Octoparse

Octoparse is an application designed to help you retrieve large amounts of information from websites, data that you can use for your other projects, such as marketing campaigns or product launches, for instance.

The program comes with a clean and intuitive GUI that includes detailed tutorials on how to extract data from various sources. In fact, the main window provides you with the option to select the data extraction mode based on your level of experience of working with this type of programs.

As it is hinted by its name, the Advanced Mode addresses more experienced users that know hot to configure the parameters available using simple rules. You will be happy to learn that the tool enables you to eliminate the caching feature and log in automatically on websites that include this function, options that can save you a lot of time and energy.

The highlight of the utility stems from the fact that you can extract unstructured data from a wide variety of sources on the Internet and convert it to a file format that makes it easier to analyze and edit the data.

The app allows you to convert the data to Excel, HTML, TXT, other databases or, you can consider storing the data in the cloud, if you do not have space on your computer. The program cannot retrieve data from anonymous accounts and only works with secure sources that you have permissions to access.

On a side note, you should know that the application cannot extract images from the web pages you are accessing. While it can take slightly longer, you can consider collecting the URLs of the desired images and then use a download tool to retrieve them in bulk to your computer.

In the eventuality that you are preparing a new product or service launch and you need to raise awareness via all communication channels available (email, phone call, letter, etc.), then Octoparse can help you retrieve valuable data on potential leads that can become your loyal customers.