Live Reload

Monitors source files on a page. Reloads the page or just the changed stylesheet when source files are updated.

What is Live Reload?

"Live Reload" is a Chrome extension that lets users monitor included scripts, stylesheets or frames on a webpage based on user-defined rules. Once changes are detected, Live Reload triggers a reload, refreshing either the whole page or just the updated file. However, due to security restrictions, files served via the file system cannot be monitored. This can be resolved by serving local files over HTTP. For any issues, users can create a request on Github or reach the developer via email.

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This extension was removed from Chrome Web Store on 2023-09-22

By: Blaise Kal

Users: 8,244+

Rating: 4.78 (18)

Version: 1.8.4 (Last updated: 2021-08-07)

Creation date: 2020-06-30

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: High risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

<all_urls>
storage
tabs
webNavigation
webRequest

Size: 39.14K

Email: bl*****@gmail.com

URLs: Website

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Summary

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Monitors included scripts, stylesheets and/or frames on a page for changes using configurable rules. Reloads the entire page or just the source file that was changed.

Not sure why your page is not reloading? — Debug your rules by navigating to chrome://extensions, find the Live Reload tile, click "background page", visit the "Console" tab and monitor "All levels".

Due to security restrictions in web extensions, files served using the file system (file://...) cannot be monitored. A quick and easy workaround is to serve local files over http. See https://github.com/blaise-io/live-reload/issues/3#issuecomment-358755120

Doesn't work? Need a feature? — Please create an issue on Github (https://github.com/blaise-io/live-reload/issue) or send a mail to [email protected].

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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

Easy to use and configure
Works as advertised
Helpful for developers, especially WordPress developers

Cons

Does not work with local files
User would like to inject CSS through the same extension
Requires correct configuration to work

Most mentioned

Useful for development
Works reliably and effectively
Requires setup and possibly additional extensions

Recent reviews

Отличное расширение! Большое спасибо! По последних версиях Chrome не корректно отображается выпадающее меню. Исправте пожалуйста

Кулаков Евгений, 2023-09-18

Beautifully simple and effective. As a professional developer, that is my highest praise. Thank you!

Joshua Harris, 2023-05-26

Отлично и стабильно работает когда разберешься с настройками. Works very good and stable after you correctly configure it.

Alex Filippov, 2023-05-04

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Safety

Risk impact

Live Reload is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Live Reload if you trust the publisher.