Craigslist alerts, minutes after a post goes up
Pouncify is a free Windows and macOS app that watches Craigslist for the things you are hunting and alerts you within minutes of a fresh post — on your phone, Telegram, email or Discord. Craigslist needs no account, and the watching happens on your own computer.
Every new listing on your phone, within minutes
Pouncify watches Craigslist for you and sends each new match straight to your phone within minutes of it going live — with the photo, the price and where it is. One search covers Facebook Marketplace, OfferUp and Kijiji too. Each alert arrives with the post's price history and any repost already spotted.
How Pouncify watches Craigslist
Pouncify watches Craigslist for your city — no account needed. Every post carries its real posting time and, for most posts, exact map coordinates, so Pouncify knows how new a post is and how far away it is before it alerts you.
It can be checked every few minutes, at a pace you choose. A post that is deleted and re-listed is recognised as the same item in many cases, so a lower price shows as a price change, not a new deal.
What you get
- Alerts where you already are — Telegram, email, Discord, or a push to the free iPhone and Android app, each with the photo, price, location and a link straight to the listing.
- Fresh means fresh — Pouncify alerts on genuinely new listings, not on stale reposts, so you are not racing to something that sold last week.
- Price history and reposts — every listing's price is tracked; a drop on something you are watching pings you, and reposts are recognised in many cases, so you are not alerted twice.
- One search, every marketplace — the same saved search also watches the other marketplaces Pouncify supports in your region.
- Any category — furniture, tools, bikes, cameras, baby gear, PC parts, appliances; if it is sold for local pickup it can be watched. Vehicles go deepest, with make, model, year and price history.
Setting it up
- Install Pouncify on Windows or macOS from the download page. There is no account to create.
- Add a search: what you are looking for, where, and how far you will travel. No Craigslist account, no login. Craigslist is offered everywhere it operates.
- Pick where alerts should go — Telegram, email, Discord or the phone app — choose how often it checks, and turn the schedule on. Pouncify does the watching from then on.
Questions
Do I need a Craigslist account?
No. Craigslist search results and posts are public, so there is nothing to sign in to and no account that can be restricted.
How fast are Craigslist alerts with Pouncify?
Within minutes of a post going live on Craigslist. You choose how often Pouncify checks and during which hours, and each alert arrives with the photo, price and location.
Does Pouncify handle Craigslist reposts?
Yes, in many cases. Craigslist sellers often delete and re-list a post to bump it; Pouncify recognises the repost as the same item, keeps its price history, and shows a price change rather than alerting you to a deal that is not new.
Which Craigslist sites can I watch?
Any Craigslist city site. Pouncify picks the site from the location you set on your search, and distances are computed from the coordinates Craigslist posts carry, so a radius really is a radius.
Download Pouncify Free to start · no account · Windows and macOS
Other guides: Facebook Marketplace alerts · OfferUp alerts · Kijiji alerts · All guides. Last reviewed: September 26, 2026.