Tab Auto Refresh

Tab Auto Refresh

Automatically refresh tabs based on custom time intervals

What is Tab Auto Refresh?
Tab Auto Refresh is an incredibly handy Firefox add-on designed to enhance your browsing experience. It automatically reloads your chosen tabs at your specified time intervals. Not only can you set the interval for each tab individually, but you can also manage all reloading tasks at once. Furthermore, the reloading is based on tab URL making it super efficient. Looking to stop or reset the current 'reload' task? Just press the 'stop' or 'reset' buttons respectively in the toolbar popup UI! Moreover, any bugs can easily be reported on the addon's homepage.
Stats
By: Alex
Rating: 3.71 (243)
Version: 0.1.9 (Last updated: 2022-07-12)
Creation date: 2017-02-28
Weekly download count: 1,073
Firefox on Android: Yes
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • tabs
  • alarms
  • storage
  • notifications
Size: 50.51K
URLs: Website
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Summary

Tab Auto Refresh is a Firefox addon that helps you automatically reload tabs of your choice.

In order to operate with this addon, please open toolbar popup UI while you are visiting a website. Adjust time interval in seconds (i.e. 120 sec) and you are all set. Selected tab will be reloaded based on the interval you just set.

Please note reloading occurs based on tab URL not tab ID or domain. If you want to stop the current "reload" task, please press on the "stop" button at top left corner in toolbar popup UI. Alternatively you can set the interval to 0 which is equal to stop function.

If you have many tabs reloading and do not want to visit each tab to clear the reloading task, please open toolbar popup UI and press on the "reset" (top right) button to do so. This button serves as a global reset button and clears the reloading task for all tabs.

To report bugs, please visit addon's homepage and fill the bug report form.

Review on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmLpF-J3VSk

User reviews
User reviews summary
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Pros
  • Automatically refreshes active tabs
  • Allows setting arbitrary refresh intervals
  • Works as expected and does the job perfectly
  • Useful for monitoring updated data, like financial information
Cons
  • Does not work on inactive tabs
  • Amateurish UI with confusing elements
  • Lacks domain-based or wildcard-based refresh functionality
  • Can slow down the user's operation
Most mentioned
  • Allows setting custom refresh intervals
  • UI could be improved
  • Does not support domain/wildcard-based refresh
  • Can be resource-intensive and slow down the browser
Recent reviews
by John K, 2024-02-26
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Safety
Risk impact

Tab Auto Refresh may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this add-on. Review carefully before installing.

Risk likelihood

Tab Auto Refresh has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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