Scraper

Scraper gets data out of web pages and into spreadsheets.

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Scraper: Data Mining Google Chrome Extension

'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

Users: 100,000+

Rating: 3.92

(337)

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

# 2,185 ▲ 1

Other rankings

#2737 in Developer Tools ▲ 4

#1 in scraper keyword 12

#33 in data scraper keyword 12 ▲ 135

#35 in web scraper keyword 14 ▼ 1

#36 in web scraping keyword 13 ▼ 2

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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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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 grabbing and organizing page content
Can be useful for users with XPath knowledge
Auto-generated locators can be helpful for testing

Cons

Difficult to learn and unintuitive for new users
Requires XPath knowledge, limiting accessibility
Lack of support and instructions for users
Single-use limitation on the free version

Most mentioned

No instructions or support available
Difficulty in using the extension without prior programming knowledge
Reliance on XPath for functionality

User reviews

This is the best tool for use reduce time consuming.

Nirav Suthar, 2024-11-25

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?