Cachebuster

Front-end devs: stop fiddling with the address bar every time you need fresh-baked server goodness.

As of June 2026, Cachebuster has 644 users and a 5.00/5 rating from 6 reviews in the Developer Tools category.

Usersup 5.2 percent+5.2%
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Ratingno change0%
5.00
6 reviews
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6
Version
2.0.0
Manifest V3

History

3 snapshots

Tracking since Apr 1, 2026.

646.56628609.44Apr 1, 2026Jun 2, 2026
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DateUsersRatingReviewsVersion
Apr 1, 20266125.0062.0.0
May 3, 20266205.0062.0.0
Jun 2, 20266275.0062.0.0
Now6445.0062.0.0

Permissions & access

Permissions
activeTabscripting
Host access
None declared

Screenshots

Cachebuster screenshot 1

About

Automagically append a query string to the address bar, forcing a hard refresh from the web server. Click the extension icon or use the default shortcut ⌥R.

Invoke the cache busting as often as you need—the updated URL replaces the old and keeps the browser history unpolluted. Existing query params and anchors are preserved, too.

Only does what is says on the tin. No analytics. No special permissions. No tricks.

## Version Log
---2.0.0---
• Refactored codebase to reflect Google’s Manifest V3.

---1.0.3---
• Optimized the PNG set, knocking a few Kb out of the package.

---1.0.2---
• Snappy new marketing copy! I’m going to make millions!
• Lowercased the querystring key to “cachebuster”. I’m sorry, I should have known better the first time. I don’t know what I was thinking.

---1.0.1---
• Various tinkers.

## Source code
See how the sausage is made at
https://github.com/niftinessafoot/cachebuster

Technical

Version
2.0.0
Manifest
V3
Size
10.61KiB
Min Chrome
88
Languages
1
Featured
Yes

Metadata

ID
afiinpbcebimbkifmejdieegbekceodk
Developer ID
u514795c59fc4a4843a2af9c85eceae09
Developer Email
[email protected]
Created
Apr 22, 2018
Last Updated (Store)
May 13, 2024
Last Scraped
Jun 2, 2026
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