Features
Simon is a powerful and flexible tool. This list provides a brief summary of some of its features. Version 5 includes many more enhancements.
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| iCloud sync View and edit from multiple Macs, check and notify on specified Macs. |
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| Web Page service Check a website for changes or failures. |
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| Ping service Ping any server to check responsiveness. |
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| DNS service Query a domain name server. |
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| RSS service Read RSS feeds. |
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| FTP service Look at a file on an FTP server. |
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| Application service Ensure an application is present, and/or running. |
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| Drive Status service Checks the drive capacity threshold, S.M.A.R.T. status, and more. |
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| IMAP, POP & SMTP Mail services Make sure mail servers are available. |
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| Mount service Mount a local, AFP, or SMB volume. |
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| SNMP Status service Checks the status of a SNMP-connected device. |
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| Simon Status service Checks if other synced Simon apps are available. |
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| System Error Log service Look for text in today's system log. |
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| SSH service Converse with a remote secure shell session. |
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| TCP Port Scanner service Checks the status of all TCP ports. |
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| Plus other services Including NTP, SMB, Screenshot, and more. |
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| Customize services Add your own (e.g. via scripts), or edit existing. |
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| Block filters Filter service output; detect changes. |
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| Context filters Output some context around the filter's output text. |
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| Find filters Find using simple or regular expression matching. |
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| Format filters Reformat the output text. |
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| Input filters Echoes the input. |
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| Link Checker filters Checks multiple links to see if they are valid or invalid. |
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| Number filters Detect if a number changed by a specified amount. |
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| Override filters Change the result status. |
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| Server Result filters Detects and invalid HTTP result code. |
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| Customize filters Add your own (e.g. via scripts), or edit existing. |
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| Action notifiers Bounce the Dock icon, activate Simon, display in your web browser, and other actions. |
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| APC Masterswitch notifier Toggle an outlet on an APC Masterswitch device. |
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| Email notifier Send an email message. |
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| iMessage notifier Send an iMessage to a recipient in the Messages app. |
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| Launch notifier Start or switch to an application. |
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| Mount notifier Mount or dismount a local, AFP or SMB volume. |
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| Sound notifier Play a sound. |
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| Speech notifier Simon talks to you. |
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| Web Page notifier Get or post to a web page. |
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| Customize notifiers Add your own (e.g. via scripts), or edit existing. |
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| Save HTML reports Save reports to disk using customizable templates. |
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| Upload HTML reports Upload reports to remote web servers. |
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| Preview page source Preview websites or see the page source. |
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| Preview filter output Also see the output of each filter. |
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| System menu See Simon's status at a glance. |
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| Hide in the Dock Make Simon a background app. |
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| Password protect Require a password to access Simon. |
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| Sustainable pricing Simon is priced to enable ongoing updates. |
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| Great customer support Dejal has a reputation for prompt and friendly support. |
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| Mac model support Embracing the future. |
Intel | Intel and Apple Silicon |
| Minimum OS required Use Simon 5 unless you're not on Sierra yet. |
macOS 10.10 (Yosemite) |
macOS 10.12 (Sierra) |
