# Smart Tab Refresher

> Automatically refresh tabs and receive real-time alerts for page content changes.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/smart-tab-refresher](https://chrome-stats.com/d/smart-tab-refresher)

## Overview

- **ID:** `smart-tab-refresher`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Maximilian
- **Category:** web-development,tabs
- **Daily users:** 2
- **Weekly downloads:** 1
- **Version:** 1.5
- **Last updated:** 2025-02-14
- **First published:** 2025-02-14
- **Size:** 185 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/smart-tab-refresher/)

## Description

Smart Tab Refresher offers an automated way to keep your browser tabs up-to-date. Track content changes and be notified when specific text is detected or removed on refreshed pages.

Tab auto-refresh with customizable times
Monitor specific text on pages
Notification and sound alerts
Simple to use and lightweight

## Rankings

- #63,727 — Overall
- #122 — auto refresh
- #123 — refresh
- #165 — smart
- #203 — smartbook
- #211 — smart tool

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `tabs`
- `notifications`
- `storage`
- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- 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/smart-tab-refresher)