Requirements
- 1. Windows 7, 8, and 10 (x64) (Octoparse 8)
- 2. If you're using Windows XP or x32 system, please download Octoparse 7.3.0
- * For Octoparse 7.3.0, Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 service pack 1(.NET3.5 SP1) required. (Click here to download .NET3.5 SP1 if it is not already installed on you computer)
Installation
- 1. Download the installer and unzip the downloaded file
- 2. Close any anti-virus softwares (Why?)
- 3. Double-click .exe file to install (For Octoparse 7.3.0, double click on the OctoparseSetup.msi file)
- 4. Follow the installation instructions
- 5. Log in with your Octoparse account (Sign up here if you don't have an account yet.)
Release Notes
V8.5.2 Wednesday, March 2, 2022 12:00 AM
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- Updates
- Allows scheduling tasks at time points (Example: 09:10)
- Allows automatic data export at minute level (5/10/30min)
- Allows local run logs to show the context of errors
- Bug Fixes
- Fix some bug issues
- Updates
8.5.0 Thursday, February 10, 2022 12:00 AM
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- Local Runs
- (New) Multi-thread "Boost Mode" for faster data extraction speed
- (New) Local run log with details
- (New) Pause & Resume feature for local runs
- (New) Local run history for each task local run
- (New) Auto back-up local run data to the cloud
- Task Configuration
- (New) Timezone conversion for date&time data field
- (New) Add the original input URLs to the data fields (mainly for redirecting URLs)
- (New) More options for Cloud IP Pools (US, UK and German)
- Dashboard
- (New) More batch actions for task management (duplicate, stop cloud runs, schedule local runs, etc)
- (New) More task sorting ways and task filters
- (New) Local run time and repeats
- Updated cloud run priority (1-99 range)
- Others
- For macOS, fix the error "macOS cannot verify" and the incompatibility issue with 10.13 before
- Local Runs
V8.4.2Beta Monday, October 11, 2021 12:00 AM
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- Updates
- Improved core browser performance for local runs and task edit mode with much better stability and compatibility.
- Updated "Data Preview" session with newly added vertical view for data fields and different page layers to view data fields.
- Updated task edit settings, workflow and data preview interface
- Updated database auto-export tool to help better manage export schedules with filters and sorts.
- Capture data dynamically as the page scrolls if data is not being extracted properly for infinitive-scrolling websites, such as Twitter.
- New Features
- Allows scrolling the webpage partially within a specific area for websites with several scroll bars.
- Allows timestamp format for datetime conversion
- Allows custom user agents(UA) for browser options
- Back up local data to the Cloud (for Professional users and above)
- Added Zapier integration to transfer cloud data to a third-party app such as Google Sheets, Dropbox, etc.
- Bug Fixes
- Some common bugs are fixed. Issues with not loading, white pages, crashing have been minimized.
- Updates
Windows V8.2.4 Beta Thursday, May 13, 2021 12:00 AM
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- Bug Fixes
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Fix the workflow display issue
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Fix the button display issue of "Run Stopped" pop-up
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- Bug Fixes
Windows V8.2.2 Beta Friday, April 9, 2021 12:00 AM
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- Updates
- Schedule tasks to run locally on your device
- Skip invalid click actions automatically during pagination
- Scroll and scrape simultaneously for web pages with infinitive scrolling to load
- Click and scrape simultaneously for web pages that use the "load more" button to load
- Improved performance of the "Auto-detect" feature
- "Contact us" within the client directly
- Bug Fixes
- Fix the issue of task scheduling(Cloud)
- Fix the issue of "Enter text"
- Updates
Windows V8.1.24 Beta Wednesday, September 9, 2020 12:00 AM
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- Bug Fixes
- Fix the issue of switching IP proxies
- Fix the issue of the not refreshing page after switching browser
- Fix the issue of exit loop
- Fix the issue of auto export to database
- Fix the issue of some Iframe webpages
- Fix the issue of entering text for text box during extraction
- Fix the issue of loop item display
- Bug Fixes
Windows V8.1.18 Beta Monday, July 27, 2020 12:00 AM
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- Bug Fixes
- Fix the issue of updates
- Bug Fixes
Windows V8.1.16 Beta Thursday, July 16, 2020 12:00 AM
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- Updates
- Remove duplicates based on data field(s)
- Export data to JSON
- Bug Fixes
- Fix the issue of the branch condition
- Fix the issue of data missing when copy data fields multiple times
- Fix the issue of data customization in the data preview
- Fix the issue of web page overlapping
- Fix the issue of some tasks' error tips to re-capture data during the local run
- Fix the issue of not showing saving tips after editing the task
- Fix the issue of incomplete template details display
- Fix the issue of incomplete "Add a step" options display in the workflow
- Fix the issue of loop item display error
- Fix the issue of no web page opened when opening task in "Recent Tasks"
- Updates