Software:Norconex Web Crawler

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Short description: Free and open-source Java web crawler


Norconex Web Crawler
Other namesNorconex HTTP Collector
Developer(s)Norconex Inc.
Initial release2016
Stable release
3.0.2 / 2022-01-05
RepositoryGitHub Repository
Written inJava
Operating systemCross-platform
LicenseApache License
WebsiteNorconex Web Crawler

Norconex Web Crawler is a free and open-source web crawling and web scraping Software written in Java and released under an Apache License. It can export data to many repositories such as Apache Solr, Elasticsearch, Microsoft Azure Cognitive Search, Amazon CloudSearch and more.[1][2][3]

The Crawler can be run on its own or embedded in your own Java application.[4][5]

Some key features are:

  • Multi-threaded
  • Extract text from a variety of file formats (HTML, PDF, Word, etc.)
  • Extract metadata associated with documents
  • Supports pages rendered with JavaScript
  • Incremental crawls
  • Supports external commands to parse or manipulate documents
  • Send extracted data to a variety of repositories

Some well-known companies and products using Norconex Web Crawler are: Apache Solr Ecosystem, Department of National Defence, Universities Canada, U.S. Department of Education, Department of National Defence.[6] [7]

History

Norconex Web Crawler was released as free and open-source software in 2013.[8]

References

Mentions in Academic Research

See also