I used to play Google Doodle daily. Can anyone say where can I download Google Doodle? I'd like to play Google Doodle on my home PC offline.
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All the Doodles can be found through the Google Doodles page.
For saving any given doodle, I demonstrate my approach using the same Soccer 2012 doodle as @Synetech. To simplify the manipulation I use both Firefox and IE.
- Open the archive page in Firefox
- Right-click on the doodle and choose the menu option of
This Frame => Show Only This Frame
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- Open IE to the same address as displayed (the Firefox "IE View" extension is useful)
- Execute the menu option of
File => Save as ...
and save inWeb Archive (*.mht)
format - You will find the entire game saved as a file named
London 2012 Soccer.mht
that can be played offline in IE by double-clicking it.
I have used IE for saving the page, since the Firefox menu function of Save Page As did not produce a playable game.
(Tested using Firefox 14 and IE9.)
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Ah, you did the same thing. I’m surprised that IE9 even supports MHTs anymore.– SynetechAug 11, 2012 at 23:11
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for earlier versions of i.e vistaheads.com/forums/microsoft-public-internetexplorer-general/… Aug 12, 2012 at 5:27
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@vignesh: If you mean the "IE View" extension, it has been working for me since very early versions of Firefox.– harrymcAug 12, 2012 at 6:04
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1@DaveRook, you can just use complete page and have direct access to the files so that you can edit the graphics, script and such.– SynetechAug 12, 2012 at 14:25
You can't save it because it's a server script.
As for the actual picture, you can save them from Google Doodle page by right clicking on them and select save image (or similar - depending on the browser).
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What exactly is supposed to be server-side?
o.O
Technically, all web-content is “server-side” until it is downloaded to the browser. Google’s Active Doodles are HTML5, meaning that they run in the client.– SynetechAug 11, 2012 at 17:46 -
@Synetech: Google Doodles existed long before HTML5. Most of them are just javascript.– harrymcAug 11, 2012 at 19:40
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2Dave: Your answer is only correct for the most simple doodles. However most of them simply will not work without the javascript used to manipulate the image. The image by itself is usually useless.– harrymcAug 11, 2012 at 19:46
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> Google Doodles existed long before HTML5. @harrymc, not their active doodles.– SynetechAug 12, 2012 at 14:16
You can’t download them easily like a downloadable game.
Fortunately, because webpages are pretty much open and exposed, you can download it, but you have to do some manual footwork.
Let’s take the Soccer 2012 doodle as an example:
- You’ll see that it is available in the archives at this page
- Check it’s source-code and you’ll see that it is in fact an IFrame loaded from a different page
- Check the source for that page and you will see the files required to run the doodle such as the background and generic sprites. There are also the scripts and doodle-specific sprites
To simplify the process a little, you can:
- Clear your browser’s cache
- Open your browser’s cache directory
- Load the most specific page (i.e., the one loaded into the IFrame, not the doodle-archive page)
- Copy the files from the browser cache
- Rename them if necessary
You can also try using a tool like wget
, but you will still have to do some work to make sure you get everything and clean up the cruft.
An even easier way may be to simply save the page (save complete page mode). Depending on your browser, it may/should save the HTML file, the auxiliary files (script, graphics, stylesheets, etc.), and adjust the filenames as needed.
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Renaming the files and editing the html to use these downloaded files is a heck of as job.– harrymcAug 11, 2012 at 20:46
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It can be, but Google Active Doodles tend not to be too messy (maybe only half-a-dozen files in total for the core game). I added another option that may be easier, depending on the browser in use.– SynetechAug 11, 2012 at 23:10
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In my test the Firefox
Save Page As
didn't correctly save the adjusted html. That's why I think it is too complex to do manually.– harrymcAug 12, 2012 at 6:17 -
In Chrome (and back when I used IE, IE), it would make a directory with the pages name, but with
_files
appended and simply change the refs to that directory.– SynetechAug 12, 2012 at 14:15 -
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After visiting Google Doodle page you can use any Bulk image downloader to download all the images in that particular page. So that you don't need to right click and save each and every individual doodles.
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2I think that since the OP asks for "usage" he wants to download the interactive doodles (as the ones for the Olympics)– MatteoAug 10, 2012 at 5:47
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It´s very easy! Just right click on the google doodle -> save picture. Then choose "gif image" and you can play it in a picture show program like "photos" in Windows 8!
I have a another method to save google doodle for offline. Tested and on two google doodles successfully.
1.Open Google Doodle Page Using Microsoft Edge (Recommended Version Microsoft Edge 41.16299.15.0)
2.Open the doodle and right click it and select Open in new tab.
3.Copy the URL in address bar and paste it in Microsoft Internet Explorer.
- Now press Alt+X the go to File>Save as and save it as (.mht).
5.After that open the file you just saved.
6.Enjoy your google doodle offline.
Regards, HM Rahee