrack recommends that you create a base directory for all of your saved websites, and then name each site. HTTrack will build discrete directories for each of your projects in the base directory.
  4. Select "Download web site(s)" and then enter the address. If you want to archive an entire website, make sure you start with the website's base address.
  5. Click the "Finish" or "Start" button to begin mirroring the site. You will see progress bars as HTTrack begins to download all of the content from the website. This can take a significant amount of time, especially for larger sites and slower connections.
    • By default, HTTrack will follow every link on the website and download the content that it finds, but it will only stay on the website that you set. This keeps HTTrack from downloading the entire internet to your computer.
  6. View your archived site. Once the archival process is complete, you can open the directory that you set for the project and load the .html file for the website. You'll be able to navigate through all of the pages, even if you're offline.
    • If the site had streaming video, you won't be able to view it unless you have an internet connection.

Tips

  • Save webpages when you plan on traveling or when you will not have access to Wi-Fi or an Internet connection for an extended period of time. Webpages can be accessed offline, and can be viewed at any time without an Internet connection.
  • Save a webpage when it contains important information that you will need to access, reference, or use at a later date. Saving a webpage will capture the page contents indefinitely, even if a webmaster were to go in and either delete webpage content or make modifications.
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