Distill Web Monitor

Name: Distill Web Monitor
Rating: 4.516537649542576 (1421 reviews)
Author: https://distill.io

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

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Distill Web Monitor is a powerful Chrome extension that allows you to monitor any webpage or feed for changes seamlessly. With an intuitive inbox-style Watchlist, you can easily manage your monitored pages and receive instant alerts via email, SMS, push notifications, or even Slack and Discord webhooks as soon as a change is detected.

The extension offers advanced content selection using XPath, CSS, JavaScript, and regular expressions, enabling precise monitoring of specific parts of web pages. You can track change history, highlight changes visually, and set smart conditions for notifications. Distill Web Monitor synchronizes your Watchlist across devices, ensuring your monitoring preferences move with you. Whether monitoring product prices, news updates, or any critical web content, Distill Web Monitor keeps you effortlessly informed.

Productivity Utilities

By:

https://distill.io

Users:

300,000+

Rating:

4.52

(1,421) 1 new ratings

Version:

3.10.43 Last updated: 2025-05-06

Creation date:

2020-05-03

Risk:

Permissions:

contextMenus
notifications
tabs
unlimitedStorage
offscreen
scripting
storage
alarms

Host permissions:

*://*/*

Size:

5.22M

Email:

co*****@distill.io

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

See detailed description ⏷

Source:

Chrome Web Store

Updated:

a day ago

Ranking

# 987 ▲ 31

Other rankings

#107 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 1

#2 in monitor keyword 44

#3 in web keyword 74

#9 in web page keyword 68 ▼ 2

#14 in detect keyword 18 ▲ 7

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Other platforms

Distill Web Monitor (v3.6.12)

14,265+ 4.30

(235)

Distill Web Monitor (v3.10.39)

59,722+ 4.30

(23)

Publisher Change History

2024-08-13: Email was changed from su*****@distill.io to aj*****@distill.io

2024-08-27: Email was changed from aj*****@distill.io to co*****@distill.io

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User reviews

Distill Web Monitor is praised for its effective and easy-to-use website monitoring and alerting capabilities, with a helpful free tier. However, users report multiple issues including delayed updates in free version, frequent crashes, residual open tabs, and limited notification sounds. Advanced monitoring features require payment, and some bugs affect usability. Overall, it's highly useful for basic change detection but has room for improvement in stability, notification options, and user experience.

Pros

Effective for monitoring web pages and notifying users of updates in real-time or timely manner.
Free version offers useful basic monitoring features without immediate cost.
Supports email notifications and popup alerts for detected changes.
Simple and easy to use with customizable monitoring intervals.
Works well across multiple browsers including Chrome, Edge, and Firefox.

Cons

Free version has a built-in 5000ms wait which reduces real-time monitoring effectiveness.
Extension frequently crashes or fails to work properly on some browsers (e.g., Vivaldi).
Leaves tabs open in Chrome, disrupting normal tab management and preventing reopening closed tabs.
Limited notification options: lacks sound alerts or customizable alarms, making it easy to miss notifications.
Advanced features like macros require paid plans, limiting functionality for free users.
Occasional bugs causing persistent pinned tabs and phantom snoozed notifications are reported.

Recent reviews

As an expertise, I can recommend that this extension is wonderful. This extension has been approved by Google. Congratulations!

user, 2025-05-08

無料版では、監視ウィンドウがページを読み込んだ後、更新が通知されるまでの間に5000msのウェイトが挿入される仕様です。リアルタイムでの監視には向かないツールです。

Ryunosuke Takahashi, 2025-04-04

Wow, amazing! I was able to order Tesla Model Y the one I wanted from the inventory to save money. They are gone almost immediately after they show up in the inventory list, so Distill really helped me with this. I was notified via email when the car showed up in the inventory and I quickly booked it online. A+++

Slava Borodin, 2025-04-01

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Distill Web Monitor requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Risk likelihood

Distill Web Monitor has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

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