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Tab Reloader (page auto refresh)
An easy-to-use tab reloader with custom reloading time settings for individual tabs
What is Tab Reloader (page auto refresh)?
Tab Reloader (page auto refresh) is a Firefox add-on designed to help users automatically reload individual tabs at custom intervals. Features include variable reloading times, reloading when tabs are active/inactive, restoring reloading jobs after restart, and custom rules based on URL or hostname. Also, it comes with an option to auto-set new reloading tasks based on the 'Custom JSON' object for matching hostnames, and a policy to prevent reloading based on time and URL.
Stats
By: James Fray
Creation date: 2015-07-21
Weekly download count: 4,696
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
- storage
- tabs
- alarms
- webNavigation
- contextMenus
- idle
Size: 624.71K
URLs: Website ,Privacy policy
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Chrome-Stats Rank
# 226 ▼ 3
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Summary
Tab reloader provides a toolbar panel to perform infinite reloading jobs on individual tabs.
You can define a custom period with a random variation for each tab. Tab reloading jobs can be disabled or enabled through the toolbar panel.
Preview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAhQlorZZTc
Features:
- Define variable (random) reloading times with a predefined range
- Define whether reloading occurs when a tab is active or not
- Restores reloading jobs after a restart (session manager)
- Reload tabs from the context-menu over tab element (see screenshot)
- Optionally displays the remaining time of the next reloading on the badge area
- See the list of all tabs with active reloading jobs in the browser action's popup
- Set custom rules to start reloading a tab when URL or hostname matches.
User reviews
User reviews summary
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spammy, or outdated.
Pros
- Works well for updating pages
- Useful for refreshing specific tabs
- Good performance on certain devices
Cons
- High memory usage
- Limited preset intervals for reloading
- Inability to define custom time intervals
Most mentioned
- Good performance
- Memory usage
- Preset intervals for reloading
- Useful for specific tabs
Recent reviews
by art4003, 2024-07-24
by art4003, 2024-07-24
I confirm : Add-on doesn't notify when there are changes on a page. Pitty
by JJ, 2024-07-13
Safety
Risk impact
Tab Reloader (page 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 Reloader (page auto refresh) has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.
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