# Instant Data Scraper reboot

> A cross-browser extension for extracting data from web pages, optimized for Firefox compatibility. Instant Data Scraper extracts data from web pages and exports it as Excel or CSV files.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/instant-data-scraper-reboot](https://chrome-stats.com/d/instant-data-scraper-reboot)

## Overview

- **ID:** `instant-data-scraper-reboot`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** lys
- **Category:** web-development,search-tools
- **Daily users:** 3,331
- **Weekly downloads:** 209
- **Rating:** 2.33 / 5 (3 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.3.0
- **Last updated:** 2025-06-20
- **First published:** 2025-06-17
- **Size:** 334 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-12
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/instant-data-scraper-reboot/)

## Description

Features
<ul><li><strong>Cross-browser compatibility</strong> - Works on Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and other Chromium-based browsers</li><li><strong>Intelligent table detection</strong> - Automatically finds and analyzes tables on any webpage</li><li><strong>Multiple export formats</strong> - Download data as CSV or copy to clipboard</li><li><strong>Multi-page scraping</strong> - Crawl through multiple pages with pagination support</li><li><strong>Firefox optimized</strong> - Special compatibility layer for Firefox with enhanced security compliance</li><li><strong>No registration required</strong> - Works instantly on any website</li></ul>
Usage
<ol><li><strong>Navigate to any webpage</strong> with tabular data</li><li><strong>Click the extension icon</strong> in your browser toolbar</li><li><strong>Wait for analysis</strong> - The extension will automatically detect tables</li><li><strong>Preview the data</strong> - Review the extracted information</li><li><strong>Export your data</strong> - Download as CSV or copy to clipboard</li><li><strong>Multi-page scraping</strong> (optional) - Click "Locate Next" to crawl multiple pages</li></ol>
Supported Websites
<ul><li>Wikipedia tables</li><li>E-commerce product listings</li><li>News websites with data tables</li><li>Government data portals</li><li>Academic research sites</li><li>And many more!</li></ul>
Technical Features
<ul><li><strong>Cross-browser APIs</strong> - Uses both <code>browser.*</code> and <code>chrome.*</code> namespaces</li><li><strong>Content Security Policy compliant</strong> - Works within Firefox's strict security model</li><li><strong>jQuery integration</strong> - Includes fallbacks for jQuery loading</li><li><strong>Error resilience</strong> - Multiple detection and extraction methods</li><li><strong>Privacy focused</strong> - All processing happens locally, no data sent to external servers</li></ul>

## Rankings

- #1,567 — Overall
- #170 — Web Development
- #174 — Search Tools
- #3 — data scraper
- #3 — scraper
- #4 — data

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `webRequest`
- `tabs`
- `storage`
- `*://*/*`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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