It also works with JavaScript-heavy websites like Mastodon and Youtube, which the standard “Save Page” feature implemented in all browsers usually fails to save, though some features like collapsibles are missing.

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    A property secured site won’t serve its css and js when requested from a non configured domain (such as localhost), so the html is the only part that will work when you save the page as.

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      Selecting “Save as” is not the same as “view while offline”.

      “Save as” is just a legacy function that has been passed down to Save the HTML into a file. It’s not used to “save” pages or sites to view offline.

      The ability to properly Save a page to view offline is already included in most browsers. Even Edge has that functionality built into it.

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        The ability to properly Save a page to view offline is already included in most browsers. Even Edge has that functionality built into it.

        Go ahead and show the classroom what you’re talking about…