Distill Web Monitor
Monitor website changes and get SMS, email or push notifications on change.
Distill Web Monitor: Real-Time Website Update Monitor
"Distill Web Monitor" is a Firefox add-on designed to monitor web pages or feeds for changes. The tool runs in your browser, providing real-time change detection and instant alerts via email, SMS, sounds, pop-ups, push notifications, or webhooks. The plugin includes easily selectable content from any webpage, highlighted changes, change history, and many other features. It also offers a premium plan to sync your watchlist across multiple devices.
Add-on stats
Manifest V2
By: Distill
Rating: 4.30 
(235)
Weekly download count: 429
Firefox on Android: No
Permissions:
- contextMenus
- *://*/*
- idle
- notifications
- storage
- tabs
- unlimitedStorage
Size: 2.38M
Email: su*****@distill.io
URLs: Website ,Privacy policy
Full description: See detailed description
Ranking
# 639 ▼ 6
Other platforms
Not available on Android
User reviews
These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews.
Firefox Browser Add-ons does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate,
spammy, or outdated. Pros
- Works well initially for monitoring websites
- Has useful features for web monitoring
- Offers an option for desktop app integration
- Can monitor multiple links, although with limitations
Cons
- Alerts frequently give false positives
- Issues with synchronization between desktop and Firefox extension
- Does not work with Firefox Multi-Account Containers
- Limited functionality on the free tier
- Alerts do not work consistently or stop functioning
Most mentioned
- Alerts and notifications do not always function as intended
- Problems with the free tier's usage limits and synchronization
- Incompatibility with Firefox Multi-Account Containers
- User interface issues and missing features like dark mode or no javascript option
User reviews
by chazbaps, 2025-03-02
No sound alerts on Mac works
by Sam, 2025-01-31
if you have a problem with java etc, tell me to monitor the entire website, it always works, thank you for your work
by Firefox user 16697185, 2025-01-16
Add-on 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 Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
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Risk likelihood
We don't have sufficient data to confidently determine the risk likelihood of Distill Web Monitor. Use it at your own risk.
Risk likelihood analysis details
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