Unlike one-off downloads, OEE operates on a "Project" basis. You can manage hundreds of different site mirrors simultaneously. The built-in Scheduler allows you to run downloads during off-peak hours (e.g., 2:00 AM) or on a recurring basis (daily, weekly). This is essential for maintaining a live mirror of a dynamic intranet or a frequently updated documentation wiki.
After using OEE for years, experienced users develop workflows that are not obvious in the manual.
It’s a Windows-based website downloader that can:
Let’s walk through a real-world scenario: A university wants to download an entire Moodle course for offline study. Offline Explorer Enterprise
Step 1: Create a new Project. Enter the Moodle login URL.
Step 2: Go to Project Properties > Authentication. Select "Form-based Authentication."
Step 3: Enter your username/password. Use the "Preview" tool to let OEE detect the form fields (username, password, logintoken). Unlike one-off downloads, OEE operates on a "Project" basis
Step 4: Navigate to URL Filters. Add an Inclusion Filter: +*.moodle.univ.edu/course/view.php*. Add an Exclusion Filter: -*.moodle.univ.edu/user/profile* (to avoid downloading personal user photos).
Step 5: Go to Advanced > Scripts. Enable "Execute JavaScript" and set timeout to 10 seconds (for AJAX-heavy course pages).
Step 6: Click Download. Monitor the "Traffic" tab to see live HTTP requests. The software will log in, store the session cookie, and recursively crawl all linked resources within the allowed path. Let’s walk through a real-world scenario: A university
Result: A portable, searchable Moodle folder on your USB drive.
You might be thinking, "Can't I just hit 'Save Page As' in Chrome?"
Not quite. Modern websites are complex beasts. They rely on JavaScript, AJAX, CSS frameworks, and streaming video. Saving the HTML file usually leaves you with a broken skeleton of the site—missing images, non-functional menus, and dead scripts.
Offline Explorer Enterprise approaches this differently. It acts as a smart robot that crawls through a website, downloading the visible content and the hidden infrastructure behind it. It stitches together the HTML, the images, the style sheets, and the scripts into a local package that behaves exactly like the live website.
Once downloaded, you don't need a web server to view the site. Offline Explorer Enterprise includes a native offline browser that rewrites all internal links to point to your local hard drive. It also handles relative vs. absolute path conversions automatically, so images, CSS, and JavaScript files render perfectly without an internet connection.