Download a website to a local directory, building recursively all directories, getting HTML, images, and other files from the server to their computer.
HTTrack is an open source offline browser utility, which allows you to download a website from the Internet to a local directory. It recursively retrieves all the necessary files from the server to your computer, including HTML, images, and other media files, in order to browse the website offline without any internet connection.
It's useful for downloading websites you want to archive or reference later without having to connect online. The software works by spidering or crawling all the links on a target domain you specify and downloads all content locally. It will rebuild the directory structure of the site so you can easily browse offline. The benefits are not having to rely on your internet connection or servers being online/available. You also can archive entire websites for personal use or records.
Some key features of HTTrack include easy downloading/mirroring of websites, ability to update existing mirrors to refresh content, media filters to control what filetypes get retrieved, support for proxies for privacy/anonymity, and customization of crawl depth. It is available on Windows, Linux, and Mac OS platforms. Overall, it's one of the most mature and full-featured offline browsers to replicate websites locally.
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