Distill Web Monitor

Distill Web Monitor

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

What is Distill Web Monitor?
The 'Distill Web Monitor' is an Edge add-on that enables you to monitor changes on any webpage or feed. After an easy set up process, the add-on frequently checks the selected pages for changes and notifies you instantly when a change happens. It offers various notification methods such as email, SMS, sound alert, popup, push notifications, and webhooks. It also provides added features like highlighted changes, change history, a smart action condition, and powerful content selection options using Xpath, CSS, or Javascript. Additionally, it features an inbox style Watchlist for managing monitors and offers a premium plan for synchronizing the Watchlist across different devices.
Stats
Version: 3.9.6 (Last updated: 2024-03-12)
Creation date: 2020-03-26
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • contextMenus
  • *://*/*
  • notifications
  • tabs
  • unlimitedStorage
Size: 3.41M
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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:

  • Easy content selection from any webpage.
  • Highlighted changes.
  • Change history.
  • Supported actions:
    • Email
    • SMS
    • Sound
    • Pop-up
    • Push notification on phones
    • Webhook
  • An inbox style Watchlist to manage monitors.
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User reviews
User reviews summary
These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Edge Add-on Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Useful for monitoring price changes and website updates
  • Can specify parts of a page to monitor
  • Notifies users effectively, sometimes even before other sources
Cons
  • Some users report crashes when monitoring multiple items
  • Issues with alerts and functionality leading to unintended results like lost tabs
  • Extension is apparently not accessible in some regions without a proxy
Most mentioned
  • Notifications and monitoring capabilities
  • Performance issues, such as slow start-up and crashes
  • Difficulty in accessing or registering on the extension's website
  • Support for Edge browser
Recent reviews
Firefox版では読み込めるのにEdge版では読み込めないサイトが多い
by t, 2024-03-25

你们可以注册吗??
by Ben, 2020-12-30

救命恩程序
by 聪奕, 2020-12-09
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Safety
Risk impact

Distill Web Monitor is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this add-on. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Distill Web Monitor if you trust the publisher.

Risk likelihood

Distill Web Monitor is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

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