Get Notified When Your Website Goes Down (Free Desktop Monitor)

Three ways to get downtime alerts

🔔 Native OS notifications

DeskUptime watches every URL you add and fires a real macOS/Windows notification when a site goes DOWN and again when it is back UP. No inbox, no missed emails.

⏱️ Intervals from 1 minute

Pick 1, 5, 10 or 30 minutes per watchlist. A built-in floor of 60 seconds keeps you polite to your own server.

💾 Your data stays yours

The URL list and history live in a local file on your machine. Nothing is uploaded anywhere, ever.

Prefer the terminal? The same engine ships as a CLI: deskuptime check runs a round right now and exits non-zero if anything is down — easy to wire into scripts.

Set it up in two minutes

Download DeskUptime for macOS or Windows below.
Add URLs to your watch list.
Choose an interval and leave the app running in the menu bar / tray.

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What you pay

Option	Cost	Catch
Cloud SaaS monitor	$10–15/month	Recurring forever, URL list leaves your machine
cron + curl + mail	Free	You maintain the script and a mail relay
DeskUptime	$19 once	Notifications only while the app runs

FAQ

How do I get notified when my website goes down?

The simplest free way is a small script or app on your own machine that checks your URL every few minutes and sends an OS notification when the status changes. DeskUptime does exactly this: add your URLs, pick an interval from 1 minute, and you get a native notification the moment a site goes down and when it comes back.

Is there a free alternative to uptime monitoring SaaS?

Yes. Cloud SaaS monitors charge $10–15 per month per project for what is essentially a scheduled HTTP request plus an email. A desktop monitor like DeskUptime is a one-time purchase, keeps your URL list private on your machine, and never has a monthly fee.

How often should my site be checked?

For most sites every 5 minutes is plenty — it catches outages within minutes without hammering your server. DeskUptime enforces a minimum of 60 seconds between checks of the same URL and supports 1, 5, 10 and 30 minute intervals.

Will I know when the site comes back up?

Yes — recovery alerts matter as much as downtime alerts. DeskUptime compares each result to the previous status and notifies you both when a site goes DOWN and when it is back UP.

Does anything run in the cloud?

No. Checks run from your own computer, so your URL list and results stay private. The trade-off: notifications only arrive while the app is running, which for freelancers and small teams watching their own sites is exactly when they want them.

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