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What is web-clone?

kkkqkx123/web-clone — explained in plain English

Analysis updated 2026-05-18

★ 40TypeScriptAudience · developerComplexity · 3/5Setup · moderate

In one sentence

A command line tool that downloads a full webpage snapshot, including assets, and can optionally turn it into starter Vue, React, or other framework code.

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    What it does
      Full page snapshot
      Single-file or bundle output
      Component extraction
    Tech stack
      TypeScript
      Playwright
      Puppeteer
    Use cases
      Archive a webpage
      Reverse-engineer UI components
      Serve a saved snapshot locally
    Audience
      Developers
      Frontend engineers

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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Download a complete, self-contained copy of a webpage for offline viewing.

USE CASE 2

Extract reusable UI components from an existing website's structure.

USE CASE 3

Generate starter Vue, React, Angular, Svelte, or jQuery code from a captured page.

USE CASE 4

Serve a saved snapshot locally with an optional reverse proxy for live data.

What is it built with?

TypeScriptNode.jsPlaywrightPuppeteer

How does it compare?

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How do you get it running?

Difficulty · moderate Time to first run · 30min

Browser automation features need Playwright or Puppeteer installed as separate adapter packages.

The README does not state license terms.

So what is it?

web-clone is a command line tool and library, written in TypeScript, that takes a full snapshot of a webpage. It downloads the HTML, CSS, JavaScript, images, fonts, and other media that make up a page and saves them either as one self-contained HTML file or as a folder of separated files, depending on which output mode is chosen. Beyond a plain copy of a page, the tool can optionally look at the page's structure and try to identify reusable components, including some information about their state and the events they respond to. From that analysis, it can then generate starter code for several frontend frameworks, including Vue, React, Angular, Svelte, and jQuery. For pages that load content dynamically, such as single page applications, it can drive a real browser using either Playwright or Puppeteer to make sure the snapshot captures what a user would actually see. The README lists a long set of command line options for controlling exactly what gets downloaded, including limits on file size, how many files download at once, and presets for skipping certain file types like video or fonts. It also supports a serve mode that can spin up a small local web server to view the saved snapshot, with an optional reverse proxy for pages that talk to a live backend. Other included commands let a user inspect a page's structure, query it for specific data, and validate or clean up a snapshot folder after it has been downloaded. Installation is through npm or pnpm, either as a global CLI command or as separate packages for use inside another Node.js or TypeScript project. The README is aimed at developers already comfortable with command line tools and npm-based projects.

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Prompt 1
Show me the web-clone command to save example.com as a single self-contained HTML file.
Prompt 2
Help me set up web-clone with the Playwright adapter to snapshot a single page application.
Prompt 3
Explain how to use web-clone's component extraction and codegen options to produce React code from a page.
Prompt 4
How do I use web-clone's serve mode to view a saved snapshot locally with a reverse proxy?

Frequently asked questions

What is web-clone?

A command line tool that downloads a full webpage snapshot, including assets, and can optionally turn it into starter Vue, React, or other framework code.

What language is web-clone written in?

Mainly TypeScript. The stack also includes TypeScript, Node.js, Playwright.

What license does web-clone use?

The README does not state license terms.

How hard is web-clone to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated moderate, with roughly 30min to a first successful run.

Who is web-clone for?

Mainly developer.

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