With ForumPilot, you can grab messages from multiple forum sites. To add a new site, select "New Account" from the main menu. Copy/paste the site's page that contains the forums index.

Normally, forum sites require you to register in order to post messages or access specific text blocks. If you already have an account with the site, enter your login info. Otherwise, leave it empty. You can register later, after adding the site to ForumPilot. You'll be presented with the appropriate link.

In the two next steps, the "New Account" wizard will automatically analyze the site and try to recognize the forum engine used.

Currently the following engines are supported: vBulletin, phpBB, Invision Power Board, Ikonboard and Simple Machines Forum.

The next step of the "New Account" wizard allows you to select the forums to grab. Normally, a site with forums contain dozens of categories. You can subscribe to the forums from which you want to download new posts.

Use the "Synchronize All" button on the main ForumPilot's windows toolbar to download new posts for all accounts or select a particular account and click synchronize.

ForumPilot automatically downloads new posts that appeared in the forums that you subscribed to since the last synchronization check. You can select automatic synchronization time in the ForumPilot options dialog.

All downloaded posts are indexed for fast searching.

Please use the Feedback button in the program to send out bug-reports, etc. This will add some additional debug info to your message (e.g. error log).