# Empty Cache and Hard Reload

> Simulates Chrome’s 'Empty Cache and Hard Reload' behavior — clears cache and reloads the current page.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/empty-cache-and-hard-reload](https://chrome-stats.com/d/empty-cache-and-hard-reload)

## Overview

- **ID:** `empty-cache-and-hard-reload`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Khokon M.
- **Category:** web-development
- **Daily users:** 59
- **Weekly downloads:** 7
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2025-05-07
- **First published:** 2025-05-04
- **Size:** 20 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/empty-cache-and-hard-reload/)
- **Website:** [https://khokon.dev/contact](https://khokon.dev/contact)

## Description

Bring Chrome’s "Empty Cache and Hard Reload" to Firefox!

This extension adds three handy reload buttons to your browser:

<code>Normal Reload – Reloads the current page normally (like F5).

Hard Reload – Reloads the current page bypassing the cache (similar to Shift + Reload).

Empty Cache and Hard Reload – Clears the cache only for the current website and then performs a hard reload — just like Chrome’s DevTools option.
</code>

Perfect for developers and testers who need more precise cache control while working on web pages.
Firefox doesn’t natively support this feature — this add-on fills that gap.

## Rankings

- #15,060 — Overall
- #23 — cache
- #34 — reload

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `browsingData`
- `tabs`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- 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/empty-cache-and-hard-reload)