cambridge-reader-scraper
v1.3.0
Published
CLI to inspect and reconstruct Cambridge Reader books
Readme
Cambridge Reader Scraper
Rebuilds Cambridge Reader books into PDFs so you do not have to keep suffering through their app.
Docs live at https://kk-spartans.github.io/cambridge-reader-scraper/.
Usage
- Go to Cambridge GO, and make an account.
- Add your book with the 16-char code if you haven't already.
- Install Cambridge Reader:
winget install CambridgeUniversityPress.CambridgeReaderOr from Cambridge for MacOS (not tested).
- Login to it and download the book you want to scrape.
- Install Playwright Chromium:
pnpm dlx playwright install chromium
# or
npx playwright install chromium
# or
bunx playwright install chromium- Run the scraper:
pnpm dlx cambridge-reader-scrapernpx cambridge-reader-scraperbunx cambridge-reader-scraperIf you do not pass --outdir, the CLI asks where to save the PDFs and defaults to out when you just hit Enter.
