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Relationship
Connect with someone you trust. Your recipient can accept or decline the relationship and can end it later.
🐾 Consent-based online accountability
Share what you're doing online with people you trust.
Scout creates a simple, consent-based connection between you and someone you trust. Share the page you're viewing whenever you choose, or create monitoring rules that communicate selected browsing activity automatically.
✓ Simple
✓ Partner consent built in
✓ Free to use
Scout
Add an accountability partner in settings.
Website monitoring
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Send a screenshot instantly to any email.
This doesn't change your saved settings.
A different approach to accountability
Relationship first. Accountability second.
Scout isn't designed around secretly watching someone. It starts with a relationship between people who choose to communicate openly.
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Communication
Intentionally share the page you're viewing, including its screenshot, URL, title, timestamp, and an optional message.
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Automation
When you want ongoing accountability, create monitoring rules that automatically communicate selected browsing activity.
Use Scout your way
Share intentionally. Monitor automatically.
Scout gives you two ways to communicate your browsing activity without forcing you to choose between privacy and accountability.
Intentional
Send Screenshot
See something you want to share? Send the current page directly from your browser in seconds.
- Current page screenshot
- Page URL and title
- Local timestamp
- Optional personal message
- Send without enabling monitoring
- Sends instantly
Sending a screenshot does not change your saved monitoring settings.
Automatic
Website Monitoring
Choose the browsing activity you want Scout to communicate automatically when monitoring is enabled.
- Monitor website domains
- Match specific URLs
- Detect selected keywords
- Automatically capture matches
- Email alerts to your partner
- Settings-change notifications
You decide what Scout watches. It doesn't create a complete record of everything you browse.
How Scout works
Accountability without the surveillance.
Get connected in a few steps, then decide how much — or how little — you want to share.
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Choose someone you trust
Enter the email address of the person you want to connect with.
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They choose whether to accept
Scout sends a relationship request. The recipient can accept or decline before the connection is established.
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Communicate intentionally
Use Send Screenshot whenever you want to share what you're viewing directly from the browser.
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Add automation when you want it
Create website, URL, or keyword rules and enable monitoring when you want Scout to communicate matches automatically.
Privacy + consent
Built around trust, not secret surveillance.
Scout treats the user as an active participant in their own accountability. The goal isn't to catch someone doing something wrong. It's to make honest communication easier.
Mutual consent
New accountability relationships require the recipient to accept before the connection is established.
No hidden monitoring
The person using Scout chooses what gets monitored and when monitoring is enabled.
No browsing-history dashboard
Scout isn't designed to build a searchable history of everything you do online.
Transparent changes
Your accountability partner can be notified when monitoring is enabled, disabled, or important settings are changed.
Relationships can end
Recipients have a way to end their Scout relationship if they no longer want to receive communications.
Targeted by design
Automated monitoring focuses on the domains, URLs, and keywords you choose instead of trying to capture everything.
Simple pricing
Start free. Upgrade when you need more.
Intentional sharing is available without a paid subscription.
Scout Free
$0
Everything you need to start building accountability.
- Send screenshots manually
- Optional personal messages
- Accountability partner relationship
- Automatic website monitoring
- Monitor up to 5 sites
- Get Pro access if your partner has it
More flexibility
Scout Pro
$2 /month
or $19.99/year
More powerful monitoring for ongoing accountability.
- Everything in Scout Free
- Unlimited monitoring entries
- Keyword monitoring
- Partners all Get Scout Pro for free
- Easy billing management
- Cancel or reactivate anytime
Get Scout
Accountability lives right in your browser.
Install Scout and start communicating with someone you trust in just a few minutes.
Scout also works with browsers that support Chrome extensions, including Microsoft Edge, Brave, and Opera.
Learn more
Accountability, trust, and healthier online habits.
Accountability
Is Scout the right online accountability software for people who value privacy and honesty?
A clear overview of who Scout is for, what makes it different, and where it fits best.
Community
What people are saying about Scout
“Wonderful that this exists. There's a free tier and even the paid tier is incredibly affordable.”
Recognition
Voted #2 Product of the Day on PeerPush
Scout's consent-first approach to online accountability has been recognized by the indie software community.
Comparisons
Scout alternatives
Compare Scout with other accountability software options and approaches.
FAQ
Common questions
Does monitoring need to be enabled to send a screenshot?
No. Send Screenshot works independently from automatic monitoring. You can intentionally share the page you're viewing without enabling monitoring, and doing so does not change your saved monitoring settings.
What gets sent when I use Send Screenshot?
Scout can send a screenshot of the current page along with its URL, page title, timestamp, your name, and an optional personal message.
Does the other person have to agree?
New Scout relationships use a consent process. The recipient receives a request and can accept or decline the relationship. They can also end the relationship later.
Does Scout monitor everything I do?
No. Scout's automatic monitoring is based on the websites, exact URLs, and keywords you choose to monitor.
Can Scout be circumvented?
Yes. Like any accountability software, Scout can be bypassed by someone who is determined to hide their activity. Scout intentionally takes a different approach. It is designed around voluntary accountability rather than trying to make circumvention impossible. Scout treats the user as an active participant in the outcome of their own choices. Accountability is most useful when someone chooses to participate in it, not when it is secretly imposed on them.
How is Scout different from other accountability software?
Scout begins with communication rather than surveillance. You establish a relationship with someone you trust, intentionally share browsing activity when you choose, and can then add automatic monitoring when you want ongoing accountability. Scout is designed around consent, transparency, and user participation rather than attempting to secretly record every action someone takes online.
Is my browsing history stored on Scout's servers?
Scout does not maintain a browsing-history dashboard or a complete record of the pages you visit. Monitoring settings are stored within the browser, and notifications are generated when you intentionally share a page or when enabled monitoring detects a configured match.
Relationship → Communication → Automation
Better accountability starts with trust.
Connect with someone you trust, communicate openly, and automate the accountability you choose.
Get Scout