What if, when browsing a site, it becomes necessary to save individual web pages on your computer? Most users use a simple, but not the best option, choosing the "Save As" option. As a result, a file with the html extension and a folder containing all the pictures and scripts of this page are saved in the specified location, at the end of the name of which there is the word files. It is not very convenient to store information in this form.
Mht format
It is much more rational to use the mht format to create a document, which was created specifically for saving web pages as a single file. In fact, this is an archive in which all the necessary information of the saved page is packed (text, styles, scripts, images, audio and video files, etc.). The first browser to use the saving and opening of web pages with the mhtml extension was Internet Explorer 5.0.
Browsers working with mht archives
Files with the mht extension are opened by default in Internet Explorer. They can also be viewed using Opera browsers (except Opera15.0) or Google Chrome. To do this, simply drag the mht file into the open window or use hotkeys (Ctrl + O).
In addition to the browser, mht file you can open in the program Universal Viewer, designed to view files of different formats or in Microsoft Word. The latter is able to create web archives MHTML.
How to save a web page in mht format
If you work with Internet Explorer, in order to save a web page in mht format, you need to use the menu: "Page" - "Save As", select the file type "Web archive, one file (*.mht)" and confirm saving. In Opera, you can use a combination of hot keys (Ctrl + S) to do this, and then specify "Web archive (single file)" in the file type selection field. If you have Google Chrome installed, then you need to type chrome: // flags in the address bar, find the item "Save page in MHTML format …", and enable it. Now the function "Save Page As …" (Ctrl + S) will save in MHTML. You can also use the Save AS MHTML add-on.
To convert mht file to pdf you can open it using Microsoft PowerPoint. And then save using the menu function "Save as" and selecting from the list a pdf.
How to manage web archives using Mozilla Firefox
To "teach" the Mozilla Firefox browser to work with mht archives, you will have to install additional plugins:
- UnMHT - it can be found at:
When you install this extension, new items appear in the menu - "Save as MHT" and "Save all tabs as mht". It should be noted a useful feature of this plugin - it makes it possible to save not the entire web page as a whole, but only the necessary fragment by selecting it with the mouse. In addition, using the content menu, the mht file can be sent by mail.
- Mozilla Archive Format - to install it, go to: https://addons.mozilla.org/ru/firefox/addon/mozilla-archive-format/. Using this add-on, you can save web pages not only in mht format, but also in maff (a format developed by the Mozilla team). In addition, these formats can be converted between each other. It is also possible to save all open tabs in any of the presented extensions.
If you need to not just open but also to edit the. mht file, you can use the free editor HTML Quick Edit Bar.
How to make mht files always open in a specific browser
If you have installed several browsers, then using the control panel, you can choose which one should open mht files by default. To do this, open the "Start" menu - "Control Panel" - "Default Programs" - "Set the default programs". Find the required browser and click on its name. Next, click "Select defaults for this program." You will see a list of file formats that can be opened with the selected browser. Then put a check mark on the extensions "mht" and "mhtml" and click "Save".
