RefreshFlow – Smart Auto Refresh

Auto refresh any tab: preset, custom & random intervals, live countdown, CAPTCHA detection and independent per-tab timers.

Auto refresh any tab on your schedule, with smart pausing, CAPTCHA detection and independent per-tab timers. RefreshFlow – Smart Auto Refresh reloads any web page automatically at the interval you choose. Start it from the popup, a keyboard shortcut or the right-click menu. Every tab gets its own timer, a live countdown shows exactly when the next refresh happens, and smart safeguards pause refreshing when you're using the page or when a CAPTCHA or error page appears. It's lightweight, private and works without an account. ⭐ Key Features 🔹 Refresh Controls (1) Preset Intervals (2) Custom Interval (3) Random Interval (4) Live Countdown Timer (5) Toolbar Badge Countdown (6) Hard Refresh / Bypass Cache (7) Refresh Limit (8) Start / Pause / Resume / Stop 🔹 Quick Controls (9) Keyboard Shortcuts (10) Right-Click Menu (11) Light & Dark Mode 🔹 Smart Automation (12) Pause While You Interact (13) URL Change & Redirect Handling (14) CAPTCHA Detection (15) Error Page Detection (16) Keep Computer Awake (17) Memory Saver Protection 🔹 Multi-Tab Management (18) Independent Per-Tab Sessions (19) Active Sessions Dashboard (20) Session Restore After Restart (21) Default Settings for New Sessions 🔹 Alerts & Notifications (22) Refresh Notifications (23) Error & CAPTCHA Alerts (24) Limit Reached Alerts 🔹 Privacy & Permissions (25) Optional Site Access (26) No Tracking, No Account ⭐ Features Explained 🔹 Refresh Controls (1) Preset Intervals Choose a common interval with one click: 5s, 10s, 15s, 30s, 1m, 5m, 10m, 15m, 30m or 1h. It's the quickest way to start refreshing a page without typing anything. (2) Custom Interval Set the exact hours, minutes and seconds you need, from 1 second up to 24 hours. Use it when a page updates on a known schedule or you need precise timing. (3) Random Interval Pick a minimum and maximum (in seconds or minutes) and RefreshFlow waits a different random time within that range before each refresh. Varied timing is handy for sites where a perfectly regular pattern isn't ideal. (4) Live Countdown Timer The popup shows an animated circular countdown with the time remaining, the percentage of the cycle completed, the number of refreshes so far and the exact clock time of the next refresh. (5) Toolbar Badge Countdown The seconds left until the next refresh appear right on the extension icon, so you can see the timer without opening the popup. The badge also signals when a session is paused or needs your attention, and it can be turned off in Settings. (6) Hard Refresh / Bypass Cache Reload the page straight from the server instead of the browser cache, so you always see the latest version of pages that cache aggressively. (7) Refresh Limit Stop automatically after a set number of refreshes, or leave it unlimited. The popup shows your progress, for example "8 / 50". (8) Start / Pause / Resume / Stop Full control over every session. Pausing keeps the remaining time, so Resume continues exactly where you left off. 🔹 Quick Controls (9) Keyboard Shortcuts Press Alt+R to start or stop refreshing the current tab, and Alt+P to pause or resume, without opening the popup. You can change both shortcuts at chrome://extensions/shortcuts. (10) Right-Click Menu Right-click any page, or the RefreshFlow icon, and choose "Auto refresh this tab". Start with your default interval or pick a quick option from 10 seconds to 15 minutes, and pause, stop or stop all tabs from the same menu. (11) Light & Dark Mode The popup and Settings page automatically match your system's light or dark theme. 🔹 Smart Automation (12) Pause While You Interact When you click, type or scroll on the page, the timer pauses so a refresh never wipes out what you're doing. Refreshing resumes automatically after a quiet period you choose (2 to 600 seconds). (13) URL Change & Redirect Handling Decide what happens when the page navigates or redirects: keep refreshing the new page, return to the original page, pause, or stop. Useful for login redirects and pages that change their address. (14) CAPTCHA Detection RefreshFlow recognises likely CAPTCHA and security-check pages, including reCAPTCHA, hCaptcha and Cloudflare Turnstile. It can pause the session or ask you what to do, so it doesn't keep refreshing a challenge page. RefreshFlow never tries to bypass or solve security checks. (15) Error Page Detection Pages that fail to load and common error pages are detected, and the session pauses or alerts you, so you don't waste refreshes on a broken page. (16) Keep Computer Awake Optionally prevent your computer from going to sleep due to inactivity while a session runs. Ideal for long, unattended refreshing. (17) Memory Saver Protection Tabs with an active session are protected from being automatically discarded by Chrome's Memory Saver, so refreshing doesn't silently stop in the background. 🔹 Multi-Tab Management (18) Independent Per-Tab Sessions Every tab has its own timer and settings. Refresh a dashboard every 30 seconds, a news page every minute and a status page every 5 minutes, all at the same time. (19) Active Sessions Dashboard The Settings page lists every tab that is currently refreshing, with its status, interval and refresh count. Jump to any tab, stop a single session or stop them all at once. (20) Session Restore After Restart Sessions are saved and restored when Chrome reopens your tabs after a restart, so long-running sessions pick up where they left off. (21) Default Settings for New Sessions Set your preferred interval and behaviour once in Settings, and every new session starts with them. You can still adjust each tab individually in the popup. 🔹 Alerts & Notifications (22) Refresh Notifications Optionally get a quiet notification after each refresh. (23) Error & CAPTCHA Alerts Get notified when a CAPTCHA, error page or stopped session needs your attention, even if you're working in another tab. (24) Limit Reached Alerts Know immediately when a session finishes its refresh limit. Each type of notification can be switched on or off in Settings. 🔹 Privacy & Permissions (25) Optional Site Access Basic auto refresh works on any website without extra access. "Pause while you interact" and in-page CAPTCHA detection need permission to run a small script on the pages you refresh, and RefreshFlow only asks for it when you turn those features on. You can remove that access at any time. (26) No Tracking, No Account No sign-up, no analytics and no ads. Everything runs locally in your browser. ⭐ Getting Started ★ Open the web page you want to refresh. ★ Click the RefreshFlow icon in the Chrome toolbar (pin it from the puzzle-piece menu for quick access). ★ Choose Preset, Custom or Random and set your interval. ★ Optionally open "Advanced settings" for hard refresh, refresh limit, interaction pausing and more. ★ Click "Start". ★ Faster: press Alt+R on any page, or right-click it and choose "Auto refresh this tab". ★ Open Settings (gear icon) to manage all sessions, notifications and defaults. ⭐ Use Cases ★ Live dashboards and analytics pages ★ Order, delivery and application status pages ★ Ticket releases and product availability ★ Auction and booking pages ★ Live scores, news and election results ★ Server and website status pages ★ Web development and testing ★ And many more ⭐ Good to Know • Chrome doesn't allow any extension to refresh browser pages such as chrome:// pages or the Chrome Web Store. • "Keep computer awake" prevents idle sleep only. Closing a laptop lid or choosing Sleep still puts the computer to sleep, and refreshing stops while it's asleep. • CAPTCHA and error detection is a best guess based on page titles, load errors and common challenge widgets, so it can occasionally miss a page or flag a normal one. ⭐ Version History ============================== Version 1.0.0 | NOVEMBER 2026 ============================== ✓ First release ✓ Preset, custom and random intervals ✓ Live countdown ring and toolbar badge ✓ Hard refresh and refresh limit ✓ Pause while you interact ✓ URL change and redirect handling ✓ CAPTCHA and error page detection ✓ Keep computer awake ✓ Independent per-tab sessions with restore after restart ✓ Keyboard shortcuts (Alt+R, Alt+P) and right-click menu ✓ Light and dark mode ✓ Notifications, Settings page and welcome guide ⭐ Support & Feedback Have a suggestion, found a bug or need help? Contact us at [YOUR SUPPORT EMAIL] or use the Support tab on this page. We read every message and actively work on requested features. ⭐ Privacy Policy • We do not collect, store or sell any personal data. • We do not track the websites you visit or how you use them. • RefreshFlow contains no analytics, no ads and no third-party code, and makes no network requests of its own. • Your settings and sessions are saved only in your own browser's local storage and never leave your computer.