Reviews of Restart Browser

By: Nacho Vázquez

List of user reviews and ratings for Restart Browser

Total ratings

2.19 (Rating count: 67)

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Review summary

Most reviewers report inconsistent restart behavior: often nothing happens, restarts fail, or tab/session states are lost or changed. Several note UX issues, including no obvious toolbar button and reliance on the options page. Privacy concerns arise due to many permissions, and some reviews mention donation prompts on startup or after updates. A minority report usable restarts and tab memory when configured. Overall, the core restart function is controversial with reliability and usability varying across reviews.

Pros

Provides a restart feature for Firefox (core function).
Can remember/open tabs or session after restart in some setups.
Can provide a restart button on the toolbar after setup for easier use (reported by some users).

Cons

Unreliable restart behavior: in many reviews it either does nothing, closes unexpectedly, or otherwise fails to restart.
Tabs/sessions can be lost or altered after restart; not consistently restoring the previous state.
Poor UX/UI: lack of a clear, always-visible toolbar button; often requires use of the options page or is otherwise non-intuitive.
Privacy/permissions concerns: the extension asks many permissions, raising trust issues.
Donations/prompts on startup or updates: intrusive pages or donation prompts from the addon authors during use.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 2.20

All time rating average: 2.19

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60% (42)

Date	Author	Comment
2025-12-01	Sa*****	I informed the developer that the add-on does not work properly when synchronized with a Firefox account via the cloud. Either nothing happens at all, or the browser closes but does not reopen. A new offline account, on the other hand, works fine. Unfortunately, the developer has not commented on the bug, nor has it been fixed. This is very disappointing.
I informed the developer that the add-on does not work properly when synchronized with a Firefox account via the cloud. Either nothing happens at all, or the browser closes but does not reopen. A new offline account, on the other hand, works fine. Unfortunately, the developer has not commented on the bug, nor has it been fixed. This is very disappointing.
2025-07-19	ud*****	Tut was es soll. Werde es aber dennoch nur bei Bedarf aktivieren, da es viele Berechtigungen fordert.
Tut was es soll. Werde es aber dennoch nur bei Bedarf aktivieren, da es viele Berechtigungen fordert.
2025-07-05	Ph*****	Автор неправильно назвал расширение. Оно делает все, что не нужно делать.
Автор неправильно назвал расширение. Оно делает все, что не нужно делать.