ScreenScraper

Tool to automatically grab data from sites

ScreenScraper: An Advanced Data Grabbing Chrome Extension

"ScreenScraper" is a compact Chrome extension designed to make web data extraction easy. It enables users to automatically scrape sets of data from websites and download them as CSV or JSON files. Just select your data element, and ScreenScraper will do the rest.
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Extension stats

Manifest V2
Users: 3,000+
Rating: 3.00
(34)
Version: 0.3.1 (Last updated: 2013-07-15)
Creation date: 2013-07-15
Permissions:
  • http://*/*
  • https://*/*
  • tabs
Size: 138.24K
URLs: Website
Full description: See detailed description

Other platforms

Not available on Android
Not available on Firefox
Not available on Edge

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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
  • Awesome tool that saves hours of work
  • Great for improving skills
  • Useful for element extraction
  • Works well with other extensions
Cons
  • Lack of documentation
  • Not functioning properly
  • Popup window only grabs its own HTML
  • Issues with visibility in the interface
Most mentioned
  • Lack of documentation
  • Not working
  • Awesome tool
  • Great app for improving myself
User reviews
The only thing this tool can grab is the HTML for its own popup window. literally useless
by JP, 2021-08-17

Lack of Documentation
by Kazumasa Toyama, 2019-05-31

It does not work. Documentation please.
by David Ramírez, 2018-08-05
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Extension safety

Risk impact

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

Risk impact analysis details
  • Critical Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
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Risk likelihood

We don't have sufficient data to confidently determine the risk likelihood of ScreenScraper. Use it at your own risk.

Risk likelihood analysis details
  • High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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