# ReloadMatic: Automatic Tab Refresh

> ReloadMatic automates the periodic reloading / refreshing of browser tabs. It offers cache control, custom intervals, POST support and many other features. It also integrates with browser features such as tab restore, pinning, and incognito mode.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `reloadmatic`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** pylo
- **Category:** other,tabs
- **Daily users:** 5,844
- **Weekly downloads:** 43
- **Rating:** 3.94 / 5 (161 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.7.1resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-25
- **First published:** 2017-11-03
- **Size:** 58 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/reloadmatic/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/pylorak/reloadmatic](https://github.com/pylorak/reloadmatic)

## Description

ReloadMatic is a powerful Chrome extension that automates periodic reloading and refreshing of your browser tabs. It offers advanced features such as custom reload intervals, smart timing to avoid interrupting your workflow, cache control options, POST data refresh after form submission, and support for tab restore.

The extension integrates seamlessly with various browser functionalities like tab pinning, incognito mode, and recently closed tabs. With configurable defaults and optional features like randomized intervals and sticky reloads, ReloadMatic caters to diverse user needs without requiring browser restarts upon installation. Its permissions enable enhanced performance by managing HTTP status checks, navigation events, and clean browsing history adjustments, ensuring efficient and reliable automated tab refreshing.

## Rankings

- #1,058 — Overall
- #82 — Tabs
- #152 — Other extensions
- #8 — auto refresh
- #11 — automation
- #11 — refresh

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `<all_urls>`
- `alarms`
- `menus`
- `tabs`
- `sessions`
- `webRequest`
- `webNavigation`
- `history`
- `storage`
- `notifications`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Very high 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 like the addon for being easy to use and for showing when it's active, plus its automatic tab refresh capability. However, repeated reviews flag serious reliability issues: it stops refreshing unexpectedly, can reset or fail to stay on a tab, settings are not kept between sessions, and it may generate console errors that hinder debugging.

### Pros

- Easy to use.
- Clearly shows whether it's active.
- Automatic tab refresh capability.

### Cons

- Unreliable: stops refreshing after a while or after multiple refreshes.
- Causes console errors (MutationObserver) that can disrupt debugging.
- Settings are not retained across sessions.
- Inconsistent/tab-level reliability: may not stay enabled on a tab or apply consistently across tabs.

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