YouTube Auto-Refresh

Never let "Try again later" or "Still watching?" error interrupt your YouTube experience again!

As of June 2026, YouTube Auto-Refresh has 1,000 users and a 5.00/5 rating from 5 reviews in the Productivity category.

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1.0K
1,000
Ratingno change0%
5.00
5 reviews
Reviewsup 66.7 percent+66.7%
5
Version
2.5
Manifest V3
90-day change · In the last 90 days this extension 1 version update, changed permissions.

History

5 snapshots

Tracking since Apr 20, 2026.

1.0K1.0K988.4Apr 20, 2026Jun 8, 2026
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DateUsersRatingReviewsVersion
Apr 20, 20261.0K5.0032.2
Apr 25, 20261.0K5.0032.2
May 2, 20261.0K5.0032.2
May 13, 20261.0K5.0032.5
Jun 2, 20261.0K5.0042.5
Now1.0K5.0052.5

Changelog

  • May 2, 2026
    permissions
    storage
    storage, alarms

Permissions & access

Permissions
storagealarms
Host access
None declared

Screenshots

YouTube Auto-Refresh screenshot 1

About

Detailed Description
Never let a "Try again later" or "Still watching?" error interrupt your YouTube experience again!

YouTube Auto-Refresh is a lightweight, smart utility designed to keep your binge-watching or playlists running smoothly. Occasionally, YouTube encounters transient errors, rate limits, or "Video unavailable" glitches that require a manual page refresh to fix. This extension handles that for you automatically.

🚀 Key Features
Smart Detection: Uses advanced DOM monitoring (MutationObserver) to detect error messages the instant they appear, even on dynamic page transitions.
Fully Customizable Triggers: Don't just stick to the defaults. Use the built-in settings dashboard to add your own trigger phrases like "watching?", "Video unavailable", or any custom text that interrupts your flow.
Case-Insensitive Matching: No need to worry about capitalization. The extension matches your triggers regardless of whether the text is uppercase or lowercase.
Anti-Loop Safety: Built-in protection ensures the extension won't get stuck in an infinite refresh loop. It intelligently limits retries to 5 attempts per session, keeping your browser stable.
Bulk Management: Easily manage dozens of trigger phrases with select-all, bulk delete, and "Restore Defaults" features.
Privacy-First: Works entirely locally in your browser. No data is sent to external servers, and it only requests the permissions it absolutely needs to function.
🛠️ How to Use
Install the extension.
Left-click the extension icon in your toolbar to open the settings popup.
Add any specific phrases you want to trigger a refresh.
Sit back and relax—the extension will monitor YouTube in the background and only act when an error is detected.
✨ Perfect For:
Users experiencing frequent "Content isn't available" errors.
Leaving playlists or music running in the background.
Overcoming the "Still watching?" prompt interruptions.
Stop clicking refresh and let YouTube Auto-Refresh do the work for you!

Technical

Version
2.5
Manifest
V3
Size
1.29MiB
Min Chrome
88
Languages
1
Featured
No

Metadata

ID
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Developer ID
u0649a3ca5f59cff352cf820be66c27f9
Developer Email
[email protected]
Created
Jan 25, 2026
Last Updated (Store)
Apr 30, 2026
Last Scraped
Jun 8, 2026
Website
Support URL
Privacy Policy

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