PagePocket vs SingleFile
SingleFile saves a complete page as one HTML file on your computer — free, open source, genuinely excellent. PagePocket turns saves into a private, searchable cloud library. Here is where each one wins, with sources.
What SingleFile is great at
SingleFile is a browser extension (with a companion CLI) that saves an entire web page — images, stylesheets, fonts, frames — as a single standard HTML file. It is free and open source, works in Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Safari, and by design it keeps everything on your machine: no account, no cloud service, nothing sent anywhere [1][2]. For one-off, fully offline copies, it is a superb tool.
- One self-contained HTML file — download it, disconnect from the network, open it from disk, and it displays exactly the same [1]
- Free and open source, with millions of installs across Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Safari [1][3]
- Nothing leaves your computer — no account, no cloud, nothing sent anywhere [1]
Feature comparison
| Feature | PagePocket | SingleFile |
|---|---|---|
| Saves the full page — text, layout, images, fonts | Included | Included |
| SingleFile embeds images, stylesheets and fonts into one standard HTML file [1]. PagePocket archives the full page — HTML, CSS, images — to your cloud library. | ||
| One-file portability — open it anywhere, decades later | Not included | Included |
| A saved SingleFile file opens in any browser, from disk, with no service or extension needed [1]. PagePocket pages are viewed in its sandboxed web viewer. | ||
| Works fully offline | Not included | Included |
| SingleFile saves and displays without a network, by design [1]. PagePocket is a cloud service — saving and reading need a connection. | ||
| Keeps your archive private | Included | Included |
| SingleFile stays on your computer — nothing is sent anywhere [1]. PagePocket pages are private to your account unless you share a link. | ||
| Private cloud library across devices | Included | Not included |
| SingleFile files live in a folder on your machine — syncing is up to you. PagePocket keeps every save in one private library, available on any device. | ||
| Full-text search across everything you save | Included | Not included |
| With SingleFile, finding text inside saved files is left to your operating system's file search. | ||
| Share with a clean link | Included | Not included |
| PagePocket share links work with optional expiry and revocation. With SingleFile you send the file itself. | ||
| Price | Free plan: 50 pages/mo · 500 MB. Pro: $2/mo (billed yearly). | Free · open source [1] |
Sources
- [1] SingleFile — official site
- [2] SingleFile on GitHub (gildas-lormeau/SingleFile)
- [3] SingleFile — Chrome Web Store listing
PagePocket claims on this page come from our own features and pricing pages.
Straight talk
When SingleFile is the better choice
SingleFile is the better tool in real, common situations. If any of these describe you, use it with confidence — we mean it.
You need copies that outlive every service
A saved SingleFile page is one standard HTML file on your disk. It opens offline in any browser, today or in twenty years, with no account and no service behind it [1].
You archive sensitive material
By design nothing leaves your machine: no account, no cloud service, nothing sent anywhere [1]. If a page must never touch someone else's server, local saving is the right call.
You want a zero-cost, zero-signup tool
SingleFile is free and open source [1]. For the occasional one-off save, installing it beats creating any account.
The PagePocket angle
Where PagePocket fits
PagePocket is for the step after saving: keeping hundreds or thousands of pages private, findable, and shareable. Instead of managing a growing folder of files, every save lands in one private library that is full-text searchable, organised in collections, and available on every device.
Many people use both: SingleFile for the occasional file that must live on disk forever, PagePocket for the working archive of research, sources, and documentation. If your saves matter at any volume, a searchable library beats a folder — the Free plan (50 pages/mo) is enough to feel the difference.