I had a task: collect email addresses from websites. I went to Google and typed something like “email finding services,” hoping everything had already been invented before me.
And that’s where the real pain started. Dashboards, sign-ups, limits, credits, pricing plans. Heavy, full-scale services — while my task was much simpler: visit a website, spot an interesting project, quickly find email address details for the team, and move on. Or take a list of a hundred domains, run them through a tool once, and get a table. That’s it.
Why email finder services exist in the first place
There’s a whole class of tools known as email finder services. They help you discover contact details of people and companies: by domain, by name, by LinkedIn profile, and so on. Most of them are subscription-based web services with credits — you enter a domain and get a couple of email addresses.
But in real life, the scenarios are broader. You browse the web as usual:
- you open the landing page of a small studio;
- scroll through a marathon or conference page with partners;
- explore a catalog of vendors / franchises / SaaS products;
- visit “Authors,” “Team,” or “About Us” sections on any website.
And you realize: the emails are already right there on the page. You just need to collect them quickly and not forget them — instead of constantly switching between tabs and Excel. In these cases, classic email finder services feel like overkill. You want something lightweight, something always “at hand.”
That’s how my browser add-on Email Extractor was born. In this article, I’ll explain why it exists, how it works, and how it differs from traditional solutions.
What Email Extractor does
Email Extractor is a browser extension that lives in your toolbar and:
- Scans any page you visit;
- Finds all email addresses (including those hidden in the source code);
- Saves them along with the source URL;
- Lets you export everything in a convenient format in just two clicks.
This approach works perfectly when you’re researching the market and visiting dozens of small websites, browsing landing pages of speakers, experts, or contractors.
Bulk mode: automated email scraping
The second mode is for situations when you already have a list of websites and want to automate email collection instead of clicking through them one by one:
- Take a list of domains or specific URLs (10 or 200 — doesn’t matter).
- Paste them into the input field inside the extension.
- Click “Start.”
- Email Extractor goes through those pages and collects all the email addresses it finds.
- In the end, you get a consolidated list ready for export.
In this mode, the extension works like a lightweight email scraper, without unnecessary complexity.
Export and further use
Once the required contacts are collected, it’s time to pass them on — to a CRM, an email marketing service, a spreadsheet, or your own database.
Email Extractor supports export to popular formats:
- CSV — convenient for Excel, Google Sheets, CRMs, and mailing tools;
- TXT — simple and universal, suitable for quick processing or import;
- JSON — for those who love automation and custom scripts.
When exporting, not only the email itself is saved, but also the source URL — the page where it was found.
Privacy and transparency
It’s important that the extension behaves as transparently as possible. It doesn’t try to collect anything extra, doesn’t analyze your personal data, and doesn’t send lists to any third-party servers. It only needs two types of information: the email address and the URL of the page where it was found. Everything happens locally in your browser.
I designed the tool from the very beginning so I could honestly say: built with respect for your privacy — no data is stored.
You can download: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/email-extractor-extension/oopmigliikbdfnlfooabmgkiemdggcni
Try it in your own funnel, and share in the comments which other email finder tools you use and how you automate outreach. I’m sure we all have something valuable to share 🙂
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