Browse Tools Top 100
WEBLOC HTML
File conversion

Convert WEBLOC to HTML

Verified by Adam B.· reviewed by FE Editorial ·updated Aug 17, 2026
QUICK ANSWER
Is it possible to convert WEBLOC to HTML?
Yes - WEBLOC converts to HTML.

Open the .webloc in a text editor, copy the URL from the <string> tag, and paste it into an HTML anchor tag in a new .html file. For many files, a PowerShell or Bash script can batch-generate a bookmarks page.

Also to HTML: ZHELP · WHTML · TEX

On this page

Tested on macOS, Windows & Linux
Last verified Oct 2026

More free converters

HEIC, PNG, WEBP, MP3 and more - every tool here is free.

Open the toolbox

Why convert WEBLOC to HTML?

Windows and Linux have no native handler for .webloc files; an .html bookmarks page with the extracted links works on every OS and can be imported directly into a browser.

How to convert WEBLOC to HTML

Notepad / Notepad++ FREE

Open the .webloc in Notepad or Notepad++, copy the URL from the <string> tag, then save a new .html file with the URL inside a simple anchor tag wrapped in minimal HTML structure.

PowerShell FREE

Run a PowerShell script to parse all .webloc files in a folder and write a single bookmarks.html with one named anchor per file.

Bash script FREE

Use a shell script on macOS or Linux to loop over .webloc files and append anchor tags to a single bookmarks.html; open the result in any browser.

About these formats

.WEBLOC macOS Website Location (Finder internet shortcut)

A .webloc file is a macOS internet shortcut that stores one website address. On a Mac, double-click it and the URL opens in your default browser. On Windows there is no built-in handler,…

Open .WEBLOC details →
.HTML HyperText Markup Language Web Page

An HTML file is a web page - plain text with markup tags that a browser turns into the formatted page you see. To view it, double-click and it opens in your browser (Edge, Chrome, Firefox,…

Open .HTML details →

Quality & what to watch

  • A .webloc contains only a URL - no page title, favicon, or cached content; the HTML will hold only the address and whatever label you choose.
  • Very old .webloc files stored the URL in the HFS+ resource fork, which is stripped when copied off Mac; those files may appear as 0 bytes on other systems.
  • Some .webloc files are binary plists (bplist00 header); on a Mac, run plutil -convert xml1 file.webloc before using a text editor.

Frequently asked questions

Will the HTML file show the web page content?
No - the HTML file contains only a link to the URL; the page content lives on the remote server.
Can I import the resulting HTML into a browser's bookmarks?
Yes - browsers support importing a standard bookmarks HTML file directly.
Do I need special software?
No - any text editor is sufficient for single files; PowerShell or Bash handles batches without additional installs.