CNET Editors' review
A rare find in this genre, WinWSD WebSite Downloader is a freebie that is a snap to use and does what it promises.
The interface is plain, but logically constructed with pull-down menus. Unlike so many other Web site downloaders, this one makes it easy to set up your downloads. You can go with the five default options to download the whole site, skip the multimedia files, grab only photos or only the multimedia files, or download only executables. Those basic scenarios will handle the vast majority of your download needs; while additional tweaks make it easy to specify files to download. Additional options let you set a download to shut down the program or your system after completion. Viewing a completed download is easy inside the program or through your favorite browser. This program doesn't change all internal links to their download location, though it does adjust some. Some of the Help file (and the occasional option) appears in Hungarian.
Those who download whole Web sites or select file types will find this freeware easy to learn and operate, and flexible enough to handle most needs.
Publisher's Description
From Attila Keszi:
WinWSD WebSite Downloader allows you to download Websites, in order to view them offline (without Internet connection) later. The software first downloads the whole Website with pictures, and movies to our computer's hard disk (we need Internet connection for this) and later we can browse offline. So once we download the Website, and later we can browse our favorite Website 24 hours a day without phone bill increase. Using this software is very easy.
WinWSD WebSite Downloader is in the Offline Browsers category of the Browsers section.
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All versions:
3.2 starsout of 46 votes
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Current version:
3.2 starsout of 46 votes
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"Installs spyware"
Version: WinWSD WebSite Downloader 1.1
Pros
May work if you give it all the permissions it requires.
Cons
Loads spyware via bundled download. Changes your homepage. Switches your default web search to Conduit through a sketchy add-on called "mixi-dj". Takes a good while to remove it all. See http://www.411-spyware.com/remove-mixi-dj-toolbar for instructions.
Summary
Installs spyware, hijacks homepage and search engine. Avoid.
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"Avoid unless you want them to hack your details"
Version: WinWSD WebSite Downloader 1.1
Pros
None! what a piece of ****.
Cons
For starters it didn't work, so I removed it, but get this the ***** used the login details I'd entered (for the site that didn't download) and logged into the site! As the site doesn't allow multiple logins, they've pissed me off no end. Password will be changed when possible.
Summary
Don't trust these bastards and avoid this piece of spyware.
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"Didn't work, installed crapware I opted not to install"
Version: WinWSD WebSite Downloader 1.1
Pros
None, it didn't work.
Cons
On my Windows 7, 64 bit, could not create a new project. It produced a dialog box that just regenerates itself when you hit OK. I had to reboot to get rid of it. Windows task manager could not get rid of it. It installed it's "Iminent" toolbar even though I had unchecked that option. Installed something called InfoAtoms which can't be uninstalled by the usual method in Windows.
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"Worked as advertized"
Version: WinWSD WebSite Downloader 1.1
Pros
Easy to use, downloads a whole website quickly for archiving. Great!
Cons
None I can think of
Summary
This is the only donwnloader you need
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"Annoying obstacle."
Version: WinWSD WebSite Downloader 1.1
Pros
None, I have been able to download files for years.
Cons
Loaded with crapware if you are not careful.
Summary
Give me an option not to use the downloader.
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"Simple, great and Yes it works on Windows 7 64"
Version: WinWSD WebSite Downloader 1.1
Pros
Works fine. It shows some limitations and it's not too user friendly but it does the job; when it can't download a site it's usually because the site prevent it.
To run it on Windows 7 64, run it as administrator. Right click the app before launching and click "run as administrator"Cons
Not really for a free app
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"Easy and intuitive"
Version: WinWSD WebSite Downloader 1.1
Pros
Nice intuitive UI and worked perfectly. Within 5 minutes with no need to read instructions I had the entire web site.
Cons
none that I found
Summary
Needed to check an employees personal web site for confidential material, this made it trivial to do and it was all ok.
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"A product that just works!"
Version: WinWSD WebSite Downloader 1.1
Pros
After 45 minutes of searching for a FREE product to save my work from a website I created but the server admin changed my password.
Cons
It simply works. I don't know how technical you want to get, but it downloaded everything in the directory I told it to with no problems.
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"Did what I needed with no problems."
Version: WinWSD WebSite Downloader 1.1
Pros
I downloaded this program to grab the entire website and html transcript collection for an oz ABC RN radio show which would have taken 100's of hours to do manually (consisted of some 3000 html pages). Installed with no problems and once I worked out how to use the program, did its job perfectly.
This applicaiton is small, fast and FREE.Cons
The program is quite old now so (as indicated by other reviewers) some incapatability issues may occur with new operating systems. I suggest to them to try running it in XP mode.
-I agree that the program could be easier to use. For me though, 30 seconds looking at the help file was enough to figure it out (you have to go project->start to start the download).
-Kinda ugly
-This program could have had more customisable content ripping options but those offered are appropriate for most scenarios.Summary
Exactly what I was looking for.
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"Win7 x64 Continually crashes, terrible user interface"
Version: WinWSD WebSite Downloader 1.1
Pros
It worked once the first time I tried it and it actually grabbed all the javascript and style sheet files nicely however, that is about all.
Cons
Terrible user interface and non-intuitive. Way more complicated than it needs to be.
Summary
If you can get it to work it might be worth the effort (its simpe and I was able to download the first page/files/project within just a few minutes of downloading it.
My concern is the review date WAS 2006!!! 6 years ago so if this is still a 6 year old program it needs to go away most likely :)
