Tab Reloader (page auto refresh)
An easy-to-use tab reloader with custom reloading time settings for individual tabs
Tab Reloader - Auto Refresh Tabs With Custom Time Settings
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.
Add-on stats
Weekly download count: 1,773
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact 
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
- storage
- tabs
- alarms
- webNavigation
- contextMenus
- idle
Size: 624.71K
URLs: Website ,Privacy policy
Ranking
# 242
Other platforms
Not available on Android
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Add-on 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
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spammy, or outdated. Pros
- Great functionality for auto-refreshing tabs
- Works as expected for reloading tabs
- Better performance compared to some deprecated add-ons
Cons
- Memory leaks causing excessive RAM usage
- Minimum reload time is set to 10 seconds
- Lacks visibility for the list of sites added for refreshing, which can lead to issues
Most mentioned
- Memory leaks
- Limitations on reload time
- Lack of site-listing functionality
User reviews
by Firefox user 18737824, 2024-12-18
by Firefox user 18669443, 2024-12-17
perfect.
by Firefox user 18516582, 2024-12-16
Add-on safety
Risk impact
Tab Reloader (page auto refresh) requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk likelihood
Tab Reloader (page auto refresh) has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
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