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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.
What is Web Scraper?
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.
Stats
By:
webscraper.io
Creation date:
2018-09-11
Weekly download count:
613
Firefox on Android:
No
Risk impact:
High risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Moderate risk likelihood
Manifest version:
2
Permissions:
- <all_urls>
- tabs
- notifications
- storage
- unlimitedStorage
- webRequest
- webNavigation
- declarativeNetRequest
Size:
2.04M
Email:
in*****@webscraper.io
URLs:
Website
Stats date:
Chrome-Stats Rank
#
671
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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
User reviews summary
These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews.
Firefox Browser Add-ons does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate,
spammy, or outdated.
Pros
- convenient way to scrape data
- free-trial option
- simple to use
Cons
- paywalled parser
- significant learning curve
- potential threat detected by antivirus
Most mentioned
- paywalled parser
- easy to use
- free-trial option
Recent reviews
by
David Saylor, 2024-04-06
by
David Saylor, 2024-04-06
export option not working
by
udit, 2023-12-20
Safety
Risk impact
Web Scraper is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this add-on. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Web Scraper if you trust the publisher.
Risk likelihood
Web Scraper is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.
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