Chrome Extension·Tabs & Browser

Auto-refresh
any browser tab

Set an interval. Hit start. Your page reloads itself. Badge countdown on the icon. Remembers per site.

Preset intervals

∞

Tabs at once

Min interval

Data collected

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8 Preset Intervals

Pick an interval, one click

8 presets cover the most common use cases. Or enter any custom value.

5s5 secondsLive feeds

15s15 secondsFast updates

30s30 secondsAuctions

1m1 minuteDashboards

5m5 minutesNews feeds

10m10 minutesEmail checks

30m30 minutesMonitoring

1h1 hourBackground

Or enter custom →

120seconds (1 – 86,400)

Three steps. That's it.

Click icon

Open the popup on any tab you want to auto-refresh.

Pick interval

Choose a preset: 5s to 1h. Or enter custom seconds.

Hit start

Badge countdown appears. Page reloads automatically. Close popup — timer keeps going.

Click icon

Pick interval

Alt+Shift+R

Key feature

Badge
countdown

Live countdown right on the extension icon. Always know when the next reload happens. Each tab gets its own independent timer.

Countdown visible without opening popup

Independent timer per tab

Timer survives popup close

Auto-stops when tab is closed

Next reload in0:22

Active timers

dashboard.app30s0:22

ebay.com/auction15s0:08

news.ycombinator5m3:41

Who Uses It And Why

From live dashboards to CI/CD pipelines — auto-refresh saves time everywhere.

Live dashboards

Keep analytics, admin panels, and monitoring tools always up to date.

Recommended: 30s – 1m

Auctions & tickets

Watch prices, stock levels, and availability on ticketing or e-commerce sites.

Recommended: 5s – 15s

Session keep-alive

Prevent web apps from timing out due to inactivity during long work sessions.

Recommended: 5m – 30m

Dev testing

Test how your site handles repeated loads during development. Watch for memory leaks.

Recommended: 5s – 30s

Scores & tickers

Follow live sports scores, stock prices, or crypto markets without manual refresh.

Recommended: 15s – 1m

CI/CD monitoring

Watch deployment pipelines and build status pages for changes in real time.

Recommended: 30s – 5m

Under the Hood

Reliable at every interval

Background timers, keepalive engine, per-site memory — all covered.

Background timer

Uses chrome.alarms API for intervals ≥60s. Survives popup close, tab switch, and browser idle state.

Keepalive engine

For intervals under 60s, uses an optimized setInterval with keepalive alarm to prevent service worker shutdown.

Per-site storage

Last used interval saved per hostname via chrome.storage. Returns to your preferred setting automatically.

Auto-stop on close

Listens to chrome.tabs.onRemoved. When you close a tab, its timer and badge are cleaned up instantly.

Keyboard toggle

Alt+Shift+R starts or stops the timer without opening the popup. Works on any tab.

Under 50 KB

No frameworks, no external scripts, no network requests. Manifest V3 service worker. Pure vanilla JavaScript.

Minimal permissions

How OneClick Refresh compares to other auto-reload extensions.

	Other reloaders	OneClick Refresh
Permissions	tabs, all_urls, webNavigation	activeTab + alarms + storage
Website access	Read all websites	Current tab only
Tracking	Analytics & ads	Zero tracking
Account needed	Sometimes	No account
Badge countdown	Some have it	Per-tab countdown
Per-site memory	Not available	Remembers per hostname
Price	Free with ads / $3-5	Free forever

3 permissions · Zero network requests · Zero data collected

Privacy

Only 3 permissions

OneClick Refresh requests only three permissions: activeTab (reload the current tab), alarms (reliable background timer), and storage (save your interval settings locally).

No data is sent to any server. No accounts. No analytics. No cookies. No access to all websites. The extension only interacts with the tab you explicitly choose to auto-refresh.

activeTab — current tab only

alarms — reliable background timer

storage — save settings locally

No access to all websites

No analytics or tracking

No account required