Simplescraper — a fast and free web scraper

Simplescraper — a fast and free web scraper

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Supported Languages

🇺🇸English

Extension Info & Metadata

Status
Active
Version
2.1.6
Size
0.34 MB
Rating
4.4/5
Reviews
363
Users
60,000
Type
Extension
Updated
Mar 25, 2026
Category
Workflow & planning
Price
Free
Featured
Yes
Visibility
Listed
Mature
No
By Google
No
Trusted
Yes

Publisher Contextual Analysis

Trusted
Author
simplescraper.ioView Profile
MX records exist
Yes
Domain exists
Yes
Is disposable
No
Is role-based
No
Mailbox exists
Yes
Website
Visit
Total Extensions
1
Active
1
Obsolete
0
Listed
1
Unlisted
0
Total Users
60,000
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A web scraper that's fast, free and simple to use. Scrape website data and table data in seconds

💡 In a hurry? Watch the short video above to see how to scrape in seconds. 💡 ✨ Introducing Simplescraper 2.0: Even faster, simpler Web Scraping. ✨ With our new smart sidepanel, data extraction is as simple as a single click. Try it for yourself: 1. Open Simplescraper on any website and press "Detect Lists". 2. The extension will find the data you want automatically. 3. Confirm your selection, and watch the data appear instantly, right beside the page you're browsing. Any type of data: product lists, search results, contact lists, social media feeds can be scraped in seconds. It’s the most intuitive and powerful no-code web scraper you've ever used. Start for free with unlimited single-page scraping in your browser, plus free credits for multiple page and cloud scraping. For powerful automation and scheduling, scale up with our Cloud scraping and API offerings. Simplescraper is your all-in-one data extraction platform. --- Key Features: ⚡ NEW Automatic List Detection: One click is all it takes. Our smart algorithm instantly scans the page and identifies all scrapable data. No more tedious setup—get the data you need in seconds. ⚡ NEW Sidepanel Interface: Scrape data without interruption. See your results in real-time while you continue to browse. ⚡ Unlimited Free Browser Scraping: Scrape any single page, as many times as you want, for free. ⚡ Scrape Anything: Automatically capture data from tables, text, images, and links. ⚡ Flexible Export: Download your data as a clean CSV or JSON file with a single click. ⚡ Save & Re-run Scrape tasks: Save scraping recipes to run again with a single click, either in the Browser or the Cloud. ⚡ One-Click Integrations: Send data directly to Google Sheets, Airtable, Zapier, Make (formerly Integromat), and more. ⚡ AI Enhance: Use AI to clean, analyze, and ask questions about your data (see the AI Enhance tab in your saved recipes). Power-Up with Cloud Features: ⚡ Automated & Scheduled Scraping: Set up "recipes" to run on a schedule. ⚡ Pagination & Crawling: Automatically navigate through multiple pages and links. ⚡ Historical Data Snapshots: Access all previous versions of your scraped data. ⚡ Free Starting Credits: All users get free credits to try out cloud features. --- ⭐ New in update 2.0: - All-new sidepanel experience: The extension has been completely redesigned. Scrape any website without leaving the page for a faster, more intuitive workflow. - Automatic List Detection: Click one button to automatically find all the scrapable data on a page. - Unlimited Browser Scraping: You can now scrape across multiple pages, right in your browser. - Flexible Recipes: Saved recipes can now be run either locally in your browser or in the cloud, giving you more control over how you scrape. ⭐ New in update 1.24: - Selecting which data to extract is now faster, more reliable and requires fewer clicks - AI Enhance allows you to ask your data anything using AI. See the new AI Enhance tab on your saved recipe for more info - Easier cookies - add cookies to your recipe directly from the extension for data behind a login (note: using this feature will request optional permissions in order to save the cookies) ⭐ New in update 1.23: - Bulk editor: edit the schedule or cookie settings for all your recipes with one click - URL generator: easily create a list of URLs to extract data from based on a single URL - Scrape speed: choose your preferred rate of data extraction - Starred recipes: star a recipe to keep it at the top of your recipe list --- Past updates: ⭐ Update 1.22: - Improved property selector - it's now even easier to select the data you need! - Crawler can now scrape up to 5000 URLs at a time - Updated Airtable integration to optionally save metadata ⭐ Update 1.21: - Added Airtable integration - scrape any data directly into Airtable! - Added a new recipe overview section to make managing multiple recipes easier - Improved credits - unused credits now carry over to the next month ⭐ Update 1.20: - Improved API tab - Improved cookie feature ⭐ Update 1.18/1.19: - Improved selection process: easily select a single element using the new 'only this' menu option ⭐ Update 1.17: - Improved crawler - scrape up to 3000 pages at a time! - Improved next page selection process - Wider selection of scrape recipe templates ⭐ Update 1.16: - Improved crawler - scrape up to 2000 pages at a time! - 'Manage account' section added - Design and layout improvements ⭐ Update 1.15: - Google Sheets integration - save scraped data to Google Sheets instantly! - CSS editor - you can now edit the CSS selector when selecting elements - New logo - Updated help guide ⭐ Update 1.14: - Ability to schedule recipes - Ability to edit recipes - Ability to crawl multiple urls - New simpler layout ⭐ Update 1.13: - selection made easier (automatically chooses first selection) - improved top menu - infinite scroll added

Item
Type
Severity
Description
scripting
Permission
Critical
This permission allows injection and execution of JavaScript on any webpage. Rated Critical because it can modify page content, steal sensitive data, and inject malicious code into any site the extension has access to.
offscreen
Permission
High
This permission creates hidden browser documents with full DOM access. Rated High because it can run background operations invisibly, potentially executing malicious code without user awareness.
storage
Permission
Medium
This permission allows storing data locally in the browser. Rated Medium because it can persist sensitive user data, track user activities over time, and potentially store malicious payloads.
activeTab
Permission
Medium
This permission grants temporary access to the current tab. Rated Medium because it can access current page content when invoked, though limited to user-initiated actions.
tabs
Permission
Medium
This permission enables tab management and monitoring. Rated Medium because it can track open tabs, access tab metadata, and monitor user browsing patterns.
sidePanel
Permission
Low
This permission adds custom panels to the browser interface. Rated Low because it only affects browser UI elements and cannot access page content.

The bundled manifest (version 2.1.6) does not include the 'downloads' permission, while the published CWS manifest summary lists 'downloads' in its permissions array. Additionally, the bundled manifest declares 'optional_host_permissions: ["<all_urls>"]', which is absent from the published summary. This indicates a discrepancy between the reviewed version and the live store version, possibly due to an incremental update; however, the mismatch itself warrants attention.

manifest.json (Line 12)
{  "permissions": [    "storage",    "activeTab",    "scripting",    "tabs",    "sidePanel",    "offscreen"  ],  "optional_permissions": [    "cookies"  ],  "optional_host_permissions": [    "<all_urls>"  ]}

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Critical0
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Medium0
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Summary
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manifest.json (line 12)The bundled manifest (version 2.1.6) does not include the 'downloads' permission, while the published CWS manifest summary lists 'downloads' in its permissions array. Additionally, the bundled manifest declares 'optio…
URLs
25
IPv4
0
IPv6
0

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www.w3.org/2000/svghttp://www.w3.org/2000/svg
firebase.google.com/docs/studio/preview-appshttps://firebase.google.com/docs/studio/preview-apps#preview-backend
${o}`-http://${o}`
stackoverflow.com/q/56496296/110915https://stackoverflow.com/q/56496296/110915
${d}`-https://${d}`
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localhost-http://localhost
${this.region}-${t}.cloudfunctions.net/$%7Be%7D%60%7D%7Dconsthttps://${this.region}-${t}.cloudfunctions.net/${e}`}}const
simplescraper.io/extension-login/signInWithPopup.htmlhttps://simplescraper.io/extension-login/signInWithPopup.html
example.com-https://example.com
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