Distill Web Monitor

Monitor webpage or feed for changes. Get SMS and email alerts on change detection.

What is Distill Web Monitor?

"Distill Web Monitor" is a Chrome extension that checks webpages for changes and notifies users via various alerts. It features an intuitive Watchlist for managing monitors, easy content selection, and supports multiple alert actions like SMS, email, and webhooks. Users can select specific page parts or monitor entire pages, ensuring they never miss important updates. Sync your watchlist across devices for seamless monitoring.

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Extension stats

By: https://distill.io

View on Chrome Web Store

Users: 300,000+

Rating: 4.52 (1,407)

Version: 3.10.26 (Last updated: 2024-09-24)

Creation date: 2020-05-03

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

contextMenus
notifications
tabs
unlimitedStorage
offscreen
scripting
storage
alarms

Host permissions:

*://*/*

Size: 3.27M

Email: co*****@distill.io

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

Ranking

# 1223 ▼ 19

Other rankings

#132 in Workflow & Planning ▼ 2

#2 in monitor keyword 39

#4 in web keyword 78

#11 in web page keyword 58 ▼ 3

#26 in website usage keyword 55 ▼ 5

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Other platforms

Distill Web Monitor (v3.6.12)

4.34

(229) 13,813+

Distill Web Monitor (v3.10.25)

4.20

(21) 59,643+

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Extension summary

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Distill runs in your browser to check monitored pages for changes. Get instant alerts as soon as a change is detected.

Featured highlights:

An inbox style Watchlist to manage monitors.
Easy content selection from any webpage.
Highlighted changes.
Change history.
Supported actions:
- Email
- SMS
- Sound
- Pop-up
- Push notification on phones
- Slack and Discord Webhooks

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Easy to use and works great
Allows monitoring of multiple websites for changes
Notifications for updates are appreciated
Functions well after initial setup
Supports multiple browser platforms

Cons

Has issues with reliability and may need reconfiguration
Limitations on the number of sites that can be monitored in the free version
Advanced features require payment
Occasional incorrect monitoring of changes
Problems reported after updates

Most mentioned

Works great and useful for monitoring page changes
Issues with reliability or functionality
Limitations on free version for monitoring sites

Recent reviews

it needs some serious polishing. note to dev crew: if you have ever used "web xp" on android that is how element selection is supposed to be. it should automatically know to check list items. i have so many suggestions...but alas, until the element selection gets handled i can't go above 3 stars.