WebScrapBook

Name: WebScrapBook
Rating: 3.8333333333333335 (90 reviews)
Author: Danny Lin

Capture web pages to local device or backend server for future retrieval, organization, annotation, and editing.

WebScrapBook is a powerful Chrome extension that allows users to capture web pages faithfully and save them locally or on a backend server for future retrieval and management. With support for various archive formats including folders, ZIP-based files (HTZ or MAFF), and single HTML files, it ensures no detail is lost during capture, including metadata like source URL and timestamp.

Users can customize capture settings, save selected page areas, annotate or edit pages directly, and organize captures in hierarchical scrapbooks within a browser sidebar. Full-text search and remote access enhance usability, allowing synchronization across devices, including mobile browsers like Firefox for Android and Kiwi. Legacy ScrapBook users can effortlessly convert their data for use with WebScrapBook. Advanced features are supported via a backend server setup, and the extension is actively maintained with resources and documentation available on GitHub.

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By:: Danny Lin
Users:: 20,000+
Rating:: 3.83
(90)
Version:: 2.18.4 (Last updated: 2025-04-20)
Creation date:: 2020-06-03
Risk:: High risk impact Moderate risk likelihood
Permissions:: contextMenus
downloads
storage
tabs
unlimitedStorage
webNavigation
webRequest
webRequestBlocking
system.display
http://*/*
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Size:: 540.67K
Email:: da*****@gmail.com
URLs:: Privacy policy
Full description:: See detailed description
Source:: Chrome Web Store
Updated:: a day ago

Ranking

# 5,816 ▼ 337

Other rankings

#1581 in Tools ▼ 13

#47 in firefox keyword 23

#53 in web page keyword 75

#82 in source keyword 29 ▼ 1

#151 in organization keyword 5 ▲ 2

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Other platforms

WebScrapBook (v2.18.5)

6,999+ 3.97

(139)

WebScrapBook (v2.18.5)

8,127+ 4.20

(5)

User reviews

Pros

Highly effective offline webpage saver that captures complete copies of pages that browsers cannot save by default.
Supports advanced features such as annotating, highlighting, and editing saved pages directly within the extension.
Cross-browser compatibility allowing sharing of scrapbooks between browsers like Chrome and Edge.
Provides a backend server with Python support adding flexibility for multi-end access and cloud-like functionality.
Free and well-documented, with active development and community support making it a valuable tool for users requiring web page archival.

Cons

Stopped working in the latest Chrome versions due to changes in extension policies (Manifest v2 to v3), causing some users to seek alternatives or other browsers like Edge.
User interface can be complex and not very user-friendly, leading to confusion especially for non-technical users.
Multiple dialog pop-ups when saving pages, especially images and resources, can be overwhelming and inconvenient.
Issues with saving to certain folders or locations due to permission errors or download failures, notably on Mac and with specific folder paths.
Character encoding problems when editing saved content with non-English characters (e.g., Chinese), causing corruption or errors during save and reload operations.

Recent reviews

回覆樓下: 看起來這個擴充被 chrome 禁用了，可能要看作者之後會不會更新了，如果急著用的話，作者也有做Edge瀏覽器的版本，可以去Edge的外掛程式商店下載來用。

Clazen Chang, 2025-03-08

Супер расширение, жаль что больше не работает( Danny Lin, оно будет еще работать в Хроме?

Oleksandr Lavrentiev, 2025-03-05

03.03.2025 The best offline website saver I know. Just configure it and it saves everything or whatever is requested while browsing the browser. Unfortunately, Scrapbook stopped working for me today because of the Chrome browser, so I'm thinking about replacing Chrome with another browser, because Scrapbook is more valuable to me than anyone from Google might think with their obsolescence. I managed to migrate from Firefox to Chrome, going back probably won't be a problem Is there another solution? Thank you very much for the extension, Master of Development.

Gustav Palán, 2025-03-03

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Extension safety

Risk impact

WebScrapBook requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Risk likelihood

WebScrapBook is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this extension.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension was recently updated in the past month. New updates may not be stable or safe.
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