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AlternativeTo

Hi, Welcome to AlternativeTo Web Scraper Documentation.

Scrape latest apps from AlternativeTo

Provides search feature to search for apps

Scrape app details and it's alternatives with many different filters

Import AlternativeTo class from scrape_up.alternativeto module.

from scrape_up.alternativeto import AlternativeTo

Create an instance of AlternativeTo class.

scraper = AlternativeTo("chrome")       # Provide With Available Browser

Currently Supports Chrome, Edge and Firefox only

Methods	Details
.new_apps()	Returns a list of new apps from AlternativeTo.
.most_viewed()	Returns a list of most viewed apps from AlternativeTo.
.trending()	Returns a list of trending apps from AlternativeTo.
.crew_picked()	Returns a list of crew picked apps from AlternativeTo.
.discontinued()	Returns a list of discontinued apps from AlternativeTo.
.get_alternatives(app_id, feature=None, platform=None, sort=None, app_license=None, hide_legal_warning=True, page=1)	Returns a dictionary of the app and its alternatives.
.search_app(name, page=1)	Returns a list of apps matching the name.

Examples

New Apps, Most Viewed Apps, Trending, Crew Picked, Discontinued

from scrape_up.alternativeto import AlternativeTo

scraper = AlternativeTo("chrome")
new_apps = scraper.new_apps()
crew_picked = scraper.crew_picked()
most_viewed = scraper.most_viewed()
trending = scraper.trending()
discontinued = scraper.discontinued()

if new_apps is not None:
    for app in new_apps:
        print("Name:", app["name"])
        print("ID:", app["id"])
        print("Description:", app["description"])
else:
    print("Failed to retrieve new apps.")

if crew_picked is not None:
    for app in crew_picked:
        print("Name:", app["name"])
        print("ID:", app["id"])
        print("Description:", app["description"])
else:
    print("Failed to retrieve crew picked apps.")

if most_viewed is not None:
    for app in most_viewed:
        print("Name:", app["name"])
        print("ID:", app["id"])
else:
    print("Failed to retrieve most viewed apps.")

if trending is not None:
    for app in trending:
        print("Name:", app["name"])
        print("ID:", app["id"])
else:
    print("Failed to retrieve trending apps.")

if discontinued is not None:
    for app in discontinued:
        print("Name:", app["name"])
        print("ID:", app["id"])
else:
    print("Failed to retrieve discontinued apps.")

Output -

    New Apps or Crew Picked ->
        Name: {app_name}
        ID: {app_id}
        Description: {app_description}
        Name: {app_name}
        ID: {app_id}
        Description: {app_description}
    Trending, Most Viewed or Discontinued ->
        Name: {app_name}
        ID: {app_id}
        Name: {app_name}
        ID: {app_id}

Get Alternatives

scraper = AlternativeTo("chrome")
data = scraper.get_alternatives(
    "youtube",
    page=1,
    sort="rank",
    app_license="free",
)
if data is not None:
    print("Name:", data["name"])
    print("Alternative Apps")
    for alt_app in data["alternative_apps"]:
        print("Name:", alt_app["name"])
        print("ID:", alt_app["id"])
else:
    print("Failed to retrieve alternative apps.")

Output -

    Name: {app_name}
    Alternative Apps
    Name: {alternative_app_name}
    ID: {alternative_app_id}

Search Apps

scraper = AlternativeTo("chrome")
data = scraper.search_app("photoshop",page=1)
if data is not None:
    print("Search Results")
    for app in data:
        print("Name:", app["name"])
        print("ID:", app["id"])
else:
    print("Failed to retrieve alternative apps.")

Output -

    Search Results
    Name: {app_name}
    ID: {app_id}

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