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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:
1,887
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
Stats date:
Chrome-Stats Rank
#
287
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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
These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews.
Firefox Browser Add-ons does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate,
spammy, or outdated.
Pros
- Works well for updating pages with inactivity logout
- Useful for refreshing specific tabs without refreshing all tabs
- Easy to use and convenient for everyday use
Cons
- Arbitrary limitations on preset intervals and inability to define custom intervals
- Reload stays active even when tab URL is manually altered
- Reloading becomes disabled when setting Windows to sleep
Most mentioned
- Useful for everyday use
- Arbitrary limitations on preset intervals
- Works well for updating pages with inactivity logout
Recent reviews
leider keine möglichkeit individuelle zeit für das erneute laden einzugeben, darum 3 sterne. keine möglichkeit von 2 minuten oder 3 oder 4
by
Firefox user 14971508, 2024-04-24
by
nOObLiKeRs, 2024-04-19
Es ist einfach nur der Hammer. Es funktioniert perfekt. Ichhabe 11 Bildschirme . Nur Firefox. Ohne den Reloader wäre ich in den allerwertesten gebissen. Ern perfektes Tool.
by
Firefox user 16391147, 2024-04-19
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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