Web Scraper - Free Web Scraping

Web data extraction tool with an easy point-and-click interface for modern web

Web Scraper - Free Tool for Easy, Fast Web Scraping

Web Scraper - Free Web Scraping is a Chrome extension designed for easy, fast, and free web data extraction. Featuring a simple point-and-click interface, it is user-friendly, and suitable for both professionals and beginners. This tool requires no software installation or coding skills. You can perform data mining from multiple dynamic websites and download the scraped data as CSV or XLSX files. It's a great utility for lead generation, e-commerce, website content crawling, retail and brand monitoring, and other web data extraction needs.
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Extension stats

Users: 700,000+
Rating: 4.04
(889)
Version: 1.95.8 (Last updated: 2024-12-18)
Creation date: 2019-08-23
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • tabs
  • notifications
  • storage
  • unlimitedStorage
  • declarativeNetRequest
  • scripting
Host permissions:
  • <all_urls>
Size: 2.06M

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Extension summary

Free and easy to use web data extraction tool for everyone.

With a simple point-and-click interface, the ability to extract thousands of records from a website takes only a few minutes of scraper setup.

Web Scraper utilizes a modular structure that is made of selectors, which instruct the scraper on how to traverse the target site and what data to extract. Thanks to this structure, data mining from modern and dynamic websites such as Amazon, Tripadvisor, eBay, as well as from lesser-known sites is effortless.

Data extraction is run on your browser and doesn’t require anything to be installed on your computer. You don't need Python, PHP, or JavaScript coding experience to start scraping. Additionally, it is possible to completely automate data extraction in Web Scraper Cloud.

Once the data is scraped, download it as a CSV or XLSX file that can be further imported into Excel, Google Sheets, etc.

Features Web Scraper is a simple web scraping tool that allows you to use many advanced features to get the exact information you are looking for. It offers features like:

  • Data scraping from multiple pages;
  • Multiple data extraction types (text, images, URL’s, and more);
  • Scraping data from dynamic pages (JavaScript + AJAX, infinite scroll);
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User reviews

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
  • Easy to use for small to medium data scraping tasks
  • Effective for small projects
  • Good documentation and tutorials available
Cons
  • Cannot handle large amounts of data efficiently
  • Frequent issues with functionality on Chrome, including crashing and not working
  • Inconsistent behavior with certain websites, especially those using tabs or pagination
Most mentioned
  • Does not work on certain versions of Chrome
  • Experiences crashes when exporting large datasets
  • Some users positive about the extension's usefulness for small tasks
User reviews
Less intuitive than going into my IDE and scraping the page structure myself
by Alexander Pa, 2024-12-09

got the job done
by Samantha Taylor, 2024-11-25

this is good
by RABIN MADBAR, 2024-11-22
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Web Scraper - Free Web Scraping requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Web Scraper - Free Web Scraping has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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