Reviews of Restart Browser

By: Nacho Vázquez Add-on

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.
2025-06-27	Fi*****	When I originally installed the extension, it worked very well, but it has since has stopped working and does ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!!! I'm removing it now. My suggestion: Don't bother with it (at least not on Firefox
When I originally installed the extension, it worked very well, but it has since has stopped working and does ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!!! I'm removing it now. My suggestion: Don't bother with it (at least not on Firefox
2025-03-30	天灭*****

2025-03-07	fa*****	Я не програміст, я звичайний користувач, невже так важко зробити просто КНОПКУ перезапуску броузера, без дивних сторінок ?! 5 варіантів, без опису і всі нефункціональні, від слова - зовсім.
Я не програміст, я звичайний користувач, невже так важко зробити просто КНОПКУ перезапуску броузера, без дивних сторінок ?! 5 варіантів, без опису і всі нефункціональні, від слова - зовсім.
2025-02-26	远离*****

2024-10-26	Da*****

2024-10-16	Ya*****	I installed "Restart Browser" expecting a simple, convenient way to restart Firefox with a button click. Unfortunately, the add-on falls short. There is no button added to the Firefox menu, which is the main reason I got it in the first place. The only "button" available is buried in the add-on's options, and when you do find it, it does absolutely nothing! I tried restarting Firefox multiple times and even reinstalled the add-on to see if it would fix the issue, but no luck. Overall, this add-on does not work as advertised, making it completely useless. Save yourself the hassle and look elsewhere.
I installed "Restart Browser" expecting a simple, convenient way to restart Firefox with a button click. Unfortunately, the add-on falls short. There is no button added to the Firefox menu, which is the main reason I got it in the first place. The only "button" available is buried in the add-on's options, and when you do find it, it does absolutely nothing! I tried restarting Firefox multiple times and even reinstalled the add-on to see if it would fix the issue, but no luck. Overall, this add-on does not work as advertised, making it completely useless. Save yourself the hassle and look elsewhere.
2024-07-02	ne*****	Killed my workspaces at restart of Floorp Browser v11.14.1 fork.
Killed my workspaces at restart of Floorp Browser v11.14.1 fork.