How To Clone Your Favourite Website With HTTrack
Tags: website, webdev, productivity, opensource
Published: 2024-04-01 14:15:13

Looking for how to clone your favorite website?

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## Key Takeaway

- You can set up HTTrack by downloading the preferred installer for your operating system and installing it on your computer.
- Clone the websites by copying the link address, pasting it in HTTrack, and running the software.

Have you seen a website online that you like and would want to customize to what you want without being tech-savvy? You can do this easily with HTTrack.

## What is HTTrack?
HTTrack is free software that lets you download a copy of a website, including its web pages and files, from the web server to a folder on your computer. It is not limited to creating copies of websites on your local machine; it can also manage offline access to web resources and create a personal site archive.

What are the steps to Closing a website using HTTrack?
You can follow the steps below to clone your first website using HTTrack.

## Download HTTrack Software on Your Computer
You’ll need to download the HTTrack application for your preferred operating system to get started. Open up a web browser and visit the HTTrack download page, select the highlighted section below, and click on the file “httrack x64-3.49.2.exe”:

![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/txfzi8zvlqvkx0yud9b8.jpeg) Once you click on the file, your download will start automatically.

## Install the Software in a Dedicated System Path
To install the application, open the downloaded file. You will then see the following prompt with a default system location. Click “Next” if you want the software to be installed in that location. If you prefer a different location, click “Browse” to select another location on your computer.

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Follow through with the other prompts in the setup process. At the end of it, the software called **HTTrack Website Copier**, containing the files for your website, will be successfully installed on your computer.

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## Setting a Name for Your Website Files
Now, click the 'Next' button and enter a name for your website files. This name will serve as the cloned project name.

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The “Base path” is the storage location for the cloned website files. On the next page, you’ll need to copy and paste the link for the site you wish to clone in the space provided.

 
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Here, we are cloning this [website](https://www.mozilla.org/en-GB/). Click “Next” and “Finish” leaving the other settings with their default properties. The cloning process may take a while, depending on the size of the website and the amount of resources present.

## Running the Cloned Website
When the cloning process is completed, open up the folder used for storage by HTTrack and open the “index.html” file.


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This runs the cloned site with your computer system acting as a local server.


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Congratulations on cloning your first website with HTTrack! Now, you can clone other types of websites using HTTrack and explore its functionalities more.