# Fix Youtube Refresh

> Refreshes the current YouTube video while preserving the timestamp.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `fix-youtube-refresh`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Delinard
- **Category:** photos-music-videos
- **Daily users:** 5
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2025-10-24
- **First published:** 2025-10-21
- **Size:** 11 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-14
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/fix-youtube-refresh/)

## Description

This firefox addon attempts to fix the refresh issue on youtube if your video is paused for a long time or you change the audio device.
By default the button might be in your extention submenu in the toolbar, you can drag it or any other addon out in the open so you can click it easily.
By clicking the button, it fetches the current time of the youtube video and then refreshes the page, thus bypassing the issue of regular page refresh causing your youtube video to go back minutes or sometimes hours from actual progress.
Github: <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/cd73051b83fd10a05e6918a8f885b8690e3030e1d6165eed7e040555af7eca0d/https%3A//github.com/deli55/firefox-fix-youtube-refresh" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/deli55/firefox-fix-youtube-refresh</a>

## Rankings

- #46,525 — Overall
- #73 — refresh
- #92 — auto refresh

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`
- `storage`
- `webNavigation`
- `*://www.youtube.com/*`

## 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/fix-youtube-refresh)