Vietspider Web Data Extractor3.19

Keeping a website alive does not only imply paying a regular fee to literally make it accessible. When search engines are involved, up to date info needs to be provided and this is achieved with the help of applications like Vietspider Web Data Extractor, which automatically and constantly browses specific web pages, downloading content and keeping it updated.

Create a custom list of websites to inspect

Most web pages with a large amount of content come with an integrated search engine to make identification easier. This is where the application comes in handy. You can configure a personal database of sites to have content downloaded and constantly saved to be up to date with latest changes so search result is provided as fast as possible.

Search and view web pages of interest

The whole process is mostly wizard-driven, each step requiring little effort on your behalf. You are given a generous amount of space dedicated to viewing content of specific web pages. You can access websites like with any web browser, pages being stored in tabs.Various tools are put at your disposal, quickly accessible at all times through a dedicated menu. You can choose to browse content, create new channels for indexing, snoop through the channel store, activate the crawler or view saved log files.

Good but far from being a pro

On the other hand, the overall design might leave a little something to be desired. The interface has a lot of empty space and most of the times buttons seem to serve no purpose due to the lack of even a small description or indications. Unfortunately, you have to figure out everything by yourself because of no integrated help manual.

A few last words

To sum it up, Vietspider Web Data Extractor comes with good intentions but it needs a little more work, as well as at least a few hints or helpful tooltips. You tend to feel stuck most of the times, with no notifications whether or not the task is completed. It does indeed cover various details, letting you add custom tags to nodes and customizing elements, with advanced users surely finding a way to put it to good use.