RefreshFlow - Auto Tab Refresh

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RefreshFlow is the most intelligent auto-refresh extension for Chrome. Whether you're monitoring a live stock price, waiting for a job post, tracking a sports score, or testing a web app — RefreshFlow keeps your tabs refreshed automatically, with zero effort.

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⚡ REFRESH MODES
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• Fixed interval — refresh every N seconds or minutes (from 1 second up)
• Random interval — refresh at a random time between a min and max range, to avoid detection patterns
• Scheduled time — refresh at a specific clock time daily (e.g. every day at 9:00 AM) or once on a specific date
• Refresh All Tabs — start auto-refresh on every open tab in one click

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🧠 SMART PAUSE
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RefreshFlow detects when you're actively using the page and pauses automatically:
• Typing in a form or text field — never lose your input to an unexpected reload
• Video is playing — YouTube, Netflix, Twitch, and any HTML5 player
• Audio is playing — podcast players, music sites, streaming apps

Refresh resumes automatically when activity stops. No configuration needed.

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🔍 DOM CHANGE & KEYWORD MONITOR
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Stop refreshing blindly. RefreshFlow can watch the page for you:
• Keyword detect — get an alert the moment a specific word appears on the page (e.g. "In Stock", "Apply Now", "Winner")
• DOM change selector — watch a specific element on the page; get notified when its content changes
• Desktop notification + sound alert on match
• Task auto-pauses when a match is found so you don't miss it

Perfect for: stock availability alerts, job listings, sports score changes, government portals, auction pages.

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🔗 URL CYCLING
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Add a list of URLs and RefreshFlow will cycle through them automatically — useful for rotating dashboards, monitoring multiple pages in a single tab, or cycling through a content feed.

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🖱️ CLICK SIMULATION
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Instead of reloading the whole page, trigger a click on a specific element (by CSS selector). Ideal for single-page apps, infinite scroll feeds, and "Load more" buttons — without disrupting the page state.

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⏱️ COUNTDOWN RING & BADGE
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• Animated countdown ring in the popup shows exactly how long until the next refresh — color shifts from green → amber → red as time runs out
• Live badge counter on the extension icon shows the remaining seconds at a glance
• Reload count tracker so you know how many times a tab has refreshed

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🛠️ ADVANCED OPTIONS
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• Any page on domain — one task refreshes every tab on a domain automatically
• Hard reload (bypass cache) — forces a full cache-clearing reload
• Per-reload desktop notification — get a system notification each time a tab refreshes
• Quick Presets — save your favourite refresh configurations and apply them in one click
• Draft persistence — your popup settings are saved even when Chrome closes the popup
• Keyboard shortcuts: Ctrl+Shift+R to toggle, Ctrl+Shift+P to pause all, Ctrl+Shift+S to stop all
• Right-click context menu — start, pause, or stop refresh without opening the popup

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📊 STATISTICS DASHBOARD
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Track total reloads, top refreshed domains, daily refresh counts, and background event logs — all in the built-in dashboard.

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🔒 PRIVACY FIRST
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RefreshFlow is 100% local. No data is ever sent to any server. Everything runs in your browser using Chrome's built-in storage APIs. No account required, no telemetry, no tracking.

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💡 POPULAR USE CASES
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✔ Waiting for concert / event tickets to go on sale
✔ Monitoring stock prices, crypto prices, or forex rates
✔ Tracking job postings on LinkedIn, Indeed, or government portals
✔ Refreshing sports scores or live match updates
✔ Watching auction pages (eBay, government tenders)
✔ Monitoring product restock (sneakers, electronics, PS5)
✔ Web developers testing live reloads and dashboards
✔ Rotating display screens and kiosk monitors

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PERMISSIONS EXPLAINED
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• tabs — to read the current tab URL and reload tabs
• storage — to save your refresh tasks and settings locally
• alarms — for reliable scheduled refresh even when the tab is in the background
• notifications — for keyword match alerts and per-reload notifications
• scripting — to inject the smart-pause detector into pages
• contextMenus — for right-click refresh controls
• idle — future: pause refresh when the machine is idle