1000 Bots

Surf the Web as Googlebot. Ever wondered what the Googlebot get’s to see online that you do not?
What is 1000 Bots?
1000 Bots is a Chrome extension that allows you to surf the web as Googlebot, the influential web crawler. It changes your browser's user agent and gives you access to the grey web, unlocking hidden content usually invisible to regular users.

Extension stats

Users: 550 ▼ -18
Rating: 3.00 (2)
Version: 0.0.1 (Last updated: 2020-09-16)
Creation date: 2020-09-13
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • webRequest
  • webRequestBlocking
  • *://*/*
Size: 22.84K

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Extension summary

Have you ever wanted to surf the webs as a bot? Ever wondered what the Googlebot get’s to see online that you do not? Install 1000 Bots to find out and surf the Internet as Googlebot – the most influential Internet user of all.

1000 Bots is a simple web extension which changes your browser’s user agent to that of the Googlebot. Googlebot is a web crawler which surfs the web extensively to build a searchable index for the Google search engine (making it one of the most influential Internet users. Only what it sees is indexed and can be found by other users later). By changing your settings to match those of Googlebot, you become one of thousands of Google web crawlers browsing the web to index its contents.

Surfing the web as Googlebot gives you access to what is referred to as the grey web, a layer of content only visible to bots. In some cases it might give you access to websites and archives that are usually hidden behind a paywall. Because while the website owner will serve the normal user a login page, they will give web crawlers access to their full archive in order for it to be represented in Google’s search results.

Step 1: 💻 Install the web extension

Step 2: 📡 To start surfing as Googlebot, clicking on the icon in the browser toolbar

Step 3: 🌊 Surf your favourite websites

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User reviews

Bad does not do anything
by GB Baral, 2021-02-22

Its cool!!! :D Bots fun lol :>
by The Phoenix, 2020-11-28
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Extension safety

Risk impact

1000 Bots requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

1000 Bots has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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