# Load timer

> Displays page load time in the toolbar

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `load-timer`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Alexander Vykhodtsev
- **Category:** web-development
- **Daily users:** 796
- **Weekly downloads:** 17
- **Rating:** 4.68 / 5 (19 ratings)
- **Version:** 4.0
- **Last updated:** 2024-09-08
- **First published:** 2020-06-21
- **Size:** 24 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-05
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/load-timer/)

## Description

Load Timer is a handy Chrome extension that accurately measures and displays the load time of web pages directly in your browser toolbar. Leveraging the Navigation Timing API, it provides precise performance metrics to help you monitor and analyze page loading speeds effortlessly. Ideal for developers and users who want instant feedback on website load times.

Open source and transparent, the extension's code is available on GitHub, allowing for community review and contribution. Enhance your browsing experience by instantly knowing how fast pages load with this lightweight toolbar extension.

## Rankings

- #3,787 — Overall
- #6 — loading
- #7 — timer
- #22 — airtime
- #123 — display
- #165 — toolbar

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `storage`

### Content script matches

- `*`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

Users repeatedly praise Load timer for accuracy, reliability and a clear, detailed breakdown of page-load costs, calling it easy to read and useful for developers. The most mentioned drawbacks are display and visibility preferences (desire for a larger or always-visible timer) and occasional reports that the add-on doesn’t show expected info or fails to work for some users.

### Pros

- Accurate and reliable page-load timing (good for benchmarking)
- Provides a detailed breakdown of what consumed load time
- Simple, easy-to-read interface; generally works well
- Valued by web developers for performance analysis

### Cons

- Display/visibility/customization concerns — users want a larger or always-visible timer (rather than having to click)
- A few reports of the add-on not showing expected info or failing to work for some users

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/load-timer)