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Installation

Windows. For Windows 10/11, you'll need to download and run the InterroBot installer for Windows x64.

macOS. Most macOS users are best served using the App Store version of InterroBot. That said, an unsigned, side-loadable installer is also available, for the mavericks.

Android. InterroBot for Android is exclusively available via Google Play.

Understanding the Navigation Bar

At all times within the application, there are 5 navigation buttons on the left margin. These can be inactive, as is the case with Search and Crawl on the home screen. The buttons become active when a project is loaded.

Back button Back. Active when a back state exists.
Home button Home. Navigates to the projects listing.
Crawl button Crawl. Navigates to the crawler. Active when a project is loaded.
Search button Reports. Navigates to the reporting. Active when a project is loaded.
Search button Search. Navigates to the search. Active when a project is loaded.
Options button Options. Navigates to app options/preferences.

Creating a New Project

At the home screen, you'll want to add your website (or website path) so it can be indexed. Just make sure your project URL contains, at minimum, http(s) and a domain. For example, https://example.com or https://interro.bot/aberdeen/ are acceptable. Once you've added your site, the crawler will get to work immediately.

Entering a new URL creates a project, and immediately initiates a web crawl.

Crawling Your Project

InterroBot crawler is a curious explorer, reading pages and following links to discover new territory. If you need to take a break, no problem! You can pause the crawl at any time and even search the partial crawl. However, allowing the crawl to finish will yield the best search results.

The time required to crawl a website is variable. Small sites can index in minutes, while larger (10,000+ page) sites will take hours. The search index generated from the crawl is stable and reusable as long as it is useful. You can reindex at any time.

The crawl screen has the pause and continue controls at the top left, the status of the crawl is organized below, with a crawl log to the right.

Play button Play. Start or continue crawl.
Pause button Pause. Pauses an active crawl.
Network status Network. Turns red when internet is unavailable.
Robots status Robots.txt status. Turns red when project URL is uncrawlable.

InterroBot is a web crawler and developer tool for Windows, macOS, and Android.
Want to learn more? Check out our help section or download the latest build.