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4 Ways to Auto-Refresh Webpages in Google Chrome

Welcome to a guide on how to auto-refresh webpages in Google Chrome. So you are accessing a certain website with the information that you need, but there is one very annoying problem. It needs to be monitored periodically, and the webpage does not auto-refresh itself.

There are a few ways to auto-refresh a webpage in Google Chrome:

• Use a Chrome extension such as Easy Auto Refresh .
• Use an online tool such as Page Refresher .
• <iframe src="http://site.com"></iframe>
• <script>setTimeout("location.reload(true);", 3000);</script>
• Use a Chrome macro extension to auto-reload the webpage.

But just how does each of these methods work exactly? Read on to find out!

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1) using chrome extensions.

All right, let us now move into the first method, using Chrome Extensions to help you reload the page automatically.

WHAT ARE CHROME EXTENSIONS?

New to browser extensions? They are simply “plugins” that will add more features to the browser. Extensions are not “illegal hacks”, and they are officially supported – All the recommended extensions in this guide are from the Chrome Web Store, managed by Google themselves.

P.S. You can manage and uninstall your Chrome Extensions anytime by clicking on the ⁝ button at the top-right corner > More Tools > Extensions.

AUTO-REFRESH EXTENSIONS

Just do a search for “Chrome auto-refresh extension” and there will be plenty on the Chrome Web Store. I will list a few of the popular ones here:

• Easy Auto Refresh – One of the top-ranking and most downloaded.
• Auto Refresh Plus  – Another of the popular ones.
• Chrome Reload Plus – Yet another highly rated one.

SIMPLE USAGE

The usage of all the extensions should be pretty much foolproof, and here is an example with Auto Refresh Plus – Just install any of the extension from the Web Store first, then:

• Navigate to your desired website.
• Click on the auto-refresh icon beside the address bar.
• Set the auto-refresh timer.
• Then just hit start.

2) USING ONLINE SERVICES

Next, this is probably the simplest way without having to install anything. Just visit any of the “free auto-refresh online tools” and enter your required website address.

THE ONLINE AUTO-REFRESH

There is plenty of these free auto-refresh “online tools”, and here are a few:

• Page Refresher
• Refresh This
• Refresh Thing

If you need more, just do a search on the Internet for “auto-refresh online”.

The usage of the online refresh tools should be straightforward as well. Here’s how to do it with Page Reboot:

• Set your website URL.
• Set the refresh time.
• Hit refresh, that’s all to it.

But personally, I really don’t like these “online tools” – They often spam a ton of advertisements… and funky ones at that.

3) SIMPLE HTML PAGE

Following up, this method is a little more on the “code ninja” side – Creating a simple HTML page that will self-reload… That is pretty much what the above “free online auto-refresh” websites do, MINUS all the annoying ads. So why not?

THE DUMMY HTML PAGE

What to do next.

Some of you guys may be thinking that HTML is a little bit on the “dangerous side”, but here’s the top-secret – HTML is actually nothing more than plain text. We don’t need to install any complicated code editors or developer tools… HTML files can be created and edited using just the default Windows Notepad or Mac TextEdit.

• First, here’s the above dummy reload page in a zip file .
• Open up the above dummy HTML page in your preferred text editor.
• Change <iframe src="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aha_ha"> to your preferred website address.
• Change setTimeout("location.reload(true);", 3000) to your preferred refresh time – This is set to 3000 milliseconds (3 seconds).
• Save the updates (Captain Obvious).
• Finally, just open this HTML file in your web browser.

That’s it. No more annoying ads.

4) USING A MACRO RECORDER

For this final method, we are going to use a slightly different Chrome Extension for recording macros. For those who have not heard of it, macros are simply recording whatever you have previously done and replaying them – It is particularly good for websites where you need to click on a tab or picture upon reload.

THE MACRO EXTENSION

Again, there are various Marco extensions on the Web Store:

• Chrome Browser Automation

Do a search for “macro” or “automation”, and you will find more.

SIMPLE USAGE – IMACROS

For this example, we will be walking through the iMacros extension. After installing the extension from the Web Store > Click on the iMarcos icon beside the address bar > Under the “Record” tab > Record Macro.

Navigate the website as you normally would > Click on “Stop” when you are done.

Another dialog box should show you all the steps that you have taken. Simply add WAIT SECONDS=XX to the bottom, then hit “Save & Close”.

Finally, all that is left is to replay and repeat the macro. Click on the iMacros icon > Under the “Play” tab > Select the previously recorded macro > Then just set to repeat as many times as you like > Play Loop.

DOCUMENTATION

For you guys who want more, you can actually manually edit the macro and add in your own commands. Check out the iMacros Wiki for the official documentation.

WHICH IS THE BEST?

Personally, I am leaning towards using macros. It may be quite a hassle to set up at first, but it offers a lot of flexibility – They can also automatically sign in, click on tabs, etc… But if you want simplicity, then just install any of the auto-reload extensions.

Thank you for reading, and we have come to the end of this guide. I hope this has helped you to better understand, and if you have anything to share with this guide, please feel free to comment below. Good luck and may the cyber force be with you.

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How to Automatically Refresh a Page in Chrome

Unfortunately, Chrome lacks a built-in setting allows you to automatically refresh pages. There is an advanced setting that will dump unviewed tab’s content from your computer’s memory if it is running low on RAM, which means that the page will have to be reloaded when you click on its tab. However, this doesn’t really help the issue in most circumstances. That means you’ll have to rely on downloading an extension for the browser.

So, let’s take a look at the top picks for automatically refreshing your Chrome tabs.

Auto Refresh

4.4/5 stars – 1,858 ratings.

Auto Refresh by autorefresh can be downloaded from Chrome Web Store and the company’s Website . It is a simple extension for Chrome that you can use to set your tabs to refresh on a timer. Simply click on the extension button at the top right of your browser’s toolbar, and you can enter the time interval that you want between refreshes. It will then display a timer on the button, and refresh using that interval.

You can also click on the ‘activate colors’ checkbox, which will then change the color of the numbers from green, to yellow, to red, as the timer gets closer to zero. You need to activate it on each tab that you want it to run on, and you can have different timers set for each tab.

Auto Refresh Plus

4.7/5 stars – 5,490 ratings.

If you need more control over your refreshing tabs, you can add Auto Refresh Plus by Q to your browser. You can quickly pick from one of the available timer presets, or enter your own, as well as set a different default time in the options screen. It also has a few extra options – for example, you can set it to automatically activate when you navigate to a certain website, saving you from having to remember to turn it on each time.

It also remembers where you had scrolled to on the website, which is especially useful if the part of the page you are most interested in is not at the top. Unfortunately, despite having a ‘content detection’ option, this doesn’t appear to be functional at the moment of this writing. There is no-where to enter what it is supposed to look out for. Even so, this extension is still versatile and effective.

Super Auto Refresh Plus

4.8/5 stars – 505 ratings.

Super Auto Refresh Plus by Super Auto Refresh Plus is a light-weight option that, despite the name, has fewer options than the previous extension. However, it does have two unique options: you can set it to do a ‘hard refresh’ and ignore the cached data, and you can choose to add a right-click context menu option so you can activate it even more easily.

Refresh Monkey

4.5/5 stars – 811 reviews.

Refresh Monkey by tejii.com is the most versatile option on the list, so if you’re looking for even more control over how and when your tabs refresh, this is the one to go for. You can set it to refresh all your tabs at the same time, or set refresh intervals of less than a second. It has a functional content monitoring function, and you can set it to tie the refresh timer to a specific tab rather than an URL, which is how most other extensions of this type operate.

You can also set it to only operate between a certain start and end time and date, which is handy if you just want it active while you are working. And it even has an option to only refresh tabs when they are being looked at, which can help save bandwidth and memory.

How Refreshing!

Depending on how much control or simplicity you are after, these are some of the best options available to save you from smacking the F5 key ever few seconds to get the latest information on your screen.

If you have a favorite extension that we’ve not mentioned here, why not share it with us in the comments below?

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What is the easiest way to make your browser refresh a page every say, 5 seconds?

Is there a browser that supports refreshing a page every say, 5 seconds? Is there an add-on?

If not, is there a more simple way than writing a full (C# or Java) program in order to do that?

Added: Opera is horrible! I set Stack Overflow to refresh every 5 seconds, but when I click on a post, it refreshes it every 5 secs too! I just wanted the main page to refresh every 5 seconds.

Another "Added": apparently it refreshes the current tab, so as long as I open the post in a new tab, it works great.

• 1 Whatever solution you select, it might be good to see what is being refreshed. Like Drostie's Greasemonkey option will NOT make your browser request cached things again (which is GOOD), while other solutions might make your browser request ALL anew. This is like the difference between typing a URL (or a bookmark, or hitting Ctrl-L followed by Return) compared to hitting refresh. The latter makes most browsers even ask the server if cached things need updating. That slows down things. –  Arjan Oct 16, 2010 at 12:10
• 2 Also, some solutions might render the refreshed page in a nicer way than other solutions -- like I would hate to see a page being fully rendered all over again. Also, I assume most (if not all) answers imply that the browser will scroll back to the top of the page? (Curious about which answer turns out to work best for you!) –  Arjan Oct 16, 2010 at 12:13
• superuser.com/questions/110233/… –  random ♦ Oct 16, 2010 at 12:55

8 Answers 8

Yes, Opera supports this feature out of the box. Go to the webpage, right click and select Reload Every.

See the following screenshot for illustration:

You might also be interested in the Check4Change extension for Firefox.

• Not sure if it is available in current version –  NoChance Aug 12, 2018 at 12:47
• not available now –  Amruth A Aug 20, 2019 at 12:10

Or for Firefox, use the following one-liner as a Greasemonkey script:

• 2 window.location.reload(false) - developer.mozilla.org/en/DOM/window.location is at the least more readable, if not faster. Also, if you're using a Greasemonkey script, you can always GM_registerMenuCommand instead of always refreshing on that page. –  Hello71 Oct 16, 2010 at 14:08
• @Hello71, without trying in Greasemonkey but when using Safari on a Mac: just pasting the following in the location bar, javascript:window.location.href=window.location.href renders MUCH nicer than javascript:window.location.reload(false) (which completely clears the window first). Given the documentation, I don't understand why though... –  Arjan Oct 16, 2010 at 15:52
• @Arjan: With a little testing, I found out that setting window.location.href to itself only reloads if the page does not have a hash at the end of it ( #12345 ). –  Hello71 Oct 16, 2010 at 17:19
• @Hello71, again just using the location bar, not Greasemonkey: javascript:window.location.href=window.location.href works fine for me (testing with Stack Overflow, without anything such as Web Inspector open, and taking the cache of the site itself into account as well). But: your findings might make sense, as the hash is not included in location.href , as it's really client side only. –  Arjan Oct 16, 2010 at 17:31
• @Arjan: Firefox doesn't even send a request, according to Firebug and my poor skills with Wireshark. –  Hello71 Oct 16, 2010 at 17:32

Opera has a Reload Every option built into it.

If you use Firefox you can download the ReloadEvery addon.

you can do with /bin/bash and links (or any other command like curl or wget)

if you need to see the html use -source instead of -dump ;-)

Use the iMacros addon! It is available for IE, Firefox and Chrome .

iMacros is a great (and open source) web browser macro recorder addon, and refreshing a website is dead simple with it. Use this macro:

and start it with the LOOP button .

If you want to make sure that the page is really completely reloaded (not from cache) use the CLEAR command and reload the complete website via URL GOTO command:

• +1 Looks interesting.. I should consider if it's worth the effort though, as there are "out of the box" solutions. –  Oren A Oct 16, 2010 at 17:52

I'm using the Auto Refresh add-on for Firefox and it works great.

• Please refer to this meta post when answering questions with a product recommendation. –  James Mertz Jan 14, 2013 at 15:36

To enable auto refresh in Chrome, download and install the Auto Refresh Plus extension from the Web Store.

To integrate the feature in Firefox, download and install Auto Refresh add-on, the one that Nuno recommended, and restart your browser. Then open the web page you want to refresh and select the time period of auto refresh from the right-click menu under the Auto refresh option.

Just like Om Nom Nom said, auto reload option is available in Opera by default and thus one does not need an extension.

Here is the link to the original articol with screenshots and more information:

http://www.guidingtech.com/12491/auto-refresh-pages-chrome-firefox-opera/

• 1 Can you summarize the information at the link in your answer in case the page disappears. –  jonsca Sep 7, 2013 at 23:18
• Welcome to Super User! Whilst this may theoretically answer the question, it would be preferable to include the essential parts of the answer here, and provide the link for reference. –  slm Sep 7, 2013 at 23:53

Here is a solution for those who cannot install any external extensions...

this will duplicate a tab and reload it every 10 second (10000 milisecond), change it as required

put above code in a book marklet converter like https://mrcoles.com/bookmarklet/

here is the bookmarklet for it, add this to bookmark panel

or you can click on this to try it out... (or drag to bookmarklet panel)

https://gist.github.com/Vaisakhkm2625/ca8b9acd5517eb768b14f05c7a98bcfe

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How to Make Chrome Automatically Refresh a Web Page

Like many browsers, Chrome lets you refresh a certain page to update its content. But, this manual work might not be fast enough to instantly get a newer version of the page. For example, if you want to buy a hot-selling item, you definitely want to get it as fast as possible. And that’s why using auto-refresh would be beneficial.

The only way to add that functionality is by installing an extension designed for that purpose. This already eliminates mobile versions of Chrome, both Android and iOS, from ever utilizing auto-refresh.

With that being said, I’m going to show you how to make a page reload automatically on Google Chrome desktop.

#1 Enable auto-refresh with an extension

There are many extensions on the Chrome Webstore with more or less the same basic function. But after trying several of them, I decided that Auto Refresh Plus is arguably the best choice for most of us. Still, I will provide other extensions at the end of the guide in case you want to give them a shot.

Now, let’s go into the tutorial.

1. Go to the Auto Refresh Plus extension page , and click Add to Chrome . By the way, other Chromium-based browsers, like Edge , could install extensions from Chrome Webstore as well.

2. Next, click Add extension .

3. Once installed, go to the extension list and pin Auto Refresh Plus . This would make it easier to control later.

4. Visit the website you want to auto-refresh. And click the extension icon to reveal its settings.

5. For the most part, you only need to select the Time Interval . Enabling Hard Refresh is also recommended. Then, click Start .

6. Auto Refresh Plus will need your permission to perform this action. Select Allow to continue.

7. When everything is done, you can Stop anytime you want.

8. The extension offers plenty of customization you can find under the Settings button (gear icon).

Other settings you could play with such as a random interval, auto start URLs, countdown timer, page monitor, and much more. The extension surprisingly has an active developer who keeps improving the function and adds more useful features.

But, in case you rather have a specific need, check out these similar extensions:

• Tab Auto Refresh
• Super Simple Auto Refresh
• Smart Auto Refresh Pro
• Easy Auto Refresh

#2 Auto-refresh using a special web tool

An alternative method to auto-refresh a web page is by delegating a web tool that will do the job just as well. These websites are simple and only have one value to modify; the time interval.

This could be a more suitable option if you don’t want to install another extension as they generally will add an extra performance burden to the browser. Here are some websites you could try.

• Page Refresher
• Website Reloader
• Refresh This

To my surprise, these websites would also work on Chrome Android (and possibly iOS too). To stop it, close both the website and the auto-reloader website.

Anyway, that’s what I have for you today. I hope this guide has helped you, and thank you for visiting.

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This wikiHow article teaches you how to refresh a page in your browser. Refreshing a page will cause it to update with the latest version of that page's information; you can also fix some site errors, such as the ones encountered when a page doesn't fully load, by refreshing. Refreshing a page is simple, but the steps can differ across different browsers, or between computers and mobile devices.

Things You Should Know

• Refresh a webpage on browsers such as Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge using common keyboard shortcuts such as pressing F5 or holding down Ctrl and R simultaneously.
• Refresh a webpage on Firefox Desktop by pressing Shift and F5 simultaneously.
• Refresh a mobile webpage on Chrome or Safari by pulling down from the top of the page.

• If you actually need to auto-refresh your webpage several times (such as for an eBay auction), check out this wikiHow article on how to do so!

• Windows — Hold down Ctrl and press R .
• Windows (Firefox) — Hold down ⇧ Shift and press R .
• Mac — Hold down ⌘ Command and press R .

• Windows — Press Ctrl + F5 . If that doesn't work, hold down Ctrl and click the "Refresh" icon.
• Mac — Press ⌘ Command + ⇧ Shift + R . In Safari, you can also hold ⇧ Shift and click the "Refresh" icon.

• Close and re-open the page.
• Exit your browser, then re-open it and go back to the page.
• Update your browser .
• Clear your browser's cache .
• Clear your computer's DNS cache .

• You must first scroll to the top of the webpage.
• If this method does not work for any reason, continue on to find out how else you can refresh a mobile page within Chrome!

• Android owners (where Chrome is the default browser) will find this symbol. If you are using Chrome on an iOS or other device,

• Wait for the page to finish loading if necessary. Safari's "Refresh" icon may not appear until the website has fully loaded.

• If this method does not work for any reason, continue on to find out how else you can refresh a mobile page within Safari!

• Wait for the page to finish loading. The Firefox "Refresh" icon won't be available until the page has fully loaded.

• Unlike most other mobile browsers, Firefox does not allow you to swipe down from the top of your screen to refresh a page.

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• Refreshing a page that you've filled out (e.g., an account creation form) will usually erase your progress. Thanks Helpful 0 Not Helpful 3

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How To Auto-Refresh Google Chrome Web Page

Auto-refresh is not a function of Google Chrome, and many will say having this feature is useless. After all, you can manually refresh the page. However, there are some situations when automatic update in the browser is extremely beneficial. Take, for example, online auctions—every second counts.

Let's see how to auto-refresh the Google Chrome web page.

How To Auto-Refresh Google Chrome Webpage

To automatically refresh the pages in Google Chrome, you need a special extension called Easy Auto Refresh . You must go to your Google Chrome browser settings to download this extension.

• Download Easy Auto Refresh
• Click on "Add to Chrome."

• Then click on the "Add extension" button in the pop-up window and wait until the installation is complete.

• After that, you will see a green button at the top right of the taskbar.
• Click on "Start" to run the automatic refresh of the page. You can enter the time between the two refresh intervals.

• There is also a "Stop" button, which can stop the auto-refresh.
• Just click on the refresh icon in the form of two circular arrows, and then click on the "Stop" button.

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How to Auto Refresh Webpages in Google Chrome?

Automatic page refresh can be very useful when you want to see updates as they happen. Some of the situations where you may need this feature include online auctions, stock market tracking or following the updates of an on-going event. Besides, it can help to stay logged into websites which log you out after a certain period of inactivity.

Unfortunately, despite Chrome being a powerful and the most popular web browser, it doesn’t have the auto-refresh feature. While you can reload webpages in Chrome by pressing the F5 key or using the refresh button, it can be quite tedious to continually refresh multiple pages. However, there are several extensions you can use to keep webpages up to date without much effort. In this post, we will show you how to auto refresh webpages in Google Chrome.

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Auto Refresh Chrome Tabs with Tab Reloader

Tab Reloader is one of the most effective and safe extensions for reloading Chrome tabs automatically.

• To get started, visit the Chrome web store and search for ‘Tab Reloader’. Select “ Tab Reloader (page auto-refresh) ” from the results.
• Click the blue “Add to Chrome” button and then “Add Extension” when prompted.

• The extension icon (a circular arrow) will be added in the toolbar. Click the icon and set the reloading time by typing in the boxes.
• Once you have set reloading time, now click the switch at the top of the pop-up window to enable auto page refresh on the active tab.

• Repeat the same process for all the tabs that you want to auto-refresh. Tab Reloader allows you to customize the reloading time for an individual tab.
• Under the “Status” section, you will see the number of tabs you have set to auto-reload and a timer counting down to the next refresh.

Note: To adjust the reloading time and other extension settings, you need to first disable the extension and then switch it on after changing the settings.

How to Auto Refresh Pages with Super Auto Refresh Plus

Super Auto Refresh Plus is another convenient and user-friendly Chrome extension. Just like the Tab Reloader, you need to activate this extension on each tab that you want to auto-reload, allowing you to set the reloading time for individual tabs.

• Go to the Chrome Web Store, search for the extension, click the “Add to Chrome button” and confirm when prompted to install the extension.
• Click the extension icon (circular arrow with clock) on the toolbar.
• To set a timer for the current tab, click the time listed from 2 seconds to 60 minutes. This automatically starts the time and you can see the countdown on the icon.

• You can click the red “STOP” button at the top to stop reloading the web page automatically.
• To see the auto-refreshing pages, click the extension menu icon (3 bulleted lines). This will open the information page in a new tab.
• Under the “Now Refreshing” sections you will find a list of all the pages that you have set to auto-refresh and the reloading interval on the right.
• Also, you will see the countdown timer showing the remaining time before the next reload.
• Here you can click the blue time button on the right of the list entries to adjust the reloading interval.
• Under the “Settings” section, click the switch to enable/disable the settings to customize the auto-refresh tool.

• The only disadvantage is that you cannot set custom reloading time, you can only select from the listed options, between 2 seconds (minimum) and 60 minutes (maximum).

Using Auto Refresh Extension to Reload Pages in Chrome

The Auto Refresh extension allows you to set a custom reloading interval for every page you want to refresh automatically in Chrome. It works the same as the above options, but has a colorful interface.

• Search for “Auto Refresh” in Chrome Web Store and click “Add to Chrome” to install the tool in Chrome browser.
• Click the Auto-Refresh icon on the toolbar on the left side of the address bar.
• Enter custom reload interval in the “Min” and “Sec” text fields and then click the “Start” button to enable the tool.

• You can see the countdown to auto-refreshing attached to the extension icon. You can click the “Stop” button to stop auto-refreshing the page.

Auto Refresh Chrome for Testing Development Work

If you are a developer using HTML, CSS or JavaScript then every time you need to manually refresh your html page to check the changes. However, there are few tools available to automatically integrate your web development work with Google Chrome. Brackets is one such tool from Adobe Systems having a live integration with Chrome.

You can open html page and click on the “Live Preview” button to open the page in Chrome. Whenever you make changes on your page, Chrome will automatically reflect the changes without refreshing. This will help you speed up your work by focusing on the code.

Though many Chrome users find it convenient to reload webpages manually with the keyboard shortcut or the reload button on the browser, in some situations the auto-refresh feature can be a handy tool. A good example is when you need to follow live updates on a site such as online auction or forex exchange rates. Fortunately, there are plenty of extensions that you can add to Chrome to help you reload pages automatically in Chrome. You can choose from the extensions listed above or search the Chrome web store for more options.

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How to Automatically Refresh a Web Page

Lee Stanton Lee Stanton is a versatile writer with a concentration on the software landscape, covering both mobile and desktop applications as well as online technologies. Read more March 5, 2021

Are you following a breaking news event? Maybe you’re checking up on scores of your favorite sports team? If you need the latest news from your browser, you become intimately familiar with that circular arrow refresh icon.

But who has time to spam that refresh button or wait until the screen refreshes itself?

If you want to take control of when and how a web page automatically refreshes, there are some workarounds to get there. Discover how to automatically refresh your web page using a variety of internet browsers in this article.

In a perfect world, web pages would refresh regularly with setting controls to change the frequency. Unfortunately, internet browsers don’t quite work that way. But there is something you can do about it.

Apps and extensions make the dream of automatically refreshing a web page a reality. And they’re easy to install, too!

You’d just go to your browser’s web store or search the available extensions for “auto-refresh.” Odds are that you’ll have a multitude of options to choose from with varying levels of control.

Keep reading to find Instructions for specific browsers.

How to Automatically Refresh a Web Page in Chrome

Google Chrome may not come with the tools to enable auto-refresh for a web page, but they make it easy to add one.

If you go to the Chrome Web Store and search for “auto-refresh,” you’ll see a handful of options available. For this example, let’s use Super Simple Auto Refresh . This extension has features like being able to set custom intervals, multiple device sync, and local storage bypass. To install it, follow the steps below:

Step 1 – Download the Extension

Step 2 – Enable the Extension

• Enable the Extension by clicking on its icon in your browser toolbar (if you don’t see it, click on the jigsaw puzzle icon to see your extensions and pin it)

Step 3 – Change Extension Settings

• Select the new extension icon to set refresh intervals or to stop automatic web page refresh

Just remember that you do need to be signed in to your Google account to download the extension. You can’t use incognito mode or a guest window to install it.

How to Automatically Refresh a Web Page in Internet Explorer

Newer versions of Internet Explorer have an option that allows you to refresh web pages automatically. It’s buried deep in the Settings menu and you can’t specify the intervals but, some users may find enabling this setting is more convenient than using a third-party app.

Check out how to get started:

By default, Internet Explorer does not enable this option. So, if you’d like web pages to automatically refresh at regular intervals, you need to enable this function.

How to Automatically Refresh a Web Page in Microsoft Edge

The bad news is that Microsoft Edge users don’t have the option to automatically refresh a web page in their browsers, at least natively. They do have the option of using an add-on, though.

Follow these instructions to start auto-refreshing pages on Edge:

How to Automatically Refresh a Web Page in Firefox

Much like the other browsers on this list, Firefox doesn’t have a native function to auto-refresh web pages. But they make it simple to download an extension for this function. Here’s how to get started:

The exact user interface may vary depending on the add-on you choose. However, you generally need to enable/add the add-on to your browser taskbar and click its icon to access the settings menu.

How to Automatically Refresh a Web Page in Safari

As much as Apple users love the Safari browser, it does have its faults – namely, a lack of native automatic refresh options. While some users may not notice their pages don’t refresh automatically, it is a useful thing to have on-hand.

Luckily, Safari users can use an extension to make up for this shortfall. Take a look at how to get this feature for your browser:

• Open Safari.

• Choose an extension and download it to your device.

Some extensions like Browser Auto Refresh are free to download. For some others, you may have to pay a small download fee.

How to Automatically Refresh a Web Page on iOS

If you’re using a mobile device like an iPhone or an iPad, you can always do a “hard refresh” by pressing the circular arrow in the browser address bar. But some users are looking for a refresh option that doesn’t require so much babysitting.

The simplest solution is to use an app or extension for your browser.

Where you go for your extensions depends on the browser you’re using on your device. If you have Google iOS installed on your phone, you’ll need to head over to the Chrome App store to find an extension. On the other hand, if you’re using Safari, your extension solution is probably waiting for you in the Apple App Store.

Generally, the Google extensions are downloadable free of charge. But you may have to pay a small fee for Safari ones in the App store. It all depends on the extension you decide to try.

When you find one you like, just hit the “Download” button and follow the prompts to get started. These extensions aren’t overly complicated to use and you can usually set intervals by tapping on the extension icon.

How to Automatically Refresh a Web Page on Android

Browsers on Android devices don’t have an auto-refresh function for their browsers. But you can download an app to take care of that shortfall.

If you’re using Google Chrome, head over to the Play store and search for “auto-refresh.” Choose one from the results and install it on your device. It’s as simple as that.

How to Automatically Refresh a Web Page Every Minute

There are a couple of options if you want your webpage to automatically refresh at set intervals. The first one involves downloading an extension for your web browser. If that’s the way you want to go, head over to your browser’s extension store and search for “auto-refresh.” There are a variety of options for each browser.

There are a few online tools available that claim they automatically refresh web pages for you. Take these websites with a grain of salt if you decide to use them and keep your anti-virus on. Many of them are phishing sites that look for ways to reel you in for information.

How to Refresh a Web Page Automatically in JavaScript

The refresh page code for JavaScript is:

document.location.reload()

If you want to force reload a page from a server instead of a cache, use the word true in the parenthesis:

document.location.reload(true)

On the other hand, using the word false in the parenthesis automatically reloads a page using the cache.

Reloading a web page window using JavaScript uses:

window.location.reload()

If you’d like to reload a page at set intervals, you’d use a setTimeout function in the script:

setTimeout(() => {

              window.location.reload (true);

Embedded in a page code, this automatically refreshes a web page every five seconds. Every time the page is reloaded, the set timer gets reset for another five seconds.

If you just want the JavaScript function to refresh a page, it’s location.reload() .

How to Automatically Reload a Web Page at a Certain Time

Auto-refreshing is one of those functions that everybody takes for granted until it’s not available anymore. And unfortunately, many of today’s favorite browsers don’t reload pages automatically, let alone specify refresh times.

But that doesn’t mean you can’t set this up!

You just need to go to an outside source to get your web page to automatically reload. It’s as simple as going to your browser’s app/extension store and finding one you like:

• Launch your browser.
• Go to app/extension store (Chrome Web Store, Firefox Add-Ons, Microsoft Edge Add-ons Store, etc.).
• Enter “auto-refresh” in the search bar.
• Choose an extension.
• Follow the prompts to download and install the extension onto your browser toolbar.

Read the descriptions carefully when choosing an extension. You may see a handful of results, but only some, like Super Simple Auto Refresh, give you the option to set custom intervals for refreshing pages.

How to Refresh a Web Page After a Few Seconds

You have a couple of options if you want to refresh a webpage after a few seconds. Going manual is the first option and that simply involves pressing the refresh icon next to the address bar. But if you’re trying to get tickets to a hot event or in an intense auction, that may get tedious.

So, option number two is to look for a third-party extension for your browser.

Luckily, that’s not as difficult as it sounds.

Simply go to your browser’s app store and search for auto-refreshers. Some may fit the bill while others only refresh after lengthy intervals, so check out all of your options before downloading one.

Additional FAQs

What is the shortcut to refreshing a web page.

If you want to refresh a page without hitting the refresh icon, here are a few ways to do it:

• Press the F5 key (or hold down Fn and press F5)

• Control + R (Windows)

• Command + R (Mac)

Force-refreshing a web page is another option you can do with shortcuts. When you force-refresh a page, it clears the current page’s cache. This means that you only see the most recent version of the browser page. Check out how to force-refresh pages like a pro:

• Control + F5 or Control + browser refresh icon (Windows)

• Command + Shift + R or Shift + R (Mac, Safari)

How Do I Set Tabs to Auto Refresh?

Unfortunately, your browser does not have the capacity to auto-refresh individual tabs. But there is a workaround for this function.

Head to the browser extension store and search “tab auto-refresh.”

Extensions like Firefox’s Tab Auto Refresh by Alex target individual tabs of your choice. Each browser has extensions similar to the Tab Auto Refresh, so read the descriptions first. The last thing you want to do is waste time downloading something you don’t need.

Let Your Browser Do the Hard Work

Sometimes refreshing a web page is all that stands between you and a big win – whether it’s tickets to a hot event or winning an auction. Don’t let manual refreshing hold you back from those dreams of finally attending Comic-Con. Download a browser extension that does the hard work for you. Then, all you have to do is sit back and wait for your turn.

Do you have an auto-refresh extension story you’d like to share? Let us know in the comments section below.

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How to Auto Refresh Google Chrome

Bidding on a rare Pokemon card or maybe a pair of limited edition sneakers? Perhaps, you are keeping a check on your favorite team’s score, the stock market, or some breaking news. There are many situations where we find ourselves constantly refreshing a web page to stay up-to-date. No web browser natively provides an auto-refresh feature. But many developers have risen to the occasion and created browser extensions that can auto-refresh a webpage. In this article, we will show you how to auto refresh Google Chrome.

Table of Contents

While you can easily refresh a page on Chrome by pressing Ctrl + R keys together or the circular arrow icon it would be much more convenient if web browsers auto-refreshed certain specified pages for us. Surprisingly, there are several auto-refresh extensions available for Google Chrome each more promising and feature-rich than the other. We will walk you through the setup of one such extension but you can use this procedure to install and set up other extensions as the installation process is the same for almost all extensions.

Step I: Install Extension

1. In the Google Chrome browser click on the three dots icon , then select More tools > Extensions from the menu.

2. Click on the hamburger icon to open the menu, if it is hidden.

3. Click on Open Chrome Web Store in the menu on the left side.

Note: Alternatively, you can directly open Chrome Web Store from this link .

4. Type auto refresh plus in the search box and hit Enter key . You will be presented with an extensive list of auto-refresh extensions. Go through the list, compare the ratings and click on anyone that seems promising to you.

Note: For the purpose of this tutorial, we will be installing the Auto Refresh Plus Page Monitor extension by autorefresh.io .

5. After selecting the extension, click on Add to Chrome button to install the extension.

6. Click on Add extension to continue.

Once the extension is installed, its home/settings page will automatically open up in a new tab, you can close it.

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Step II: Configure the Extension

You will need to configure the extension before enabling it. To do that follow these steps:

1. Click on the Extensions icon that looks like a jigsaw puzzle piece.

2. Here, select the Auto Refresh Plus Page Monitor extension.

3. Select any one of the predefined auto-refresh time intervals or manually set one. You can also instruct the extension to randomly refresh a web page within a specified timeframe . 

4. You can configure the extension to perform hard  or soft refreshes and place a limit on the number of times a webpage will be refreshed if you are on a limited data plan. This is enough for most users but feel free to further explore the Countdown and Page Monitor tabs.

Note: For hard refreshes all the pictures will be reloaded instead of being fetched from the cached data.

5. Once you are happy with the settings, click on the Start button to activate the extension

6. If you are enabling the extension for the first time, a pop-up message requesting permission to read and change data on all websites will appear at the top of the application window. Click on Allow to start the extension.

As soon as you activate the extension, a countdown timer will be displayed below its icon indicating the time left until the next page refresh.

Note: If you wish to stop auto-refreshes at any point, select the Auto Refresh Plus Page Monitor extension icon in the toolbar and click on the Stop button.

The two well-known and trustworthy alternatives to Auto Refresh Plus are:

• Tab Auto Refresh by MeryDev
• Super Simple Auto Refresh by vbob277  

Auto-refresh extensions are not limited to Google Chrome. Following are the other extensions available for other browsers

• For Firefox install Tab Auto Refresh by Alex
• For Opera install Tab Reloader
• For Microsoft Edge install Auto Refresh in Edge’s add-on store

Note: On Internet Explorer , the option to auto-refresh web pages can be found deep inside security settings as Allow Meta Refresh although users cannot specify the refresh intervals.

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How to Auto Refresh Tabs in Chrome

Effortlessly refresh open tabs on Chrome at preset time intervals using these easy instructions.

There are many scenarios where you need a webpage to reload at a set interval to maybe receive new messages or information. Though we are in such advanced times that our phones have more computation power than the onboard computer of Apollo 11 (the rocket used for the first moon landing), but we still do not have a native way to automatically refresh our browser tabs.

Though that does not mean that there is no way to auto-refresh the Chrome tabs on a set interval, and at the end of this article you will definitely know how to do that.

Auto Refresh Tabs Using a Chrome Extension

Many developers have created an extension for you to simply outsource the job. Now for your convenience, we have narrowed down a great Chrome extension that will automatically refresh your tabs.

To do so, open the Chrome browser from the Desktop, Start Menu, or taskbar of your Windows PC.

Next, go to chrome.google.com/webstore and type Page Refresher on the ‘search box’ present on the left sidebar of the webpage. Then hit Enter on your keyboard to search.

Then, click on the ‘Page Refresher’ tile from the left section of the window.

After that, click on the ‘Add to Chrome’ button present on the screen to add the extension to your browser.

Next, click on the ‘Add extension’ button from the overlay alert window.

Once the extension is added to the browser, Chrome will give you a notification for the same, also highlighting the location for the said extension on the menubar.

How to Use Page Refresher Extension to Auto Refresh Tabs in Chrome

Now that you have added the ‘Page Refresher’ extension to Chrome, you need to understand how it works in order to use it to its full potential.

Pin Page Refresher on Chrome Menu Bar

In case after adding the ‘Page Refresher you are not able to see it on your menu bar, click on the ‘Extensions’ icon present on the menu bar and click on the ‘Pin’ icon situated right next to the ‘Page Refresher’ option.

You will now have the Page Refresher extension on the Chrome menu bar.

Set Time Interval to Auto Refresh Tab(s)

The Page Refreshser extension provides you the flexibility to set individual time intervals for auto-refreshing various tabs.

To do so, click on the ‘Page Refresher’ extension icon present on your Chrome menu bar.

Then click to select your desired tab from the list of open tabs present under the ‘Choose tab for edit’ on the overlay window.

Next, enter the value (in seconds) in the text box adjacent to the ‘Refresh Interval’ field. Then, click the ‘Play’ icon button to start auto-refreshing the selected tab and that’s it, your page will now auto-refresh according to the time set by you.

Now, to set an auto-refresh routine for another tab, click on your (another) desired tab from the open tab list present on the overlay menu of the extension.

Next, enter a time interval (in seconds) in the text box present right next to the ‘Refresh Interval’ field. You may also set a different time interval for this tab if you need to do so. Then, click the ‘Play’ icon button to confirm.

You can set various individual time intervals for various tabs open in your Chrome browser by repeating this process for every tab.

Delete an Auto Refresh Routine

Deleting an auto-refresh routine you have set for a tab is as straightforward as it gets.

To delete an already set routine for a tab, click on the ‘Page Refresher’ extension icon present on your Chrome menu bar.

Next, click to select the tab you want to turn off the auto-refresh functionality. Then, click on the ‘Trash’ icon present on the overlay window.

Pause Page Refresher Without Impacting Auto Refresh Settings

Page Refresher also offers you a way to stop all the tabs from being auto refreshed without impacting your time interval settings for each individual tab currently open in Chrome.

To do so, click on the ‘Page Refresher’ extension icon present on the Chrome menu bar.

Then, toggle the switch to the ‘Off’ position present on the top right corner of the overlay window to pause the ‘Page Refresher’ extension and not lose your time interval settings for all the tabs.

That’s everything you need to know about auto-refreshing web pages in Chrome.

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How to Auto Refresh Pages on Google Chrome, Firefox, and Opera

Sometimes, you may have a need to automatically refresh a webpage. You could be following a game score, or some news , or maybe you are awaiting results to get declared on your college website and a long refresh countdown can be highly demoralizing.

Previously, we discussed an online service called Refresh This that can automatically refresh a website across any browser but turns out that the service has joined the dead pool of web services. Yes, it doesn’t work anymore.

If you are looking for an online alternative, you can try Lazywebtools but these services are kinda unreliable.

So, today we will see how you can integrate this feature right in your browser (Google Chrome, Firefox, and Opera) so that you can directly refresh webpages without using any third party service.

Auto Refresh in Chrome

To enable auto refresh in Google Chrome, download and install Super Auto Refresh Plus from Chrome Web Store. After you install the extension, the Auto Refresh button will appear in the extension section. Now, open the page or a new tab that you want to reload automatically and click on the extension button.

On the extension, choose the time interval , after which you want to reload the page automatically and press the Start button. The extension will then start working and show a countdown timer on its icon. When the timer countdown is complete, the page will be refreshed automatically. To stop the auto refresh, click on the Stop button in the extension.

Auto Refresh in Firefox

To integrate the feature in Firefox, download and install Auto Refresh add-on and restart your browser. Now, open the web page you want to refresh and select the time period of auto refresh from the right-click menu under the Auto refresh option.

You can either enable the timer on the individual page or on all the open tabs. There’s a hard refresh option also available in the add-on. The default time provided in the right-click menu can be edited using the Customize option.

Auto Refresh in Opera

Update: This option no longer works by default. Opera updated its engine in late 2012 and has stopped supporting auto refresh directly. However, you can install Super Auto Refresh Plus in Opera to use the Auto Refresh feature.

Auto reload option is available in Opera by default and thus one does not need an extension for the same. To reload any page in opera, right-click anywhere on the page and select the time interval under the Reload every section. By default, some basic time intervals are provided, but if you want to configure time manually click on the Custom option.

To turn off the auto-reload option, click on the Never button.

That’s how you can automatically reload web pages on Google Chrome, Firefox and Opera. I tried to find out a way for Internet Explorer users but didn’t get lucky. 

Again, as a word of advice to all those who are using Internet Explorer, I would suggest them to switch to any of the above browsers to get a better browsing experience on their computer.

Last updated on 03 February, 2022

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Automatically Refresh Web Pages in Your Web Browser

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Now that you’ve landed on here, it wouldn’t be wrong for us to assume that you likely want to grab an online deal before it’s gone. Manually refreshing the web page to see when a deal comes up is simply a waste of your time and effort as you can now automatically refresh web pages in your browsers.

Most modern browsers can be equipped with the feature to let you auto-refresh web pages on your computer . These methods even let you specify the duration on which they should reload the page for you.

You don’t need to be tech savvy to add the feature to your browser. The following are methods to automatically refresh web pages for some popular browsers in the market.

Also, check out our YouTube channel where we posted a short video going through some of what we have mentioned in this article.

Automatically Refresh Web Pages In Google Chrome

Google Chrome is one of the browsers where you have an extension for almost any task you want to do in the browser. For auto-refreshing pages, you also have an extension available that you can easily add to the browser and save yourself from hitting that F5 key again and again.

• Launch Chrome and head over to the Super Auto Refresh Plus extension page. Click on the Add to Chrome button to add it to your browser.

• Click on Add extension in the prompt that appears on your screen.

• Open the web page that you want to automatically refresh at certain seconds of the interval. Then, click on the extension icon in your Chrome bar and select the interval time.

• Your page will keep getting reloaded. To stop the web page from automatically refreshing, click on the Stop button in the extension menu.

It’s a configurable extension and you can click on its menu icon to open the settings menu. On there, you can enable and disable various options so your web pages are refreshed the way you want.

Automatically Refresh Web Pages In Firefox

Firefox also has a number of add-ons available for it to help you refresh your tabs automatically in your browser. Most add-ons will work the same way and here we use one of those called Tab Auto Refresh.

• Open Firefox and head over to the Tab Auto Refresh page. Click on the Add to Firefox button to install the add-on.

• Select Add on the following screen to get the add-on added to your browser.

• Open the web page you want to automatically reload. Click on the add-on icon in your menu, set an interval time in the provided box, and you are set.

It’ll automatically refresh your web page at the specified interval time. You can enable the Bypass Cache option if you don’t want to see the cached version of the web page in your browser.

Auto Refresh Pages In Opera

If you’re an Opera user, you also have multiple add-ons available for your browser to automatically refresh web pages. We’ll be using one of those to demonstrate the procedure.

• Open Opera and access the Tab Reloader add-on page on the official add-ons website for Opera. When it loads-up, find and click on the button that says Add to Opera to install the add-on in your browser.

• Launch the web page that you want to automatically reload in Opera. When it opens, open the add-on menu by clicking on its icon in your menu bar.

• The first option in the add-on menu should say Enable Reloader for this tab . Turn this option on by clicking the toggle next to it. In the Adjust Reloading Time section, enter the time interval when you want for your web page to refresh. You can specify the time in days, hours, minutes, and seconds.

It’ll then automatically start the timer and let you know the time that’s left until the web page refreshes. You can disable the auto-refresh option at any time from the menu bar icon.

Refresh Web Pages Automatically Using An Online Tool

Browser extensions are cool and they help you get many of your tasks done in your browsers. However, they may not fit the personal preferences of every user. There are many users who would avoid using extensions due to concerns regarding the browsing history of the user .

Fortunately, extensions aren’t the only way to auto-refresh pages in your browsers. There are some online tools as well that you can use to do your task.

• Open your browser and head over to the UrlReload website.
• Enter in the web page URL you want to reload and the refresh interval in seconds. Then click on the Start button.

The site will automatically refresh your web page at the specified interval in your browser. There’s also another site you can use and it’s called RefreshThis .

Create a Custom Web Page To Auto Refresh Web Pages

Those third-party websites also come at a risk of privacy and if you’re still concerned, you might want to use an even safer method.

The safest way to automatically reload your web pages is to create a tool by yourself. This way you know exactly what your tool contains and also it’s fairly easy to create one.

• Open a text editor such as Notepad on Windows or TextEdit on Mac. You can also use a code editor if you have one available.
• Copy and paste the following code in a new plain text file in your app. Make sure to change the following values before you save the file. SiteURL – replace this with the URL of the web page you want to auto-refresh. Interval – enter refresh interval in milliseconds. <html> <head> </head> <body> <iframe src=”SiteURL”></iframe> <script type=”text/javascript”> setInterval(‘window.location.reload()’, Interval); </script> </body> </html>

• Enter a name for the file and ensure you save it with html as its extension.

• Double-click on the newly created file and it’ll open in your default browser.

The file will keep on refreshing the specified URL at the refresh interval entered in the code.

Mahesh has been obsessed with technology since he got his first gadget a decade or so ago. Over the last few years, he's written a number of tech articles on various online publications including but not limited to MakeTechEasier and Android AppStorm. Read Mahesh's Full Bio

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21 Chrome tips to make browsing smoother and faster

Google Chrome is not only the world’s most popular browser, it is also one of the most powerful. With each new version comes a number of new features that are easy to miss. We’ve put together 12 smart tips to make it faster and better.

Pause the sites

Having many tabs open can slow down your computer and reduce battery life. Therefore, you can “pause” tabs that you’re not looking at.

HOW? Press the three dots in the top right corner, select Settings > Performance and switch on or off the Memory saving mode . You go to Always keep these websites active to select sites that should never be paused. You can do this by clicking on Add to and typing the web address.

Save the battery

To save your battery, you can use Chrome’s power saving mode, which limits background activities, visual effects and more.

HOW? Tap the three dots in the top right, select Settings > Performance and turn the feature on or off with the slider at the top. You can also choose to activate it only when the computer is unplugged or when the battery gets low.

Switch off background apps

Some Chrome services may always be active, even when you have turned off the browser.

HOW? Tap the three dots in the top right corner, select Settings > System and enable/disable Keep running background apps when Google Chrome quits . In this window, the advanced user can also make various system settings.

Save your downloads

If you have trouble finding the files you save in Chrome, you can change the default settings.

HOW? Click on the three dots in the top right corner and choose Settings > Downloads . Under Location select the default folder for files you have downloaded (e.g Downloads or your computer’s desktop). You can decide whether they should always be there or whether you prefer to Ask where to save the files before downloading . You can also switch on/off Show downloads when they are done .

View history

If you want to find a webpage you’ve visited before, you can use Chrome’s history. If you are logged in to multiple browsers, the history is also displayed from other devices.

HOW? Go to the three dots in the top right corner and select History and you will see the last visited sites. You can also click on History (again) to see a detailed list — and you can switch between Chrome history and Tabs from other devices . To delete a page, tap the three dots on the right, and select Delete history . If you can’t find it, use the search bar at the top.

Reset settings

If you want, you can reset all settings to their default state.

HOW? Press the three dots at the top right and select Settings > Reset the settings . Then press Reset settings to default settings .

Update Chrome

To get all the new features, Chrome must be updated. The update happens automatically, but can also be started manually.

HOW? Press the three dots in the top right corner and select Settings > About Chrome to see which version you are running and to start an update.

14 quick shortcuts

A smart way to become more efficient in an application is to skip the mouse clicks and use keyboard shortcuts instead. Here are 14 keyboard shortcuts in Google Chrome that you don’t want to miss out on

• Ctrl+T — Open a new tab
• Ctrl+N — Open a new window
• Ctrl+Shift+N — Open an incognito window to browse (more) anonymously
• Ctrl+W — Close an open tab
• Ctrl+Shift+T — Open the last closed tab or window
• Ctrl+Shift+A — Search through all open tabs
• Ctrl+Page Up — Jump up to the left in the tab list
• Ctrl+Page Down — Move up to the left in the tab list
• F5. refresh page — Use Shift+F5 for a more basic refresh
• Alt+D (or F6) — Jump to the address bar and select all the text in the address bar – so you can enter a new web address
• Ctrl+K — Search on Google by turning the address bar into a search box
• Ctrl+plus/minus (+/-) — Zoom the page by making it bigger or smaller
• Ctrl+0 — Allow the page to return to 100 per cent, the original size
• Ctrl+D — Bookmark the page quick way

Footnote: In our examples we are using the latest Windows version of Google Chrome (116). If you have any other version, it may look different. If you use Microsoft Edge or any other browser, chances are that the same functions are also available here, but with a slightly different look.

This article was translated from Swedish to English and originally appeared on pcforalla.se.

Author: Martin Appel

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Chrome Tabs Keep Auto-Refreshing? Here's How to Fix It

Auto-refresh is irritating at the best of times, but it can seriously derail your workflow if left unattended to. Here's how to fix it in Chrome.

If you have a lot of tabs open, your system might run low on memory, so Chrome keeps refreshing those tabs. If you’re in a hurry to find a piece of certain information, you know how annoying it is to wait for a tab to reload.

Don't worry if it's getting on your nerves, though, because we'll discuss the solutions below.

Why Does Google Keep Refreshing Tabs?

Chrome uses a lot of your system RAM . So, the browser is set to remove the data of any open and loaded tab to prevent high memory usage.

While it’s better to wait for a few seconds instead of dealing with a constantly slowing down, or even crashing system, it can be frustrating—especially if the auto-reloading tab causes you to lose your work progress.

Fortunately, there are a few tricks you can try to save your time and keep you stress-free when dealing with Chrome’s auto-refreshing tabs.

1. Restart Google Chrome

As always, when dealing with a faulty program, the first troubleshooting solution is to restart it. But simply clicking Close and relaunching Google Chrome might not fix your auto-refreshing tabs problem. Launch Task Manager on Windows or Activity Monitor on macOS, and close any background process that Chrome is still running.

2. Check Google Chrome Extensions

Chrome comes with a lot of available extensions designed to improve your browsing experience. And if you can’t find one that fits your needs, you can create your own Google Chrome extension .

While they make your life easier, sometimes browser extensions might lead to all sorts of issues, including auto-refreshing tabs. To fix it, click the three-dot menu from the top-right corner and head to More tools > Extensions .

There, disable all extensions and re-enable them one-by-one to identify the problematic extension.

If you have a lot of installed extensions and don’t want to go through a lengthy process, you can use Chrome’s built-in Task Manager. This way, you can check which extension is using a lot of RAM.

To access the task manager, open the browser’s menu and click More Tools > Task Manager . Once you find an extension or tab that hogs your system resources, select it and click End process .

3. Close Unnecessary Tabs

As we’ve mentioned, Chrome might take a lot of your system resources, especially if you have a lot of open tabs. Instead of keeping every tab running, Chrome is focusing on the ones that you’re using, which is why it keeps refreshing tabs.

To give Chrome fewer tasks to handle, close the tabs you don’t need at the time. You can bookmark them if you think you might need those tabs in the future. If you want to keep Chrome bookmarks organized, you could use a bookmark organizer extension .

4. Use an Extension

If your system has enough resources, you can install the Tab Auto Refresh extension to take control of your tabs.

Tab Auto Refresh allows you to set the time you want to automatically reload your tabs. So, you can stop certain tabs from reloading for a long time, or have them reload once every few seconds if you’re waiting for a big update or announcement.

To set the refresh timer, open the tab and click the extension icon. Then, you can put in the time interval to refresh the tab or completely stop it. Also, you can choose to reset the tab and bypass the cache when reloading.

Download: Tab Auto Refresh (Free)

5. Disable Automatic Tab Discarding

If you’re confident your system has enough resources but don’t want to install another extension, there’s a different method you can use to stop Chrome from auto-reloading tabs.

Head to chrome://discards to find a list of your active tabs. To stop one of the tabs from reloading when switching between them, uncheck the Auto Discardable option.

Keep in mind this is not a permanent solution. If you close a tab and re-open it, you’d have to go through the above steps again to keep it from refreshing.

6. Turn Off Chrome’s Memory Saver

Chrome’s Memory Saver feature is designed to snooze tabs that you don’t currently use to free up system resources and ensure a smooth browsing experience. But if it keeps snoozing tabs that you need while browsing, it’s better to turn it off.

To turn it off, open the Chrome menu and go to Settings . There, on the left pane, click Performance and turn off the toggle next to Memory saver . This will make Chrome keep all tabs active, no matter how much of your system resources it needs to do so.

If you want to create a list of websites that Chrome should always keep active, click the Add button next to Always keep these sites active .

To keep active domains and subdomains, type in the website’s main domain. For example, if you type in google.com , Chrome will keep its subdomains, such as https://maps.google.com , active even if you’re running low on memory.

Additionally, you could use asterisks to tell Chrome which tabs to keep active. The asterisk works as a wildcard, and you can add it to keep a specific website’s tabs active. If you type in Twitch.com/*, Chrome will keep active any Twitch tab.

7. Run SFC Scan

If you’re on a Windows computer, Chrome could keep auto-refreshing tabs because of a corrupt system file. In this case, running the System File Checker should fix the problem.

Launch Command Prompt with administrative privileges, type sfc/ scannow , and press Enter . Wait until the scan is complete and check if you can use Chrome without interruptions.

If this didn’t work and you have reason to think your problem is caused by corrupt system files, you should try more Windows built-in tools to repair corrupt files .

8. Reset Google Chrome

If you didn’t have any luck with the previous solutions, you can reset Chrome. Before doing so, keep in mind that it will remove every installed extension, history, and cache data.

To reset Chrome, navigate to chrome://settings/reset . Then, click Restore settings to their original defaults > Reset settings .

No More Auto-Refreshing Tabs

Hopefully, one or more of the solutions helped you fix the problem. Usually, Chrome keeps reloading tabs because of low system resources. If you run into this problem often, you should consider upgrading your computer or switching to a browser that doesn’t need so many resources.