4IE iMacros Web Macro Recorder 6.0 Review
Automate your web browser. Record and replay repetitious work.
iMacros has many uses:
(1) Form Filler on Steroids and Password Manager
iMacros relieves the repetition of checking on the same sites every day, remembering passwords, and filling out web forms. iMacros is the only form filler that can autofill web forms that stretch over several pages. All information is stored in human-readable, plain text files that can be easily edited. Passwords are stored securely with 256-Bit AES encryption.
iMacros is a good alternative Solution to Enterprise Single Sign-On (SSO). Users memorize only one master password. iMacros remembers all the rest, and provides true automated logins (a better Single Sign-On).
(2) Web Automation
iMacros can also automate the download of pages (with or without images) and all kinds of images or files. In the other direction it can also automate the upload of data from a file to websites. You can use variables inside the macros, and import data from CSV files. It includes user agent switcher, PDF download and Flash, ad and image blocking functions.
The recorded macros can be combined and controlled with Javascript, so even very complex tasks can be scripted.
(3) Data extraction/Web Scraping/Web mining/Enterprise Data Mash-ups
Just the opposite of form filling. With the EXTRACT command you can read data from a website and export it to CSV files. iMacros includes full Unicode support and works with every language, including multi-byte languages such as Chinese.
(4) Web Testing
Web professionals use the iMacros add-on for functional, performace, and regression testing of web applications. With the built-in STOPWATCH command exact web page response times can be captured. iMacros also includes support for many AJAX elements.
(5) For more ideas on how to use iMacros please visit http://www.iopus.com/imacros/
and our active support forum at http://forum.iopus.com
Requirements: Win 98 or better
What's New: Freeware, automates now *all* Internet Explorer dialogs, more than any other web automation software.
