# Enhanced Auto-Refresh

> A smarter auto-refresh tool with improved update detection.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/enhanced-auto-refresh](https://chrome-stats.com/d/enhanced-auto-refresh)

## Overview

- **ID:** `enhanced-auto-refresh`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Jorge
- **Category:** appearance
- **Version:** 1.5
- **Last updated:** 2025-05-19
- **First published:** 2025-05-16
- **Size:** 185 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/enhanced-auto-refresh/)

## Description

Enhanced Auto-Refresh provides faster page updates, text detection, and an improved notification system, making it easier to track important changes.

## Rankings

- #145,902 — Overall
- #187 — auto refresh
- #188 — refresh

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `tabs`
- `notifications`
- `storage`
- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High 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/enhanced-auto-refresh)