What can you save from a web page? GetPocket - how to bookmark a web page
The Internet contains a lot of useful information, which requires almost constant access for some users. But it is not always possible to connect to the network and go to the desired resource, but copy the content through such a function in the browser or move data to text editor It’s not always convenient and the design of the site gets lost. In this case, specialized software comes to the rescue, which is designed for local storage of copies of certain web pages.
This program is equipped with only the most necessary set of functions. There is nothing superfluous in the interface, and the main window itself is divided into separate parts. You can create any number of projects, limited only by capacity hard drive. The Project Creation Wizard will help you correctly configure all the parameters to quickly download all the necessary documents.
Teleport Pro is distributed for a fee and does not have a built-in Russian language, but it can only be useful when working in the project wizard; the rest can be figured out even without knowledge of English.
Local Website Archive
This representative already has several nice additions in the form of a built-in browser that allows you to work in two modes, viewing online pages or saved copies of sites. There is also a function for printing web pages. They are not distorted and practically do not change in size, so the user receives an almost identical text copy at the output. I'm glad to have the opportunity to archive the project.
The rest is very similar to other similar programs. During downloading, the user can monitor the status of files, download speed and track errors, if any.
Website Extractor
Website Extractor differs from other participants in the review in that the developers took a slightly new approach to the composition of the main window and the distribution of functions among sections. Everything you need is in one window and displayed simultaneously. The selected file can immediately be opened in the browser in one of the proposed modes. There is no project creation wizard; you just need to insert links into the displayed line, and if you need additional settings, open a new window on the toolbar.
Experienced users will enjoy the wide selection various settings project, ranging from file filtering and link level limits, to editing the proxy server and domains.
Web Copier
An unremarkable program for saving copies of sites on your computer. In stock standard functionality: built-in browser, project creation wizard and detailed setup. The only thing that can be noted is the search for files. Useful for those who have lost the location where the web page was saved.
For reference, there is a free trial version, which is not limited in functionality, it is better to try it before buying full version on the official website of the developers.
WebTransporter
In WebTransporter I would like to note its absolutely free distribution, which is rare for similar software. It has a built-in browser, support for downloading several projects at the same time, setting up a connection and restrictions on the amount of downloaded information or file sizes.
Downloading occurs in several streams, which are configured in a special window. You can monitor the download status on the main window in the allotted size, where information about each thread is displayed separately.
WebZIP
The interface of this representative is made rather poorly thought out, since new windows do not open separately, but are displayed in the main one. The only thing that saves is editing their size to suit you. However this decision may appeal to some users. The program displays downloaded pages in a separate list, and you can view them immediately in the built-in browser, which is limited automatic opening only two tabs.
WebZIP is suitable for those who are going to download large projects and will open them as one file, and not each page separately via HTML document. This type of website browsing allows you to do it offline in your browser.
HTTrack Website Copier
Just good program, which includes a project creation wizard, file filtering and additional settings for advanced users. The files are not downloaded immediately, but initially all types of documents that are on the page are scanned. This allows you to study them even before saving them on your computer.
You can track detailed download status data in the main program window, which displays the number of files, download speed, errors and updates. You can open the site’s save folder through a special section in the program, where all elements are displayed.
The list of programs can still be continued, but here are the main representatives that do an excellent job. Almost all of them differ in some set of functions, but at the same time they are similar to each other. If you have chosen the right software for yourself, then do not rush to buy it, test it first trial version to accurately form an opinion about this program.
You need to make a local copy of the page (screen, text or HTML file), which will be stored on disk. This way you can study the information there at any time. Of course, if a computer with the necessary data is nearby. You can transfer not only text content, but also pictures, formatting elements, structure. Learn how to take a screenshot of a resource page global network, copy it at once with all graphic and multimedia content or save its contents as a file.
You can transfer data from the browser to any text editor. Best suited for this Microsoft Word. It displays images and formatting correctly. Although due to the specifics of the document, advertising, menus and some frames may not look very aesthetically pleasing.
- Open the desired URL.
- Press Ctrl+A. Or click right click mouse over any area free from pictures and flash animation and select “Select” in the context menu. This should be done to cover all the information, and not some arbitrary piece of the article.
- Ctrl+C. Or in the same context menu, find the “Copy” option.
- Open Word.
- Place the cursor in the document and press Ctrl+V.
- After this you need to save the file.
Sometimes it turns out that only the text is transferred. If you want the rest of the content, you can take that too. Here's how to copy a web resource page in its entirety - with all hyperlinks and pictures:
- Follow the previous steps up to point 4.
- Right-click in the document.
- In the "Paste Options" section, find the "Keep Source Formatting" button. Point it at it and the name will appear in the tooltip. If you have a computer with Office 2007, the option to select this option appears only after insertion - the corresponding icon will appear next to the added fragment.
In some cases, graphics and formatting cannot be copied. Text only. Even without paragraph division. But you can take a screenshot or use a special software to transfer page content to your computer.
Websites with copy protection
Sometimes a resource has so-called “Copy Protection”. The problem is that the text on them cannot be selected or moved to another place. But this limitation can be circumvented. Here's how to do it:
- Right-click on any free space pages.
- Select " Source code" or "View Code".
- A window will open in which all the information is in html tags.
- To find the desired piece of text, press Ctrl+F and enter part of the word or sentence in the field that appears. The searched passage will be shown, which you can select and copy.
If you want to save an entire site to your computer, you don’t need to completely remove the tags so that only useful information. You can use any html editor. For example, FrontPage is suitable. No knowledge of web design is required.
- Select all html code.
- Open your web page editor.
- Copy this code there.
- Go to preview mode to see what the copy will look like.
- Go to File - Save As. Select the file type (it is better to leave the default HTML), specify the path to the folder where it will be located, and confirm the action. It will be saved on an electronic computer.
Copy protection can be tied to some js script. To disable it, you need to disable it in your browser. JavaScript execution. This can be done in your web browser settings. But because of this, sometimes the parameters of the entire page are lost. It will not display correctly or give an error. After all, there are many different scripts running there, and not just one that blocks the selection.
If the service has such protection, it is better to figure out how to copy the global network resource page in another way. For example, you can take a screenshot.
Screenshot
- Go to the desired portal.
- Press the PrintScreen button on your keyboard (sometimes called "PrntScr" or "PrtSc"). The screenshot will be added to the clipboard - temporary storage used during Copy-Paste operations.
- Open any graphic editor. IN operating system Windows has its own - called “Paint”. You can use it. It allows you to crop and slightly adjust the screenshot. For more serious graphics editing, you need to install it on your computer. professional programs (Adobe Photoshop, for example). But to simply make a copy of the page, it will be enough own funds Windows.
- Paste the screenshot into the editor. To do this, press Ctrl+V.
- You can also add it to word processor(the same Word), which supports working with graphics.
The information will be presented as a solid picture, rather than a set of symbols. If you need to copy some part of the material, you will have to retype it manually. After all, a screenshot is not an article. To make the task easier, use utilities for recognizing text from pictures.
This makes it convenient to copy small pieces. But with voluminous content it’s more difficult. You will have to take a lot of pictures, scroll, and open the editor often. But you can figure out how to take a screenshot of the entire portal page, and not part of it. Use specialized programs.
Utilities for taking screenshots
There are programs for working with screenshots. With their help, you can cover the content completely, rather than screenshot it in pieces.
- A popular application with a variety of functionality.
- Web browser extension. You can take a picture of the entire page by simply clicking a button on the toolbar.
- Shoots everything that can be captured: arbitrary areas, windows, large web resources. There are tools for editing the resulting images and a library of effects.
- Automatically scrolls, takes a series of frames and independently combines them into one screenshot.
There are also online services that can generate a snapshot. They work on the same principle: insert a website address and get a picture. Here are some of them.
- Capture Full Page
- Web Screenshots
- Thumbalizr
- Snapito
Save as HTML file
Here's how to save a WAN resource page to your computer in html format. Subsequently, it can be converted to another type. When copying in this way, pictures from the web portal are placed in a separate folder, which will have the same name as the html file and is located in the same location as it.
- Open the site.
- Right-click anywhere that is free from pictures, backgrounds, videos and animations.
- Select "Save As". IN Mozilla Firefox a similar button can be found in the menu. To do this, click on the icon with three horizontal lines. In Opera, these settings are called up by clicking on the logo.
- Set a name. Specify the path.
- Confirm the action.
IN Google Chrome you can create a PDF file from a page. This function intended for printing on a printer. But copying to a computer is also available.
- Click on the icon in the form of three lines (they are at the top right).
- Click "Print" or use a combination Ctrl keys+P.
- Click "Edit".
- “Save as PDF” item.
- On the left panel, click the button with the same name again.
- Give the file a name and path.
This feature is available exclusively in Chrome. Other web browsers require plugins. Printpdf for Firefox and Web2PDFConvert for Opera.
Utilities for saving entire sites
There are programs for copying entire global network resources. That is, with all the content, transitions, menus, links. You can “walk” on such a page as if on a real one. The following utilities are suitable for this:
- HTTrack Website Copier.
- Local Website Archive.
- Teleport Pro.
- WebCopier Pro.
There are many ways to transfer a website page to a PC. Which one to choose depends on your needs. If you want to save information to study it later, a simple screenshot is enough. But when you need to work with this data, edit it, add it to documents, it is better to copy it or create an html file.
However, if you save in bookmarks not only regularly visited sites, but also one-day news or information that may or may not be useful later, then this section of the browser will become cluttered over time. And it will be difficult to find the necessary bookmarks in it.
There are many alternatives for saving one-time publications, for example:
- note services,
- delayed reading services,
- standard or built-in browser extensions for storing unused active tabs and sessions.
However, these methods are only good if you have access to the Internet. But there are solutions that allow you to store web pages on the local space of your computer, without the Internet - these are:
- leave a “memory” page in the form HTML file or
- save the web page as a PDF document.
I would like to talk about the second method in more detail.
1. Why you should save a web page as PDF
Save to PDF – the best way capture a web page as it appears in at the moment, without any distortion.
This method can be used to, for example,
- record the social accounts of persons who can presumably delete important information from them.
- You can send statistical data from analytical resources to a PDF document.
- Even regular news publications can be saved in this file format to view them from mobile or other devices at a convenient time, but when there is no Internet.
When saving in PDF format, the contents of the web page are optimally distributed on a sheet with default parameters set to A4 with portrait orientation– for ease of viewing in reader programs. If necessary, the default parameters can be changed to others that are more suitable for the reader on a particular device.
How does saving a web page in PDF format differ from other options?
PDF is universal, its support is implemented on almost every device, on every operating system.
However, a web page can also be
- save in HTML,
- or from the page.
The PDF format outperforms the HTML format, first of all, due to its versatility and abundance of readers with different functionality.
And a PDF file differs from screenshots that can be taken from web pages in that it can then be converted into text document, if needed. It is known that conversion from PDF to text is not always possible. Therefore, it is worth using conversion methods that initially recognize textual material on sites as text. Such methods are given below for the Windows operating system.
2. Print in browsers to save in PDF format
Almost all web browsers (in other words, browsers) have their own built-in function for printing website pages. And as part of this function, it is possible to save to PDF.
2.1. PDF in Google Chrome
Rice. 1. Google menu Chrome (three vertical dots) – Print the open web page
- Click the menu “Setting and managing Goggle Chrome” (1 in Fig. 1);
- Click “Print” (2 in Fig. 1).
Then “Print” opens through the Google Chrome browser (Fig. 2):
Rice. 3. Click “Change” to find the “Save as PDF” option in the Google Chrome browser
The “Select Destination” dialog box will appear, in which you need to pay attention to the “Local Destinations” tab:
What can be changed in the Google Chrome browser to save as PDF?
If the web page is not displayed correctly in the preview window, you need to expand additional settings.
Rice. 5. Open additional Google settings Chrome to save to PDF
And set the scale to 100% or another, more appropriate for the publication style of a particular web resource.
Rice. 6. Zoom and options for PDF format in the Chrome browser
2.2. PDF in the Microsoft Edge browser
In the operating room Windows system 10 there are even two such mechanisms:
- described above (via Google Chrome browser) and
- implemented with using Microsoft Print to PDF.
The second is the standard virtual printer of the system, and its task is to provide the ability to save as PDF in any web browser, in any program that allows printing.
It is believed that printing involving virtual printer creates a more informative version of the saved site page, displaying its metadata. While normal function saving to PDF largely clears the page of unnecessary web elements and shifts the focus to the publication itself. Which is better is a matter for each individual case, but often both of these mechanisms work in exactly the same way.
How to use Microsoft Print to PDF? To do this, open the built-in, standard browser in Windows 10 Microsoft Edge:
Rice. 7. Icon Microsoft browser Edge on Windows 10
Once you open Microsoft Edge, you need to
- in the “Options and more” menu (1 in Fig. 8)
- select “Print” (2 in Fig. 8):
Rice. 8. Print option in Microsoft Edge
If your computer is not using a real printer, then virtual PDF printer, as a rule, is installed by default.
Otherwise, click on the name of the connected printer. For an example, see Fig. below. 9, click on “HP LaserJet M1005”. A drop-down menu will open in which you select from the list available options print option “Microsoft Print to PDF”:
Rice. 9. Microsoft Menu Edge, where you can choose a real printer or a link to "Microsoft Print to PDF"
In Microsoft Edge, by the way, the printing mechanism involving a PDF printer is optimally configured. Here, in particular, the default compression option is set to fit the size of the web page. If other parameters do not require correction, you can click “Print” at the bottom:
2.3. PDF in Mozilla Firefox browser
Optimal PDF printer settings also include on-board printing in Mozilla Firefox.
- Click the “Open menu” button (1 in Fig. 11),
- then – “Print” (2 in Fig. 11):
Rice. 11. “Open menu” – “Print” in Mozilla
In the “Print” window, you can set parameters for saving a web page as PDF (Fig. 12):
- number of pages required,
- scale,
- portrait or landscape orientation
- and very useful option“Simplify the page”, which removes extra elements navigation from a web page. As a result, the pdf document looks neat and tidy.
Rice. 12. Saving a page in PDF format using Mozilla
If in Mozilla, the “Print” option contains the name of the printer (in Fig. 13 it is HP LaserJet M1005), but there is no PDF, then you need
- click on the small triangle (1 in Fig. 13),
- Select PDF in the drop-down list (2 in Fig. 13).
Rice. 13. Search for PDF format in Mozilla
3. Two extensions for Google Chrome and Mozilla
Non-standard browser functionality can save website pages into PDF documents with two advantages:
- in one click and
- with an automatically generated file name.
The latter, by the way, cannot be done by the standard, built-in printing function. IN Google stores Chrome and Mozilla Firefox have a lot of extensions for implementation in these browsers convenient way converting Internet pages to PDF, and the two proposed below are the most sensible of them.
Extensions are downloaded from official stores and then installed in the browser. As a result, an icon appears at the top of the browser toolbar installed extension. Then, if necessary, you can open a web page, click on the icon for such an extension and save the page as a PDF document on your device.
3.1. PDF Mage Extension
PDF Mage implements on the panel Chrome tools and a Firefox button that, when clicked, starts the process PDF creation from the contents of the current tab. The extension itself generates the file name in accordance with the title of the publication. Names are formed in Cyrillic.
If you install the PDF Mage extension in Google Chrome or Firefox browsers, the icon marked with number 1 in Fig. 14.
- open the browser, and there is a web page in it,
- click on the PDF Mage icon (1 in Fig. 14),
- look at where exactly, in which folder the pdf will be saved,
- Click “Save” (2 in Fig. 14).
Rice. 14. Save the web page using PDF extensions Mage in Google Chrome
3.2. Save extension as PDF
Save as PDF is similar to the previous extension. After installing it
- a button will also appear (Fig. 15) on the Chrome and Firefox toolbar,
- also works in one click,
- It also gives the files names in accordance with the titles of publications. But with the difference that the names are generated in Latin.
Rice. 15. Save as PDF extension in Mozilla for saving in PDF format
4. Three online services for saving to PDF
4.1. PDFcrowd.Com
The Save as PDF extension discussed above was developed by the creators of the PDFcrowd.Com web service. You can use the services of this service when working with browsers that provide for the installation of extensions.
The principle of working with the service is simple: paste the copied link to the website into a special field, click “Convert to PDF” and indicate the path to save the file.
Rice. 16. PDFcrowd.Com service for saving as a pdf file
There are several web services similar to the one discussed above on the Internet, here are a couple more analogues.
4.2. Service PDFmyurl.Com
On the PDFmyurl.Com service website, insert the web page address into the center field and click “Save as PDF”.
Rice. 17. Online service PDFmyurl.Com saves the page at its address in a PDF file
The output file names are automatically generated in Latin.
4.3. Service Htm2PDF.Co.Uk
We do approximately the same thing when working with the Htm2PDF.Co.Uk web service: insert the address into the field in the center desired page, click “Convert!”, then “Download your PDF”.
Rice. 18. Online service Htm2PDF.Co.Uk saves it in PDF format at the page address
This service also generates file names itself, and also in Latin. It also has an extension for Google browser Chrome, it just works every now and then. The online service itself is more stable in this regard.
5. CTRL+P hotkeys for all PDFs in all browsers
To save a web page as a PDF, you can open it in any browser and press CTRL+P. Let me remind you how hot keys work: first press the CTRL key, then, without releasing it, simultaneously press the P key (in English case). After this, the “Print” window should appear on the screen, similar to the one shown in Fig. 2.
If you have a printer connected to your computer, then in the “Print” window you will have to click on the “Change” button (Fig. 3), which is located next to the name of your printer. A menu will open (Fig. 4), in which you need to check the box next to “Save as PDF”.
This universal method with hot keys is good because it does not require installing additional software for the browser.
If you don’t like the option with hot keys, enter a query without quotes into a search engine like this:
- “save extension in PDF Opera” or
- “extension save in PDF Yandex Browser".
The search engine will offer you extensions; it is better to choose options from the official websites of the browsers. Installing the extension in the browser and further work described with it, all extensions are arranged according to a similar principle.
It may well arise logical question – Why do you need to use any services or plugins for the browser, if you can save the entire web page without all this?? That's right, each browser has its own corner for bookmarks, where we can drag and drop or use context menu Save the desired web page to view it later. However, there is one thing...
Now it has become fashionable to use not ordinary laptops, but tablets, iPhones, iPads, and so on. Certainly. There are also browsers with bookmarks, and you can also save your favorite sites as bookmarks, but... this is not always convenient, and you have to look for other ways to complete the tasks.
In addition, you should always create backup copy bookmarks, because at the first crash of Windows, all saved bookmarks will go to an unknown country. But this is not a panacea, since you yourself may suffer file system, and... in this case, it is not always possible to restore the data accumulated by many years of surfing the Internet.
Online services for saving web pages
Instapaper – saving web pages
First of all, you need to register on the service www.instapaper.com. To be honest, home page it looks pretty dull, but... we didn’t come here for beauty. After registration we go to personal account, on the left there is a menu with the following items:
- Home– actually, a transition to the face. On the right is a welcome text.
- Liked– the pages that you have marked as “I like” will be displayed here.
- Archive– Actually, archives of saved web pages.
- Highlights– this item is designed to select and save text from any web page.
- Browse- something like a news feed.
- Add Folder– just click to create a new folder.
At the very top, on the right, there is an Add Link item, by clicking on which you can save the page selection by specifying it URL address. The saved web page will be displayed in the Home item.
Now, in fact, a logical question may arise - what's the point? Do I really have to copy the address of the desired web page every time in order to save it? Of course not! At the very bottom of the service, on the left, there is a More item; by clicking on it, a small menu will appear. For now it is enough for us to go to How to Save. Here you can choose where the saving will take place and how. I selected the tab Browser, there are two buttons here that are designed to save the web page and the selected text. Just drag the buttons into the bookmarks bar of your browser and that’s it. As soon as you want to save a given web page or selected text, you just need to click on these buttons.
LaterThis – how to save a web page
As with the previous option, we need to go to laterthis.com and register. This service also makes it possible to add a small button to the bookmarks bar in your browser. There are two button options: easy to add and quick to add. A simple addition opens new tab and allows you to enter tags, change the description, name; and quick just adds without opening tabs. You can also put “stars” on each link, i.e. There is some rating. The service also allows other users of the service to view lists of links.
GetPocket – how to bookmark a web page
I like getpocket.com because, in addition to plugins for Chrome, Mozilla, and the lame Explorer, it has applications for iPhone, BlackBerry, Android. To save the desired web page you just need to click on the button in address bar. I also like this resource because you don’t need to go to their website to view the list of your links; the plugin allows you to do this in a special window, in which you can also delete and edit entries.
ReadBag – save your favorite web pages
Register on this resource readbag.com is not needed, because You can log in using your Google account. It can also be easily integrated into any browser in the bookmarks bar. Eat mobile version, which is very convenient.
ToRead – how to save web pages
The unusual service toread.cc will not appeal to everyone. You will be immediately offered registration, you just need to enter the soap and in response a letter with a link for registration will fall from the sky. Just like all similar services, it is built into the bookmarks bar in the browser, but unlike others, no list of pages is created, the pages are simply saved by the service and sent to you by email. This service is for perverts, I already have enough garbage at my post office.
LaterLoop – save the necessary web pages
Another service is www.laterloop.com. Very much so good service, there is also a rating, an archive, a sophisticated plugin for mozilla, which allows you to press Ctrl + Space(just saves the page) or Ctrl + Space + Space(saves the web page and closes the tab). There is also a mobile convenient version site.
Elert Gadget – another service for saving your web pages
Another service is www.elertgadget.com. In addition to a button that can be added to the bookmarks bar in the browser, and plugins for Firefox and IE, there is also a desktop program on Air. Before saving a page, you can make it private or public, add a description, and select a folder for placement.
Mozilla plugins for saving interesting web pages
Scrapbook
Extension for Mozilla browser Firefox for saving web pages and manipulating a collection of saved sites. Using it, you can save links, create new folders for links, edit links, and export to your computer.
Very good plugin for everyone's adored fiery fox. It takes screenshots of the page you saved and, as you can see, shows the saved sites in the form of pictures, I like it. Allows you to sort pictures by grid, by date, by details. Naturally, you yourself have the right to edit the title, description, and so on.
Another plugin for FireFox(ika). You can create a separate folder in bookmarks, in which everything that you did not have time to read or did not want to be saved will be saved. You also have the right to decide how long the web pages saved by the plugin will be displayed, and you can also decide what to do with the bookmarks that you have visited.
Save To Read
Another fire mozilla plugin that allows you to quickly save and delete temporary bookmarks, simplicity and convenience.
That's it... And one more piece of advice: It’s better to choose one of the services, because... plugins save information on hard drive your machine, and if your computer breaks down or the OS dies, you will simply lose all previously saved links. Although this is not so important, but still...
In addition to the services and plugins already mentioned, I advise you to read the following articles:
Here I also described quite a lot of interesting things that may be useful to you when working on the Internet.
Imagine the situation: you went to some website and found on it interesting information and now you’re thinking about how to save it. The easiest option is to use it, which is supported by any modern Internet browser. The only problem is that you can go to the site or specific page You can use bookmarks only if your computer is connected to the Internet.
Another possible option- this is saving text from a page into a Word document, Excel or any other text editor. But in this case, you will not be able to save the pictures, and such a document will not look very good, to put it mildly.
In order to save a page from the Internet on your computer and always have access to it, regardless of whether your computer is connected to the Internet or not, each browser has special function, which can save web documents, including entire pages.
Save the page on PC
So, as mentioned just above, you can save the page in any of modern browsers: , Opera or (I gave the most popular Internet browsers as an example).
Now I will show you in pictures how to use this function correctly. I will show an example based on the Google Chrome browser; in other browsers the process will be similar. So, let's go.
The first step is to open the page that you would like to save. I opened Yandex.News. Here I see a list of news.
The next one is very important point: a window will appear in which you can not only set the file name (or leave it as it is), but also select the location to load our page.
Pay attention to the file type, as this is very important. The fact is that by default the browser saves the entire web page, including images, text and other files that the page may consist of. Decide for yourself what exactly you need to save - if the entire page, then don’t change anything, just click “Save”. If you only need text, select “Web Page, Text Only.”
By the way, pictures and other files will be saved in separate folder. If you delete these files, only the page with the text will open. I think you won't have any problems with this.
Google Chrome has one additional function, which is not available in other browsers (at the time of writing). With its help you can save the page as a . To do this, you need to call the “Print” menu (press the key combination CTRL+P), then in the “Printer” column, click “Change”.
The last step is to save the PDF document on your computer by clicking on the button of the same name in the menu.
I repeat once again that the procedure in other browsers will be absolutely identical, with the exception of the point through which you can save pages in PDF format in Google Chrome. In addition, almost all browsers support saving by pressing certain keys. IN in this case this is CTRL+S.
I hope this short article helped you deal with the problem that has arisen. If you have any questions on the topic, please ask them using the comments, the form for writing which is located just below.