# Live Dev

> Automatically reload client-side assets without refreshing the page.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `live-dev`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Greg Bowler
- **Category:** web-development
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2020-02-21
- **First published:** 2020-02-20
- **Size:** 13 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-05
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/live-dev/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/g105b/live-dev](https://github.com/g105b/live-dev)

## Description

Live Dev is a Firefox extension that allows you to automatically reload client-side assets without refreshing the page. Simply mark any `<link>` or `<style>` element with the attribute `data-live-dev` to enable live reloading. This add-on is feature complete for basic usage, but there are plans for future improvements such as allowing `data-live-dev` attribute to be added to any element, even the `<body>` itself. Live Dev is designed to enhance your development workflow and make it easier to see the changes in your HTML in real-time.

## Rankings

- #140,939 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `tabs`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate 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/live-dev)
