# Web Scraper

> RSS, Atom Feed Reader & Web Crawler

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/webscraper](https://chrome-stats.com/d/webscraper)

## Overview

- **ID:** `webscraper`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** sshine1st
- **Category:** feeds-news-blogging,search-tools
- **Daily users:** 58
- **Weekly downloads:** 6
- **Version:** 1.2.2
- **Last updated:** 2021-12-12
- **First published:** 2021-11-22
- **Size:** 941 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/webscraper/)

## Description

Web Scraper is a versatile Chrome extension designed to simplify how you consume and track web content. It enables users to easily locate RSS and Atom feed URLs by simply entering the website address. This extension also allows users to register keywords to receive specific text notifications, keeping you informed about topics that matter most.

For websites that do not support RSS, Web Scraper offers a powerful site web crawler tool, enabling you to extract content effectively. Additionally, you can explore and view web crawlers created by other users, expanding your research capabilities. Use the convenient shortcut Shift + Alt + E (Shift + Command + E on MacOS) to access its features seamlessly.

## Rankings

- #15,071 — Overall
- #13 — web scraper
- #15 — data scraper
- #18 — scraper
- #18 — x scraper
- #34 — scrape

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `<all_urls>`
- `notifications`
- `alarms`
- `storage`
- `management`
- `idle`
- `tabs`
- `unlimitedStorage`

### Content script matches

- `*`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/webscraper)