Reddit Comment Scraper for Chrome

It is any tool that reads comment text (and usually metadata like author, score, and timestamp) from a Reddit post and saves it somewhere useful: a CSV, JSON file, or clipboard.

Some scrapers use the official Reddit API. Others read the page in your browser the same way you do when scrolling. Social Scraper+ is the second kind: a Chrome extension that works on reddit.com and old.reddit.com without API credentials.

Reddit's API is built for developers building apps, not for someone who wants one thread in Excel today. Getting access means creating an app, agreeing to terms, and often paying for commercial tiers if you scrape at volume.

For product research, AMA tracking, or archiving a discussion, reading the public thread in Chrome and exporting locally is usually faster. See our guide on Reddit API pricing if you want the full cost comparison.

Install Social Scraper+ from the Chrome Web Store. Open any public Reddit thread. Click the extension icon, confirm the status pill shows Reddit thread detected, then click Scrape Comments.

Review the preview in the side panel. Turn on thread depth, scores, and metadata in Settings if you need nested replies and parent comment IDs.

Export to CSV for spreadsheets, JSON for scripts, clipboard for quick notes, or AI for a ready-made ChatGPT prompt with the full thread attached.

Tools like Reddit Comment Scraper (redditcommentscraper.com) cover Reddit plus other platforms on monthly plans from about $10 to $30. Social Scraper+ focuses on Reddit and X with nested thread depth, scores, and all export formats on a one-time Pro license.

If Reddit and X are your research channels, depth beats breadth. We have a full comparison page if you are weighing subscription extensions against a single payment.

The same extension scrapes replies on public X posts at x.com and twitter.com. Same side panel, same export formats. Handy when your research spans both platforms.

For X-specific steps, see our guide on scraping X post replies to CSV.