Frequently asked questions.

A free browser extension that reloads a tab automatically on a timer or at random intervals, and can alert you when the page changes.

Yes. It is open source, with no ads, no account and no paid features.

Chrome 111 or newer, Chromium browsers such as Edge, Brave and Opera, and desktop Firefox 140 or newer.

No. Mobile Chrome does not support extensions, and the Firefox build is desktop only.

It is translated into English, Romanian, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Bengali and Thai, and follows your browser language.

Open the page, click the extension icon, pick an interval and press Start. See how to auto refresh a page.

One second. Very short intervals can get you rate-limited by some sites, so use them briefly.

Yes. Set different minimum and maximum values; each refresh picks a new wait in between.

Yes. It keeps refreshing in the background until you stop it, a limit is reached, or a watch rule matches.

Yes, if you ask it to. Open Advanced settings, Start automatically, and switch on Remember this page before you press Start. That page then starts refreshing by itself whenever it is opened again, including after a browser restart, until you press Stop. A tab the browser restores without loading it starts once you switch to it.

Yes. Click Edit next to Quick presets in the popup, or open All settings. You can change the times, add presets, remove them, or go back to the defaults.

Press Stop in the popup, use the stop button on the on-page counter, or press Alt+Shift+R. See how to stop auto refresh.

Yes. Turn on Hard reload to bypass the cache on every refresh. See how to hard refresh.

Yes. It can stop and notify you when text appears, when text disappears, or when the page content changes.

Yes. In Content changes mode, add a CSS selector such as #price to watch a single element.

With a desktop notification and a flashing tab title. The browser must be running.

No. Alerts stay on your computer.

The content probably appeared after the check. Raise Extra wait under Watch the page.

No. It collects nothing and makes no network requests.

So the timer and counter can run on whichever page you choose. Nothing runs on a page until you press Start there.

No. It only notices that you are typing, so it can hold the refresh. It never records the text.

No. It reloads pages and alerts you; it does not act on the page.

No. Some sites forbid automated reloading in their terms. Check before using it on marketplaces, ticket sites and booking portals.

Browsers block extensions on their own pages (chrome://, about:), the extension stores and the built-in PDF viewer.

A limit was reached, a watch rule matched, the extension was updated, or the browser put the tab to sleep. Keep the tab awake is on by default to prevent the last one.

Smart pause delays the refresh while you type, then reloads a few seconds after you stop. Save or submit first.