Live Server Web Extension

Makes your existing server live. This is a browser extension that helps you to live reload feature for dynamic pages

As of May 2026, Live Server Web Extension has 200,000 users and a 4.00/5 rating from 70 reviews in the Developer Tools category.

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Users0%

200.0K

200,000

Rating0%

4.00

70 reviews

Reviews+1.4%

70

Version

2.0.0

Manifest V3

History

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Tracking since Apr 26, 2026.

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Date	Users	Rating	Reviews	Version
Apr 26, 2026	200.0K	4.00	69	2.0.0
Now	200.0K	4.00	70	2.0.0

Permissions & access

Permissions: storage
Host access: http://*/*, https://*/*

Screenshots

Live Server Web Extension screenshot 1

About

Live Server - Makes your existing server live - this is a Web Extension that helps you to live reload feature for dynamic content (PHP, Node.js, ASPNET -- Whatever, it doesn't matter).

This extension is for Live Server (VSCode Extension - required v3.0.0+).

You have to install Live Server extension for vscode in order to use this Add On.

Follow this link to setup : https://github.com/ritwickdey/live-server-web-extension#setup

Note: This is an open source project and it doesn't collect *any* data.

Demo : https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ritwickdey/live-server-web-extension/master/img/screenshots/live-server-web-extension.gif

Technical

Version: 2.0.0
Manifest: V3
Size: 28.41KiB
Min Chrome: 88
Languages: 1
Featured: No

Metadata

ID: fiegdmejfepffgpnejdinekhfieaogmj
Developer ID: u3f266699f094a0ff2a23cada13261fb7
Developer Email: [email protected]
Created: Oct 25, 2017
Last Updated (Store): Dec 26, 2024
Last Scraped: May 23, 2026
Website: —
Support URL: https://github.com/ritwickdey/live-server-web-extension
Privacy Policy: —

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