Web Scraper
Web Scraper is a website data extraction tool. You can create a sitemaps that map how the site should be navigated and from which elements data should be extracted. Then you can run the scraper in your browser and download data in CSV.
Web Scraper: An Advanced Data Extraction Firefox Add-on
Web Scraper is a Firefox add-on that provides a robust data extraction tool for any website. It uses a unique modular selector engine that enables you to tailor how it navigates a site and specifies which data elements to extract. Website navigation, multiple record extraction, data extraction, and additional data loading are done with ease, using different types of selectors. Concisely, it's a versatile tool for efficient and custom web scraping that allows data download in a CSV format.
Add-on stats
Weekly download count: 698
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: High risk impact 
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
- <all_urls>
- tabs
- notifications
- storage
- unlimitedStorage
- webRequest
- webNavigation
- declarativeNetRequest
- scripting
Size: 2.10M
Email: in*****@webscraper.io
URLs: Website
Ranking
# 583 ▲ 9
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Add-on summary
Web Scraper is built on modular selector engine. When setting up a scraper (Sitemap) you can use different types of selectors to tailor the scraper for a specific site.
Here are some of the things that you can do with selectors:
- Website navigation with Link Selectors
- Multiple record extraction from a single page with Element Selectors
- Data extraction with Text, Element Attribute, Image, Table Selectors
- Additional data loading with Element click, Element scroll down Selectors
User reviews
These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews.
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spammy, or outdated. Pros
- Useful for crawling information from listing websites
- Great plugin for users who are familiar with it
- Beautiful tool
Cons
- Poor usage documentation and training
- Complex for beginners with a steep learning curve
- Errors related to storage methods
- Limited functionality without paid service
Most mentioned
- Difficulties with documentation and learning
- Complexity and unintuitiveness
- Errors encountered during use
User reviews
by darkvision, 2024-12-22
by Firefox user 13486076, 2024-12-01
by Allief, 2024-11-29
Add-on safety
Risk impact
Web Scraper requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk likelihood
Web Scraper is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.
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