LanguageHTML
HyperText Markup Language web page
File type: Text file, Internet related file
Files with html file extension are web pages and documents written in the most common scripting language for internet - the Hypertext Markup Language.
What is html file?
File type category:
Text file
Internet related file
Date updated: July 19, 2025
File extension html is mainly related to the Hypertext Markup Language that provides means to create structured documents by denoting structural semantics for text such as headings, paragraphs, lists, links, quotes and other items. It is the main language for writing web pages.
HTML formats texts, tables, images, and other content that will be displayed on the page that can be viewed using any web browser.
Since 1996, the HTML specifications have been maintained, with input from commercial software vendors, by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). However, in 2000, HTML also became an international standard (ISO/IEC 15445:2000). The latest milestone is HTML5, still improved until full specification scheduled for 2014.
On DOS-based computers, which can not understand extension with more than 3 character the htm file extension was used instead.
How to open html file?
You can use any text editor to edit this file, or use professional applications such Adobe Dreamweaver or Microsoft Visual studio.
To view this file, use any internet browser such Internet Explorer, Opera or Firefox.
How to convert html file?
You can search the web for some HTML converters or simply copy and paste from browser into any text editor capable to convert HTML tags into its document file format (eg. Microsoft Word).
You can also export print/save webpage into .pdf file using some PDF software solution (Adobe Acrobat, FinePrint etc.)
Suggested software to open html file:
Associated software actions with the html file
Software applications that can open html files:
Microsoft Edge (Microsoft Windows)
Google Chrome (Microsoft Windows)
Sublime Text (Microsoft Windows)
Adobe Dreamweaver (Microsoft Windows)
PSPad (Microsoft Windows)
NotePad++ text editor (Microsoft Windows)
Sublime Text for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Adobe Dreamweaver for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Sublime Text for Linux (Linux/Unix)
Visual Studio Code (Multiplatform)
Software applications that can edit html files:
Sublime Text (Microsoft Windows)
Adobe Dreamweaver (Microsoft Windows)
PSPad (Microsoft Windows)
NotePad++ text editor (Microsoft Windows)
Sublime Text for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Adobe Dreamweaver for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Sublime Text for Linux (Linux/Unix)
Visual Studio Code (Multiplatform)
Software capable of saving html files:
Microsoft Edge (Microsoft Windows)
Google Chrome (Microsoft Windows)
Sublime Text (Microsoft Windows)
Adobe Dreamweaver (Microsoft Windows)
PSPad (Microsoft Windows)
NotePad++ text editor (Microsoft Windows)
Sublime Text for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Adobe Dreamweaver for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Sublime Text for Linux (Linux/Unix)
Visual Studio Code (Multiplatform)
Programs for viewing html files:
Microsoft Edge (Microsoft Windows)
Google Chrome (Microsoft Windows)
Opera browser (Microsoft Windows)
Torch Web Browser (Microsoft Windows)
Firefox (Microsoft Windows)
Safari (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Firefox for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Opera browser for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Adobe Dreamweaver for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Firefox for Linux (Linux/Unix)
Opera browser for Linux (Linux/Unix)
Google Chrome for Linux (Linux/Unix)
Software apps that create html files:
Adobe Dreamweaver (Microsoft Windows)
PSPad (Microsoft Windows)
NotePad++ text editor (Microsoft Windows)
Sublime Text for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Adobe Dreamweaver for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Sublime Text for Linux (Linux/Unix)
Visual Studio Code (Multiplatform)
Software apps that export html files:
Safari (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Software apps that print html files:
Microsoft Edge (Microsoft Windows)
Google Chrome (Microsoft Windows)
Opera browser (Microsoft Windows)
Firefox (Microsoft Windows)
Firefox for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Opera browser for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Firefox for Linux (Linux/Unix)
Opera browser for Linux (Linux/Unix)
Google Chrome for Linux (Linux/Unix)