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Google Search URL Crawler

A desktop application that crawls URLs from Google's search engine results.


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๐Ÿ‘‹ Introduction

Google Search URL Crawler is a simple, lightweight Windows Forms desktop application designed to extract URLs from Google search result pages based on your specified query. Built entirely in VB.NET, this utility parses raw HTML directly to harvest web links quickly without the need for bloated browser automation or heavy setups.

๐Ÿ’ก Motivation

We often need a quick batch of URLs for research, SEO analysis, or data collection. Setting up complex scraping frameworks, registering for expensive premium APIs, or managing bulky browser extensions is usually complete overkill for small, day-to-day tasks.

This project was born out of the need for a minimal, "no-nonsense" tool: something fast, humble, and accessible that just takes a search query and hands you back a clean list of URLs in a local environment.

โšก The Real Question
Why build a basic HTML scraper when official search APIs exist? Because sometimes you just want a quick, free, and straightforward solution for personal or educational use without dealing with API keys, usage quotas, or complex authentication pipelines.

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๐Ÿ“ Requirements

  • Microsoft Windows OS.

๐Ÿค– Getting Started

  1. Navigate to the Releases page.
  2. Download the latest .zip archive and extract its contents to your preferred directory.
  3. Run the executable file to launch the application.

โ€ผ๏ธ Limitations

This software makes free usage of Google's search engine via html scraping techniques, it does not use specialized (Google) APIs, so this program may stop working properly if Google changes something, also, this program is limited to send a small amount of queries per hour until Google start denying any new requests. Blame on Google policy, not this program.

๐Ÿ”„ Change Log

Explore the complete list of changes, bug fixes, and improvements across different releases by clicking here.

๐Ÿ’ช Contributing

Your contribution is highly appreciated!. If you have any ideas, suggestions, or encounter issues, feel free to open an issue by clicking here.

Your input helps make this Work better for everyone. Thank you for your support! ๐Ÿš€

๐Ÿ’ฐ Beyond Contribution

This work is distributed for educational purposes and without any profit motive. However, if you find value in my efforts and wish to support and motivate my ongoing work, you may consider contributing financially through the following options:

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Your support means the world to me! Thank you for considering it! ๐Ÿค—๐Ÿ’—

๐Ÿ† Credits

This work relies on the following technologies and third party libraries:

โš ๏ธ Disclaimer

This software and its associated repository are provided strictly on an "as is" basis, without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied. This includes, but is not limited to, any implied warranties of merchantability, reliability, or fitness for a particular purpose.

The authors and copyright holders assume no liability for any direct, indirect, incidental, or consequential damagesโ€”including data loss or system errorsโ€”arising from the use, misuse, or inability to use this software. You are solely responsible for determining the appropriateness of using this tool and assume all associated risks.

Furthermore, this project operates entirely independently. The utilization of any third-party libraries or components within this software does not imply any affiliation with, or endorsement or approval by, their respective original authors.

This software may interact with third-party services, websites, or platforms. It is the user's sole responsibility to ensure that such use complies with the applicable terms of service, laws, and regulations. The authors do not endorse, and are not responsible for, any misuse of this software to violate third-party terms of service or applicable law.

By using this software, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless the authors from any claims, damages, or liabilities arising from your use or misuse of it.

This project is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See the License file for details.