Meta is a unique app that can clip web content into dynamic, interactive widgets. Simply browse to a website, pick a column of text, blurb, image or element and enjoy this information right on your home screen!
Please read the NOTE and INSTRUCTIONS below before posting a comment or question. The app is still at an early stage of development and we need feedback. If you have questions, write to support@fahrbot.co.uk, we will help.
Almost any simple element can be parsed out of a website - images, lists of similar articles, feeds or features. Use it for local papers, web comics, site statistics, analytics, account information, forums, threads, inbox status, weather maps, stocks, pics of the day and even Facebook pages!
Any widget created through Meta can be customized and automatically updated, or updated on user interaction.
For best results we also offer a companion app called Widget Maker, which will allow you to create interactive panels with multiple Meta widgets: http://goo.gl/QO8lu
Features
★ Create widgets from almost any website element
★ Parse graphs and images
★ Extract statistics and information from authorized sites
★ Configure widgets (background, alignment, etc.)
★ Automatic updates
★ User defined click actions
★ Lots of other cool stuff
The free version of the app has all features but automatic updates.
INSTRUCTIONS: To get started, add a Meta Widget to your home screen and navigate to the site you want to widgetize. Then, when you get to the page you want, check the box in the lower left corner and tap somewhere on the page. It'll surround that element in an orange box, after which you can move the selection tool around with the arrows at the bottom of the screen. When you find the element you want to put on your home screen, tap the plus sign and go to town configuring text colors, widget alignment, and more to make it look just right.
NOTE: This method of creating widgets will not always work for every site and element. But it should work for many with the proper CSS corrections. There is nothing quite like this on Android, and we know that it may not work perfectly on all devices, so please help us iron out bugs and add new features by writing with reports and suggestions or visiting our XDA Developers thread at http://goo.gl/YgEDk and posting there!
Please read the NOTE and INSTRUCTIONS below before posting a comment or question. The app is still at an early stage of development and we need feedback. If you have questions, write to support@fahrbot.co.uk, we will help.
Almost any simple element can be parsed out of a website - images, lists of similar articles, feeds or features. Use it for local papers, web comics, site statistics, analytics, account information, forums, threads, inbox status, weather maps, stocks, pics of the day and even Facebook pages!
Any widget created through Meta can be customized and automatically updated, or updated on user interaction.
For best results we also offer a companion app called Widget Maker, which will allow you to create interactive panels with multiple Meta widgets: http://goo.gl/QO8lu
Features
★ Create widgets from almost any website element
★ Parse graphs and images
★ Extract statistics and information from authorized sites
★ Configure widgets (background, alignment, etc.)
★ Automatic updates
★ User defined click actions
★ Lots of other cool stuff
The free version of the app has all features but automatic updates.
INSTRUCTIONS: To get started, add a Meta Widget to your home screen and navigate to the site you want to widgetize. Then, when you get to the page you want, check the box in the lower left corner and tap somewhere on the page. It'll surround that element in an orange box, after which you can move the selection tool around with the arrows at the bottom of the screen. When you find the element you want to put on your home screen, tap the plus sign and go to town configuring text colors, widget alignment, and more to make it look just right.
NOTE: This method of creating widgets will not always work for every site and element. But it should work for many with the proper CSS corrections. There is nothing quite like this on Android, and we know that it may not work perfectly on all devices, so please help us iron out bugs and add new features by writing with reports and suggestions or visiting our XDA Developers thread at http://goo.gl/YgEDk and posting there!
Recently changed in this version:
1.2.2.15
Fixed URL parsing on lists
Increased compatibility with JellyBean
Updated HTML parsing engine
1.2.2.14
Added more configuration options
Fixed bugs from user replies
1.0.2.12
Fixed wrong large image scaling in some cases
Fixed bugs from user replies




Comments and ratings for Meta Widget
(64 stars)
by Kester Clegg on 12/05/2013
Hard to believe anything could be worse than websnap, but this does almost nothing except capture text.
(64 stars)
by Darius Kasperavicius on 02/05/2013
It sends enormous amount of data to unknown ip without any reason
(64 stars)
by Cody Martelli on 02/03/2013
very very cool
(64 stars)
by Alan Shore on 28/02/2013
Works as described.
(64 stars)
by Fazzeh Hazakh on 06/02/2013
Love the functionality
(64 stars)
by Robert Shamburger on 20/01/2013
Bring on more!
(64 stars)
by Doug Melton on 02/01/2013
Very powerful, in the hands of someone who is not afraid of Regular Expressions, HTML, CSS, and hex color codes. Still useful, though not as powerful, in the hands of the common user. It works great for me. Thanks!