Published by Limit Point Software on 2021-08-01
What is Blue Crab Lite? Blue Crab Lite is a web site copying app that allows you to download a website and its linked data, including HTML, graphics, videos, PDFs, etc. You can then search or browse the downloaded site without an internet connection. The app starts with a single URL and follows the links on the textual pages it finds, without straying off the domain of the starting URL. Once you download a collection of files on a website, you can search them with the built-in text search window or with Spotlight.
1. You can enable Blue Crab Lite to move across "second level" parts of a domain it finds, such as from " " to "images.site.com." Select the option "Allow Secondary Domains" in preferences.
2. Starting with a single URL Blue Crab Lite begins traversing the site by following the links on the textual pages it finds, HTML, CSS, etc.
3. You can restrict Blue Crab Lite to a subset of the given website using the convenient "stay in folder" option available in every grabber window.
4. The built-in directory search engine displays found files as a hierarchical list that matches the structure of the site, with double-clickable entries to open and view them in the appropriate application.
5. Blue Crab Lite is a an app that you use to copy a web site to your computer and then search its contents.
6. Once you download a collection of files on a website you can search them with the built in text search window, which displays results in a hierarchical fashion.
7. Blue Crab Lite does not stray off the domain of the starting URL, so it won't get lost.
8. Downloaded web sites can be browsed offline, because the links in each page have been relinked to point to the proper files now on disk.
9. You can allow the app to download resources it finds on other domains, improving the display of pages offline.
10. And then you can search or browse the downloaded site without any internet connection.
11. You can also search the downloaded files in the Finder with Spotlight.
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Or follow the guide below to use on PC:
Select Windows version:
Install Blue Crab Lite app on your Windows in 4 steps below:
Download a Compatible APK for PC
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| Get APK for PC → | Limit Point Software | 1 | 2.1 |
For Windows 11, check if there's a native Blue Crab Lite Windows app here » ». If none, follow the steps below:
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Get Blue Crab Lite on Apple macOS
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| Get $9.99 on Mac | Limit Point Software | 0 | 1 |
Download on Android: Download Android
- Unique URL finding methods for very complete downloads
- Offline browsing of downloaded web sites
- Easy-to-use interface with tool tips for quick learning
- Supports both HTTP and secure HTTPS protocols
- Option to download resources found on other domains for improved display of pages offline
- "Stay in folder" option to restrict the crawl to URLs whose path must begin with the same path as the starting URL
- Option to move across "second level" parts of a domain, such as from "www.site.com" to "images.site.com"
- Built-in directory search engine that displays found files as a hierarchical list matching the structure of the site
- Detailed progress display in a window and Dock badging for visual feedback of progress when the program is in the background.
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