# Tab Reloader (page auto refresh)

> An easy-to-use tab reloader with custom reloading time settings for individual tabs

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `tab-reloader`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** James Fray
- **Category:** web-development,tabs
- **Daily users:** 77,734
- **Weekly downloads:** 1,600
- **Rating:** 4.07 / 5 (466 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.6.8
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-18
- **First published:** 2015-07-21
- **Size:** 615 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/tab-reloader/)
- **Website:** [https://webextension.org/listing/tab-reloader.html](https://webextension.org/listing/tab-reloader.html)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/tab-reloader/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/tab-reloader/privacy/)

## Description

Tab Reloader is a powerful Chrome extension designed to automatically refresh individual browser tabs with custom reload intervals and random variations. Users can control when and how often each tab refreshes, whether the tab is active or not, and even set rules that trigger reloading based on URLs or hostnames.

The extension features a user-friendly toolbar panel to enable or disable reload jobs, display remaining reload time, reload local files, and run custom JavaScript on each refresh. Additional capabilities include restoring reload jobs after browser restarts, context-menu reload options, reloading all tabs in a window, and configuring policies to restrict reloads based on time or URLs. With Tab Reloader, you gain full control over tab refresh behavior for productivity and content monitoring.

## Rankings

- #257 — Overall
- #8 — Tabs
- #8 — Web Development
- #1 — auto refresh
- #1 — refresh
- #2 — auto

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `tabs`
- `alarms`
- `webNavigation`
- `contextMenus`
- `idle`
- `scripting`
- `offscreen`
- `declarativeNetRequestWithHostAccess`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Very low 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 was updated more than 6 months ago. Older versions are more likely to be stable and safe.

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## Review summary

Most reviewers are positive, praising reliability and the free nature of the add-on. However, recurring issues include limited timer customization, memory leaks, instability with tab handling, and problems stopping continuous refresh. A common request is preserving scroll position after reload. Addressing timing options and stability would improve the experience for heavy tab-refresh users.

### Pros

- Reliable functionality with many users saying it 'just works' and noting it performs as described.
- Easy to use despite its feature set.
- Free add-on with good value for users who need automatic tab refreshing.

### Cons

- Timer customization is limited (minimum 10 seconds; few time options).
- Memory leak has been reported by users.
- Cannot reliably stop constant refresh as claimed; some users experience ongoing refreshes.
- Tabs/website tabs can be dropped or cause restarts, leading to instability.
- Scroll position is not preserved after reload; users want to stay at the same page location.

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