# browser-tab-reloader

> Browser Tab Reloader is a lightweight browser extension designed to streamline your development workflow. Paired with the VS Code Browser Tab Reloader extension

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/browser-tab-reloader](https://chrome-stats.com/d/browser-tab-reloader)

## Overview

- **ID:** `browser-tab-reloader`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Tacu Stefan
- **Category:** web-development
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (1 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Last updated:** 2024-09-18
- **First published:** 2024-09-18
- **Size:** 135 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/browser-tab-reloader/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/stefanFortza/Browser-Tab-Reloader-Extension](https://github.com/stefanFortza/Browser-Tab-Reloader-Extension)

## Description

Vscode Extension link: <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/13153c6293647de4ea31b2f6c80e095f58e5ce7bef04dbcbf36d567b3be00fda/https%3A//marketplace.visualstudio.com/items%3FitemName=tacu-stefan.browser-tab-reloader-vscode-extension/" rel="nofollow">https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=tacu-stefan.browser-tab-reloader-vscode-extension/</a>

Browser Tab Reloader is a lightweight browser extension designed to streamline your development workflow. Paired with the VS Code Browser Tab Reloader extension, this tool automatically refreshes your active browser tab whenever you make changes in your VS Code editor. This seamless integration eliminates the need for manual refreshing, speeding up your development process.

Whether you're working on websites, web apps, or any frontend project, Browser Tab Reloader keeps your browser in sync with your code changes in real-time, ensuring a smoother, more efficient coding experience.

Why install?

Real-time browser refresh on file save
Easy setup and integration with VS Code
Boosts productivity and reduces repetitive manual tasks
Ideal for web developers building and testing web content
Improve your workflow by letting Browser Tab Reloader handle browser refreshes, so you can stay focused on coding.

## Rankings

- #81,672 — Overall
- #140 — reload

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `storage`
- `<all_urls>`
- `scripting`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/browser-tab-reloader)