Recursive

Explore the endless web!

What is Recursive?

"Recursive" is a Chrome extension that transforms your online exploration experience. Simply enter a URL and watch as Recursive downloads the page, searches for its links, and recursively follows these links to download each one, presenting the information in a clear, node-based graph. Keep track of your digital journey, explore new paths with the latest updates of the tool, and customize your settings for a tailored experience!

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By: mike.cann

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Users: 598 ▼ -10

Rating: 3.42 (12)

Version: 1.3 (Last updated: 2016-01-05)

Creation date: 2016-01-04

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

http://*/*
https://*/*
tabs
storage

Size: 1.09M

Email: mi*****@cannstudios.com

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 34760 ▼ 233

Other rankings

#3439 in Tools ▼ 12

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Not available on Firefox

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Summary

Analyze keywords

Recursive is an experimental tool for visualising the world wide web. Given a URL it downloads the page, searches for links, then recursively downloads each one of those. The information is then displayed in a node-based graph.

Version History:

----- v.1.3 - 10/12/2015 ------

fixed broken zip file

----- v.1.2 - 10/12/2015 ------

modernized it so it now builds via gulp
works again in chrome

----- v.1.1 ------

Now only displays recursive icon on tabs with http:// and https://
Full screen now works (uncommented that line of code, doh!)
Pause and reseting a recurse now works correctly

User reviews

User reviews summary

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Interesting visuals and functionality
Useful for reviewing website structure
Works when clicking on links

Cons

Doesn't always work
Can't download pages
Needs more polishing, appears to be incomplete

Most mentioned

Issues with functionality and page downloading
Helpful for viewing website structure
Extension needing more development and refinement

Recent reviews

Does nothing.

Patrick Allaert, 2019-12-17

Nice visuals, but it doesn't seem to let me download the pages. Maybe that bit's broken?

Douglas Schepers, 2017-04-14

Very interesting, it works when I click on the links. It´s important for my job to show a quick look at our landing pages and how they are linked to the main page.

A Google user, 2016-03-03

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Safety

Risk impact

Recursive 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 extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Recursive if you trust the publisher.