Arclab® Dir2HTML
Directory to HTML Converter and
HTML Index Generator for Windows
Create a HTML Index of your
Files and Folders
check Index files and folders for technical documentations
check Create file lists
check Create HTML sitemaps
check Add a custom link prefix for file distributions
check Multiple output modes (single- and multi-file)
check Highly customizable
check Index large structures and large file sizes
check HTML5 compliant output using CSS and utf-8
check Software product for Windows PC and Server
Explore Dir2HTML Index Builder
Arclab Dir2HTML is a directory to HTML index converter which builds a html index file out of directory structures and files on your computer or network. The file list can include subfolders (recursive search) or just a single folder. Dir2HTML can index large file structures or even whole drives with just one click. The program creates a single page index with subfolder sections, a single page index without subfolder sections or a multi-page index with separate index files for each subfolder.
Index with subsections
Index without subsections
Custom colors
Custom table layout & columns
Date column, size column and a custom column (for page title or content-type) can be included or hidden. Almost everything inside the index could be customized, colors, text, column sizes, etc. ... Dir2HTML creates a "clean" HTML5 formatted output file using CSS styles, uses utf-8 encoding and supports all character sets.
check Build a HTML index file of a directory
Convert file and folder structures into a HTML file with a few clicks. Dir2HTML creates a directory index, which can be used for file distributions, file lists, sitemaps, technical documentations, etc. The index is fully customizable and can be used for various purposes.
check Convert a directory to a single HTML file
Dir2HTML has multiple output modes. The default mode creates the index in a single HTML file making the index easy to upload and maintain.
check Create sub-sections for sub-folders
Sub-sections means the program create a separate section for each (sub) folder with a heading and a file list. Each sub folder contains a heading and is linked from the top-level folder, so that the user can navigate through the folders.
check Convert a directory to multiple HTML files
Dir2HTML also contains an alternate mode, which creates a separate index file for each (sub) folder. The index files are linked from the top-level folder for easy browsing. This mode is recommended if the index contains a large number of files and helps to reduce the file size.
check Specify the files to index
Include all files or only specific files. The software allows to add multiple filters either based on the extension (e.g..html, .jpg) or file name (e.g. DSC)
check Exclude files or folders
The directory might contain files which shouldn't be included in the file list. Dir2HTML allows to exclude folder or files based on the file name. System and hidden files (for example desktop.ini files) are excluded from the index by default.
check Sort files and folders
Files and folders can be sorted separately by name, date or size in ascending or descending order.
check Variable table layout (column order)
The table contains four columns: Size, File, Date and Custom. The layout is variable allowing you to change the column order depending on your project.
check Variable width and alignment
The table with/alignment and also the with of each column can be customized in the project settings.
check Add "Date" and "Size" column
The "Size" column contains the file size and the "Date" column contains the file date of each file. Size and date can be shown or hidden.
check Add folder size and total size
The folder size and total file size inside a folder can be shown or hidden. This option adds a summary showing the folder size below each index section.
check Add custom description column
A custom (description) column can be added to the index, allowing you to add a custom description to each file.
check HTML page title and content-type
Insert the HTML page title of a HTML file and/or the file's content-type into the custom description column.
check Uppercase or lowercase files and links
File names can be transformed to uppercase or lowercase creating a consistent look.
check Convert spaces in links to %20
Spaces in links can be converted to %20 to avoid problems with older browsers.
check Creates a HTML5 file using utf-8
Dir2HTML creates HTML5 compliant output files using utf-8 encoding.
check Supports all languages and charsets
The program is written in unicode and support all languages and charsets.
check Include or exclude sub-folders (recursion)
Enable recursion to include files inside sub folders to the index.
check Index large structures with a single click
The program is very powerful and can handle large directory structures. It doesn't matter if a folder contains ten or thousands of files.
check Run Dir2HTML from command line/Windows Scheduler
Use the command line parameter /runsilent to run the program in silent mode without user interface.
check Create a HTML sitemap
Dir2HTML can also be used to create HTML sitemaps.
See also:
HTML Sitemap Generator
check Custom text
Any text used in the index can be customized, e.g. the "main title" or the "folder-up" text. This feature allows you to create a file list for any language.
check Add a home-link (e.g. to your homepage)
The home-link option adds a hyperlink to the root-level index section allowing your visitors to go e.g. back to your homepage.
check Specify size unit
The file and folder size can be shown in byte (B), kilobyte (KB), megabyte (MB) or gigabyte (GB). The option "auto" decides the size unit for each file or folder automatically based on the actual file/folder size.
check Specify date format
The date can be shown in U.S. or European formats:
MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM,
DD.MM.YYYY HH:MM
check Supports large file sizes
The program uses 64bit values and supports large file sizes.
check Link files using a custom link-prefix for file distributions
A hyperlink can be added to each file. Using a custom link-prefix the file names can be linked to file in a different folder, location or web server.
check Custom fonts and colors
From font-family to hover color - all fonts, sizes and colors can be changed according to your corporate or project design.
check Style and layout based on CSS for easy customization
The style and layout is based on CSS and can be changed easily. The CSS code can be either added to the HTML header or saved to an external CSS file, which can be useful if you want to change the style manually for multi-page index files.
check Free Version
The free version corresponds to the licensed version in terms of functionality.
The only difference is that the free version adds a footer at the bottom
of each page, which cannot be disabled.