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Dev tools · February 22, 2016

Portia

Scrape websites visually

Portia launched on February 22, 2016 with 339 votes, #40 of 4,386 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches.

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In plain words

Portia is a web-based tool that allows developers to scrape website data using a visual interface rather than writing code. Users can point to elements on a webpage to define what information to extract, and the tool generates the necessary scraping logic automatically. It's designed for developers and technical users who need to collect data from websites without manually coding scrapers. The visual approach makes web scraping more accessible to those who prefer graphical workflows.

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