Watching Pages

Adding a watch

1. Navigate to the page you want to track
2. Click the Site Spy icon in your toolbar
3. Click Track Current Page — the current page URL is added automatically

You can also type a URL into the field and click Track Entered URL.

The first snapshot is taken automatically. You'll see a "Pending" status while the initial check runs (usually takes about a minute).

Monitoring specific elements

Instead of tracking the entire page, you can monitor a specific section:

1. Click the crosshair icon in the extension popup to start the element picker
2. The popup closes and highlights appear as you hover over elements on the page
3. Click the element you want to monitor (e.g., a price, headline, or stock status)
4. The watch is created automatically with the CSS selector filled in

This is useful for ignoring dynamic content like ads or timestamps and focusing on what matters.

The element inspector doesn't work on browser internal pages (chrome://, about:, extension pages). Navigate to a regular website first.

Organizing with tags

Color-coded tags help you organize watches into groups:

• Click the tag circles next to any watch to assign tags
• Tags use macOS Finder-style color labels
• Filter your watchlist by clicking a tag in the filter bar
• Tags sync to the server automatically

Check intervals

The server checks your watches on a schedule. The minimum interval depends on your plan:

You can also trigger an immediate recheck from the web dashboard by clicking the recheck button on any watch.