4CAT
@4cat.nl
Toolkit for capturing and analysing data from online platforms. We use this profile for updates on the tool! 🐈🐈🐈🐈
See https://4cat.nl and https://github.com/digitalmethodsinitiative/4cat
Follow @digitalmethods.net for more tool updates.
See https://4cat.nl and https://github.com/digitalmethodsinitiative/4cat
Follow @digitalmethods.net for more tool updates.
Reposted by 4CAT
4CAT now contains everything for quite sophisticated classification pipelines with humans and (local) LLMs!
I myself used it to classify what types of migration were mentioned in Dutch news articles (see www.groene.nl/artikel/onde...).
See all changes below 👇
I myself used it to classify what types of migration were mentioned in Dutch news articles (see www.groene.nl/artikel/onde...).
See all changes below 👇
November 4, 2025 at 4:37 PM
4CAT now contains everything for quite sophisticated classification pipelines with humans and (local) LLMs!
I myself used it to classify what types of migration were mentioned in Dutch news articles (see www.groene.nl/artikel/onde...).
See all changes below 👇
I myself used it to classify what types of migration were mentioned in Dutch news articles (see www.groene.nl/artikel/onde...).
See all changes below 👇
Just released: 4CAT 1.51 “The R is in the month”
Highlights:
📊 Classification evaluation: subpar F1 scores, now in 4CAT
🤖 New LLM processor options
#️⃣ Search by #hashtag on Telegram
🖼️ Image hasher: check for duplicate images!
🪰 A LOT of small bug fixes and improvements
github.com/digitalmetho...
Highlights:
📊 Classification evaluation: subpar F1 scores, now in 4CAT
🤖 New LLM processor options
#️⃣ Search by #hashtag on Telegram
🖼️ Image hasher: check for duplicate images!
🪰 A LOT of small bug fixes and improvements
github.com/digitalmetho...
Release v1.51 The R Is in the month · digitalmethodsinitiative/4cat
This updates adds several new processors, to help working with image datasets and LLM-based annotations; many bug fixes and small QoL updates to processors; various bug fixes and updates to mapping...
github.com
November 4, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Just released: 4CAT 1.51 “The R is in the month”
Highlights:
📊 Classification evaluation: subpar F1 scores, now in 4CAT
🤖 New LLM processor options
#️⃣ Search by #hashtag on Telegram
🖼️ Image hasher: check for duplicate images!
🪰 A LOT of small bug fixes and improvements
github.com/digitalmetho...
Highlights:
📊 Classification evaluation: subpar F1 scores, now in 4CAT
🤖 New LLM processor options
#️⃣ Search by #hashtag on Telegram
🖼️ Image hasher: check for duplicate images!
🪰 A LOT of small bug fixes and improvements
github.com/digitalmetho...
🐈⬛ 4CAT 1.50 is here! 🐈⬛
This release brings under-the-hood improvements, a faster web interface, new processors, better LLM analyses, improved annotations, and lots of bugfixes.
🔗 Full changelog: github.com/digitalmetho...
🔗 How to upgrade: github.com/digitalmetho...
This release brings under-the-hood improvements, a faster web interface, new processors, better LLM analyses, improved annotations, and lots of bugfixes.
🔗 Full changelog: github.com/digitalmetho...
🔗 How to upgrade: github.com/digitalmetho...
Releases · digitalmethodsinitiative/4cat
The 4CAT Capture and Analysis Toolkit provides modular data capture & analysis for a variety of social media platforms. - digitalmethodsinitiative/4cat
github.com
July 18, 2025 at 1:08 PM
🐈⬛ 4CAT 1.50 is here! 🐈⬛
This release brings under-the-hood improvements, a faster web interface, new processors, better LLM analyses, improved annotations, and lots of bugfixes.
🔗 Full changelog: github.com/digitalmetho...
🔗 How to upgrade: github.com/digitalmetho...
This release brings under-the-hood improvements, a faster web interface, new processors, better LLM analyses, improved annotations, and lots of bugfixes.
🔗 Full changelog: github.com/digitalmetho...
🔗 How to upgrade: github.com/digitalmetho...
🔔New 4CAT version: 1.49🔔
🔎 Explorer revamp: Investigate datasets through an interface that mimics the original data source. Sort your data, make manual field notes, or add processor-made annotations.
🧰 Data source updates
🦜 Zeeschuimer import fixes
Full changelog: github.com/digitalmetho...
🔎 Explorer revamp: Investigate datasets through an interface that mimics the original data source. Sort your data, make manual field notes, or add processor-made annotations.
🧰 Data source updates
🦜 Zeeschuimer import fixes
Full changelog: github.com/digitalmetho...
github.com
June 4, 2025 at 4:05 PM
🔔New 4CAT version: 1.49🔔
🔎 Explorer revamp: Investigate datasets through an interface that mimics the original data source. Sort your data, make manual field notes, or add processor-made annotations.
🧰 Data source updates
🦜 Zeeschuimer import fixes
Full changelog: github.com/digitalmetho...
🔎 Explorer revamp: Investigate datasets through an interface that mimics the original data source. Sort your data, make manual field notes, or add processor-made annotations.
🧰 Data source updates
🦜 Zeeschuimer import fixes
Full changelog: github.com/digitalmetho...
Reposted by 4CAT
🦜 New Zeeschuimer release 🦜
📌📕 New modules for Pinterest and RedNote/Xiaohongshu!
Capture data from these platforms directly with Zeeschuimer—and export them to the newest version of 4CAT (also out now) for further analysis.
github.com/digitalmetho...
Updates automatically if installed already!
📌📕 New modules for Pinterest and RedNote/Xiaohongshu!
Capture data from these platforms directly with Zeeschuimer—and export them to the newest version of 4CAT (also out now) for further analysis.
github.com/digitalmetho...
Updates automatically if installed already!
Release v1.12.1 Pinterest fixes · digitalmethodsinitiative/zeeschuimer
This public release of Zeeschuimer incorporates the following updates and fixes:
Enable capture on Pinterest subdomains (e.g. https://nl.pinterest.com)
Full Changelog: v1.12.0...v1.12.1
github.com
February 20, 2025 at 9:11 AM
🦜 New Zeeschuimer release 🦜
📌📕 New modules for Pinterest and RedNote/Xiaohongshu!
Capture data from these platforms directly with Zeeschuimer—and export them to the newest version of 4CAT (also out now) for further analysis.
github.com/digitalmetho...
Updates automatically if installed already!
📌📕 New modules for Pinterest and RedNote/Xiaohongshu!
Capture data from these platforms directly with Zeeschuimer—and export them to the newest version of 4CAT (also out now) for further analysis.
github.com/digitalmetho...
Updates automatically if installed already!
🔔 We just released a new 4CAT version, v1.47!
Some highlights:
📥 Data capture from Bluesky, Pinterest and RedNote/Xiaohongshu
🤖 Prompt-based coding and annotation of data via the OpenAI API
🛠️ New & updated data fields for datasets from TikTok, Instagram, & co
Read more: github.com/digitalmetho...
Some highlights:
📥 Data capture from Bluesky, Pinterest and RedNote/Xiaohongshu
🤖 Prompt-based coding and annotation of data via the OpenAI API
🛠️ New & updated data fields for datasets from TikTok, Instagram, & co
Read more: github.com/digitalmetho...
Releases · digitalmethodsinitiative/4cat
The 4CAT Capture and Analysis Toolkit provides modular data capture & analysis for a variety of social media platforms. - digitalmethodsinitiative/4cat
github.com
February 19, 2025 at 12:24 PM
🔔 We just released a new 4CAT version, v1.47!
Some highlights:
📥 Data capture from Bluesky, Pinterest and RedNote/Xiaohongshu
🤖 Prompt-based coding and annotation of data via the OpenAI API
🛠️ New & updated data fields for datasets from TikTok, Instagram, & co
Read more: github.com/digitalmetho...
Some highlights:
📥 Data capture from Bluesky, Pinterest and RedNote/Xiaohongshu
🤖 Prompt-based coding and annotation of data via the OpenAI API
🛠️ New & updated data fields for datasets from TikTok, Instagram, & co
Read more: github.com/digitalmetho...
Reposted by 4CAT
We're pleased to announce the launch of KingsCAT 🐱, a new @4cat.nl instance to support social media research at King's created by
@digitalmethods.net @oilab.bsky.social
hosted by @kingsdh.bsky.social @digitalculturekcl.bsky.social @kingsartshums.bsky.social www.kcl.ac.uk/news/gather-... 🎊✨
@digitalmethods.net @oilab.bsky.social
hosted by @kingsdh.bsky.social @digitalculturekcl.bsky.social @kingsartshums.bsky.social www.kcl.ac.uk/news/gather-... 🎊✨
'Gather, explore, collaborate' – new toolkit to enrich digital culture…
KingsCAT is a cross-faculty initiative coordinated by the Digital Future Institute’s Centre for Digital Culture and the Department of Digital Humanities in collaboration with e-Research and…
www.kcl.ac.uk
December 3, 2024 at 1:36 PM
We're pleased to announce the launch of KingsCAT 🐱, a new @4cat.nl instance to support social media research at King's created by
@digitalmethods.net @oilab.bsky.social
hosted by @kingsdh.bsky.social @digitalculturekcl.bsky.social @kingsartshums.bsky.social www.kcl.ac.uk/news/gather-... 🎊✨
@digitalmethods.net @oilab.bsky.social
hosted by @kingsdh.bsky.social @digitalculturekcl.bsky.social @kingsartshums.bsky.social www.kcl.ac.uk/news/gather-... 🎊✨
Reposted by 4CAT
This extensive website on computational social science by Michael Achmann-Denkler provides 4CAT and Zeeschuimer tutorials alongside other great tips & tricks.
Check it out 👇
social-media-lab.net
Check it out 👇
social-media-lab.net
Notes on Computational Social Media Research – Social Media Lab
Notes on computational social media analysis
social-media-lab.net
November 29, 2024 at 3:07 PM
This extensive website on computational social science by Michael Achmann-Denkler provides 4CAT and Zeeschuimer tutorials alongside other great tips & tricks.
Check it out 👇
social-media-lab.net
Check it out 👇
social-media-lab.net
Reposted by 4CAT
Fascinating workshop with @4cat.nl walking us through their social media capture and analysis tool, talking through capabilities and possibilities!
@kingsdh.bsky.social
@kingsdh.bsky.social
November 21, 2024 at 4:41 PM
Fascinating workshop with @4cat.nl walking us through their social media capture and analysis tool, talking through capabilities and possibilities!
@kingsdh.bsky.social
@kingsdh.bsky.social
KingsCAT😸👑
Look forward to this workshop on social media data capture and analysis with @4cat.nl - and launching KingsCAT, a new instance of the tool running on a dedicated server 🐱 www.kcl.ac.uk/events/socia...
Social media data capture and analysis with 4CAT
In this workshop, lead developer Stijn Peeters introduces participants to the widely used 4CAT Capture and Analysis Toolkit for social media research.
www.kcl.ac.uk
November 15, 2024 at 2:41 PM
KingsCAT😸👑
Reposted by 4CAT
🔔 New version out for Zeeschuimer, our tool for capturing social media data from the browser! This brings it up to speed with Instagram's latest updates, fixing the capture of posts from Location and Tag pages.
💾 Get it here: github.com/digitalmetho...
⬆️ Already installed it? It will auto-update!
💾 Get it here: github.com/digitalmetho...
⬆️ Already installed it? It will auto-update!
GitHub - digitalmethodsinitiative/zeeschuimer: A browser extension to collect social media data with.
A browser extension to collect social media data with. - digitalmethodsinitiative/zeeschuimer
github.com
November 15, 2024 at 1:33 PM
🔔 New version out for Zeeschuimer, our tool for capturing social media data from the browser! This brings it up to speed with Instagram's latest updates, fixing the capture of posts from Location and Tag pages.
💾 Get it here: github.com/digitalmetho...
⬆️ Already installed it? It will auto-update!
💾 Get it here: github.com/digitalmetho...
⬆️ Already installed it? It will auto-update!
🍂 Release v1.46: Autumn Additions 🍂
- Add custom data sources and processors as 'extensions' (see t.ly/WQc4Z)
- Import Threads data from Zeeschuimer
- Import and export datasets as zip files
- Crawl Telegram based on mentions and links
- LLM processor for text classification
And more: t.ly/psaqe
- Add custom data sources and processors as 'extensions' (see t.ly/WQc4Z)
- Import Threads data from Zeeschuimer
- Import and export datasets as zip files
- Crawl Telegram based on mentions and links
- LLM processor for text classification
And more: t.ly/psaqe
October 15, 2024 at 10:31 AM
🍂 Release v1.46: Autumn Additions 🍂
- Add custom data sources and processors as 'extensions' (see t.ly/WQc4Z)
- Import Threads data from Zeeschuimer
- Import and export datasets as zip files
- Crawl Telegram based on mentions and links
- LLM processor for text classification
And more: t.ly/psaqe
- Add custom data sources and processors as 'extensions' (see t.ly/WQc4Z)
- Import Threads data from Zeeschuimer
- Import and export datasets as zip files
- Crawl Telegram based on mentions and links
- LLM processor for text classification
And more: t.ly/psaqe
Hellooo world! We'll use this profile for informal updates and questions regarding the 4CAT: Capture and Analysis Toolkit.
If you want to check out what's new with 4CAT outside of BlueSky, check out the GitHub releases github.com/digitalmetho...
Stay tuned for exciting new features 🐈🐈🐈🐈
If you want to check out what's new with 4CAT outside of BlueSky, check out the GitHub releases github.com/digitalmetho...
Stay tuned for exciting new features 🐈🐈🐈🐈
September 18, 2024 at 2:35 PM
Hellooo world! We'll use this profile for informal updates and questions regarding the 4CAT: Capture and Analysis Toolkit.
If you want to check out what's new with 4CAT outside of BlueSky, check out the GitHub releases github.com/digitalmetho...
Stay tuned for exciting new features 🐈🐈🐈🐈
If you want to check out what's new with 4CAT outside of BlueSky, check out the GitHub releases github.com/digitalmetho...
Stay tuned for exciting new features 🐈🐈🐈🐈