Update Scanner
Monitors web pages for updates. Useful for websites that don't provide Atom or RSS feeds.
Update Scanner - Track Changes in Web Pages | Firefox Add-On
Update Scanner is a practical Firefox extension designed for those who need to keep track of updates on websites that don't support Atom or RSS feeds. This add-on scans selected sites as per your set frequency and automatically highlights any changes to the page. Plus, it allows you to ignore minor updates and provides full international support.
Add-on stats
Manifest V2
By: sneakypete81
Rating: 3.95 
(188)
Weekly download count: 41
Firefox on Android: No
Permissions:
- <all_urls>
- alarms
- notifications
- storage
- tabs
- unlimitedStorage
- *://twitter.com/*
- *://www.facebook.com/*
Size: 202.28K
URLs: Website
Full description: See detailed description
Ranking
Other platforms
Not available on Chrome
Not available on Android
Not available on Edge
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spammy, or outdated.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 for tracking changes on websites
- Integrates with Notification Sound for alerts
- Useful for infrequent updates on webpages
- Has helped users for many years without issues
Cons
- Not maintained for a long time (almost 5 years)
- Frequently fetches empty pages or no visible changes
- Minimum autoscan time is 5 minutes
- Randomly deletes user alerts without explanation
- Some features are outdated or lacking, like email notifications
Most mentioned
- Lack of maintenance and support
- Functionality has diminished over time
- Used to work well, now has numerous issues
- User appreciation for its long-term usefulness
- Desire for more frequent scan intervals
User reviews
Used to work like a charm, and for some sites it still works. But most of the time it doesn't work anymore, and you just see a blank page without the changes visible.
When you visit the Github page of this project, you see why, the add-on isn't maintained for a long time (almost 5 years) and the developer says he is not able to maintain it anymore.
Unfortunate because it was a great project, which really worked fine.
by William_H, 2024-08-16
WOW! I've been searching for tool like this for a long time. Thank you!
by Firefox user 14643647, 2024-04-27
Used to work, but just fetches empty pages...? And worse, randomly deletes the alerts that I've added with no apparent cause.
by Zaltys, 2024-03-30
Add-on safety
Risk impact
Update Scanner requires a lot of sensitive permissions. 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 Update Scanner. Use it at your own risk.
Risk likelihood analysis details
- High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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