The F5 key is one of the most used shortcuts in any browser. It allows you to reload the active tab, something that comes in handy if the page has not loaded correctly.
Now, the function of ‘refreshing’ or reloading a page acquires a special importance when we are waiting for an offer to be published or we participate in an online auction on sites such as eBay.
In situations like this we have no choice but to continually refresh the page so as not to miss the offer, or as we said before, to see if there is any other buyer who has made a higher bid than ours in the auction.
Below we briefly explain how we can refresh pages or tabs in Chrome using an automated method. Perfect to save us the hassle of having to press F5 at times of greatest need.
How to refresh tabs in Chrome browser automatically
To get more control of the refresh process we will use a Chrome extension called “ Tab Realoader ”. Note: It is also available for other browsers like Firefox , Opera and Edge .
Basically it is a utility that allows you to set custom refresh times for tabs individually, as well as the possibility of defining whether a tab should be reloaded depending on whether it is active or not, among other interesting things.
Let’s see how it works:
- First go to the Tab Reloader page on the Chrome Web Store .
- Install the extension in your browser by clicking on “Add to Chrome”.
- You will then see a pop-up requesting permission to add the extension.
- Now go to the page where you want to set the auto-refresh action.
- Click on the Tab Reloader extension to open the settings menu.
- From the options menu we can choose the refresh time, as well as establish different variations and extra settings.
- Once you have everything to your liking, press the “ Start Reloading” button to start the automation.
The application also has other quite convenient settings, such as the option to prevent a tab from closing, scroll to the bottom of the page every time it refreshes, play a sound if the content of a tab is updated, direct us to a tab if its content changes, add exceptions for certain URLs or set times for turning the tool on and off.
In short, Tab Reloader offers customization options for almost everything related to refreshing and updating tabs in the browser. A very complete and recommended utility for very specific needs.
