Best alternatives to Auto Refresh (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Auto Refresh, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.
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Auto Refresh alternatives, compared
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Auto Page Refresh
Tab auto refresh. Refresh pages automatically. Auto refresh and page monitor with specified time intervals fixed or random .
≈40K users4.3★ from 158 ratingsUpdated 7 months ago2 permissions- About 20× more users than Auto Refresh
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 6)
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Easy Auto Refresh
Auto-refresh and auto-reload pages after any number of seconds.
≈1M users3.1★ from 2K ratingsUpdated 10 months ago8 permissions- About 500× more users than Auto Refresh
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (8 vs 6)
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Page Auto Refresh
Auto refresh web pages with multiple smart timers
≈80K users4.3★ from 75 ratingsUpdated 21 months ago4 permissions- About 40× more users than Auto Refresh
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 6)
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Auto Refresh Plus
Auto Refresh Plus automatically refresh and reload any page or tab after a specified number of seconds
≈100K users4.8★ from 1.7K ratingsUpdated 4 months ago2 permissions- About 50× more users than Auto Refresh
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 6)
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Auto Refresh Extension
Auto Refresh Extension allows pages or tabs to reload automatically after a specified time
754 users4.2★ from 5 ratingsUpdated 23 months ago2 permissions- About 2.7× fewer users than Auto Refresh
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 6)
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Auto Refresh
Automatically refreshes the specified page, or only refreshes the inactive tab page.
≈7K users4.3★ from 15 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years2 permissions- About 3.5× more users than Auto Refresh
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 6)
- Listed under Functionality & UI
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Tab Auto Refresh
Automatically refresh tabs based on custom time intervals
≈100K users4.2★ from 78 ratingsUpdated 6 months ago4 permissions- About 50× more users than Auto Refresh
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 6)
- Listed under Tools
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Auto Refresh Page
Refresh web pages automatically. Auto-refresh and page monitor with specified time intervals.
≈10K users4.8★ from 25 ratingsUpdated 11 months ago8 permissions- About 5.0× more users than Auto Refresh
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (8 vs 6)
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Tab Auto Refresh
Use 🔄 Tab Auto Refresh to auto reload Chrome pages — a fast, simple page reloader that keeps any webpage up to date.
471 users4.7★ from 12 ratingsUpdated 10 months ago1 permissions- About 4.2× fewer users than Auto Refresh
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 6)
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Easy Auto Refresh
Use Easy Auto Refresh extension to auto-refresh and auto-reload page after any number of seconds.
≈10K users4.4★ from 22 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years7 permissions- About 5.0× more users than Auto Refresh
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (7 vs 6)
Auto Refresh alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Auto Refresh?
By users, the most popular alternative is Easy Auto Refresh with ≈1M users and a 3.1-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Auto Page Refresh.
Which Auto Refresh alternative has the best rating?
Auto Refresh Plus has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.8 out of 5 from 1.7K ratings.
Is there a Auto Refresh alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Tab Auto Refresh asks for 1 permissions, against 6 for Auto Refresh.
How many alternatives to Auto Refresh are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to Auto Refresh on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
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