GitHub File Watcher – get notified when files change in a GitHub repo
GitHub File Watcher – get notified when files change in a GitHub repo launched on December 8, 2015 with 68 votes, #1,041 of 3,505 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 10 years on.
In plain words
GitHub File Watcher notifies users via email when specific files change in a GitHub repository. It addresses the gap in GitHub's native notifications, which alert users to social activity like pull requests and issues but not file-level changes. Users enter their email address, select a repository, and specify which files to monitor using glob patterns. When those files are modified, the user receives an email notification. The service accepts repository, email, and glob parameters as GET parameters for pre-filling form fields.
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From the sources
Watching a repository on GitHub tells you about social activity (e.g. PRs, issues, etc.), but it doesn't let you know about file-level changes you might care about (e.g. changes to an internal API you're abusing, to a SQL structure, to a dependencies file). GitHub File Watcher fills that gap. Just enter your email, the GitHub repository you want to track, and what files you want notifications for. When they change, you get an email. Tip: you can pass repository, email, and glob as GET parameters to pre-fill thosefrom github-file-watcher.com
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