diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 50724b08..5a3b06bb 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -36,6 +36,15 @@ using the local copies. It looks like this:
 If you are running Windows, there are a build.bat and a build_full.bat for convenience. When
 the script is done building, the completed site will be in a folder named `htdocs`.
 
+Offline Viewing
+---------------
+First compile the files using the `--local-assets` flag, while in the root project directory run 
+`python start_offline_webserver.py` which starts a local webserver on port 8000 which can be accessed
+in your browser by going to the url `http://localhost:8000`. 
+
+If you find that any functionality is missing, please open a pull request.
+
+
 File Structure
 --------------
 
diff --git a/start_offline_webserver.py b/start_offline_webserver.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fe3dfd2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/start_offline_webserver.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import http.server
+import socketserver
+import os
+
+os.chdir('htdocs');
+
+class Handler(http.server.SimpleHTTPRequestHandler):
+    extensions_map = http.server.SimpleHTTPRequestHandler.extensions_map.copy()
+    extensions_map[''] = 'text/html'
+
+
+host = "localhost"
+port = 8000
+with socketserver.TCPServer((host, port), Handler) as httpd:
+    print(f"serving docs at http://{host}:{port}")
+    httpd.serve_forever()