Hard Refresh

Refresh current page bypassing the cache: clear cache + hard reload

What is Hard Refresh?

"Hard Refresh" is a Chrome extension that seamlessly integrates into your browser toolbar. It provides options to clear cache, delete cookies, service workers, indexed data, and more before reloading a webpage. Customize icons and add options to right-click context menu for efficient function. Requires minimal permissions, enhancing safety and privacy.

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Extension stats

By: https://openaddons.com

View on Chrome Web Store

Users: 10,000+

Rating: 4.44 (18)

Version: 2.1.0.0 (Last updated: 2019-11-27)

Creation date: 2019-11-21

Risk impact: Very low risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

contextMenus
activeTab
browsingData

Size: 21.72K

Email: op*****@gmail.com

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

Ranking

# 9434 ▼ 35

Other rankings

#743 in Developer Tools #40 in refresh keyword 73 ▼ 1 #95 in reload keyword 48 ▼ 6 #96 in cache keyword 42 ▼ 3 #293 in icon keyword 18 ▲

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Extension summary

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DESCRIPTION:

This extension will simply add a "Hard Refresh" button to the toolbar.

OPTIONS:

Select what to be cleared before reload: -- Empty cache -- Delete cookies -- Clear file systems -- Clear indexed data -- Clear local storage data -- Clear plugin data -- Clear service workers -- Clear webSQL data

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Basic hard refresh functionality is helpful for web development.
User-friendly; simplifies the process compared to using keyboard shortcuts.
Customizable button is a major quality of life improvement.
Works better than many other similar extensions.
Helpful for clearing cache effectively.

Cons

Option to empty cache storage does not work consistently.
Lacks keyboard shortcut settings for easier access.
Occasionally does not reflect the latest version of code.
Button visibility issues reported by some users.
Not 100% reliable for web development needs.

Most mentioned

Works as it should.
Kinda works but lacks keyboard shortcut settings.
Can't see the button.
It's doesn't work all the time.
Perfect for WebDev.

Recent reviews

Work as it should

Pavel Abaev, 2023-08-23

Unfortunately the option to empty the cache storage does not work every time which makes the extension useless for some web dev purposes. The basic hard refresh is helpful in many other cases though!

Chris B, 2022-11-28

Thank you, exactly what I need. I have my keyboard keys mapped to other functionality, so getting to the option through the inspection tool is a pain. This is much simpler.