CraigsList Reader

A search tool for Craigslist websites. It makes the task of searching for specific things on Craigslist easier.

Pros: For those of us who frequent Craigslist for everything from Apartment searches to purchasing of specific items or services locally, this is a great tool. This tool allows you to search Craigslist by keywords, by specific locations and more. Automatic notifications and alerts can also be set so that if a post matching your criteria comes online then you will be immediately notified. Alerts and notifications can also be sent to you by email so that even when you are not on your home computer you can still get this information and check it out. For the uninitiated, Craigslist is a classifieds website which lists classifieds for most cities in the US and a number of cities internationally. The Craigslist Reader makes the task of searching the Craigslist website much easier than the Craigslist website’s native searching capabilities (which are kind of limited).

Concurrent connections are used to improve search speed. Items that come up on a search can be sorted in a number of ways including by date, by location, category, price or alphabetically by title. The main advantage is that since it searches the entire website (instead of categories or sections) you end up with more results (an ad might be placed in a category different from where you are expecting it for example). Moreover, it searches multiple Craigslist websites at the same time, so results for a specific place may be reported from more than one Craigslist website. Cons: There are a number of things to like about the Craigslist Reader, however its biggest advantage is also its biggest disadvantage and that is that this is a tool only for Craigslist.

Overall: 4 stars. Works well for the intended application. Limited scope of usage.

A powerful free tool to search craigslist based on multiple locations and categories. Enter your search term and choose your options to narrow down your search result. Set notifications to alert you, or send you an email when new posts meeting your criteria appear on craigslist. Add items to your favorites list. Fast searches are performed by using concurrent connections. You can add time delay to prevent craigslist from blocking your IP address. Sort items by date, location, category, title or price. Save, and load search results to analyze or store. Set it up so that you can find jobs in NY, apartments in Chicago, and cars in LA. Unlimited options. Search thru entire world, or just some country or state or city. Select multiple locations. Search thru all the categories/sub-categories. Select multiple categories/sub-categories. Easily see how many items are found based on your search. Cancel Search at any time. Activate, in-activate or delete your notifications. Save, and load settings. Hide and show panes to view full pages. Auto update.