Advanced Extension Reloader

Reload an unpacked extension with one click, a hotkey, or automatically (extension for developers).

As of June 2026, Advanced Extension Reloader has 1,000 users and a 5.00/5 rating from 10 reviews in the Developer Tools category.

Usersup 14.5 percent+14.5%
1.0K
1,000
Ratingno change0%
5.00
10 reviews
Reviewsup 11.1 percent+11.1%
10
Version
2.3.0
Manifest V3

History

5 snapshots

Tracking since Apr 18, 2026.

1.0K931.5852.04Apr 18, 2026Jun 2, 2026
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DateUsersRatingReviewsVersion
Apr 18, 20268735.0092.3.0
Apr 27, 20268745.0092.3.0
May 7, 20268775.0092.3.0
May 14, 20268635.0092.3.0
May 23, 20268685.0092.3.0
Now1.0K5.00102.3.0

Permissions & access

Permissions
storagetabsmanagementoffscreencontextMenus
Host access
None declared

Screenshots

Advanced Extension Reloader screenshot 1Advanced Extension Reloader screenshot 2

About

📚 Documentation: https://github.com/loftyshaky/advanced-extension-reloader/blob/master/README.md#content

📺 Demo Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7Kk7nb9i9E

Advanced Extension Reloader has been updated to version 2.0.0, introducing several changes to the API. For more details, please refer to the documentation linked above.

Advanced Extension Reloader is a browser extension that simplifies extension development by allowing you to reload your unpacked extensions with a single click, hotkey or automatically when files change. It features audio notifications to confirm reloads.

Features:

🎯 Reload a specific extension by targeting an extension with a specific ID.

⌨️ Reload extensions using a hotkey.

🔄 Set up automatic reloading of your extensions when their files change using the supplementary npm packages Advanced Extension Reloader Watch 1 (for development without a bundler) or Advanced Extension Reloader Watch 2 (for development with a bundler).

🔔 Receive audio notifications when your extensions are successfully reloaded.

📄 Reload the current tab or all open tabs after your extensions are reloaded (useful for content scripts).

♻️ Advanced Extension Reloader will also reopen the popup and any tabs that were closed during the reload process, including your extension's options page.
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🔐 Permissions

Read your browsing history
Allows the extension to reopen tabs that were closed during the reload.

Manage your apps, extensions, and themes
Enables the extension to reload other extensions.
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Technical

Version
2.3.0
Manifest
V3
Size
1012KiB
Min Chrome
88
Languages
2
Featured
No

Metadata

ID
hagknokdofkmojolcpbddjfdjhnjdkae
Developer ID
ucc89cd2c2dfc76ffa4410902b5cf3732
Developer Email
[email protected]
Created
Aug 26, 2021
Last Updated (Store)
Dec 22, 2025
Last Scraped
Jun 2, 2026
Website

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