Visualping

Visualping Chrome Extension
What is Visualping?
Visualping is a simple Chrome extension for monitoring websites for changes. It allows you to receive email notifications when it detects any change in the content of the page. You can use the service for competition monitoring, price checks, ticket availability tracking, and more using the server service and email alerts or browser tab.

Extension stats

Users: 100,000+
Rating: 4.37 (7,154)
Version: 4.7.2 (Last updated: 2024-05-01)
Creation date: 2017-08-15
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • unlimitedStorage
  • activeTab
  • tabs
  • notifications
  • scripting
  • offscreen
  • cookies
  • alarms
Host permissions:
  • <all_urls>
Size: 1.26M

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Not available on Firefox
Not available on Edge
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Extension summary

Visualping is a simple service for monitoring websites for changes. You'll receive an email notification when it detects any change in the content of the page.


Version 4.7.2

  • Fix background jobs not running after browser restart
  • minor bug fix

Use the service for competition monitoring, price checks, ticket availability tracking and more using the server service and email alerts (62 checks/month free) or browser tab (free as your computer does the job)

You can either choose to monitor the whole website or just an area of a website. To select the area, just drag a selection on the screenshot shown within the extension.

New element selector allows to track changes on a specific element of the webpage. The app also allows to compare changes in text in addition to visual changes.

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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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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
  • Very useful
  • Easy to navigate and understand
  • Helps track changes on pages effectively
  • Has been helpful for getting limited merch
Cons
  • Doesn't work as expected
  • Incompatibility issues noted
  • Improvements in highlighting changes have decreased
Most mentioned
  • Functionality issues
  • User-friendliness
  • Helpfulness in tracking changes
Recent reviews
The extension has only one function, but even it does not work. What is it for, then? And who are all these people who rate it highly? Bots?
by chase carter, 2024-11-01

by CARAMELADA DOCES, 2024-10-31

Ottima estensione
by C D, 2024-10-26
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Extension safety

Risk impact

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

Risk likelihood

Visualping has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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