6 Ways to Download a Full Webpage for Offline Viewing

Sometimes you may want save a website page or article for offline viewing or reading. This could be for a variety of reasons - maybe you don't have an always-available internet connection, or maybe you want to keep the web page for future reference. Fortunately, it's quite easy to save web pages for offline reading, whether it's on your computer or phone. This article will explain the the six best ways to download a complete web page for offline viewing.

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Easy Methods to Download Full Webpage for Offline Viewing

There are several ways to load web content for offline use, from saving web pages using the built-in option in browsers to using third-party extensions. Below I have selected some very easy to use ways to download website pages and articles for offline viewing - some work on computers while others work on Android and iOS as well.

1. Save the web page to Chrome, Edge, Brave, etc.

Almost all web browsers provide you with a basic way to save a web page as HTML. To save and download a full website page in browsers like Chrome, Edge, Brave, etc., follow the steps below:

1. Open the web page you want to download.
2. Press the Menu in your browser. In Chrome, Edge, and Brave, you'll find it in the top right corner.
3. From the available options, select More tools.
4. Then click on the save page as.
5. You will now see the option to save the web page HTML file to your computer.
6. Select your desired location and click Save.

You can also press Ctrl + S on your keyboard and press the Save button. This will save the entire web page to your computer. You can open the HTML file in your browser at any time for offline reading.

2. Use of browser extensions

Several extensions on the market allow you to download and save web pages on your computer. Below we have mentioned a few such extensions that work on Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Brave, and other Chromium-based browsers.

Save WE page

Using Save Page WE, you can save an entire web page (as displayed) as an HTML file on your PC which can be opened in any browser. Once installed, you can tap the extension icon in the toolbar to instantly download and save the web page you are on.

It also offers handy automation options, including "Close tab after page save," Load lazy content before saving ", and more.

Get the extension here

One file

SingleFile is a similar extension that saves the entire web page including content and images into a single HTML file with just one click. All you need to do is wait for the page to load completely and press the SingleFile icon on the extension toolbar to process and save the page.

In addition, it offers the possibility of annotating and then saving the page. You can also save web pages automatically, which is convenient for people who want to download multiple web pages.

Get the extension here

3. Save web page as PDF

Almost all major web browsers including Chrome, Edge, Brave, and Firefox allow you to save web page as PDF file on computer or Android and iPhone. If you are wondering how to do it, follow the steps below.

On the computer

1. Open the web page you want to download.
2. Click on the three-dot menu in the upper right corner.
3. Now select Print. You can also press directly Ctrl + P.
4. On the next screen, tap the drop-down menu next to Printer. Please change it to Save as PDF.
5. Click on Save.
6. Choose the desired location and save the webpage PDF file.

On phones (Android, iOS)

1. Open the browser on your phone. Visit the web page you want to download.
2. Look for the option of Print in the browser menu.
3. Chrome users can press the three-point menu.
4. Click on Share and select Print.
5. On the other hand, Edge users can tap the bottom menu and click Print.
6. Select Save as PDF.
7. Press the Save to save the web page as a PDF document on your phone.

4. Online website downloaders

Several websites allow you to download and save entire websites as PDF files to your phone or computer. We have mentioned a few free options below.

Convert Web2PDF

Web2PDFConvert allows you to convert web page to PDF in seconds. All you need to do is visit the website, type in the URL of the webpage, and hit enter.

Visit Web2PDF here

CloudConvert

CloudConvert works the same way where it allows you to convert websites to PDF. You also have the option of saving the web page as images (JPG, PNG).

Visit CloudConvert here

PDFCrowd

If you need more options, you can try PDFCrowd, which allows you to convert web pages to even more formats including PDF, JPG, PNG, GIF, TIFF, and WEBP. You can also use it to convert an existing web page saved in HTML to PDF or other formats.

Visit PDFCrowd here

5. Download the web page in Chrome (Android)

Chrome for Android provides a convenient way to download a web page for offline reading. You can use it on your phone by following the steps below.

1. Open Google Chrome on your Android phone.
2. Visit the web page you want to download.
3. Click it three-dot menu in the upper right corner.
4. Press the Download icon to download web page or article.

That's it. The article or web page has now been downloaded. You can read it later anytime in the downloads section of Chrome.

6. Save the web page using the Read-it-Later applications

We offer several cross-platform later reading services in the market such as Pocket, Instapaper, PaperSpan, etc. You can use these services to save a web page and then read it later when you are offline.

For example, you can use the Pocket app on your Android and your iPhone. It also works on the web through the extension on all major browsers. On your phone, you can directly save the article to Pocket via the share option. On PC, you can press the extension icon and “Save to Pocket”.

Any articles you save to Pocket will remain in the saved articles list. You can then come back later and read these articles while you are offline.

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Wrapping Up - Download Website Page (Web Page) Offline

These are easy ways to download an entire web page for offline viewing. We have mentioned different methods to save web pages as HTML, PDF or images to your phone or computer. Try them out and tell me which one is the best of all in the comments below.

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