> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://www.octoparse.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Octoparse Desktop

> Octoparse Desktop is the no-code app for building scraping tasks yourself: click the data you want, add the steps, and run it locally or on Octoparse Cloud.

Octoparse Desktop is the app for building scraping tasks yourself, without code. You open the site in its built-in browser, click the data you want, and add the steps it takes to reach it, such as clicks, scrolling, and pagination. The task you build runs on your computer or on [Octoparse Cloud](https://www.octoparse.com/docs/en/cloud/cloud-extraction.md).

[Download Octoparse Desktop](https://www.octoparse.com/download)

## Why use it

* **You decide exactly what's collected.** Every field, click, and page step is yours to set and change, so you can scrape sites and data that no template covers, or adjust a task that Auto-detect or a template started.
* **Tasks keep working on hard sites.** Proxies, CAPTCHA handling, sign-in cookies, browser modes, and waits let you tune a task for sites that limit scrapers.
* **Clean data comes out, not raw pages.** Rename, clean, and format fields before export, with built-in rules or [AI Field Fixer](https://www.octoparse.com/docs/en/desktop/field-fixer.md).
* **Build once, run it where it fits.** The same task runs on your computer or on Octoparse Cloud on a schedule, with your computer off.

If you'd rather describe the data and let Octoparse set up the task, start with [AI Assistant](https://www.octoparse.com/docs/en/ai-assistant/index.md). For popular sites, check the [Template Gallery](https://www.octoparse.com/docs/en/templates/overview.md) first.

## Ways to start a task

| Start from | See |
| - | - |
| A blank task, clicking the data on the page | [No-code builder](https://www.octoparse.com/docs/en/desktop/no-code-builder.md) |
| A page URL that Octoparse detects for you | [Auto-detect](https://www.octoparse.com/docs/en/desktop/auto-detect.md) |
| A ready-made template | [Desktop templates and cloud templates](https://www.octoparse.com/docs/en/templates/overview.md#desktop-templates-and-cloud-templates) |
| A task generated in AI Assistant | [Auto-detect from AI Assistant](https://www.octoparse.com/docs/en/ai-assistant/auto-detect.md) |

## Make the task reliable

Some sites limit or block scrapers. Octoparse Desktop has settings for proxies, browser modes, CAPTCHAs, sign-ins, and waits. See [Anti-blocking overview](https://www.octoparse.com/docs/en/desktop/anti-blocking-overview.md).

## Run the task

Run the task on your computer with [Local Extraction](https://www.octoparse.com/docs/en/desktop/local-extraction.md), or on [Octoparse Cloud](https://www.octoparse.com/docs/en/cloud/cloud-extraction.md) to run it on a schedule with your computer off. See [Local vs Cloud Extraction](https://www.octoparse.com/docs/en/cloud/local-vs-cloud.md).

## Next steps

> [card] [Build your first task](https://www.octoparse.com/docs/en/desktop/build-your-first-task.md)
>
> Short demo videos and step-by-step guides.

> [card] [How it works](https://www.octoparse.com/docs/en/desktop/how-it-works.md)
>
> Build, test, run, and export a task.


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