# HardRefresh

> Add a context menu for performing hard refresh (CTRL+F5). This is to avoid having to put your hands on the keyboard! This add-on is a remake of the legacy Hard Refresh plugin. We thank all for the comments and feedback.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/hardrefresh](https://chrome-stats.com/d/hardrefresh)

## Overview

- **ID:** `hardrefresh`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** l\_shadowflare\_l
- **Category:** web-development,appearance,tabs
- **Daily users:** 81
- **Weekly downloads:** 5
- **Rating:** 4.33 / 5 (9 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.1resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-25
- **First published:** 2017-09-30
- **Size:** 13 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-06
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/hardrefresh/)

## Description

HardRefresh is a Firefox add-on that adds a context menu for performing hard refresh (CTRL+F5) without the need to use the keyboard. It is a remake of the legacy Hard Refresh plugin and aims to provide a convenient way to reload web pages with ease.

## Rankings

- #12,928 — Overall
- #36 — auto refresh
- #36 — refresh
- #146 — feedback
- #249 — performance

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `contextMenus`
- `activeTab`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Very low risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- 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/hardrefresh)