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Reload on Focus Chrome Extension Analysis

Tab & Bookmark Productivity

Chrome extension ID: dmgfafnjghbbkmeibdmookfnadodgmgg

Reload on Focus is a browser extension that reloads specific tabs upon receiving focus, provided the URL matches user-defined criteria. It includes a setting to prevent rapid reloading during fast tab switching.

Developer:AlexWayfer
Version:1.1
Size:44.78KiB
Last updated:
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External:Chrome Web StoreOfficial website

Overview

Installs

110

Rating

★ 5.0

2 reviews

Languages

1 locales

Includes English (United States)

Market analysis

Review-backed positioning, friction, and market signals for this Chrome extension.

Backed by review samples

Macro category

Tab & Bookmark Productivity

Pricing friction

Low review signal

Complaint intensity

Low review signal

Listing & review signals
Observed signals from store listing text and review samples.

Listing positioning

The product is positioned as a utility to automate tab refreshing based on specific URL patterns when a user switches to them. It emphasizes customization through URL matching and time-based thresholds to prevent excessive reloading.

Inferred product pattern

Niche automation tool for real-time content monitoring via tab focus events.

Review-backed pain points

No review-backed pain points observed.

Observed feature gaps

No feature gaps explicitly mentioned in reviews.

Tags
Auto RefreshTab ManagementWorkflow AutomationProductivity Tool
Target users

- Users monitoring live feeds

- Frequent tab switchers

- People tracking real-time data

Primary use cases

- Keeping Twitch or Reddit feeds updated

- Monitoring real-time order or delivery tracking pages

Positive themes

- Effective automation

- Minimal/non-invasive permissions

- Cross-browser compatibility

Negative themes

No negative theme data.

Observed friction

- No pricing friction reported.

Evidence boundary: Extracted from store listing details and two 5-star reviews. Very small sample size of reviews (2 reviews) limits the breadth of sentiment and feature gap analysis.
Complaint summaries
Review-backed complaint signals grouped by operational area.

Support

No support complaints reported.

Reliability

No reliability complaints reported.

Privacy

Users have noted the lack of invasive permissions.

Access & pricing

- No clear monetization signal

- No account requirement observed

- No clear pricing signal

Store listing facts

Listing assets

- Screenshots: 1

- Videos: 0

- Languages: 1

Trust signals

- Developer contact

- Official website

- Support link

Store metadata

- Version: 1.1

- Size: 44.78KiB

- Last updated:

Listing SEO keywords

Search intent keywords
Keyword signals for evaluating how users may discover, compare, or search for this extension category.

Core discovery

auto reload tabrefresh tab on focusautomatic tab refresherURL matching reload

Comparison

Tab ReloaderAuto Refresh Plus

Problem

tabs not updatingmanual refresh neededoutdated content in tabs

Alternative

Tab Management ExtensionsProductivity Extensions

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Screenshots

Reload on Focus screenshot

Links

Website: github.com

Support links: https://github.com/AlexWayfer/reload-on-focus/issues

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