X-WinHTTrack

Saving online content is not something new for any user, but downloading an entire website and creating a browsable copy may seem hard to accomplish. For those willing to try this, there are some dedicated tools that can help in this endeavor and X-WinHTTrack is one of them.

This particular application is designed for portability and for this reason it can be carried onto a removable device and deployed effortlessly from there. All the necessary dependencies are included in the package, so little if any configurations are needed to start a site mirroring job.

The interface may not be all shiny, but functionality is of the essence for this utility and X-WinHTTrack focuses on ease of use rather than on anything else.

One of the great features of this application is the ability to handle several tasks simultaneously. This should be of great help for those who need to mirror multiple websites and download large amounts of content from different sources.

Every project made with this program can be saved, paused and resumed whenever this is necessary. More precisely it is possible to have two or more running tasks, each inside its own instance of X-WinHTTrack.

The configuration of any project is very straightforward and, thanks to the wizard based approach, the settings can be adjusted one step at a time. This is useful mainly because the user gets the chance to look more attentively at each stage and thus avoid missing important parameters.

In case the user feels that some options have to be reset or modified, X-WinHTTrack supports this and facilitates a reevaluation of the scan rules, limits, flow control and many more.

As a solution for downloading online content and structuring it in an identical manner onto a hard drive or any other type of storage media, X-WinHTTrack is on top of the list. Easy to use and well equipped, it is surely one of the most appreciated tools of its kind.