HTTrack Website Copier is a free (GPL, libre/free software) and easy-to-use offline browser utility. You can download the contents of entire websites from the Internet to a local directory for offline viewing.
The application allows you to save a website from the Internet to a local directory, recursively creating all directories while transferring HTML, images, and other files from the server to your computer.
HTTrack Website Copier preserves the original site’s relative link structure. Open a page of the “mirrored” website in your browser, and you can navigate from link to link as if viewing it online.
HTTrack can also update existing mirrored sites and resume interrupted downloads. It crawls M3U and AAM files, caches to a ZIP file, and handles CSS. The application is fully configurable and includes an integrated help system.
WinHTTrack is the Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7/8 release of HTTrack, while WebHTTrack is the Linux/Unix/BSD release.
HTTrack Website Copier – Pros & Cons
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| ✓ Downloads complete websites for offline browsing, including HTML pages, images, stylesheets, and other supported resources. | ✗ Dynamic websites that rely heavily on JavaScript or server-side processing may not be mirrored correctly. |
| ✓ Preserves the original website structure, making offline navigation similar to browsing the live site. | ✗ Downloading large websites can consume significant disk space, bandwidth, and processing time. |
| ✓ Lets you resume interrupted downloads and update mirrored websites without downloading everything again. | ✗ Some websites block automated downloading or restrict access through robots.txt or other security measures. |
| ✓ Offers advanced filters to include or exclude specific file types, directories, domains, and URLs. | ✗ Mirroring copyrighted or restricted content without permission may violate website terms of service or copyright laws. |
| ✓ Completely free and open-source software available for Windows, Linux, and other supported platforms. | ✗ Advanced configuration options may require technical knowledge to achieve the best results. |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is HTTrack Website Copier used for?
HTTrack Website Copier is used to download and mirror websites for offline browsing. It copies webpages, images, stylesheets, and other supported resources to your computer while preserving the site's directory structure, making it useful for offline access, website backups, testing, and educational purposes.
What's New in HTTrack Website Copier 3.49-2:
Release Date 2017-05-20
- Fixed: Buffer overflow in output option command-line argument (VL-ID 2068) (Hosein Askari)
- Fixed: Minor fixes
Official Homepage – https://www.httrack.com
Supported Operating Systems:
- Windows 2000, XP, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, and 10.
- Linux/ Unix/ BSD release.
