# Reload Without Cache

> Provide a toolbar button to reload the current tab without using the web cache. This is useful for testing a live site during web development, or any other case where you suspect an apparent malfunction in a site is related to cached data.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/reload-without-cache](https://chrome-stats.com/d/reload-without-cache)

## Overview

- **ID:** `reload-without-cache`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Neil
- **Category:** other
- **Daily users:** 251
- **Weekly downloads:** 1
- **Rating:** 4.13 / 5 (8 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.1resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-25
- **First published:** 2017-05-25
- **Size:** 11 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-13
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/reload-without-cache/)

## Description

Reload Without Cache is a Chrome extension designed to streamline web development and testing by providing a toolbar button that refreshes the current tab without using the browser's cached data. This ensures you always see the latest version of a site, useful for debugging or verifying recent updates. While currently unavailable on Android, support is expected to arrive with Firefox for Android 55.0 and later, requiring no additional extension update.

This tool helps users bypass cache-related issues quickly, making it essential for web developers or anyone suspecting site malfunctions due to cached content. Simple and effective, Reload Without Cache enhances browsing and testing workflows by delivering live page reloads instantly.

## Rankings

- #7,442 — Overall
- #19 — cache
- #23 — reload
- #211 — relate
- #236 — record

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Very low risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- 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/reload-without-cache)