Web URL

SiteSucker will accept any valid URL that begins with one of the following:

  • http://
  • https://
  • file://

If you enter a file URL (i.e., a URL beginning with "file://"), it must reference an HTML page stored locally. (See Using a Local HTML File for more information.)

If you enter a URL that doesn't include "://", SiteSucker will automatically add "http://" to the beginning of the address.

SiteSucker offers several ways to enter URLs in the Web URL text field, such as:

  • You can type an address into the Web URL text field.
  • You can copy a URL from your Web browser and pasting it into the Web URL text field.
  • You can drag a URL from your Web browser or from a URL clipping file into the Web URL text field. (If the Drag Triggers Download setting is on, the download will start automatically after the drag.)
  • You can drag a URL from your Web browser or from a URL clipping file onto the SiteSucker icon in the Dock. (The download will start automatically after the drag.)
  • You can drag a URL clipping file onto the SiteSucker icon in the Finder. (The download will start automatically after the drag.)

If you try to start a download by dragging in a URL while SiteSucker is busy downloading another site, the requested URL will be added to the window's queue. After the current download is finished, SiteSucker will begin downloading the next URL in the queue.

Furthermore, any text selected in the Web URL text field can be dragged from SiteSucker to another application, such as a Web browser, or to the Finder, where it will create a URL clipping file. This is a good way to store frequently used URLs.