PagePack vs SingleFile: which should you use to save a web page?
Both save web pages from Chrome, but in very different ways. A side-by-side comparison to help you pick the right one.
Short answer: use SingleFile when you want one HTML file that looks exactly like the page – great for reading and archiving articles. Use PagePack when you want the real files – HTML, CSS, JavaScript, images, fonts – in their original folders, or all the images of a page in one ZIP.
| SingleFile | PagePack | |
|---|---|---|
| Output | One .html file, everything embedded | One .zip with the original folder structure |
| Best for | Reading later, archiving, sharing a page | Studying how a site is built, reusing assets, grabbing all images |
| Separate image/CSS/JS files | No (embedded) | Yes |
| Save only the images | No | Yes (Pro) |
| Lazy-loaded content | Yes | Yes (scroll or “Reload & capture everything”) |
| DevTools panel | No | Yes |
| Price | Free, open source | Free; Pro $3.99 once |
Choose SingleFile if…
- you save articles to read offline or keep as a record;
- you want one file that opens anywhere with a double-click.
Choose PagePack if…
- you're a developer or designer and want the actual stylesheets, scripts and images;
- you need every image of a page, with original names, in a ZIP;
- you used Save All Resources and want the same result.
Many people use both: SingleFile for reading, PagePack for working with the files. Get PagePack