# Moodle Auto Refresh

> Automatically keeps your Moodle session alive to prevent being signed out. Built for UNSW Moodle (moodle.telt.unsw.edu.au).

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/moodle-auto-refresh](https://chrome-stats.com/d/moodle-auto-refresh)

## Overview

- **ID:** `moodle-auto-refresh`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** justin-chiam
- **Category:** tabs
- **Version:** 2.0.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-21
- **First published:** 2026-04-14
- **Size:** 13 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/moodle-auto-refresh/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/justin-chiam/moodle-auto-refresh](https://github.com/justin-chiam/moodle-auto-refresh)

## Description

Moodle Auto Refresh automatically keeps your Moodle session alive to prevent being signed out.

This extension is designed for UNSW Moodle and only runs on:
<a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/f589b5a340392cd7bb0a4bb29ec42a50135064c4f221f377a1dd16b96651682d/https%3A//moodle.telt.unsw.edu.au/%2A" rel="nofollow">https://moodle.telt.unsw.edu.au/*</a>

Features:
<ul><li>Keeps your Moodle session active using Moodle's built-in session keepalive request</li><li>Runs periodically in the background using the alarms API</li><li>Does not reload Moodle pages during normal operation</li><li>Lightweight and simple, with no setup required</li></ul>
Privacy:
This extension does not collect, store, or transmit any user data. This extension also does not modify page content, read course material, submit forms or inject third-party scripts. Session keepalive requests are sent directly to UNSW Moodle.

## Rankings

- #135,363 — Overall
- #171 — auto refresh
- #206 — refresh

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`
- `alarms`
- `scripting`

### Host permissions

- `https://moodle.telt.unsw.edu.au/*`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** High 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/moodle-auto-refresh)