XPath Scraper Basic

XPath Scraper Basic is a tiny and portable software application that enables you to extract data from URLs and test XPath expressions. It comes loaded with a just a few options that can be seamlessly figured out by anyone.

Portability advantages

Since there is no setup pack involved, you can drop the program files in any part of the hard disk and just click the executable to launch XPath Scraper Basic. Another possibility is to keep it stored on a USB flash drive, in order to directly run it on any computer with minimum effort. Plus, unlike most installers, it doesn't modify Windows registry settings.

Clear-cut interface and options

The GUI is user-friendly, represented by a normal window with a neatly organized structure, where you can enter a URL and XPath expression, select the attribute between HREF and TEXT, as well as click a button to run the scraper.
Results reveal each link along with the total number of elements in the status bar. This data can be saved to a plain text document for closer examination. Plus, you can change the UI language, enable automatic parsing mode, delete duplicates, as well as set the tool to automatically save data and delete duplicates as soon as they are identified.

Evaluation and conclusion

There were no stability issues in our tests, thanks to the fact that the software program didn't hang, crash or prompt error messages. It had minimal impact on computer performance, running on low CPU and RAM.
All in all, XPath Scraper Basic comes loaded with intuitive options for extracting URL information and testing XPath expressions, and it can be seamlessly handled by anyone.