# Feedback **URL:** https://forums.distill.io/c/feedback/2.md [Latest](https://forums.distill.io/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forums.distill.io/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forums.distill.io/tags.md) --- ## [About the Feedback category](https://forums.distill.io/t/about-the-feedback-category/1)
**Author:** [@system](https://forums.distill.io/u/system)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2024, 2:41pm UTC](https://forums.distill.io/t/about-the-feedback-category/1 "2024-06-12T14:41:33Z")
--- ## [Lightweight Backend Monitoring Mode](https://forums.distill.io/t/lightweight-backend-monitoring-mode/6023)
**Author:** [@0021345678sami](https://forums.distill.io/u/0021345678sami)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2026, 6:25am UTC](https://forums.distill.io/t/lightweight-backend-monitoring-mode/6023 "2026-06-10T06:25:42Z")
Hello Distill Team, I would like to suggest a feature that could significantly reduce memory and CPU usage for users monitoring websites such as YouTube. Currently, Distill appears to rely heavily on browser-based page… --- ## [When I push icon, it only shows a small blank box](https://forums.distill.io/t/when-i-push-icon-it-only-shows-a-small-blank-box/6007)
**Author:** [@aaidee](https://forums.distill.io/u/aaidee)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2026, 6:25pm UTC](https://forums.distill.io/t/when-i-push-icon-it-only-shows-a-small-blank-box/6007 "2026-05-23T18:25:06Z")
My brave browser extention does not work from few hours ago, too. When I push distill icon, it only shows a small blank box. --- ## [Desktop Application: opening links in default web browser](https://forums.distill.io/t/desktop-application-opening-links-in-default-web-browser/3356)
**Author:** [@tesalaw](https://forums.distill.io/u/tesalaw)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2026, 5:13am UTC](https://forums.distill.io/t/desktop-application-opening-links-in-default-web-browser/3356 "2026-05-18T05:13:38Z")
Hey I was wondering is there a way when clicking links in the Distill Web Monitor Application it can open it in my default web browser? Instead of the browser inside Distill --- ## [Login method for website](https://forums.distill.io/t/login-method-for-website/5993)
**Author:** [@hanghangtpc](https://forums.distill.io/u/hanghangtpc)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2026, 2:01pm UTC](https://forums.distill.io/t/login-method-for-website/5993 "2026-05-09T14:01:27Z")
Now on Distill | Login I cannot simply use username and password. I have to click a login link via email. I understand this is a more secure way, but waiting for email adds time, in addition to a messier inbox. My thou… --- ## [Cross-platform check changes](https://forums.distill.io/t/cross-platform-check-changes/5925)
**Author:** [@hanghangtpc](https://forums.distill.io/u/hanghangtpc)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2026, 4:54pm UTC](https://forums.distill.io/t/cross-platform-check-changes/5925 "2026-03-04T16:54:23Z")
In the Edge extension, I can manually check changes for local monitors, but not for Cloud monitors. It is not very convenient for users to always open a new tab, log in, and check changes. I hope I can run checks for Cl… --- ## [No longer scans full page at 5 sec interval?](https://forums.distill.io/t/no-longer-scans-full-page-at-5-sec-interval/5901)
**Author:** [@PopcornJr](https://forums.distill.io/u/PopcornJr)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2026, 1:24am UTC](https://forums.distill.io/t/no-longer-scans-full-page-at-5-sec-interval/5901 "2026-02-08T01:24:58Z")
I went to set up a monitor and for the first time I’m getting a message that it won’t scan at less than 10 minute interval unless I upgrade my account, which is annual and not set to expire until march 31 of this year. W… --- ## [Indication when Local Monitor is not active](https://forums.distill.io/t/indication-when-local-monitor-is-not-active/5883)
**Author:** [@eyalpost](https://forums.distill.io/u/eyalpost)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2026, 5:51pm UTC](https://forums.distill.io/t/indication-when-local-monitor-is-not-active/5883 "2026-01-27T17:51:28Z")
I’m missing some kind of indication when a local monitor is “dead”. Either because the browser was accidentally closed or the computer went to sleep or whatever other reason. Let’s say I have a monitor configured to run… --- ## [Make Change Summary Inclusion Optional](https://forums.distill.io/t/make-change-summary-inclusion-optional/5872)
**Author:** [@shadowmoses](https://forums.distill.io/u/shadowmoses)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2026, 1:17am UTC](https://forums.distill.io/t/make-change-summary-inclusion-optional/5872 "2026-01-21T01:17:08Z")
As part of my workflow, I send some of my monitor articles to RSS readers and will sometimes use regex filters there to assess incoming content. The problem is the “Change Summary” section essentially becomes embedded as… --- ## [Affiliate Opportunities?!?!](https://forums.distill.io/t/affiliate-opportunities/5854)
**Author:** [@mercatus001](https://forums.distill.io/u/mercatus001)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2025, 11:23am UTC](https://forums.distill.io/t/affiliate-opportunities/5854 "2025-12-31T11:23:19Z")
Hello First Post and New Distill Member. Does anybody know if Distill has any affiliate opportunities? I have a WHOP server with over 1000 members who resell items, I would like to promote this software to them. Lets … --- ## [Get Content VIA API (webhook) even where no change was detected](https://forums.distill.io/t/get-content-via-api-webhook-even-where-no-change-was-detected/5835)
**Author:** [@amitshmoshkin](https://forums.distill.io/u/amitshmoshkin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2025, 10:25am UTC](https://forums.distill.io/t/get-content-via-api-webhook-even-where-no-change-was-detected/5835 "2025-12-11T10:25:47Z")
In one of our use cases, we’d like to retrieve the content via API on every scheduled Distill check (i.e., every time Distill queries the API/webpage we provide), not only when a change is detected. We want to handle ch… --- ## [Reduce Truncation of "Matched" Text in Email Change Summary](https://forums.distill.io/t/reduce-truncation-of-matched-text-in-email-change-summary/5799)
**Author:** [@shadowmoses](https://forums.distill.io/u/shadowmoses)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2025, 6:27am UTC](https://forums.distill.io/t/reduce-truncation-of-matched-text-in-email-change-summary/5799 "2025-11-21T06:27:36Z")
I understand some level of truncation may be needed to keep things presentable but it seems to be currently set to 20 characters max, which seems rather low and isn’t ideal from a troubleshooting perspective. I’m current… --- ## [How to prevent alerts due to Loading text](https://forums.distill.io/t/how-to-prevent-alerts-due-to-loading-text/5536)
**Author:** [@Matter](https://forums.distill.io/u/Matter)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2025, 12:02am UTC](https://forums.distill.io/t/how-to-prevent-alerts-due-to-loading-text/5536 "2025-10-22T00:02:17Z")
If a monitor is true in the initial test, but then is not true anymore, after taking the conditions into account, like “text does not include …”, then it appears in the unread section, only not bold. The correct behavio… --- ## [Remove Labels in Bulk](https://forums.distill.io/t/remove-labels-in-bulk/525)
**Author:** [@0xBerlin](https://forums.distill.io/u/0xBerlin)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2025, 1:38pm UTC](https://forums.distill.io/t/remove-labels-in-bulk/525 "2025-08-10T13:38:25Z")
Is there a way to remove labels in bulk? Currently you can check multiple items and add a label to them. I am not seeing a way to bulk remove it. For example: Items I have are active and urgent. Let’s label it both “… --- ## [Feedback Distill Desktop App](https://forums.distill.io/t/feedback-distill-desktop-app/5409)
**Author:** [@Matter](https://forums.distill.io/u/Matter)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2025, 8:58am UTC](https://forums.distill.io/t/feedback-distill-desktop-app/5409 "2025-07-26T08:58:30Z")
I wanted to try the app to see if I can get rid of some of the Timeout issues I have. But it seems these have other reasons I need to follow-up on. What I noticed is, that Google considers the browser as unsafe, so it d… --- ## [Dark Mode/High Contrast on Desktop app](https://forums.distill.io/t/dark-mode-high-contrast-on-desktop-app/4825)
**Author:** [@cben2142](https://forums.distill.io/u/cben2142)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2025, 1:16am UTC](https://forums.distill.io/t/dark-mode-high-contrast-on-desktop-app/4825 "2025-06-24T01:16:13Z")
I’ve noticed that the local desktop app isn’t the clearest when something triggers an alert so I’d suggest a dark mode or higher contrast coloring to help with this. I don’t see the reason to limit local notifications on… --- ## [How to get notifications in telegeram](https://forums.distill.io/t/how-to-get-notifications-in-telegeram/995)
**Author:** [@valdemarbiriukov](https://forums.distill.io/u/valdemarbiriukov)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2025, 2:49pm UTC](https://forums.distill.io/t/how-to-get-notifications-in-telegeram/995 "2025-06-09T14:49:02Z")
I wanna get telegram notifications via distill. This site doesnt have default option of telegram notification, but maybe anybody knows how I can get telegram alerts with this bot? And I wanna ask distill devs to add tele… --- ## [Idea: add "trigger type" to webhook](https://forums.distill.io/t/idea-add-trigger-type-to-webhook/5164)
**Author:** [@micah](https://forums.distill.io/u/micah)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2025, 3:40pm UTC](https://forums.distill.io/t/idea-add-trigger-type-to-webhook/5164 "2025-06-08T15:40:43Z")
I’ve looked through the options for sieve and sieve\_data, but don’t see anything pertaining to what triggered the monitor. Would you consider adding the ability to send the trigger type to a webhook? The way I see it, th… --- ## [Label idea/improvement - Bulk removal and label name in webhook](https://forums.distill.io/t/label-idea-improvement-bulk-removal-and-label-name-in-webhook/5154)
**Author:** [@micah](https://forums.distill.io/u/micah)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2025, 1:58pm UTC](https://forums.distill.io/t/label-idea-improvement-bulk-removal-and-label-name-in-webhook/5154 "2025-06-03T13:58:29Z")
Hello, I have been using a lot of labels with webhooks and have come across two scenarios where I think minor improvements can be made to tags/labels. For one, it would be really beneficial to be able to remove labels … --- ## [Feature Request - time range with variable schedule](https://forums.distill.io/t/feature-request-time-range-with-variable-schedule/4891)
**Author:** [@hilbe](https://forums.distill.io/u/hilbe)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2025, 8:14am UTC](https://forums.distill.io/t/feature-request-time-range-with-variable-schedule/4891 "2025-03-25T08:14:27Z")
Can we please have a schedule time range? Like I want this check to run 8am to 7pm every 15 minutes, then after that maybe hourly. --- ## [Grouped monitor](https://forums.distill.io/t/grouped-monitor/4885)
**Author:** [@kevinwang101](https://forums.distill.io/u/kevinwang101)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2025, 6:04am UTC](https://forums.distill.io/t/grouped-monitor/4885 "2025-03-24T06:04:49Z")
I would like more control over the scheduling of monitor to help avoid getting flagged by Datadome for refreshes with short interval. I have a website where I want to monitor a couple pages(say 5). I tried set a reasonab… --- ## [Format change for update and check log](https://forums.distill.io/t/format-change-for-update-and-check-log/4886)
**Author:** [@b1ackcat](https://forums.distill.io/u/b1ackcat)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2025, 4:35am UTC](https://forums.distill.io/t/format-change-for-update-and-check-log/4886 "2025-03-24T04:35:04Z")
Hi, It seemed like there was recently an update. Overall it looks great. I have a request, that the check log go back to the former date format. It was very helpful to be able to distinguish activity for the current day … --- ## [Custom Notification Content based on Conditions](https://forums.distill.io/t/custom-notification-content-based-on-conditions/4787)
**Author:** [@cali4](https://forums.distill.io/u/cali4)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2025, 8:56am UTC](https://forums.distill.io/t/custom-notification-content-based-on-conditions/4787 "2025-03-02T08:56:23Z")
Hello, is there a way to customize the text of a notification to show which condition triggered the notification? For example, when monitoring a page for several new keywords using conditions, it would be helpful to quic… --- ## [Nightly Break Time](https://forums.distill.io/t/nightly-break-time/4748)
**Author:** [@zorzstudios](https://forums.distill.io/u/zorzstudios)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2025, 11:49am UTC](https://forums.distill.io/t/nightly-break-time/4748 "2025-02-21T11:49:46Z")
I love the random check scheduling but wonder if it is possible to schedule breaks, e.g. for the night in my time zone. Is it only possible via crontab on an Enterprise subscription? That would be sad, as I do not need a… --- ## [Automatically clear cookes and local data for a site when it gets the error state](https://forums.distill.io/t/automatically-clear-cookes-and-local-data-for-a-site-when-it-gets-the-error-state/4678)
**Author:** [@xermalk](https://forums.distill.io/u/xermalk)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2025, 1:22pm UTC](https://forums.distill.io/t/automatically-clear-cookes-and-local-data-for-a-site-when-it-gets-the-error-state/4678 "2025-02-14T13:22:53Z")
Komplett.no/se/dk will eventuelly error out when scraped, and the only way to resolve it is to clear the cookes abnd local data. Would be nice with a option to clear out all site information on repeated errors in the se… --- ## [Any way to return an RSS feed?](https://forums.distill.io/t/any-way-to-return-an-rss-feed/3885)
**Author:** [@jamestay](https://forums.distill.io/u/jamestay)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2025, 6:43pm UTC](https://forums.distill.io/t/any-way-to-return-an-rss-feed/3885 "2025-01-04T18:43:25Z")
Is there a way to have Distill return the recent page changes as a JSON or RSS feed? Would be useful for pulling into Outlook or other app/automation uses. Thanks! :smiley: --- ## [iOS Critical Alert](https://forums.distill.io/t/ios-critical-alert/4428)
**Author:** [@jrob](https://forums.distill.io/u/jrob)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2025, 12:17pm UTC](https://forums.distill.io/t/ios-critical-alert/4428 "2025-01-03T12:17:52Z")
This might be a long shot on a feature request but I have some monitors that I would be interested in having critical alerts delivered on iOS. --- ## [Changes to webpage element selector, and rolling back to an older version of desktop app](https://forums.distill.io/t/changes-to-webpage-element-selector-and-rolling-back-to-an-older-version-of-desktop-app/4304)
**Author:** [@meeotch](https://forums.distill.io/u/meeotch)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2024, 4:59pm UTC](https://forums.distill.io/t/changes-to-webpage-element-selector-and-rolling-back-to-an-older-version-of-desktop-app/4304 "2024-11-28T16:59:32Z")
Ugh - the new version of the webpage element selector in the desktop app is so much worse. It used to be one click to get into it - now it’s Open button, Go button, and then Gear button to show the selection settings. … --- ## [About Future Plans for PDF Monitor in Starter and Pro Subscriptions](https://forums.distill.io/t/about-future-plans-for-pdf-monitor-in-starter-and-pro-subscriptions/4299)
**Author:** [@daisuke\_yamagishi](https://forums.distill.io/u/daisuke_yamagishi)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2024, 11:26am UTC](https://forums.distill.io/t/about-future-plans-for-pdf-monitor-in-starter-and-pro-subscriptions/4299 "2024-11-27T11:26:05Z")
Hi, The PDF monitor is now available with a Flexi or higher subscription. Although the PDF monitor is currently marked as “beta,” is there a plan to implement it in the Starter or Pro subscriptions in the future? --- ## [Monitor only real data changes, ignore order change - Feature request](https://forums.distill.io/t/monitor-only-real-data-changes-ignore-order-change-feature-request/937)
**Author:** [@outwork](https://forums.distill.io/u/outwork)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2024, 12:09pm UTC](https://forums.distill.io/t/monitor-only-real-data-changes-ignore-order-change-feature-request/937 "2024-07-14T12:09:09Z")
Hi guys, I really like using distill to monitor changes on websites (especially ecommerce websites). On some of the websites which I monitor (I prefer monitoring the product listing pages, because I can see a lot of pr… [Next page](https://forums.distill.io/c/feedback/2.md?page=1)