Loading of the website on the hard drive is necessary quite seldom, but sometimes it is simple not to do without it. Such reception will be very useful if you are in the plane or in other place where there is no Internet access. There are three main methods of saving web pages: download all website, download the last messages or news and to download content from the specific page.
Downloading of all website
Loading of the website completely for reading in a standalone mode is an optional option. Time which is necessary on saving information will depend on amount of information on the website. For example, downloading of Wikipedia can take several days and a lot of space on your hard drive. If you want to make the autonomous copy something simple, the database or any website with statement of several recipes, then it will not be a big problem.
HTTrack is the most popular software for tasks of this kind. Though it was also created in 2008, its code still did not undergo serious changes.
This product has an open program code and it is difficult to get used to its interface at first if you never used the Linux operating system. The main feature of this program is excellent stability and good speed of downloading of information.
In the version for Windows there is separate GUI. Users of Linux will need to apply the version on the basis of the browser instead of HTTrack. All necessary elements can be added with ease to the menu prior to work. Users of Mac can install the software by means of MacPorts. However Sitesucker – a free Mac-application which works also is better to use much, but it is simpler in installation and has the own graphic interface.
Downloading of the latest news
If you monitor news, then downloading of all website will probably be excessive. In that case it is necessary to save only the text and heading of article. Fortunately, there are specialized software for reading news in a standalone mode.
Calibre is the application which is capable to save automatically headline news in all formats of e-books at your choice. It is a great way for condensation of data in a format which can be read easily in a standalone mode. But it must be kept in mind one detail: the correct work of some websites requires a paid subscription.
You can also use NewsToEbook directly to load the latest news. This program supports even Google Reader.
Downloading of separate web pages
If you carry out search on the Internet, or just want to read some pages in a standalone mode, then it is necessary to use the tools allowing to save any specific page and to read it later.
The Evernote service can become the best choice in it. You can use it for storage of articles from favourite websites which then can be read by means of the desktop or mobile client at any time.
One more easy way save separate articles for the subsequent reading - digital service of bookmarks. It applications for synchronization of articles on all types of devices for the subsequent reading.
Conclusion
Of course, it is the incomplete list. There are also other ways. The majority of browsers have the Save as function and you can always print any page.