mborsetti/webchanges

mborsetti/webchanges has 50 GitHub stars and 9 forks. GitHot measured 0 stars in 24 hours. Last checked 2026-11-15 00:09 UTC. Last push 2026-11-06.

How these counts are measured

50 stars 9 Forks

What you can do

Watch anything: web pages (in a real browser <https://webchanges.readthedocs.io/en/stable/jobs.html#use-browser>__ if needed), APIs, local files and command output.
Track only what matters with over 30 filters <https://webchanges.readthedocs.io/en/stable/filters.html>__.
Read changes at a glance in formatted HTML, side by side, word by word, as AI summaries <https://webchanges.readthedocs.io/en/stable/differs.html#ai-google-diff>__ and more.
Get notified anywhere: email, Telegram, Discord, ntfy, webhooks and more <https://webchanges.readthedocs.io/en/stable/reporters.html>__.

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About

webchanges anonymously checks web content (including images) and commands for changes, delivering instant notifications and AI-powered summaries to your favorite platform.

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README.md

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====================== webchanges |downloads|

webchanges anonymously checks web content (including images) and commands for changes, delivering instant notifications and AI-powered summaries to your favorite platform <https://webchanges.readthedocs.io/en/stable/introduction.html#reporters>__.

Highlights

Watch anything: web pages (in a real browser <https://webchanges.readthedocs.io/en/stable/jobs.html#use-browser>__ if needed), APIs, local files and command output.
Track only what matters with over 30 filters <https://webchanges.readthedocs.io/en/stable/filters.html>__.
Read changes at a glance in formatted HTML, side by side, word by word, as AI summaries <https://webchanges.readthedocs.io/en/stable/differs.html#ai-google-diff>__ and more.
Get notified anywhere: email, Telegram, Discord, ntfy, webhooks and more <https://webchanges.readthedocs.io/en/stable/reporters.html>__.
Few false alarms: transient errors can be held back and repeated ones reported once <https://webchanges.readthedocs.io/en/stable/jobs.html#suppress-repeated-errors>__.
Runs on your machine, total privacy, no account needed, and extends with Python hooks <https://webchanges.readthedocs.io/en/stable/hooks.html>__.

Requirements

webchanges requires |support|. For the best experience, use the current version of Python <https://www.python.org/downloads/>__; older Python versions are supported for 3 years after they're replaced. Free-threaded Python is supported.

For Generative AI summaries (BETA), you need a free API Key from Google Cloud AI Studio <https://aistudio.google.com/app/apikey>__ (see here <https://webchanges.readthedocs.io/en/stable/differs.html#ai-google-diff>__).

Installation

Install webchanges with uv <https://docs.astral.sh/uv/>__ (recommended):

.. code-block:: bash

uv pip install webchanges

or with pip:

.. code-block:: bash

pip install webchanges

On Windows with Python 3.15, first run set PYYAML_FORCE_LIBYAML=0 (in PowerShell: $env:PYYAML_FORCE_LIBYAML = "0"), as explained here <https://webchanges.readthedocs.io/en/stable/introduction.html#install-windows>__.

Other ways to run

In a Docker <https://www.docker.com/>__ container: a minimal implementation (no browser) is here <https://github.com/yubiuser/webchanges-docker>, and one with a browser is here <https://github.com/jhedlund/webchanges-docker>.
As a GitHub Action <https://docs.github.com/en/actions>: an implementation is here <https://github.com/swimmwatch/webchanges-action>.

Documentation |readthedocs|

The documentation is hosted on Read the Docs <https://webchanges.readthedocs.io/>__.

Quick Start

Initialize

#. Run the following command to create the default config.yaml (configuration) and jobs.yaml (jobs) files and open an editor to add your jobs <https://webchanges.readthedocs.io/en/stable/jobs.html>__:

.. code-block:: bash

  webchanges --edit-jobs

#. Run the following command to change the default configuration <https://webchanges.readthedocs.io/en/stable/configuration.html>, e.g. to receive change notifications ("reports <https://webchanges.readthedocs.io/en/stable/reporters.html>") by email <https://webchanges.readthedocs.io/en/stable/reporters.html#smtp>__ and/or one of many other methods:

.. code-block:: bash

  webchanges --edit-config

Run

To check the sources in your jobs and report on (e.g. display or via email) any changes found from the last time the program ran, just run:

.. code-block:: bash

webchanges

Schedule

webchanges leverages the power of a system scheduler:

On Linux you can use cron, with the help of a tool like crontab.guru <https://crontab.guru>__ (help here <https://www.computerhope.com/unix/ucrontab.htm>__);
On Windows you can use Windows Task Scheduler <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Task_Scheduler>__;
On macOS you can use launchd <https://developer.apple .com/library/archive/documentation/MacOSX/Conceptual/BPSystemStartup/Chapters/ScheduledJobs.html>__ (help here <https://launchd.info/>__).

Code

The code, issues tracker, and discussions are hosted on GitHub <https://github.com/mborsetti/webchanges>__.

Contributing

We welcome any contribution no matter how small, both as pull requests or issue reports <https://github.com/mborsetti/webchanges/issues>__.

More information for code and documentation contributors is here <https://webchanges.readthedocs.io/en/stable/contributing.html>, and our wishlist is here <https://github.com/mborsetti/webchanges/blob/main/WISHLIST.md>.

License

|license|

See the complete licenses <https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mborsetti/webchanges/refs/heads/main/LICENSE.md>__ (released under the MIT License <https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT>__ but redistributing modified source code, dated 30 July 2020, from urlwatch 2.21 <https://github.com/thp/urlwatch/tree/346b25914b0418342ffe2fb0529bed702fddc01f>__ licensed under a BSD 3-Clause License <https://raw.githubusercontent.com/thp/urlwatch/346b25914b0418342ffe2fb0529bed702fddc01f/COPYING>__).

Relationship with urlwatch

This project is a fork of urlwatch 2.21 <https://github.com/thp/urlwatch/tree/346b25914b0418342ffe2fb0529bed702fddc01f>__ and has since added many features; see the comparison <https://webchanges.readthedocs.io/en/stable/upgrading.html>__.