Monitor uptime, SSL certificates, and content changes from your desktop or terminal. One purchase. Runs on your machine.
Or just run npx github:mahope/deskuptime check https://your-site.com
No install. No account. Just paste your URL and click Check:
Or run it from your terminal:
HTTP status codes, redirect chains, and response time measurement. Know when your site is down — and how fast it loads.
Certificate expiry countdown, issuer details, cipher info, and protocol version. Get alerted before your cert expires.
SHA-256 content hash comparison between checks. Detect unauthorized changes, injected scripts, or broken layouts.
| Feature | Free (CLI) | Pro ($19) |
|---|---|---|
| URL checking | ||
| SSL expiry check | ||
| Content hash comparison | ||
| Use from terminal | ||
| System tray desktop app | — | |
| Background monitoring (watch mode, up to 3 URLs) | ||
| More than 3 monitored URLs | — | |
| Email / webhook alerts | — | |
| Unlimited URLs | — |
Pingdom costs $12/mo. UptimeRobot Pro is $7/mo. That's $84–144/year. DeskUptime is $19 once. Three and you've saved money.
No cloud account. No third-party server seeing your URLs. Your data stays on your computer. Privacy by default.
Use the terminal for quick checks, the desktop app for continuous monitoring. Same engine, two interfaces.
Works on any website — WordPress, Shopify, Netlify, Cloudflare Pages, your grandma's hand-coded HTML. No integration needed.
Pro features get via Lemon Squeezy license key. 3 machines per purchase. No DRM, no phone-home — just a key.
One purchase covers all future v1.x releases. Major version upgrades at a discount. No subscription treadmill.
Short answers to the questions people actually ask.
Yes. It takes any URL and checks it over plain HTTP — WordPress, Shopify, Wix, Squarespace, Webflow, static sites, hand-coded HTML. No plugin or integration is ever installed on the site you monitor.
For continuous background monitoring in watch mode, yes — that's the trade-off for a $19 one-time price instead of a monthly SaaS bill. For quick "is it up right now?" checks, no: run a check from the CLI or this page any time.
You receive a license key instantly by email from Lemon Squeezy (our payment provider). Enter it once in the desktop app and Pro features get. 3 activations per license, no DRM phone-home.
No. $19 one-time covers all v1.x updates. If we ever ship a major new version, existing customers get a discount — never an automatic charge.
Yes — 14 days, no questions asked, handled through Lemon Squeezy's checkout. Email us and it's processed.
$19 one-time. License key get the desktop app, system notifications and unlimited URLs. Watch mode is free in the CLI.
Meanwhile, try the free tools:
Pro launches when checkout is live; the free scanner is complete.