Refresh on Idle

Tracking since Apr 10, 2026.

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• Apr 10, 2026
  description

  Refresh on Idle, is a simple browser extension that refreshes web pages automatically when the page becomes inactive.
  
  ** Features **
  - Automatically refresh pages at user-defined intervals
  - Refresh occurs only when the page is idle
  - Any mouse movement or interaction stops the refresh
  - Enable or disable easily from the extension icon
  - Simple and minimal interface
  
  ** How to use **
  1. Open the page you want to refresh.
  2. Click the extension icon.
  3. Select the refresh interval.
  4. Enable the extension for the page.
  5. The page will refresh automatically as long as it remains idle.
  
  Note: If the extension is installed after a page was opened, it will refresh the page immediately when enabled.

  Refresh on Idle, is a simple browser extension that refreshes web pages automatically when the page becomes inactive.
  
  ** Features **
  - Automatically refresh pages at user-defined intervals
  - Refresh occurs only when the page is idle
  - Any mouse movement or interaction stops the refresh
  - Enable or disable easily from the extension icon
  - Simple and minimal interface
  
  ** How to use **
  1. Open the page you want to refresh.
  2. Click the extension icon.
  3. Select the refresh interval.
  4. Click "Enable".
  5. Now the page will refresh automatically as long as it remains idle.
  
  Note: If the extension is installed after a page has been opened, it will refresh the page once immediately when enabled.

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