Scraper

Scraper gets data out of web pages and into spreadsheets.

What is Scraper?

'Scraper' is a Chrome extension designed for simple data mining tasks. Aimed towards intermediate to advanced users comfortable with XPath, it assists in fast data extraction from web pages and compiles the data into a spreadsheet format for easy analysis. It also includes features such as copying data to clipboard, Google Docs export, auto-generation of XPaths, and more.

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By: dvhtn

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Users: 100,000+

Rating: 3.92 (336)

Version: 1.7 (Last updated: 2015-04-20)

Creation date: 2015-04-20

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

identity
tabs
contextMenus
clipboardWrite
unlimitedStorage
http://*/*
https://*/*

Size: 2.08M

Ranking

# 2200 ▼ 23

Other rankings

#2728 in Developer Tools

#1 in scraper keyword 62

#15 in spreadsheet tools keyword 15 ▲

#24 in web scraping keyword 55 ▲ 8

#26 in web scraper keyword 55 ▲ 4

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Extension summary

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Scraper is a very simple (but limited) data mining extension for facilitating online research when you need to get data into spreadsheet form quickly. It is intended as an easy-to-use tool for intermediate to advanced users who are comfortable with XPath.

1.7
- feature: copy data to clipboard (as tab-separated values)
- fix: upgraded oauth for Google Docs export
- fix: upgraded manifest to v2 and added web store promotional images
1.6
- fixed issue with spreadsheet titles ending with colons during export
- other minor fixes
1.5
- minor fixes
1.4
- added presets feature
- smaller xpaths are auto-generated
- newlines are preserved in export
- slightly improved table selector won't capture rows containing no TDs

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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

Flexible tool for organizing page content
Useful for users familiar with XPath
Can be effective for verifying custom locators

Cons

Unintuitive and difficult to learn
Requires knowledge of XPath, limiting usability for beginners
Lacks clear instructions and support options

Most mentioned

Difficulty in using the tool effectively
Need for XPath knowledge to scrape properly
Lack of instructions or support for users

Recent reviews

The concept of this chrome extension is incredible and possibly the solution to my biggest problem - if it worked as expected. I am not sure if I am doing something wrong but when I right click and scroll done to "Scrape similar..." it doesnt give me any results that I can copy and the "Query" field is "a" no matter what I choose to scrape. I tried to look for a contact section where I can get in touch with someone from the team who may be able to provide me support, however, found none. Is there a support email available?

Abida Nasreen, 2024-11-03

Totally unintuitive. Don't even know where to start with it.

Ben Davies, 2024-10-12

Really hope that the developer updates it so it will continue to be accepted by Chrome. I found it to be the only extension that was flexible enough grab and organize page content the way I wanted, and I found the preset option very helpful. You do need to know some XML structuring.