DEAD SIMPLE REFRESH

About

reload the active browser tab on a schedule.

what it does:
- set any interval from 5 seconds to 1 hour, or pick a preset (30s, 1m, 5m, 15m, 30m, 1h)
- optional repeat count. stop after N reloads, or leave blank to run forever
- optional hard refresh to bypass the browser cache
- per-tab control. refreshing one tab does not affect any other
- live countdown to the next reload in the popup, plus a counter on the toolbar icon

how it works:
click the toolbar icon. pick the interval. hit start. the popup shows a status banner with a live mm:ss countdown. when a page is mid-load, the countdown pauses until the page finishes, plus a 2.5 second settle delay, so your timer measures viewing time, not loading time. click stop to end early, or close the tab to cancel automatically.

permissions:
- tabs: identify and reload the active tab, detect tab close
- storage: remember your settings and per-tab state
- alarms: schedule the timed reloads