# YouTube Auto Refresh

> Automatically refreshes YouTube videos once upon initial load

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/youtube-auto-refresh](https://chrome-stats.com/d/youtube-auto-refresh)

## Overview

- **ID:** `youtube-auto-refresh`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Widowmaker
- **Category:** feeds-news-blogging,web-development,photos-music-videos
- **Daily users:** 3
- **Weekly downloads:** 2
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-15
- **First published:** 2026-06-12
- **Size:** 11 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/youtube-auto-refresh/)

## Description

This add-on automatically refreshes a new youtube video after loading initially. This is intended to help users that are using ad-blockers and see a never-ending refresh screen.

## Rankings

- #57,310 — Overall
- #84 — auto refresh
- #88 — refresh

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `*://*.youtube.com/*`

### Content script matches

- `*.youtube.com`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Request access to the following domains: youtube.com
- 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/youtube-auto-refresh)