Sequential Tab Refresher

Name: Sequential Tab Refresher
Author: BenadrylCrunchysnack

By: BenadrylCrunchysnack

Automatically reloads non-active, visible tabs in Firefox with a sequential approach, when visiting an unloaded tab.

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Features & Capabilities

Sequential Tab Refresher is a Firefox extension that improves browsing efficiency by automatically refreshing tabs that are not currently in focus. It skips hidden tabs to save resources and only activates when switching to an unloaded tab, ensuring that the latest content is always available without manual reloads.

I made this small script for better experience with another great extension, Simple Tab Groups. So the main point of this extension is loading entire tab groups when switching between them. Of course, this can be used without it.

Features:

Sequential Tab Refresh: Reloads non-active tabs one by one, with a 0.1 second interval.
Visibility Check: Only reloads tabs that are visible, ignoring minimized or background tabs.
Triggered by Unloaded Tab: Activates only when you switch to a tab that hasn't fully loaded.

User Growth & Download Statistics

Add-on

By:

BenadrylCrunchysnack

Daily users:

Version:

1.1 Last updated: 2023-12-28

Version code:

5669719

Creation date:

2023-12-27

Risk:

Permissions:

tabs

Size:

10.49KB

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-18

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 135,783 ▲ 3,394

Other rankings

#234 in auto refresh keyword 70 ▼ 3

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Developed by:

BenadrylCrunchysnack

Firefox Add-ons Store

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/sequential-tab-refresher/

Is Sequential Tab Refresher Safe?

Risk impact

Risk impact measures the level of extra permissions an extension has access to. A low risk impact extension cannot do much harms, whereas a high risk impact extension can do a lot of damage like stealing your password, bypassing your security settings, and accessing your personal data. High risk impact extensions are not necessarily malicious. However, if they do turn malicious, they can be very harmful.

Sequential Tab Refresher requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.

Risk likelihood

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Sequential Tab Refresher is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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