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Standalone and scriptable web scraper. Version 0.9.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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overview
Package summary
Standalone and scriptable web scraper
Project links
Commands and aliases
- flyscrape
history
Project history and usage
Flyscrape is a standalone command-line web scraping tool that uses JavaScript scraping scripts and can run as a single binary. Its official documentation presents it as a toolkit for building custom scrapers quickly, including browser rendering, caching, proxies, cookies, headers, and structured output.
Project history
The public repository was created in 2023 and the official release list begins with the 0.2.x series later that year. By the 0.9.x releases in 2024, the project had an official documentation site and prebuilt binaries alongside source installation.
Adoption history
The project appears to have a focused adoption path around direct installation, prebuilt release binaries, Go installation, and Homebrew for macOS users. Its README frames the tool for users who want precise website extraction without advanced programming skills.
How it is used
Users write a JavaScript file exporting configuration and an extraction function, then run it with `flyscrape run SCRIPT`. The README example shows pagination, browser rendering, caching, and JSON output, while the docs expand this into configuration and API references.
Why package nerds care
Flyscrape is package-nerd interesting as a modern single-binary scraper that packages a JavaScript-oriented extraction model behind a CLI. It sits between quick shell scraping and full browser automation frameworks, so distribution through Homebrew and GitHub releases matters for making it easy to install on workstations.
Timeline
- 2023: The GitHub repository was created.
- 2023: The public release stream began with v0.2.x.
- 2024: v0.9.0 was published.
- 2025: The repository remained active, with pushes recorded after the 2024 release series.
Related projects
- The official materials relate Flyscrape to browser-based scraping, JavaScript extraction scripts, headless browser rendering, browser cookie stores, and Go-based installation from source.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 8 platform targets.
- Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
flyscrape | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version0.9.0
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv0.9.0
https://github.com/philippta/flyscrape
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:flyscrape |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.9.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/flyscrape |
| Homepage | https://flyscrape.com/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/philippta/flyscrape |
| Upstream docs | https://flyscrape.com/docs |
| License | MPL-2.0 |
| Source archive | https://github.com/philippta/flyscrape/archive/refs/tags/v0.9.0.tar.gz |
| Build dependencies | go |
| Uses from macOS | sqlite |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | flyscrape |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment