# Changedetection.io **Changedetection.io** is the best and simplest free open-source website change detection, website monitoring, restock monitoring, and notification service. ## Key Features: - Numerous trigger filters, such as "trigger on text," "remove text by selector," "ignore text," "extract text," and more, using regular expressions! - Locate elements using xPath (1.0) and CSS selectors; easily monitor complex JSON using JSONPath or jq - Switch between fast non-JS and Chrome JS-based "fetchers" - Track changes in PDF files (monitor text changes in PDFs, as well as file size and checksum changes) - Easily specify how often to check sites - Execute JS before extracting text (great for login scenarios; see examples in the UI!) - Override request headers, specify methods like POST or GET, etc. - Use the "visual selector" to help locate specific elements - Per-watch configurable proxy - Send notifications with screenshots when changes are detected on a webpage