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!
Extension stats
By: mike.cann
Rating: 3.42
(12)
Creation date: 2016-01-04
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
Size: 1.09M
Email: mi*****@cannstudios.com
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Extension summary
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
Pros
- Nice visuals
- Interesting for analyzing website structure
Cons
- Doesn't work or fails to perform basic functions
- Issues with downloading pages
- Needs polishing and more features
Most mentioned
- Doesn't work
- Nice visuals but lacks functionality
- Needs improvements and more features
Recent reviews
Does nothing.
Nice visuals, but it doesn't seem to let me download the pages. Maybe that bit's broken?
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.
Extension safety
Risk impact
Recursive requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk likelihood
Recursive has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
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