Watcher
Select & Watch resources on a page that are frequently updated during development. Watcher will auto-refresh upon change.
What is Watcher?
Watcher is a DevTools extension that automatically refreshes inspected pages when changes are detected in selected source files, allowing developers to see their changes in real-time during rapid web application development.
Extension stats
Rating: 1.00
(2)
Creation date: 2014-02-19
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
- <all_urls>
Size: 348.16K
URLs: Website
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Extension summary
Watcher liberates developers from hitting Refresh (F5) again and again during development. Upon detecting a change in user selected source files, included on current page, this DevTools extension will automatically refresh inspected page to reload watched resources.
In modern rapid web application development environments e.g. Node.js, this extension compliments utilities like nodemon and supervisor to fully automate the development process, as developers can see their changes in real-time.
User reviews
Useless
by 
Darren Alexander, 2017-04-20
Darren Alexander, 2017-04-20It doesn't work. I set it to watch a .js file and when I changed the file there was no refresh
by 
Steve Janke, 2016-11-01
Steve Janke, 2016-11-01Extension safety
Risk impact
Watcher requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk likelihood
Watcher has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
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