Horseman

Your endlessly configurable crawling companion.

Paid

Description

Horseman is a versatile web crawling tool designed for detailed website analysis and data extraction. It operates using JavaScript snippets, allowing users to interact with websites, manipulate content, and retrieve specific information, similar to automating Chrome DevTools console tasks across an entire site. The tool comes equipped with a library of over 120 pre-built snippets catering to various needs, including performance analysis, SEO checks, and content extraction.

A key feature of Horseman is its integration with GPT-3.5, enabling users to leverage AI for tasks like analyzing page content with custom prompts, summarizing text, or even generating creative content based on site data. For users unfamiliar with JavaScript, Horseman offers an AI helper that can generate the necessary snippets based on natural language descriptions. It provides insights derived from crawl data for deeper exploration and is available for Windows, macOS, and Linux platforms.

Key Features

Configurable Crawling: Uses custom JavaScript snippets for tailored data extraction and site interaction.
GPT-3.5 Integration: Analyze page content, summarize text, and utilize prompts for AI-driven insights.
AI Snippet Helper: Generate JavaScript snippets using natural language descriptions, no coding required.
Extensive Snippet Library: Access over 120 built-in snippets for various analysis tasks.
Insights Feature: Explore aggregated data and drill down into specific issues found during crawls.
Cross-Platform Compatibility: Available for Windows, Mac OS (Intel & M1/M2), and Linux.

Use Cases

Analyzing website performance metrics like Largest Contentful Paint.
Performing technical SEO audits (e.g., analyzing H1 sentiment).
Detecting layout issues such as overflowing elements.
Extracting and summarizing website content intelligently.
Automating data collection tasks previously done manually via DevTools.
Generating content like meta descriptions using AI based on page data.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are snippets in Horseman?

Snippets are small pieces of JavaScript code that let you interact with a website to manipulate it or return information. You can automate tasks you'd normally do in Chrome's DevTools console across an entire site.

What if I don't know JavaScript?

Horseman includes over 120 built-in snippets, and version 0.3 introduces an AI helper that can write snippets for you based on a description of the information you want.

How does the pricing work?

Horseman uses GitHub Sponsors for payments, offering monthly subscription tiers that provide access based on device limits.