Offline Pages Pro lets you browse the desired websites when you do not have an Internet connection. In this respect, the tool can save a local copy of not only the pages but also galleries, lightboxes and video. The application works a spider detecting links and downloading the corresponding contents.
Offline Pages Pro has a rather straightforward interface, which is very similar to a standard tabbed web browser. Moreover, you can start downloading the current page by clicking on a button. It is good that you can use bookmarks for specific pages as well as organize them into a set of folders.
It may happen that you do not want to download all the available links. Fortunately, there is the so-called intelligent option, which makes an automatic selection of the 50 most relevant links. Likewise, you can toggle off the option of saving embedded audio or video.
It is excellent news that, unlike other similar tools, Offline Pages Pro captures pages without distorting their original formats. What is more, it keeps most of the interactivity, such as slideshows and lightboxes, and displays practically any media contents.
Offline Pages Pro makes a sort of snapshot of the sites. So, it is logical that the archived contents get outdated when the live website changes. Fortunately, there is a way to avoid this: you can set the application to automatically check for updates, with the possibility of defining the desired frequency.
Finally, it is great that you have the possibility to import and export archived sites, which includes those downloaded by other similar applications. Similarly, the tool supports syncing data with other devices.
In short, Offline Pages Pro helps you access your favorite website even when your Internet connection is down. It also contributes to saving money on Internet data as well. My only disappointment with the tool has to do with its difficulties when running in the background, necessary to download large amounts of data. The product can be purchased from the Mac App Store.
