HTML

html icon

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 icon Microsoft Edge (Microsoft Windows)

Google Chrome icon Google Chrome (Microsoft Windows)

Sublime Text icon Sublime Text (Microsoft Windows)

Adobe Dreamweaver icon Adobe Dreamweaver (Microsoft Windows)

PSPad icon PSPad (Microsoft Windows)

NotePad++ text editor icon NotePad++ text editor (Microsoft Windows)

Sublime Text for Mac icon Sublime Text for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Adobe Dreamweaver for Mac icon Adobe Dreamweaver for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Sublime Text for Linux icon Sublime Text for Linux (Linux/Unix)

Visual Studio Code icon Visual Studio Code (Multiplatform)

Software applications that can edit html files:

Sublime Text icon Sublime Text (Microsoft Windows)

Adobe Dreamweaver icon Adobe Dreamweaver (Microsoft Windows)

PSPad icon PSPad (Microsoft Windows)

NotePad++ text editor icon NotePad++ text editor (Microsoft Windows)

Sublime Text for Mac icon Sublime Text for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Adobe Dreamweaver for Mac icon Adobe Dreamweaver for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Sublime Text for Linux icon Sublime Text for Linux (Linux/Unix)

Visual Studio Code icon Visual Studio Code (Multiplatform)

Software capable of saving html files:

Microsoft Edge icon Microsoft Edge (Microsoft Windows)

Google Chrome icon Google Chrome (Microsoft Windows)

Sublime Text icon Sublime Text (Microsoft Windows)

Adobe Dreamweaver icon Adobe Dreamweaver (Microsoft Windows)

PSPad icon PSPad (Microsoft Windows)

NotePad++ text editor icon NotePad++ text editor (Microsoft Windows)

Sublime Text for Mac icon Sublime Text for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Adobe Dreamweaver for Mac icon Adobe Dreamweaver for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Sublime Text for Linux icon Sublime Text for Linux (Linux/Unix)

Visual Studio Code icon Visual Studio Code (Multiplatform)

Programs for viewing html files:

Microsoft Edge icon Microsoft Edge (Microsoft Windows)

Google Chrome icon Google Chrome (Microsoft Windows)

Opera browser icon Opera browser (Microsoft Windows)

no icon available Torch Web Browser (Microsoft Windows)

Firefox icon Firefox (Microsoft Windows)

Safari icon Safari (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Firefox for Mac icon Firefox for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Opera browser for Mac icon Opera browser for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Adobe Dreamweaver for Mac icon Adobe Dreamweaver for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Firefox for Linux icon Firefox for Linux (Linux/Unix)

Opera browser for Linux icon Opera browser for Linux (Linux/Unix)

Google Chrome for Linux icon Google Chrome for Linux (Linux/Unix)

Software apps that create html files:

Adobe Dreamweaver icon Adobe Dreamweaver (Microsoft Windows)

PSPad icon PSPad (Microsoft Windows)

NotePad++ text editor icon NotePad++ text editor (Microsoft Windows)

Sublime Text for Mac icon Sublime Text for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Adobe Dreamweaver for Mac icon Adobe Dreamweaver for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Sublime Text for Linux icon Sublime Text for Linux (Linux/Unix)

Visual Studio Code icon Visual Studio Code (Multiplatform)

Software apps that export html files:

Safari icon Safari (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Software apps that print html files:

Microsoft Edge icon Microsoft Edge (Microsoft Windows)

Google Chrome icon Google Chrome (Microsoft Windows)

Opera browser icon Opera browser (Microsoft Windows)

Firefox icon Firefox (Microsoft Windows)

Firefox for Mac icon Firefox for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Opera browser for Mac icon Opera browser for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Firefox for Linux icon Firefox for Linux (Linux/Unix)

Opera browser for Linux icon Opera browser for Linux (Linux/Unix)

Google Chrome for Linux icon Google Chrome for Linux (Linux/Unix)