{"id":1184,"date":"2022-02-21T17:32:04","date_gmt":"2022-02-21T22:32:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/?p=1184"},"modified":"2022-02-21T17:32:04","modified_gmt":"2022-02-21T22:32:04","slug":"how-to-copy-a-website-design-is-copying-a-website-design-legal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/how-to-copy-a-website-design-is-copying-a-website-design-legal\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Copy A Website Design? Is Copying A Website Design Legal?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Probably you were captivated by the <strong>stunning design of a website<\/strong> and desire to have the same design for your website. Then it would be best if you read this guide on <strong>how to copy a website design<\/strong> easily. You can build your website with the<strong> same design and elements<\/strong> (Obviously with restrictions) by copying the design.<\/p>\n<p>When you build a new website, then the design of the site matters a lot and is also a encumber task. But when you <strong>copy a website design,<\/strong> then by modifying a bit like color or images, you can bring down the burden.<\/p>\n<p>However, it would be best to remember that duplicating a website design is different from <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/how-to-clone-a-website\/\">cloning a website.<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_61 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/how-to-copy-a-website-design-is-copying-a-website-design-legal\/#How_to_copy_a_website_design\" title=\"How to copy a website design?\">How to copy a website design?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/how-to-copy-a-website-design-is-copying-a-website-design-legal\/#How_to_copy_a_website_design_with_HTTrack\" title=\"How to copy a website design with HTTrack?\">How to copy a website design with HTTrack?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/how-to-copy-a-website-design-is-copying-a-website-design-legal\/#Other_methods_to_copy_a_website_design\" title=\"Other methods to copy a website design\">Other methods to copy a website design<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/how-to-copy-a-website-design-is-copying-a-website-design-legal\/#Is_copying_a_website_design_legal\" title=\"Is copying a website design legal?\">Is copying a website design legal?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/how-to-copy-a-website-design-is-copying-a-website-design-legal\/#Final_Thoughts\" title=\"Final Thoughts\">Final Thoughts<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_copy_a_website_design\"><\/span><strong>How to copy a website design?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1193 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-21-233746.jpg\" alt=\"copy a website design\" width=\"463\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-21-233746.jpg 463w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-21-233746-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-21-233746-20x14.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 463px) 100vw, 463px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There are various methods of <strong>how to copy a website design,<\/strong> but I recommend you do not make a direct copy of the website and publish it as your own. Although you can download the entire website as I mentioned below, yet use this for general and learning purposes.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to <strong>copy an entire website,<\/strong> then you can do this, but it contains copyrighted contents like logo, custom color designs, custom images, and trademarked materials. So, copying a website design is not sufficient; you also require <strong>basic level coding skill<\/strong>s to make an exact copy of a website.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_copy_a_website_design_with_HTTrack\"><\/span>How to copy a website design with HTTrack?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Undoubtedly, <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.httrack.com\/page\/2\/en\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HTTrack<\/a><\/span> is the best free <strong>software to duplicate a website design<\/strong> which is also a powerful tool. It can copy the entire website, including <strong>images, text, CSS, and secret codes<\/strong> as well. Follow the below steps to replicate a website design:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1187 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-21-222822.jpg\" alt=\"How to copy a website design\" width=\"910\" height=\"381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-21-222822.jpg 910w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-21-222822-300x126.jpg 300w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-21-222822-768x322.jpg 768w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-21-222822-20x8.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 910px) 100vw, 910px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Download the <strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.httrack.com\/page\/2\/en\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HTTrack tool<\/a><\/span><\/strong> and install it on your system.<\/li>\n<li>Provide a project name for the particular operation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1186 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-21-223639.jpg\" alt=\"How to copy a website design\" width=\"820\" height=\"331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-21-223639.jpg 820w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-21-223639-300x121.jpg 300w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-21-223639-768x310.jpg 768w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-21-223639-20x8.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 820px) 100vw, 820px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Create a dedicated destination <strong>path\/folder<\/strong> to locate it later quickly.<\/li>\n<li>Click on the <strong>Next<\/strong> button to open the action tab.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1188 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-21-224510.jpg\" alt=\"how to duplicate a website design\" width=\"859\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-21-224510.jpg 859w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-21-224510-300x128.jpg 300w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-21-224510-768x328.jpg 768w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-21-224510-20x9.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 859px) 100vw, 859px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Select <strong>download website(s)<\/strong> from the dropdown menu.<\/li>\n<li>Enter the <strong>site\/web address<\/strong> you want to copy by clicking on the Add URL button.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1189 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-21-225136.jpg\" alt=\"how to copy a web design\" width=\"879\" height=\"345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-21-225136.jpg 879w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-21-225136-300x118.jpg 300w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-21-225136-768x301.jpg 768w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-21-225136-20x8.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 879px) 100vw, 879px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You can enter as many websites as you can; HTTrack will copy each URL.<\/li>\n<li>By clicking on <strong>Set Options,<\/strong> you can specify any parameters or add filters.<\/li>\n<li>Your website <strong>starts downloading<\/strong> or copying, and the progress bar appears at the top of the page.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1190 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-21-225809.jpg\" alt=\"How to copy a website design with HTTrack\" width=\"564\" height=\"462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-21-225809.jpg 564w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-21-225809-300x246.jpg 300w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-21-225809-20x16.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 564px) 100vw, 564px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It may take a few seconds or minutes, depending on the website&#8217;s size.<\/li>\n<li>Once finished, you can open the log files either in your system or on the internet.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Now you have complete designing codes HTML files of the website you loved. <strong>HTTrack copies everything<\/strong> from a website, including logo, custom design, etc., and you can modify it as per your desire. It will mirror the directory structure, files, and images present on the server.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Other_methods_to_copy_a_website_design\"><\/span><strong>Other methods to copy a website design<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you are looking for another way <strong>how to copy a website design,<\/strong> then you may struggle to get another method. HTTrack is the best <strong>possible and easy tool<\/strong> to duplicate a website design, but instead of copying an entire website, you can follow other alternatives:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Download or purchase a similar design template.<\/li>\n<li>Copy\/purchase the theme.<\/li>\n<li>Hire a developer to generate similar HTML and CSS codes.<\/li>\n<li>Add similar buttons, fonts, banners, footer, layout, etc.<\/li>\n<li>Copy the layout of a website.<\/li>\n<li>Copy widgets of the website.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_copying_a_website_design_legal\"><\/span><strong>Is copying a website design legal?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Copying a website design is not illegal if used for personal use, but\u00a0using it commercially without the owner&#8217;s consent is <strong>entirely illegal.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you don&#8217;t want to copy a website design in such a manner due to copyright infringement or you want the theme, a website has then read the best solution for <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/how-to-find-out-what-wordpress-theme-a-site-is-using\/\">how to find out which WordPress theme a site is using.<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Copy a custom design, theme, logo, name, etc. is copyrighted from day 1 of the website built. You can&#8217;t just <strong>copy the design and publish it on your site,<\/strong> but you need to edit the custom codes. You can use them as inspiration or learn how the owner creates any specific design.<\/p>\n<p>If you use anything from a website under copyright infringement, you are ready to <strong>face lawsuits,<\/strong> especially when the owner does not permit you. If there is no lawsuit, then it is alternatively takedown by your ISP (Internet Service Provider) in the complaint of the originator.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Final_Thoughts\"><\/span><strong>Final Thoughts<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>It is all about <strong>how to copy a website design<\/strong> and how you can duplicate a whole site. I discussed in this article the possible (but limited) method of replicating a website design. HTTrack software is the only capable and <strong>powerful tool<\/strong> that can copy the entire site, which you can use <strong>online or offline<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>But I again want to aware you that you can use the downloaded copy of a website for <strong>only personal use<\/strong> or for inspiration purposes how the website was designed. Never create your website with the copied design without the owner&#8217;s consent.<\/p>\n<p>Even if you published it <strong>without consent<\/strong> or modifications, it would not look exactly what you have seen earlier because <strong>some codes are distinct<\/strong> and change their structure if used multiple times. Also, from an <strong>ethical point of view<\/strong>, the custom design of a website comes under intellectual property rights, and another person can&#8217;t use it without permission.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Probably you were captivated by the stunning design of a website and desire to have the same design for your website. Then it would be best if you read this guide on how to copy a website design easily. 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