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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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

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 9196 ▼ 127

Other rankings

#638 in Developer Tools ▲ 13 #72 in refresh keyword 80 ▼ 2 #95 in reload keyword 54 #96 in cache keyword 56 ▼ 3

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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

User reviews summary

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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

Offers a simpler method for hard refreshing the page
Great customization options, you can customize the button
Works perfectly for some users, and is especially helpful in web development

Cons

Does not reliably clear the cache, which is frustrating for some users
There is no keyboard shortcut setting for triggering a hard refresh
Some users could not see the button, indicating possible user interface issues

Most mentioned

Very helpful for web development purposes
Difficulties with cache clearing
Inability to set a keyboard shortcut
Customizable button
Easy to use

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.