# Converting html to its own program

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/converting-html-to-its-own-program/186342>\
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**Created:** [April 20, 2006, 5:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/converting-html-to-its-own-program/186342 "2006-04-20T17:07:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![Panzerp00](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Panzerp00](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Panzerp00)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2006, 5:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/converting-html-to-its-own-program/186342/1 "2006-04-20T17:07:28Z")

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Quick question.

I don’t know how this would work, but is there a way to convert an html website to its own program? So it didnt need to use the browser, it would come up by itself.

I didnt know if there was another program that I could use or what, but any information on it would be MOST helpful.

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![bwh2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8c91f0/32.png) [@bwh2](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bwh2)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2006, 5:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/converting-html-to-its-own-program/186342/2 "2006-04-20T17:17:44Z")

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> [@Panzerp00](#):
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> I don’t know how this would work, but is there a way to convert an html website to its own program? So it didnt need to use the browser, it would come up by itself.

what do you mean come up by itself? do you just mean that the browser’s interface isn’t visible?

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**Author:** ![Sliker\_Hawk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d26b3c/32.png) [@Sliker\_Hawk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Sliker_Hawk)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2006, 5:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/converting-html-to-its-own-program/186342/3 "2006-04-20T17:24:29Z")

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I think he wants to put a html thing in an exe, or something like that… Can’t see the point when you can just do what bwh2 said, though.

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**Author:** ![Panzerp00](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Panzerp00](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Panzerp00)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2006, 11:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/converting-html-to-its-own-program/186342/4 "2006-04-20T23:27:46Z")

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Yes, I’m sorry, I mean make it into an exe. It’s for a business card type thing.

Thanks again

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**Author:** ![Jeff\_Wheeler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/59ef9b/32.png) [@Jeff\_Wheeler](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Jeff_Wheeler)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2006, 11:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/converting-html-to-its-own-program/186342/5 "2006-04-20T23:29:57Z")

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I don’t know about on Windows, but with Interface Builder, you simply add a WebKit component to your window and set the location. I don’t think it requires a single line of code. 🙂

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**Author:** ![Panzerp00](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Panzerp00](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Panzerp00)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2006, 2:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/converting-html-to-its-own-program/186342/6 "2006-04-21T02:33:25Z")

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Does that include making it so the buttons work?

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**Author:** ![hybrid101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/7993a0/32.png) [@hybrid101](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hybrid101)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2006, 9:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/converting-html-to-its-own-program/186342/7 "2006-04-21T09:25:47Z")

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why not make it in flash instead? you get one swf.

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**Author:** ![Panzerp00](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Panzerp00](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Panzerp00)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2006, 6:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/converting-html-to-its-own-program/186342/8 "2006-04-21T18:19:09Z")

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Only because the web page has already been made, and I figured there’d be a way somewhere to convert it from html to an exe.

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**Author:** ![GPP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/848f3c/32.png) [@GPP](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/GPP)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2006, 6:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/converting-html-to-its-own-program/186342/9 "2006-04-21T18:47:45Z")

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I have not tried this, but I think this is what your are looking for. [HTML TO EXE](http://www.topshareware.com/HTML-2-Exe-Baler-download-9630.htm)

Converts HTML to EXE (mainly used for offline viewing)

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**Author:** ![bwh2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8c91f0/32.png) [@bwh2](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bwh2)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2006, 7:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/converting-html-to-its-own-program/186342/10 "2006-04-21T19:00:17Z")

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are you just trying to browse a website while being offline? so basically save a website, not just one page?

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**Author:** ![Panzerp00](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Panzerp00](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Panzerp00)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2006, 4:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/converting-html-to-its-own-program/186342/11 "2006-04-22T04:01:00Z")

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Yeah thats it. I need it to be viewed offline, its like a business card type deal, I just cant have it open up in a browser.

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**Author:** ![Yeldarb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/51bf81/32.png) [@Yeldarb](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Yeldarb)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2006, 4:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/converting-html-to-its-own-program/186342/12 "2006-04-22T04:51:30Z")

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Java can do it, but it wouldn’t be an EXE, it would be a class/jar file and the machine would have to have the JRE installed.

But programs use it all the time for help documents and such.
